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The Helena independent., 1889-08-18
BABIES OUT OF LICK.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.-THE luck was
against the Babies to-day; they hit Rad
bourne after, but not safely. Score-Bos-
ton, 2; Cleveland, l. The batteries were
for Cleveland, O'Brien and Fimmer: for
Boston, RadDOurne and GanzeIL
INDIAPoLIs, Aug. 1.-THE Hoosiers
won to-day by good work in the tenth.
Seore-IndianapOlis, lS; Philadelphia. z.
zen and Sommers; for Philadelphia, Bufin-
ton and Clements.
The Helena independent., 1889-08-18

CHICAGO, Aug. I7.-Lueky punching of
hits won to-day's game for the home team.
Score-Chicago, S; Washington, 5. The
batteries were tor Chicago, Hutchinson
and Farrell, for Washington, Sullivan and
Daily
The Helena independent., 1889-08-18

PIrTsBURs, Aug. 1.-THE home team
won to-day by hard playing all around. in
spite of several efforts by Ewing TO head
them of by small tricks. Pittsburg.
Is: New York. 10.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
He Cot 1t.

Among the passengers on a western train
yesterday was a woman very much over
dressed, accompanied by a bright looking
nurse girl and a self willed tyrannical boy of
about 8 years.
The boy aroused the indignation Of the
passengers by his continual shrieks and kicks
and screams and his viciousness toward his
patient nurse He tore her bonnet, scratched
her hands and finally spat in her face with
out q word of remonstrance from the mother.
Whenever the nurse manifested any firm
ness the mother chided her sharply. Finally
the mother composed herself for nap, and
about the time the boy had slapped the nurse
for the fifth time wasp came sailing in and
flew on the window of the nurses seat. The
boy at once tried to catch it.
The nurse caught his hand and said, coax
ingly:
Harry mustn't touch. Bug will bite
Harry"
Harry screamed savagely and began to
kick and pound the nurse.
The mother, without opening her eyes or
lifting her head, cried out sharply:
why do you tease that child so, Maryi
Let him have what he waits at once"
But, ma am, it's a.
'Let him have it, say"
Thus encouraged Harry clutched at the
wasp and caught it. The scream that fol
lowed brought tears Of Joy to the passengers
eyes
The mother awoke again.
MARY she cried, ''let him have it,"
Mary turned IN her seat and said, con-
fusedly:
"He's got it, a'amn-Boston Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
She Was Heading About the President

Nantucket is smiling at little adventure
of Mrs. Harrison at that place. There is a
little store at Nantucket where they sell
baskets OF odd shapes, and it is the custom
with visitors 10 buy them as souvenirs OF the
place. Mrs. Harrison wandered in there
alone the other day, and looking over the
baskets, asked the funny Old woman who at
tends the store, and who is of herself a cnar
acter worth seeing:
what is the price of this baslletF' holding
one up.
Marked on the bottom" was the terse re-
ply.
Mrs Harrison repeated the question, and
the woman, with most annoyed expression,
glanced up from her paper and said: Its
marked on the bottom; | can't be bothered
to stop and answer questions; I'm reading
about the Presidents trip to Bar Harbor."-
St. Louis Republic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
WHICH WAS HIS WIFE2
& Lively Time to Be Had over a Dead
Mans Estate.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 14.-Proceedings of
n sensational character were commenced
today in the United States circuit court, a
fight between two wives for some valuable
property left by William Williams, a
wealthy farmer of Usage comfy, who is
claimed by each as a husband. The re-
markable feature of the case Is that it was
not generally known until today that VIII
Hams had two wives, but a woman living
IN Wales has just put in an unexpected
appearance and demands the estate.
In 1876 VIM. Williams and Annie Viii
GRms were married in Wales. In kS7i. on
account of domestic lufelicity of some sort
they separated and have ever since lived
apart, but We're never divorced. In 1873
Williams migrated TO America leaving
his wife and two children in Wales. He
landed in Aryonia. Usage county. Kan.
Some time about November, 1874, Gather
inc Evans moved from Peoria, H., to Ar
vonia and stopped AT her sisters, where
she, for the first time, met Williams. In
April, 1873. Williams and Catharine were
married, as as the fruit of this marriage
two children were born.
When William arrived in this country
and at the time of his marriage with Cath
airline, he was posed of considerable money
probably about $4,000. After the marri-
age he conveyed and delivered all of his
ptOlCiAg IL NdblGiIAC tlltA OtJu lhttSldIS.
His object in thus conveying his property
was that his first wife should not get hold
OF it upon mis- death, but this was all a Sc
cret TO Catherine.
During all of the time since the mar
riage between William aud Annie in
1S46, his first wife has resided
in Wales. She recently learned
of her husbands death and comes
over for her share OF the estate. She finds.
however, that before his death, Williams
decided everything TO his second wife.
Catherine, and she institutes this suit 70
recover the property thus conveyed to the
Usage county wife. The principal Ques-
ton Is whether Catharine knew OF Will
lam previous marriage. 1t Is claimed by
the first wife that she did. and THAI she
or some one else 10 marry him for the pur-
pose of getting this property. 4
week before his death she learned
his secret. Williams then went to
Chicago and obtained Chicago divorce
from his Welch wife, and returning home
his second wife was again married 10 him.
The proceeding, however, was kept quiet.
The interesting legal weston involved in
this case Is the right of a husband to give
away ali his property before his death. Ii
Is claimed by the second wife's ATTORNEYS
that under the Kansas laws a husband
may sell or give away his personal prop
erty, even with the ayowed purpose OF
preventing his vile from acquiring an in
teFest therein upon his death. when such
sale Is bona hde ana accompanied by de-
livery
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
A Grand Coffee Palace.

The Australians are go ahead people, ana
Melbourne is no mean city. 4 grand coffee
palace has been erected III Melbourne. Ths
premises were originally licensed for the sale
of intoxicants. but the license was bought up
with the building and extinguisned by the
purchasers. The nominal capital OF the com
pany by which the house Is owned is 81 80.
coo, of which $500, 600 is paid up. There are
$50 bedrooms IN the house. capable of accom-
modating 500 people, suites Of apartments for
families, and all the appliances of first class
hotel; and it is a building OF this description
in every respect, except that it does not trade
In intoxicating hqscrs- The new portion Of
the palace, which his been added since 1874,
contains go bedrooms, and the whele eSiifice
cost the company sum CT not less than
sST5, GO 1t Is lighted by the electric light.
elegantly fitted. while elevators give ootnrrlu-
nicauon with every Aoor.-New York Mail
and Express
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
FORGERY ADDED.
Ives Charged With Another Crime InvolV-
ing 100000.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Evening Sun
in its last edition prints sensational
story of the attempt to rob the estate of
the late Christopher Meyer of $1,000, 600 by
means of forgery, and charges Henry S.
Ives with the crime.
The Sun says: Henry S. Ives, who has
been so often and so truly referred to in
these columns as the master thief, also
ranks high among fOrgerS. The narrative
viii show that he, blythe forgery OF two mi
tials. &C" d an M" was in a fair way
10 obtain at least 100000 in cold cash, AMI
60 open a till which contained something
more than 81, 900, coo. Ives added to his
previous crimes that of forgery, IN the
latter part of last December. This fact Is
published today for The first time, and
can be substantlated whenever 1t shall
become necessary"
The story which follows tells how Meyer
was induced to lend money to Ives and
Staynor and how the discovery OF their
crimes finally drove him to his grave. The
Sun then says that within three months
after Meyers death there was put into OPP
GRAFTON through Ives agency a scheme to
impoverish Meyers estate and to open up
10 himself and his confederate mine Of
81, 100000.
In the fall of 1883 Albert Meter COM
menced q suit against Henry 5. Ives,
George H. Staynor and the Meyer estate
for the balance of the purchase money Of
his syndicate interest remaining unpaid.
Meter, it is alleged, was IN collision with
Ives and Staynor. neither of whom was
solvent To make Meyer responsible for
the debt it was necessary to prove that he
was a partner with Ives and Staynor.
This was done by forging Meyers sigma
sure to a partnership agreement Ives
-laims still that the signature Is genuine.
Mr.. Julius l.. Dexter, president of the
Cincinnati. Hannibal s. Dayton railroad,
was seen tonight concerning the story re-
garuing Ives. Mr.. Dexter said: Il saw
the document referred to when it was in
the possession of i. NJ. Ramsey, of Gin
cinnati, attorney for the Meyer estate. In
my opinionsthis entire story came from
Woodruff lips, at any rate at second or
third hands"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
Where "Red Tape" Prevails.

A paymaster in the United States navy
gives an exchange the following account of
the red tape" that must be gone through in
making purchases for man-of-war: Sup
posing that a paper of tacks is wanted on
board a United States ship on foreign sta
ton, the following is the routine actually re-
quired under general order No. IS: Four re-
QUESTIONS are made out, which are signed rs
follows: Officer making the requisition, four
times, captain eight, paymaster eight, and
admiral four. Bids are sent out to five mer-
chants, which are signed by pay officer five
times; merchants bidding, five; acceptance
of bid, paymaSter, one. Bids are then made
out in quintupHcate and signed by the cap
tain five times; payrnaster, ten; senior off
GER Of the board OF inspection, five, and per-
sons receiving the money, five. A report is
attached by the senior officer of the board
of survey in duplicate, two signatures, and
the officer who has made the reouisition
signs a receipt on the bill five times, wnen it
is complete, with more than half hundred
signatures. -Philadelphi Ledger.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15

Any one who has watched the guIls and
other fish catching birds along our coast can
not have failed to notice how cunningly they
discover school of mackerel or porgies long
before fin has disturbed the surface of the
water. Mr.. Stewart, q Scottish naturalist,
recently had an opportunity Of putting this
qulckness Of sight to q very practical test,
for the edifcation Of companion who was
somewhat skeptical upon the subject.
The steamer was going very fast in the ra-
pid tracer of a spring tide ebb, something
like twenty miles an hour, and bakers
dozen Of guIls were following in her wake
following easily and lazily, without apparent
effort and with but little beat of wing, cir
cling and wheeling in graceful curves above
the boiling waters just escaped from the tor
ture of paddles and keel, as they spread IN
broad belt of Kissing, gurghng foam astern
of us.
The gulls. we saw, were keenly on the
watch for anything that might be thrown
overheard Running down into the cabin,
we got small water biscuit, with which we
returned to the quarter deck, prepared to
overwhelm our skeptical friend with proof
positive and practical that there is perhaps
no other bird of land or sea SO keen Of sight
as the common gull of our own shores.
Breaking the biscuit into four parts, the
largest of which was less than an inch square,
for it was a very small biscuit, we handed
one of the fragments to our companion, di-
recting him to drop it quietly into the surg
ing, seething waters just abaft the starboard
paddle wheel. 1t was of the same color as
the Kissing foam into which it was dropped,
and by which, slightly submerged, it was of
course rapidly carried astern.
Once dropped it was utterly invisible to
our eyes; at best, We could only guess its
whereabouts, and yet, before it had fallen
thirty yards estern, large, black backed
gull, though it must have been somewhat
incommcded at the moment by the steamers
smoke, in the center Of which it was sailing,
detected the fotsam, and dipping with head
long dart into the foam, secured It'll
With equal dexterity it detected and pick
ed up the other bits, one by one, as they
were dropped into the sea, venturing at last
SO close to the stern of the steamer, that
with its large, bright eye it seemed to be
watching all our movements.-Youth's
Companion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
BURDETTE'S PHILOSOPHY.
NATURAL AS GAS.


"a strange and unaccountahle story that
comes from Texas" Is the title of a news
paper letter telling about rose bush, near
Fort Worth, that when cut drips human
blood; pronounced TO bereal and truly human
blood by the best chemists that ever tended
bar in Texas We have read the letter and
the affidavits of the apothecaries, but we
can't see anything strange or unaccountabls
in it, even to the story of the skeletons found
under the rose bush. All is explained when
it is remembered that under the old law of
1852 all the liars of Texas were bauished to
Fort Worth.
SPORT AND POLITICS.
''I can't see," complained Rollo's sister,
looking up from the paper she was reading,
chow you can tell, when they name SO many
horses after great men, when the paper
speaks of the horse and when it refers to the
man who is named after him" 'What does
it say!" asked Rollo, who was beginning to
tell time by the clock himself. "It says:
Russell Harrison and Daniel VOORHEES,, ," re-
piled his sister, referring to the paper. "Oh, "
said Rollo, as he turned to his English gram
mar again, chats the horses, Of course. Il
1t meant the men, the editor would have said
Cub Harrison and Hoosier Dam"
BAAl
The governor of Harvard university, who
always comes to The Eagle when he is stuck
on q rocky one, to use mis- own expression,
wants to know why the lovers in Virgil's
pastorals were shepherds? Because, governor,
the lover and the shepherd are alike devoted
to she praising. Well take degree for that.
Say about &C In the shade
OIycHT TO RE THROTTTEO
William Hengein, Of Baltimore, advertises
that his wife Anne has left his bed and board
and he viii pay no debts Of her contracting.
That's the second time within twelve days
that Ann Hengein has run away on that same
division Of the Pennsylvania railway.
NARROWING NEWS.
The tramp leaned over the old rail fence,
and as the weary plownan came near on his
monotonous round hailed him: How do you
like it, burrows you've gots" And the W. p.
said he was only following it up to see what
his share would come to.
OPTICAL DELUSION.
Doctor" said respondent patient, 81 be-
Iieve I'm going blind" BAH" said the doc
tor, ilnpatiently, that's all in your eye."-
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
A visit to the K,ne Of Grseee.

ATHEEs, Aug. 19.-When we made an
informal morning visit the queen was dressed
in a simple blue and white striped siIk
Of native manufacture, and her hair was
braided and coiled up In the back and
fastened with silver flagree comb. Her
hands are strong and capable ones, and
her figure is firm and compact, being neither
thin nor stout and she is very quick and
graceful in her movements She is unde-
niahfy beautiful woman, though she has
grown up children, and in her manner she is
simple and unaffected, though slightly re-
served Her eyes are most expressive and
dark She is an intrepid rider, and can cook
also, and does once IN while, and is at all
times notable and economical housekeeper.
looking we'll to the ways Of her household
King Georges almost bald and has kind,
open face, and shows interest in converse
ton, particularly all that relates TO the de-
veloprasnt OF country, and slough one of
our party did indulge, it must De confessed,
in spreadeagleisna little, he appeared to en-
JOY the conversation but every question he
put showed that he is constantly stadyine
possibilities ;or Greece and her future.
Their private table is not sunptuous, nor
their private expenses large. They keep few
horses and few retainers, and their hold
in the hearts Of the arrogant and rather
tickle Greeks is very strong. Every evening,
at about o'clock, all Athens goes out to
walk or drive, and the king and queen go
also and drive slowly through labyrinthine
roadway which winds through small park,
and the greetings they receive are heartfelt
and sincere, though simple and almost IA
iniliar III their demonstration. l have
knocked about good deal in foreign lands
but must say that King George and Queen
Olga are the happiest and best loved sover-
eigns have seen. Perhaps it is because they
love the people, live near 10 them and work
for them unselfshly. NJ P D.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
His Ribs Cracked.

A poorly dressed old man was last night
feeb1y and painfully trying to. make his way
down the narrow stairway Of the Park
Place elevated railroad station. He was just
ahead of a crowd of passengers coming out
of a train. Finding the way blocked by the
slow moving old fellow, the impatient people
crowded him aside and squeezed past As
each one brushed by deep groan came from
the thin lips, and he held on to the hand rail
to keep from falling.
About half the crowd had passed and no
one seemed to notice him further than to
give him q cold look, when bright faced,
sympathetic young man took him gently by
the hand and said kindly:
81 see you are in distress; let me assist you
down the stairs"
With grateful look the old man leaned
on the strong arm and was helped down to
the street, a groan and a peculiar scratching
and cracking sound from the old mans side
accompanying each STEP
With tears and in weak voice he ex-
planned that he was suffering from two bro
ken ribs 1t was these that in rubbing to-
gether made the peculiar cracking sound and
gave him excruciating pain. He had been
knocked down and stepped On by horse
somewhere up town during the morning, and
in the confusion Of the accident he lost ninety
cents-all the money he had. He had had no
dinner, was hungry, in pain, and wanted to
get to his home In Jersey.
The kind hearted young man listened to
the story and then quietly slipped half dol
lar into the withered hand.
''You can get some ono to help you to the
ferry" he said, and hurried away
God bless you! Oh, God bless you" fer
vently replied the old man.
But when the Good Samaritan YVES q half
block away it occurred TO him that the man
ought to go to hospital instead of to Jersey
So he went back Just as he was about to
speak another down train came around the
corner. The young man was almost paralyzed
with establishment TO see the old one run to
the steps and leap up them three at time!
Then he suddenly realized that the crackle
ribbed old rascal was fraud and had gone
up to work" another sympathizer He lei
him go, but is still wondering how the rib
cracking sound was ulade.-New York Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15

They had been friends and neighbors for
fifteen years but in an evil hour one of them
put q telephone into the house and insisted
that the other family should make use of it
whenever occasion required 1t was the old,
old story After about a month there was a
GOODNESS, and two weeks later even the re-
spective servant girls made up faces at each
other over the back fence. Then the new
minister called at one Of the houses, and as
he was about to depart after his visit he in
quired:
LET me see. Don't the Spondulicks family
live next dcor'"
"Spondulicksi Spondulicks,'' repeated TIE
lady. Just wait and III ask the cook. Sne
knows al the washwonlen in this neighbor
hood"
And when the new letter carrier left mai
for the other family. lie said:
There must be family named Gighacb
up this way somewhere Ever hear OF themF
''GiEback! Gigback! Let's see III ass
my Tommy if that wasn't tne nana CT the
man WAC wanted 70 TAKE care Of cur hnys
and run our furnace next winter.u
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Sept.
1.-THE highest temperature was 81
the lowest so and the mean 73o with
warm partly cloudy followed by cooler
cloudy weather and light rain after .. m.
low barometer and fresh south to high
northwest and brisk north winds. Rain
fall up to midnight 1.25 inches.
Last year on September IA, the highest
temnrature was 500, the lowest 63 ,, and
the mean 700.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
September IA. p. H. Forecast until p.
M. Sunday:
For Missouri and Kansas-Light winds,
lower temperature
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
Flowed Up . Pot of Gold.

A young man b. TIE name Of Pritt Daw-
son, whils blowing On the Sreenwade farm.
not far from Rornney, ". Va, near the ste
Of an cid house, turned up an old rusty pot,
which was filed 70 tae amount OF g., $50 III
old Spanish and Mexican COINS The pieces
contain dates between ITl6 and Isto Tie
oldest Inhabitants there cannot Remember
when the house was last occupied Nothing
COW marzs tie size eIcsp. the ruins OF az Cd
chimney ittsburg Dispatch
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
RACE WAR SITUATION.

MERIDIAN. Miss, Sept. 1.-THE most
recent reports OF the race troubles in JAS
ner county show that they are assuming
larger portions. On Sunday night last .
crowd Of masked men congregaJed at
small negro church about seven miles west
of Paulding and held mock meeting and
fired the building. Near this church was
"A negro school house; this also was fired.
The dwelling house of Alfred Lowser and
another negro were visited and after dis
charge of firearms, causing much alarm,
these two dwellings were also fired. The
dwelling house OF Mr.. Burnett Hair, a white
man, was also visited. Mr.. Hair and family
were much abused but no bodily harm Was
done. Several negroes have been arrested
in Newton county for melting an insUr-
rection and are now IN Jail at Decatur.
Two OF them confessed that there was an
organization OF the blacks and that they
were to meet on Sunday the 18th aud com
mence the war. Further arrests OF some
OF the leading negroes discloses the fact
that there i al organization, but fer pOlIt-
zeal purposes only. The white people OF
the country are organizing aud arming
themselves with the most improved weap-
Gus, over 500 guns having been sold al
Newton Il IS not expected that an out
break Will occur and matters are qUieting
down.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
A Pastoral Hymn.

4 faIler was w2lLin through the fields one day
Ard a-whistlin' a. his baSt
An when gitrin' tired he sot himself down
her9arap o. a humble cees' neSs,
He III
TIE bees. Of course, took sorTer o.ecse
An kinder resented tEe thing,
An sos GboGt protecting -heirseives-
Al when bees 70. TO WORK and sing.
LllngS slL
The bees went 20 uo-- swelling his cs-
Al one feIe+ tackled hEs eye:
J kinder preSiieszaent tie chap Vas IN
EGt he slapped himself, and tasa he'd ~
Gee whiz
Finally. the chap g. e,uT ot the thing
Boot a. ho1r fore he tossa !. o1.l:
Ar ez the 6ess numbered bout . llcs,s.rt 9.
oae,
BE wisely concluded 70 1e1c3e- erSout
HIS b.
-cr4azaaf-,t,Ss E.s,-.heEA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15

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