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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Pretty Miss ImpelledbyErouble to Take
Her Own Life.

WABASH, Ind. March Mamie Arm
strong, pretty 16-year-old brunette, made
a desperate attempt to destroy herself to-
day, and as result her life still hangs by a
thread. A few months ago Mamie left her
home in South Wabash, impelled, as she
says, by the brutal treatment of her father,
VIM. Armstrong. Four days ago she found
shelter at the house OF William Payton.
who lives in the northeast part of the
city, Mrs. Payton being an acquaintance,
who took pity on the homeless girl.
Mamie has been brooding over her troubles
since leaving home. This morning she
entered drug store and asked
for some strychnine TO Kill rats with. The
druggist had none and she then purchased
two ounces of arsenic for the same pur-
pose, as she alleged Returning to Pay
tons home the girl swallowed about half
of the poison, but was detected and ply
sician was summoned. The dying girl
held her mouth firmly closed and obstin-
but finally concluded after an attempt was
made to pry open her mouth and insert a
gag. After vomiting freely she still de-
clared her death would be welcome.
Armstrong was promptly notified of his
daughters act. but coolly remarked that
she could kill herself if she wanted to. and
manifested the most perfect indifference,
refusing to go TO her bedside. Tonight
Mamie is in a critical condition, though
there is chance for recovery. This is the
second attempt within "A week made by
young girls here to commit suicide.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
THE RIO GRANDE wAsHouTs.

Ell PAso. Tex, March THE constant
in-roads into Mexican territory which the
Rio Grande has been making ever since
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the
neighborhood of FL Paso del Norte, have
at last frightened the authorities into
trying to protect what they have left by
the erection of wing dams, the sinking Of
ballasted willow mattresses and rip-rap-
ping at all exposed points where the
current is still undermining and washing
away the Mexican bank. Last wear the
inroadS of the river were very great and de-
structive, and the people OF PaSo del Norte
were aroused at last to the necessity OF do
ing something. The work they are doing
is not meeting with much favor among the
land owners on the American side of the
river, who are afraid that the force of the
rivers current will be DETECTED by the
wing dams and willow mattresses from
the Mexican to their own side, and will
by the next high water result in the
carrying away of a large portion
of American territory. 1t is said that
representations and complaints about this
matter have been forwarded by some inter
eSted FL Paso parties to the state depart
ment at Washington, but it is difficult to
see how Secretary Bayard can interfere.
An agitation of the question might result
in the adoption of similar defensive bank
work on the American side. Then the
turbulent Rio Grande would be perman-
emily confined to its preSene bed to the
immense gratifcatiOia of land owners
along both sides of the river, and the fu-
ture effect of the usual june rise would
be simply the deepening of the rivers
bottom.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
TWO FAILURES.
One Causes Surprise Among Cotton Dealers
the Other Caused by Speculation.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Just as cotton
brokers had become accustomed to a
further decline of per cent in the market
this morning their attention was attracted
to the bulletin board where the superin-
tendent of the exchange was posting the
failure of Cunningham & Russell. 1t was
generally known that this firm was doing
business for big southern operator, j. w.
Harte to whose failure to meet his con-
tracts Dixon's, Kings and Garrison's
failures were due, but it was thought
yesterday that Cunningham & Russell had
afternoon that the liabilities were in
the neighborisood, Of $50, 900 or $4,000.
CHICAGO, March I'd. r. Breerly & Co.,
traders on the regular and open boards of
trade, failed todag Breerly, has recently
cut a wide swath on the big board as a
plunger in corn. Several weeks ago he
made trades in corn which surprised the
whole pit The transactions were of such
magnitude that it was thought for a time
that he was acting for some one else, but
the discovery today that his trades Were
closed for his own account furnishes so
luton for the problem. -
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
This Really Happened.

An elderly gentleman called to escort a
young lady to the theatre. He had been on
intimate terms with her family since before
she was born, and so held quite fatherly at
titude toward her, while she looked upon him
about the same as she looked upon an uncle.
''But, Mr. L., your hair is all mussed up" she
said; don't you want TO step into another
room and smooth it up a Ittle" mo,
child he said; Its usually mussed up. l
don't mind it." "Well," she said, II will get
a brush and smooth it up" He begged her
not to trouble herself, but she resolutely went
on in her determined purpose, brought the
brush and began operations in spite Of his
polite request. Suddenly she dropped the
brush and screamed. Something awful had
happened. The whole outside of his head
came of.
The truth was, he wore wig, and not a
soul save his wife knew it. The poor young
lady was Inundated at the shocking result
of her persistence. At last her discontinue
gave way to admiration of the wignaker's
skill why she said, II never saw any
other wig that / did not know to be a wig
clear across the street. Where did you get
thisF' ''In Paris, my dear" he said. Il
have several others. They cost me $3.50
apiece, too, and go over every year to have
my head all fixed up by that French wig.
maker You think your head expensive,
with its wealth of bonny brown hair, but
there is no head so expensive as that which
has no air."-New York Press
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
MURDER A NEGRO GIRL,

VALDosTA, Ga, March "A most brutal
and unprovoked murder was committed in
this place last night. Tom Aldine, an ex-
convict and a notorious character, killed
Tuckie Lane, negro girl about Is years
old. Accounts differ about the first cause,
but all agree that it started in rivalry, and
that the negro provoked and struck the
girl on the head with a heavy billet
of wood. The blow is a fearful one,
the entire skull being sunken.
The girl fell into the fire
and suffered agony from the flames be
fore death relieved her. Aldine escaped at
once and every effort is being made by the
outraged negroes to bring him to justice
He was seen in the swamp near Naldosta
this morning, and was bold enough 20 send
a boy to town for his breakfast. At late
hour morning Tom Aldine was thought to
be hemmed in DEVILS Half Acre, and he
will, perhaps, sleep in Jail before mid
night. The negroes are determined to
catch him.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
A CONSPIRACY DEVELOPED.
The Commissioners of Wichita County DIS
regard the Recent Election.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
LEoTI, Kan, March IA conspiracy
was developed here today which causes
considerable excitement as well as decls-
ion on the part of Leoti people. Two OF
the county commissioners and the clerk OF
the county made an order calling for an
election for the county seat of Wichita
county, holding in utter disregard the
election held in February, 1887, which
located the county seat permanently
at Leoti. To say that the peo-
pie of the county are indignant
does not express it. The farmers protec-
tive alliance, which elected these officers,
under pledge that no revival OF county
seat troubles should occur, had an indigna-
ton meeting today at the court house and
denounced the action. Mich indigna-
ton is expressed from every
part of the county towards
them. The Farmers Organ, published at
Coronado, will denounce this step in IN
measured terms. There is no law or
punishment for such action rs the law
recognizes the county seat at Leoti for five
wears.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
RAID kNOaRERS ON TRIAL

ST LOUIS, Mo-, March THE trial of
Dave Walker, chief of the Bald Knobbers,
was resumed at Ozark, Mo-, yesterday,
the two jurymen being sufficiently recov-
cred to take their places. Charley Graves,
one of the Knobbers indicted for the
murder Of Charles Green, was the first
witness called and related his first connec-
ton with the organization. This was the
first raid he had been on and when the
party arrived at Mr.. Eden's house he
recognized Dave Walkers voice as one of
those calling, open up, Bald knobbers. J"
This was followed by battering down
doors, smothered shot. suppressed
screams, then fusilade and appeals for
mercy. He then saw Dave Walker carry
his son William from the house, shot in
the thigh and heard Dave say: "Why did
you not stop that woman's screamingE'
Bill replied: II would if she had not
pushed the gun aside" Daved was
chief of the Knobbers and on
leaving the place he cautioned all to say
who was to swear to an alibi in case of any
arrests. The members were all reminded
that once member of the organization
the only way to get out was ito be lead out
by a halter or shotbut with gun"
DR.. Newton testified to being called by
Dave Walker to attend his sons wounds,
and while caring for him they told him Of
the murder. In speaking of it he said
there were too many tenderfeet out that
night. Ii the party had been as good stuff
as his father, John Matthews. Wiley Mat
thews, Amos Jones, c. o. Simmons and
some others he would not have got shot
Walker said in the fight he caught
Charles Green and held his hands till
Green emptied his revolver. and then
killed him. He also admitted trying to
kill one of the women for unmasking him.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
Field ENDS MlIRNER

MILLBRooK, Kan, March William
Kelley, a nlulatto, was shot and instantly
killed late last night by tough named
JEFF Steward, the ball entering the left
side near the heart. There had been feud
existing between the two for some time
growing out of the pending county seat
controversy. Steward was Immediately
arrested and taken to Norton He had
formerly lived at Washington, where he
bore bad reputation, and had Just been
brought back from Denver. Col. on a
charge of breaking into a store at Free
man, this county Kelley was a native of
Leavenworth county and removed from
there TO this county about year ago. and
was fairly we'll 10 do farmer.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
AFTER TWENTY-FOUR YEARS.

CARMINE, H., March 7.-Sherif Burrell
arrested j. w Stone at Springtown yester-
day who is charged on the confession of
Albert Quackenbush, of Shorts, Ind, with
completely in the assassination of Jacob
Ballard, soldier, who was hunting for a
man named Anderson, deserter. The
deed was committed in March 1864, and
according to Quackenbush's confession he
and Stone were detailed by the Knights of
the Golden Circle to make way with
Ballard in order to protect Anderson, who
was brother in the lodge. The murder
was committed and Quackenbbsh further
stated that plot was laid to murder all
officers serving papers on drafted soldiers.
Several prominent Indiana people, who
were charged by Quackenbush with com
plicity in the murder, have already been
indicted
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
HIS LIFE DISPAIRED OF.
Emperor William in a Precarious COndi
tiOn---HiS Mind Wandering.

BERLIN, March =, $50 p. m.-The en-
peror is dying. Prince Bismarck, who had
returned to the palace, has just left again
to convene a meeting of the ministers. The
grand duchess of Baden, the emperor S
daughter, her husband and the crown
princess of Sweden, the emperor's grand
daughter, have been telegraphed for and
will arrive in the morning.
LONDON. March THE Prince of Wales.
accompanied by Count Herbert Bismarck
went to the German embassy at $50 D. m.
and remained in conference with Count
Won Hatzfeldt for half an hour. Grand
Duke Mecklenburgh Schwerin was admit
ted TO the interview and left with the
Prince of Wales. Count Won Hatzfeldt
declined to say more than that the news
from Berlin concerning the emperor was
of a serious character.
BERLIN, March z, 10 p. NIT is still
hoped that the emperor, Notwithstanding
his present feebleness, may rally. During
the afternoon no alarming change occurred
Ihe light nourishment he was able to take
seemed to revive him. Prince William re
manned at his grandfather's bedside a
quarter OF an hour. This evening the first
story of the palace where the emperor
bed room is situated was all lighted up
and constant stream of military men and
government officials passed in and out.
The street in front of the
is kept perfectly quiet. The doctors were
anxious on account of the emperor's rap
idly declining strength.
Last night the emperor had serious
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
POSTAL IEIEGRAPHY.

WASHINGTON, March THE house COM
mittee on commerce, by a vote of seven to
six, has authorized favorable report on
the bill, introduced by Mr.. Raynor, of
Maryland, TO provide system of postal
telegraphy. The bill appropriates $780,
600 for the purpose of the act and places
the general supervision of the system I'M
der fourth assistant postmaster general.
The work of establishing the telegraph
lines, etc, is to be done under the direction
of the secretary of war with the approval
of the president. The rates of tariff
for twenty-word kilograms are 10 cents
for 800 miles or less, and 20 cents for 500
to 1000 miles with proportionally increased
rates for longer distances. The bill pro-
vides for Geographic postal money orders
at existing mail rates plus the telegraph
tolls. The report, which will accompany
,he bill, asserts that the service will be
self sustaining, defends the governments
right 10 build and operate telegraph lines
and states that public opinion, good faith
and justice do not require the government
to purchase the property and franchises of
of the Western Union Telegraph company
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
Nfahonc's Ruckwheat Cakes.

Malone is fond of buckwheat cakes,
but always sends back the first plate
Once when the waiter brought him some
most savory cakes, Drowned to a turn, he
turned up his nose at them and said:
What kind Of leather is that I
ordered cakes and l want them of buck
wheat. Go back to the cook and tell him
that want a fresh plate of cakes, and
they must be done brown
The waiter then carried the cakes out
of the room, and, picking up a cold plate,
he slid them off on to it and then put
them on the stove to keep warm. A few
minutes later he brought this same plate
into Malone, and Malone looked at it
critically and then gave the waiter a dol
lar, saying: MY boy, this looks like bust
ness, and these cakes are fit for king!'
Frank G. Carpenter in New York
World
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
Story Of N. Sadi Carnot.

They tell this story Of NJ. Sadi Carnot,
uncle of the new president of the French
republic: Napoleon Bonaparte, when
first consul, was one day amusing him
self on the banks of the miniature lake at
Malmaison by throwing stones in the
water near boatful of ladies who were
with Josephine. The ladies were dressed
in rather expensive summer toilets, and,
as the stone throwing OF the magnate
caused them great annoyance, they pro-
tested. Napoleon, however, continued
his amusement, when q little boy 4 years
old, who had been looking On, ran up TO
him and said: lyon brute OF first con-
sui, will you leave of tornenting the
ladies'" The consul stopped as If stupe-
fed, and, on seeing the boy, burst out
laughing. The youthful knight errant
was young Sadi Carnot, who had accom-
panied his father, Napolson's minister of
war TO MalInaison. New York Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
Whit the Dentist Wants.

Then the next thing will be the dis.
covery Of al ct anasthetic, something
that will be absolutely safe, effective and
WITHOUT unpleasant after effects. People
are experimenting and studying for it
now. 1t will be found before long Then
you will think no more about having your
teeth filed than you do now about hav-.
ing your hair cut. You will drop into a
dentists office and have a nerve extracted
and tooth filed while you take COM
Portable dose in an easy chair. Many
dentists thought cocaine was the long
wanted drug when it first appeared, but
it doesn't work well IN practice. 1t viii
not penetrate dentine, and so it is of no
use in filling sensitive teeth, though it is
all right for local use in lancing ulcers.
Chlorofor'n and ether are too dangerous,
and few dentists will use them if they can
help it.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiSer
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08


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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
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Is obtained from 10 TO Il feet below the surface and
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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
AsT. JOSEPH PHYSICIANS CRIME.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March by the YER
dict of a coroner's jury today DR.. c.
Weber German physician, is held ac-
countable for the death of Christina
Hardt who died yesterday while attempt
ing TO procure an abortion. Five wit
nesses were examined, all of whom, with
the exception of the husband, John
Hardt. testified that Mrs Harir
had told them that DR. Weber
was treating her to prevent
childbirth. Mary Flock, a friend, testified
that on one occasion she accompanied Mrs.
Hardt TO the Office of Weber. and that he
charged her SO for a box of small pills, re-
marking that he usually charged S25
Weber told her that after that box was ex-
hausted she could have them for 81.
The coroner went before the grand Jury
this afternoon and submitted the facts in
the case, bat no warrant has as yet been
sworn out Tor Weber.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
The slaves of Tangier.

The slaves form q considerable part OF
the population Of Tangisr. They are
mostly of the deep black Guinea negro
type. brought from across the desert Of
Sahara, though sometimes unfortunates
of ether races are kidnapped and sold into
slavery. Public auctions are frequently
held in the main street OF the bazaar, at
which children can be purchased for from
SIC 20 $50, while full grown men and
women are sold st prices ranging from
$50 TO 800. Masters have absolute
power over their slaves, even that of life
and death, and in case Of sale, transfer
them by means Of q deed, just as we
transfer a farm Under the circum-
stances it is little difficult 70 say
whether they are real estate or personal
pToperty-The Cosmopolitan.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
Pneumonia n House Disease.

DR.. Seibe-t, a German-American physi.
clan in New York, competent authority
on the subject, holds that pneumonia is q
mouse disease and is infectious, but not
contagious. He says: In the warm air
Of the house the system is made sensitive
TO the cold. but the cold is only the pro-
ducing cause 1t prepares the coddled
lungs for the pneumonia poison, which
has its real origin in damp and dirty
rooms or cellars. What Is the cure Wei,
the steps to the cure have unhappily I'D
vanced but little But the relief and the
prevention are no medicine and plenty Of
fresh air.-Public Opinion
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08

fainting fit, the second during his present
illness After midnight he lay in doze.
The doctors were unable to wake him to
administer food until late in the after
noon. Late this evening he asked for
food and on partaking of it felt refreshed.
The members of the ministry
of the imperial house were in
attendance during the night and the
telephone to Potsdam was kept
open. 1t is stated that in addition to the
affection the emperor is also suffering
from intense pain due to inflammation of
the parts affected by the rupture which ne
suffered some time ago. 1t has been found
that the morphia administered to alleviate
the pain is to much for his strength and
has bad effect upon his appetite.
The injections of the drug will there
fore be distinued. Doctors NonLauer and
Leuthold do not leave the emperor an in
slant. The greatest excitement prevailed
in the palace all day but to the public lit
tie was known until toward evening.
The Bundezrath has been summoned for
an extraordinary sitting tonight.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
NOTICE TO Stockholders.

General offices of the Fit Scott.
Wichita & Western Ry. Co,
WICHITA, Kan, Jan. q, 1887
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the TT Scott Wichita & Western Rail
way Company for the election of directors
for the ensuing year and for the trans
action Of such business as may come be
fore the meeting. will be held at the offices
of said company in the city Of Wichita
Kan, on Tuesday, the 9th day Of March
next, A D.. 1855. at 10 o'clock a. m. or at
present. J. II. RICHARDS.
II. G.. HADLEY, Vice President
Asst. Secretary. d-6I-36t
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08

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Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08

had many admirers On Wednesday
last she quarreled with her accepted
lover, and on the following day left
home and has not since returned. The po,
lice today discovered her hand sacheI
among the lost effects at the upper ferry
station, and in it were the keys to her
room and trunk at her home, No. Lam
son street. In the trunk was letter dis.
posing of all her worldly possessions;
This is taken as sign of premeditated
suicide, caused by abnormal jealousy. The
harbor is being dragged.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
NO BETTER AT MIDNIGHT.

LONDON, March "A dispatch from Ber-
lin, dated midnight, says that the emperor
was at that hour no better, and was in an
almost comatose state.
The emperor talked a little with his aide
de-camp, but his mind wandered some
what. 1t is stated that it is impossible to
administer remedies and that his
recovery depends upon his re-
Operative powers. Another fainting
fit would probably prove fatal. The en-
peror slept from 4 till and then ate some
oysters, which did him much good. All
the afternoon and evening the palace was
beseiged by inquiries, many of whom
came in carriages. Prince Bismarck was
loudly cheered ON leaving the palace.
Wichita eagle., 1888-03-08
AcESi,:voeabuIary

Recently became interested in the 70
eahaiary of my boy. 30 months CID, and
for one day noted all words used % him.
except proper names. Ne Effort vas
made 70 exhaust the ehild's stock OF
words By questioning. He used eoz
words, Of which d per cent were nouns,
ie per cent. verbs, and eleven acJectiFes-
II Is probable that the chfld's entire so
csbuiary of dictionary words includes 10
Cor ScisaGs-