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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-21
Heman Shows Billy a Trick.

William Sparks and Eeman Bralnard
were exchanging fish tales, when Heman
suggested that he should show his friend
how to catch black bass. The offer was
accepted. We'll, then" said Heman.
before we 60 / will let you into the
secret. We must have at least two dozen
shingles of the ordinary length and about
four inches wide. The Lines should be
about three and half feet long, passed
through a hole In the center of the
shingle."
'0What do you bait them WITH" in
quired Billy.
Il was just going to tell you that.
Bait the hooks with live frogs, SO that
they can swim about in the natural way
Attach one frog to each hook, and when
the line, shingle, hook and frog are all
arranged just drop them overheard and
the big bass will go for the frogs"
The day for the fishing expedition ar
rived The hooks were all baited and
put into the water together, and Heman
proposed that they should row away and
fish for perch awhile, and then row back
to pull in the lines. The water was a
little rough, but the instructor said that
was just what the occasion demanded,
and he anticipated great sport little
later.
Said he: GAS we row down you will
see shingles bobbing up and down, and
as you reach out after one it will disap-
pear, and then you will see it on top of
the water again, perhaps fifty feet away,
and SO on until we get them"
They decided what to do with the bass
and then rowed back. The shingles were
coming In sight again, and as Heman
pulled the oars Billy held his breath and
gazed forward
He thought he saw shingle dive, but
1t was only his imagination, for there,
placidly and unconcernedly on each and
every shingle sat baited frog.
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CROP BULLETIN.
Providence Still Favors All Regions With
Good Weather.

WASHINGTON, July 2O,-The signal Office
furnishes the following weather crop bull
letin for the week ending Saturday, July
20:
It has been slightly warmer than usual
in the states west of the Mississippi river,
and in Mississippi, Maryland, Delaware
and portions of Pennsylvania. Virginia
and Alabama. About the normal temper
allure has prevailed in the south At
lantic states, the Ohio and the
upper, Mississippi valleys, while
the daily temperature in New England
and the upper lake region. including the
northern portion of Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio has averaged about three degrees be-
low the mean for the week.
The normal conditions for the season
have changed but slightly since the last
report. In the state Of Mississippi the
Ohio valley and the lake region, the daily
average temperature has differed less than
one degree from the normal, while in
southern New England, eastern New York
and in the extreme northwest the daily
temperature for the season has
averaged two degrees above the
normal and in northern Dakota this
excess amounts to four degrees; along
the South Atlantic and gulf coasts the
season has been slightly cooler than usual
There has been more than the average
amount of rainfall during the week, gem
orally throughout the northern states, the
only exceptions being in Minnesota, and
northern Wisconsin and eastern Dakota,
where only local showers occurred. The
rainfall has also been in excess in Georgia
and in portions of Alabama, South Caro-
lima and Texas. Oyer the remaining por-
tions of the southern states generous
rains occurred, although the amount was
less than the average for the week, except
in Kentucky, West Virginia and the west
portions of Virginia, where the rainfall
was in excess. Although the rainfall in
Minnesota and Dakota was less than the
average during the week, three-fourths of
an inch Of rain fell in southern Dakota;
over an inch In Bismarck and over half an
inch in the extreme northwest portion of
Dakota. The seasonal rainfall from Jan
uary to July 20 continued in excess from
New Y DIRK southwark to Florida and from
Texas northward to the Missouri val
ley, also in northern Illinois and
eastern Wisconsin. Over the greater por-
ton of the cotton region and in the prin-
cipal corn producing states, the rainfall
for the season generally exceeds 50 per
cent. of the normal. The heavy rainfall
during the past week has reduced the sea-
sonal deficiency Of rainfall previously re-
ported in the upper Ohio valley, includ-
ing portions of Ohio, Indiana and
kentucky, where about 10 per cent. OF the
usual rainfall is reported.
In Minnesota and Dakota the weather
was favorable for growing crops and for
harvesting, which Is in progress as far
north as central Minnesota. Throughout
the principal corn states from Ohio west
ward to Nebraska, the weather was gem
orally favorable to that crop, which is
renOrteQ in eNcellent condition
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
AT THE
" ARCADE"

The ARCADE" is more than
anxious to build up a good bust
ness with gentleman for gentle
mems wear. Men usually are
prejudiced against any dry
goods house and in favor of
Gents Furnishing Houses for
this line of goods. The car
cade" knowing this condition
of affairs arms itself with dou-
BILE edge weapons and proposes
to sail in and get its share of
the money spent for this line of
goods.
One of the sharp edges with
which the ''Arcade" proposes
to cut is a good line of good
goods for good men with good
money but the keenest edge is
our CUT PRICES. We will sell
you the self same goods for less
money than any house in town.
We do this not because we can
afford to do so but because it is
the..best way to get your trade.
With our low prices we expect
and demand your trade. We
will sell you the best shirt in
America, "Tailor made" regard
less of prices. Only 9S cents.
White lawn ties 10 cents per
dozen.
4 ply linen collars 10 cents
each.
4 ply linen cuffs 10 cents
each.
Are these not bargains?
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DEADLY LIGHTNING.
Chicago Visited by Terrific Electrical
Storms-Much DAMAGE.

CHICAGO, July 20.-About 10 o'clock last
night one of the heaviest thunder storms
OF recent years visited Chicago. At l
o'clock Thursday morning the thermome-
ter registered sc degrees. The weather
did not grow any cooler during the night
and all day yesterday the heat was fright
full. Moisture surcharged the atmosphere
and made the suns rays almost unbearable.
Last night the rain poured down,
the streets were flooded and the cutters
were running over. The audiences at the
aters were driven out of shelter just at
the time when the fall of rain WAS fiercest.
In ten minutes after the theaters closed
not a carriage or cab of any description
could be had. The street cars were crowd
ed to their full capacity. The towns
transportation facilities were exhausted
and hundreds of people congregated under
awnings and in doorways.
The electrical display that accompanied
the rain was remarkable. Nothing like it
is within the memory of the oldest in
habitant.
A number of buildings and resi-
dences We're struck by lightning, and the
fire department, was kept on The go for
nearly an hour, but the damage was slight
Tie rains flooded all the cellars in the
northwestern portion of the city, and
many easements of down town business
houses sustained great damage Many
cheap basement lodging houses were
flooded and the dodgers driven out on the
streets.
AS far as learned the individual losses
are small, but they will amount in the ag-
gregate to Il large sum. The flooding was
caused by the inability of the sewers to
carry off the waters as fast as it fell, with
the result that it ran over the side
walks and into the areas. The
rapidity of the rainfall was UMPIRE
cedented in this locality. In period of 20
minutes it aggregated one inch and alto
gether reached 3.64 inches. In many of
the basement Chinese laundries Cinnamon
were found perched on their tables this
morning
In the town of Lake a residence was fired
by bolt of lightning and it and two other
houses were consumed, entailing loss of
about $4,000 AT the stock yards the
packing houses of Armour q Co, and of
Mcneil & Libby were damaged by light
ming to the amount of $4,000 In the
former case $50 men viii be thrown out of
employment for time. Many shade
trees in the residence quarters in Hyde
park were broken by the wind or damaged
by lightning
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KILRAIN WAS "DOsED."
Indian Hemp Administered in His Food at
Richburg, Miss

NEW YORK. July 2o-The Evening News
in an extra edition gives to the public this:
ga letter received from a well known
newspaper man puts new aspect on the
result of the battle between Sullivan and
Kilrain. The writer says: From infor-
nation ! have received and from investi-
cations l have made / am conf
dent that Kilrain was 'dosed' prior
to his battle with John L.
Sullivan, and later will have the names
of parties who concocted the plan. The
business was done at Richburg on Sunday,
on the eve of the fight. Kilrain was given
Indian hemp mixed in jelly. and the effects
of the drug did their work steadily with
the assistance of the torrid sun. One of
the parties who put up the ring with Denny
Butler has the secret, and it is more than
probable that he will expose the plot.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA. Kan. July
20.-The highest temperature was So /;
the lowest 700o. The winds were varia-
BILE, steady pressure and slightly cooler.
Last July 20 the highest temperature
was 81 ., the lowest GO.
Showers in Ohio; fair elsewhere. Tenn
perature slightly above normal in central
valleys-is rising in northwest.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. d. c.,
July 20.-The forecasts for twenty-four
hours commencing Sunday, July q, at
q. M. are:
For Missouri-Fair, no decided change
of temperature. except slightly warmer;
northwesterly, variable winds.
For Kansas-Generally fair, no decided
change in temperature, variable winds be-
coming northerly.
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ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Army orders is
sued today:
Leave of absence for four months, to
date from September l. 1889, and permits
sion to 20 beyond the sea, is granted
Second Lieutenant Everett Z. Benjamin,
First infantry.
Leave of absence for two months, to
take effect on or about August l, 1885, is
granted Second Lieutenant Frank w.
Ellis, signal corps.
Second Lieut.. Frank Greene, signal
corps. is temporarily assigned during the
absence on leave of Second Lieut.. Frank
w. Ellis, signal corps, to that officers
duties.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Lieut.-Col. George III. Weeks, dep
uty quartermaster general
The ordinary leave OF absence granted
Capt. VIM A Thompson, Fourth Cavalry,
is extended three months on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Private Thomas Mac S. Barrett, provost
guard general service, now with his COM
mand at the military prison, Fort Leayen-
worth, Kan, is transferred to company E,
battalion of engineers.
Sergeant Ernest L. w. Boneau, company
|, Third infantry, now with his company
will be discharged.
Private Lewis Caly, Company H, Eighth
infantry, now with his company, having
enlisted under false pretenses, is dis
charged.
Private Walter Newburn, hospital corps.
now at Fort LeaYenworth, Kan, is assign
ed to duty at post as a supernumerary.
Farrier Frederick ID. Roberts, Troop E,
Fourth cavalry, now with his troop at
Fort Lowell, Ariz., is transferred to the
hospital corpse as private.
Private John Smith, Troop II, Eighth
cavalry, now with his troop will be dis
charged.
The following changes in the corps of
assistant adjutants general have been pro-
mulgated: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel
Brook from the department of the Platte,
September l, to Adjutant General Kelton's
office: Lieutenant Colonel Henry c. Wood
from the department of the Dakota, Sep
TENDER /, to the department of the Cali
fornia; Major MerretJ Barber, from the
department of the Columbia, Octo-
Der l, to the department of
Dakota; Major Michael V. Sheri-
dan from the office of the general of
the army, November |, to the department
of the PlBtte; Major Thomas Ward from
the Office of the adjutant general Of the
army to the department of the Columbia
at Vancouver barracks.
Leave of absence for two months has
been granted to Lieutenant Colonel George
H. Weeks, department quartermaster gen.
eral.
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BASE BALL
AT COLUMBUS.

Columbus ....5 Baltimore. 5
Base hits-Columbus IL, Baltimore Ii.
Errors-Columbus 3, Baltimore 2.
Pitchers-Widner and Foreman.
ct PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. .........5 34O03 lie
Pittsburg. .......0 o 0 G. l
Base hits-Philadelphia u, Pittsburg 4.
Errors-Philadelphi l. Pittsburg 4.
Pitchers-Sanders and Calvin.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. 100000 OO2-4
Cleveland. .......1 0 0 0 l 1 l 0 - 8
Base Washington 9, Cleveland Z.
Errors-W Washington 2. Cleveland 4.
Pitchers-O'Day and Beatrin.
THEW YORK.
New York. ........O 10000
indianapolis. .........0 0 l 90 3 20 5
Base hits-New York 8, Indianapolis Z.
Errors-New York; Indianapolis 8.
Pltchers-Welch and Russie.
AT BROOKLYN.
Brooklyn. 900 l. 2
Athletics .......0 0 l 0 0 0 2 D o. 2
Base hits-Brooklyn s, Athletics 6.
Errors-Brooklyn 4, Athletics 3.
Pitchers-Terry and Seward
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati. ........O 90 100000 o.
St. Louis. ...,,......2 0 0 o o 0 2 O.
Base hits-Clncinnati 6, st. Louis g.
Errors-Cincinnati 0. ST. Louis 3.
Pitchers-king and Nlau.
At BOSTON.
Boston 90 $1,000 o. 0
Chicago. / 0 0 o 0 0 o.
Base hits-Boston s, Chicago 5.
Errors-Boston 6, Chicago2.
Pitchers--Carnson and Gumbert.
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THE RIVERS WORK.
Heavy Loss of Life and Property in the
Kanawha Valley.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July 20.-An es-
innate can hardly be formed of the great
calamity that has swept over the Little
Kanawha valley, but enough is known to
mark it as the most destructive to life and
property ever occurring in West Virginia.
The scene of destruction in Pond
Creek, Jackson county, and Tucker
Creek, Writ county, show that
Pond creek rose twenty feet and swept all
before it. The mill was washed away and
Ed. Ross was drowned. Thos. Hughes,
his wife and four children fled from their
home, but the waters overlook them and
none escaped them but Hughes.
On the other creek seven lives are re
ported lost. but 10 definite information
can be obtained. The loss to property is
immense
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e Arcade
HIS MAJESTY, THE KING.

Imet him at the Grosvenor ball
Was Introduced In style,
He was distinguished, slim, and tall,
And wore princely smile.
When he moved he dwarfed all men,
His voice had royal ring,
Each miss and spinster dubbed him tl,en
Ills majesty, the king.
The bellies of our Set-with their eyes
Followed where'er he went,
And mammals whispered In surprise,
"Oh, dear what sentiment"
But he had eyes for none but me-
The Frazers felt the sting
AS l hounced past SO they could see
His majesty my king.
might attempt to tell Ely dreams,
But all attempts would fail,
roamed with him by sylvan streama
went with him to sail
A thousand smiles were at his heck,
To me he still would cling,
He asked my love, couldn't reject
His majesty the king
Here would stop, but love and truth
Go always hand IN hand,
No one knew how this handsome youth
Had mingled with our band.
But ere long found something out
(Some queer events do spring.
Which fairly twisted round about
His majesty the king
Wen, let me give my moral now
Don't take things as they seem.
One day sight along Park Row
Rudely dispelled my dream.
Three bury bluecoats IN line,
Dragged along on a string
Whom do you think2 OH heart Of mine
His majesty my kirgl
William Lyle
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KILLED WHILE TRYING TO ROB A
PEDOLER.

MONTREAL, Quebec, July pa terrible
tragedy occurred Tuesday night at st.
Cuthbert, village forty miles down the
river. A peddler from Montreal arrived
there Tuesday night and went to stay at a
friends house, but found all but daugh-
ter aged Is, had gone to the city. The
peddler told her to go to a neighbours
house and get companion to stay all
night with her, but the neighbor refused
to allow one of his children to go. Dur
ing the night the girl was awakened
by a knocking at the door. She went to
window and saw two masked men, who
demanded her money. She awoke the
peddler and told him and he handed her
his pocketbook to give to the robbers. The
latter said that this was not enough and
the girl again returned to the peddler, Iwho
said he would attend to the matter him
self Taking revolver from his valise he
went to the window and shot both men
dead. The girl ran to the neighbours
house and told what had happened, when
the woman exclaimed that it WAS her hus-
band and son who had been killed. They
had intended robbing the peddler.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-21
CHICAGO SUBURB RESlSTS ANNEX
ALTON

CHICAGO SUBURB ReSlSIS ANNEX
ALTON.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Certain tax payers of
the town of Lake, recently annexed to
Chicago, filed bill for an injunction in
the supreme court this morning, praying
that the Chicago board of education be
restrained from taking possession of the
school property Of the annexed town.
James Kelly, an individual citizen of the
town, also files bill in which he asks
that the city of Chicago be restrained from
taking possession or annexing the town
itself.
In addition to the general claims of I'M
constitutionality Mr.. Kelly advances an
other ingenious point The Town of Lake
has Indebtedness of S467, 900, which is less
than per cent. of its taxable property of
ST coo. The city of Chicago has an in
than per cent. of its Sl60,000,000 Of taxa
BILE property. Mr.. Kelly contends
that the city of Chicago can
not in any lawful manner increase its
debt by the assumption of that of Lake
and the burden of Chicago's debt can not
be lawfully imposed on the town of Lake.
The chief point in the application for an
injunction against the board of education
Is that the various school districts of the
town of Lake derive their authority over
the schools and property from an act Of
the legislature passed in 1872. The com
plainants say that the munici palities
of Hyde Park and Lake may be
annexed to Chicago, but such an
nexation does not extend to the
school districts per Sc. The status of
the property rights, however, and control
of the school districts have, it Is asserted,
in no manner been disturbed or changed,
and they exist regardless of the towns or
villages in which they are situated. Lake
and Hyde Park are said to be anomalous
municipal corporations, not being cities.
and they have never had control Of the
public schools, the districts being separate
and apart from the township organiza-
lions and having no connection with them.
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RULING ON EXCURSION RATES

CHICAGO, July 20.-Chairman Abbott of
the Western States Passenger association
today made ruling on a point that has
been raised in regard to harvest excursion
rates 1t was agreed that these rates
should be for the round trip equal to the
lowest first-class fare one way. Since the
date of this action the regular rate has
been cut by one road so that the frst-class
fare TO Colorado and intermediate points
is lower than when the agreement was
made. The chairman rules that cut rate
can't be used for baslng purposes and that
the round trip fares must be made on the
basis of the normal rate in existence atthe
time Of the agreement.
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NoTasl BACK FRomElAsK.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July pa dis
tinGuished party. consisting Of ex-senator
Platt, of New York. General Alger, o.
Michigan, and Colonel Hopkins, chair
man Of the Michigan state compittee, are
in the city today. Hon. r. B. Longdou
rendered the party an informal receptiof.
st the West hotel this afternoon. At which
Commsnder-in-chief Warner, of the G. A
r., was present The party left Detroit
June 20 and are on their way home from
trip 10 Alaska
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ELECTION REFORMS PROPOSED.

BISMARCK. n. D., July 2o-The consti-
tutional convention adjourned today with
the transaction of no business, save the
Introduction of two articles. These were:
Providing that all elecrions shall be by
secret ballot; that the ballots shall be pro-
vided by the state and counties respective
ly. All elections must be registered nine
days before the election; also providing
that the only purposes for which funds
may be used before or after elections by
any Candidate, or his agent, shall be rent
ing halls for meetings, postage on circulat-
ing political literature. newspaper adver-
Using, and payment of public speakers and
travelling expenses.
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SHE DIONiT OpE

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 20.-Mrs.
Daisy McGill, whose name is associated
with the sensational elopement case from
Kansas City, is visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. McGill says she is in total ignorance
of the case and will return home in few
days.
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DESTlTUTlON DENIED.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 2O.-A Win
nipeg special says the story originating at
Grafton that the settlers in the northwest
had been reduced to eating field mice and
gophers is simply a lie. The chance is
good Tor two-thirds of crop, and there is
no restitution anywhere
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE FIXED.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, July 2o.--Boise City
was made the capital for ten years by the
convention today, after which it may be
removed. The first legislature is limited
to eighteen senators and thirty-six repre-
sentatiyes, with power to increase to not
over twenty-four senator's and sixty repre-
sentativeS.
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TURF WINNERS.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Winners at Mon
mouth park today were Fitzroy. Starlight,
Beggannette, Longstreet, Ferenzi, Miracle
and Bare Cloche.
CHICAGO, July 20-Winners at Wash
ington park today: Blarney Stone, Bridge
light, Tenn P, Pat Donovan and Bledsoe.
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A MOvEMsNTTOCORNER SUGAR 2,

NEW YORK July 20.-A belief that the
vast quantities of refined sugar that have
been piled up in the big storage ware
houses on the Brooklyn water front during
the past two years have been corralled In
the view of a squeeze by the managers OF
the Sugar trust has found many support
ers in financial circles. Though for some
time past this piling up of
the commodity was generally
known, il was supposed to be owing 70
scarcity Of room in the refining buildings
The Havemeyer & Elder, Havemeyer *
Mathieson and Wiechers companies, the
apparent controlling spirit of the trust.
were the most extensive storers. On the
stock exchange the opinion prevailed to-
day that the trust has been engineering
u corner in sugar, and ere long the
price of the refined article will
be sent up like a rocket. The
wholesale grocery houses and other
consumers of the article in this city
have evidently anticipated this alleged
movement on the part of the trust. For
months back every available inch of the
storeroom in the big grocery houses on
the west side had been utilized for storing
sugar. and many Of the public warehouses
heretofore at this season of the year filed
with winter supply OF canned goods, have
been engaged bv the wholesalers for sugar
storage On the other hand, Wall street
sugar brokers-those who will talk on the
subject-hold that the trust has stored the
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NO WORK AT SlOlJx FALLS

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July 20.-The South
Dakota constitutional convention met and
adjourned today without transacting any
business About two-thirds of the reports
of the standing committees have been
submitted, the greater part of which have
been made special order for next Tues
day