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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
Gov ROSS, APPOINTMENTS.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, April 4.-Governor
Ross today commissioned j. II. Christ, of
Rio Aribbia, solicitor general of the terri
tory, and appointed two more district at
torneys, n. G. Collier, of Albuquerque,
and John r. Bryan, of Las Cruces. These
positions are already filled by appointment
by the legislative senate, but the governor
contends he alone had the power to APP
point territorial officers, and says he
means to name man for every new Office
created and filed by the recent legisla-
ture Several of these new acts
created new Offices to be filed by appoint
ment of the governor next fall, after Ross
term shall have expired. but Governor
Ross says he shall appoint TO fill those
Offices. The attorneys say he has no au-
thority for such action. Evidently the
present executive is getting things in
shape to embarrass Governor Prince, the
new Republican appointee, as much as
possible, but in doing this be will scarcely
succeed, for Governor Prince is not only
an excellent lawyer, but Is thoroughly
conveISanu with the situation here.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
REV. HURD'S DEATH.

Boston, April4-Regarding Rev. Charles
S. Hurd, whose death by suicide is re-
ported from London, it is learned he left
New York, March Is for London on bust
ness for the Northern Pacific railroad. by
whom he had been employed for several
months past in writing book descriptive
of Washington territory. His brother,
Mr.. S. c. Hurd, resides in Walden, Mass,
and believes the theory OF suicide is
groundless. Deceased was q young man
in excellent health when he left home and
with excellent prospects. He has been
troubled with nervous pains and has been
in the habit of taking morphine to relieve
them, and it is believed by his brother that
his death was due to taking an overdose
Word was received of the death on Mon
day and instructions at once cabled, but
nothing in the London dispatch indicated
suicide. Mr. Hurd is said to have been at
one time engaged TO a young lady residing
in Naplewood, but the engagement was
broken, and this may have had something
TO do with his death.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
CAPITAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The attorney
general has appointed Herbert Hess, Of
Indiana, to be clerk of the department OF
justice, vice N. 7. N. Robinson, resigned
and o. p. NJ. Hubbard, of the same state,
to be stenographer and confidential secre-
tary, vice Ross Lydam Bull, resigned
Representative Peters, of Kansas, thinks
he will be compelled to remain here at
least month longer to look after the In
terestS of his constituents.
Congressman Ryan forwarded his resig-
nation today as a representative in the
Fifty-first congress and will qualify to-
morrow as minister to Mexico.
Congressman Perkins presented today
the name of John Elliott, of Oswego, Kan,
for Indian agent at the Union agency,
Indian Territory.
J. q. Meem, chief of the computing di-
vision of the treasury architects Office, mas
resigned and +. w. Pease, of Massachu-
sets, has been selected for the position.
Mr. Pease was formerly in the office but
was dismissed by the last administration.
James A Vose, of Maine. who for four
teen years prior to the incoming of the last
administration was appointment clerk Of
the postoffce department, has been reap
pointed to his old position.
G. Z. Clarkson. Jr., of Iowa, has been
appointed private secretary to the first
assistant postmaster general.
Hamilton Reeves, of New York, has
been appointed assistant chief clerk of the
pension bureau.
Mr.. Robert L. Lincoln called upon the
president and Secretary Blaine today and
formally accepted the English mission.
He will sail for England about the 18th of
MAY,
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
OLAYTON's MURDERERs
Congressman Breckenridge Using Money
and Influence to Ferret Them Out

LITTLE Rock, April 4-The Gazette to-
morrow morning will say: Hon. c. r.
Breckenridge, congressman-elect from the
Second district. was in the city yesterday
afternoon. 1t was learned the object of
his visit was to confer with the governor
about efforts being made to catch the
Clayton murderers.
"When Mr. Brock inridge was here some
days ago he conferred with the governor
on this subject ard finding him in posses
sion of information that needed to be fol-
lowed up but without funds for that use
he at once supplied the governor with nee
essary funds and promised to procure
more.
Yesterday he turned in more money and
told.th governor to let him know when
he needed additional funds and to speak
IS often as he needed money and for all he
needed and he (Breckinridge) would un-
dertake to go over the second district and
raise as many thousands of dollars as were
needed to exhaust all human efforts to
bring the guilty to justice. Mr.. Breckin-
ridge Indignantly resents the idea that the
people are in sympathy with crime. he
recognizes, however, that however few in
cidents of crime have been, this Clayton
case has become 10 some way test case OF
the resolute intention of people to protect
society where crime has passion OF a
prejudice against some one living or dead
to divert the public purpose. He
says the people of Arkansas are not a
people to execute the laws or to permit
them to be executed in a passionate or a
partisan spirit and expresses the opinion
that the people of Conway county and Of
every other county in his district will
prove equal to this need of civilization
and society. He does not doubt that the
murderers will be caught and thinks the
lapse of time is no evidence of their
security or diminished public determina-
ton. 1t is evident that Mr.. Breckenridge
has confidence in his people and that he is
determined to stand by them and to stand
by the government throughout every
difficulty and need"
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
CUSTOMS OF COUNTRIES.

A NORTH GERMAN custom and supersh
ton is that If the master OF the house dies,
a person must 90 TO the beehive. knock
and repeat these words: "The master Is
dead, the master is dead" else the bees
will fly away. This superstition also pre-
walls in England, Li;huania and IN France.
THs Mexicans have a queer way OF bury
ing the dead. The corpse Is tightly
wrapped in century plant mating and
placed in q coffin rented for about twenty
FIVE cents. One or two natives, as the case
may be, place the coffin on their heads and
20 in q trot TO the grave, where the body Is
Inferred, and the coffin In then returned
The wealthy class use tho street cars as
hearses, and the friends follow beside the
car on foot
A LADY, travelling through Tyrol, over
heard the driver talking 70 a man at bis
side on the box. complaining Of his occups-
ton. He had worked hard many years, he
said, 70 get money enough 70 marry;
but the sum was far below what II must be
before the commune would give him per
mission to marry the woman 20 whom he
was engaged. IL increased 80 slowly that
he did not know II he should ever get tho
coveted permission.
THE Samoans, regarding whom 90 much
interest Is now felt, are considered tho
finest race among the Polynesian lslands.
They are graceful. pleasing, OF good phys
ique, and have q soft and musical language
They have been converted 20 Christianity,
and are very moral and honest On Sun
day no work is permitted on shore, nor are
natives allowed, IT Is said, 20 work on board
ships In port The sale Of liquors Is alb
solutely prohibited
A wKITEE IN Wide Awake relates be-
ing present "at the house Of q Parsee ner-
chant when their evening service took
place; and, 70 my great surprise, IL was
the simple act Of Bghtins their evening
lamp. Just al sunset, the doom and WIZ
dows arc closed, and the family assemble
around the large hearth lamp. The mother
repairs 70 an inner chamber. Hghts ter
taper q. q sacred light, kept ever burning
N most Parsee houses. rsingias her breath
with ~ by lightly blowing On u, then re-
turns 70 the family room, and Lights each
one II TIE seven wlcks Of the hearth lamp;
while the family stand around, and. wfse
hands crossed On their breasts, narrnux
their evening prAger'
a cziLD 10 The most wfnsoue teacher 10
the world. That mar is pas; hope VITO can
not learn lesson from child
THESE are people that 40 clothes can A.
Their very ssins hang as swkwAreiy about
them as IL made for somebody else.
oSs great trouble With those who 20 70
the bad 10 that they DO not think 70 provide
themselves with . return ticket
SoxE men are Ike popcorn 90 long q,
they keep cool they car nise what % IA
them, bet whenever they &c, r3gh; bot hey
turn wrong SIDE oEt
a xks's standiuR il he word zskes .
vide difference Ia the respect that II 40
corded hira 81 hss fel!ou-nxn- TIE po>s-
ten, and ros the nssa, 10 TOO frsegsntiy ~
object CT dsfsrence ard respect
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
TO BE TRIED FOR AN OLD CRIME.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. April 4-On the
10th of May, 1881, occurred the Altita pen
killing, one of the most celebrated in the
criminal annals of Texas. 1t was q fight
over some stolen cattle, and was between
what was known as the Wright gang on
one side and officers on the other. Deputy
Sheriff Mccoy, of Gonzales county, was
slain. Numerous indictments followed
and some arrests were made. One
Daily Durand turned states evil
dcnce, and joined the ranger
service for protection. One year later
young Lyons. of Karnes county, was put
on trial in the San Antonio district court
under a change of venue. Duraud testified
against him, but he was acquitted. About
a dozen others were indicted and their
trials We're to come I'D subsequently.
Among them was John Tumlnson, one
legged man from Atascosa county. On the
day after the Lyons trial Durand came to
the conclusion that he no longer needed pro-
lection and left for Atascosa county in
company with two or three of the parties
suspected Of implication in the Alti-
Ia affair. He did this in the face OF
strenuous advice from the officers. Three
days later his body was found on the side
of the road riddled with bullets Tumlin-
son was subsequently, convicted of hog
theft and was sent up for five years He
has served his term. and yesterday passed
through on his way to AtascoSa. He was
in charge of officers, and will be put on
trial for the murder of Dolly Durand, the
states witness who passed in his checks in
lSs2 1t is supposed that some new evil
dence has been secured.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
BOOTH AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 4-Edwin Booth with
his valet reached this city from Rochester
at $50 D. ID. DR.. ST. Clair Smith. Mr..
Booths physician, met him at the grand
central depot with carriage. They drove
to the Players club on East Twentieth
street. Mr.. Booth was in good spirits
though little weak and did not seem to
feel the long ride from Rochester. He
took supper at the Players club and za.
up in the green room talkieg with callers
until a late hour.
DIR. Smith said, after examining the
great tragedisu, that he bad suffered =
partial stroke OF paralysis, which was IN
doubtedly due 10 excessive smoking he
directed his patient to remain indoors and
enjoy quiet and rest for a few days DR..
Smith thought Mr. Booth would be able TO
resume his engagements
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

AUSTIN, Tex, April Ain the house this
morning petition was read from citizens
of Williamson county proposing to furnish
marble gratis for building governors
mansion.
Senate bill extending the law so as to
embrace rather fanciful variety theaters in
the definition of disorderly houses passed;
also senate bill validating certain irregular
surveys of school lands.
Senate bill amending the general road
law passed to third reading.
House bill known as the Sw1sher bill for
validating certain veteran land certificates,
so as to allow their location, was defeated.
The house refused to concur in the senate
amendments to the land bill and asked for
a conference committee.
Resolutions of respect to the late Hon.
A. S Bailey deceased member from the
county of Red River, were read and defer
red for consideration April 5.
After some other business OF minor in
terest the house adjourned.
The senate amended and passed the
house land bill for selling the school lands
subject to forfeiture for non-payments;
also concurred in house amendments to
senate bill allowing counties to issue
bonds to fund their Indebtedness; also
passed house bill allowing defendants in
criminal cases TO TESTIFY, also Cne mousse
military bill; also the house bill creating
boards of health in towns and villages.
The house railroad bill was reported adj
versely.
The house appropriation bill was amend
ed and passed.
The Clemens cotton freights railroad
bill vas defeated.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to the veterans pension bill.
House bill for working state convicts on
county roads was defeated.
Some minor business was transacted and
the senate adjourned.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
AN IMPORTANT BILL SIGNED

AUSTIN, Tex, April 4.-Governor Ross
today signed bill of important interest to
foreign corporations operating in the state.
The act embraces corporations of other
states and of any free city or municipality
engaging in business or soliciting trade in
Texas whether having an agency establish
ed in this state or not, and requires them
to file copies of their charter in
the Office of secretary of state
and procure business permits. The
bill provides for schedule of tees to be
charged such companies ranging from $25
to $500, according to the capital stock Of
the company. Failure to procure the per-
nit may be pleaded in abatement of such.
The bill does not apply to railroads or in-
surance companies. Foreign companies
doing business in Texas have four months
from the day the act takes effect to comply
with the terms thereof. and procure per-
mits which run for ten years. The bill re-
peals the act of the last session, emitting
the unconstitutional provisions Of that act
as to waving jurisdiction of the federal
courts.
Pimples, blackheads, red, rough, and
oily skin prevented by CUT1CURA SOAP.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
STILL They COME
FURTHER GOOD SHOWINGS FOR THE
YEARS CROPS.
One Hundred Counties of the State
Show Most Excellent
Conditions.
4 Larger Acreage and Better Stand OF
Wheat than for Years-Stock
in Good Shape.
Most Improvement in Western Counties
Full Details of the Terrible Havoc
by Wind and Fire in Dakota
Whole Counties Laid Bare
Several Lives Lost
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan. April
4.-The highest temperature was 10,
tie lowest 800. and the mean 80, with
light southeast to fresh and brisk south
winds. rising temperature and falling ba-
rometer.
Maximum velocity of the wind: South
% miles per hour at 2:15 p. N.
Reduced barometer at [ a. m. 5o.Go9
inches; at z D. N. 29.942 inches.
Mean relative humidity 43 per cent.
Last year ON April the temperature
was: At a. m. 62, at noon IS, at Z p. m.
&c, mean 60.
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. e.,
April 4-The Indications for twent-four
hours, commencing Friday, April ., at
z a. m.
For Missouri: Fair; higher temperature,
winds shifting TO southerly.
For Kansas: Fair; stationary temper?-
ture; southerly winds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
LITERARY LITTER.

Mas BCEsETTZ .ock week 20 cecsdc
upon the naEae ''PszntIsroy7 for her story.
EAnxu- Br,cHzs sroHEs son 10 writing
The biography o. rs llussr1ous rsotnsr, AID
sLI publish n when flashed
AZ Strasoozrg a Ge--.a1 Newspaper Of
tee year 100 Las beea fo-cd, WHICH N TIC
oides. German paper k,ov1-
PHILIP q. WELcz, who died recently.
maize bis jokes PSF. He cna,r!bTted 70
many papers s1d rec~svcc a income Of
g. 600 rear fro-a ia hzsao-
PEog J.Hksos, iecsGrz1g .. Brown Tni-
ver.sfy the os.er dxy On writers Of Amer
can history. sxs3; ~Is or OWE t2Ess James
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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET.

COMMON camp chairs are made very orna-
mental by covering with plush and finishing
| the ge with tiny silk tassels.
CREANED CKLERY.-Cut in inch pieces
and cover with milk, to which, when boil
ing, add salt and small piece of butter.
Serve hot This way of cooking celery Is
delicious.
A HANDSOME cover for round table is Of
plush, with a border Of Undiscovered rib
bon, with the design outlined with gold
tinsel cord, the edge finished with gold
fringe.
WEATHER should be consulted more than
it is by intelligent hoisekeepers in their
cooking. AS bright, warm day or evening
requires different clothes from cold, damp
or rainy day or evening, SO there should be
different kinds Of food for such different oc-
casions.
DECORATED wood baskets for parlor or
bedroom are very pretty. Procure COM
non splint market basket about twenty
inches wide, and cover the Stats with me-
talhc or lustra paints, using two shades,
and alternating the colors on the Stats.
Line with light blue cambria or any color TO
match outside and tie bows Of broad satin
ribbon to the handle at each side.
FRUIT FEosTrSe.-Boll one cup sugar and
one-third cup water together until it Will
thread. Beat white OF one egg very stiff
and pour on the strip gradually, beating
well; add currants, raisins and cItron and
spread on top Of cake. Stir currants, seed
less raisins, citron, cocoanut or candied
fruit of any sort tcutup fne) into the above
and spread over the cake.
CHEESE FRITTERs.-Put about a pint Of
water into saucepan with piece Of but
ter the size Of an egg. the least bit OF cay
enns, and plenty of black pepper. When
the water boils throw gradually into it SUI
fcieut -four 20 form a thick paste;
then take IT of the fire and work into IL
about one-quarter pound OF ground Par
messn cheese, and then the yelks Of three
or four eggs and the whites Of two beaten
up into froth. Let the paste res: for a
couple OF hours, and proceed 70 fry By
dropping pieces Of IL the size Of a walnut
into plenty Of hot lard Serve sprinklee
with very fine salt
CocoASUE CHI7s-.Beat the whites Of
couple of eggs 20 q stii froth with two
ounces Of powdered sugar and q few drops
OF the ELK of the nSt or OF orange
favored water; cut the kernel Of the COCA
nut into long STRIPS and Dup them care
fully in the white Of egg TIL taicxly coated,
then set or a sheet Of clean. white paper
ia the oven 20 bake I'll crisp, bit not col
ored. Cocozaut ice Is made pretty mach
the same way, only tie cocoanss - minced
fine and the mixture. kaif colored pink, TIE
other haif left white. - run INTO hgntly
oiled mould and baked. The mould rszs; DC
T.1 vr-f@s ali -r-d
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED.

DENVER, April 4-On receip, of tele-
graphic instructions from Superintendent
Hubbard, of the Chicago police, today. BeG-
ney Mckinney and Andy Larkins, two well
known horsemen, were arrested and are
being detained to await arrival of Chicago
officers. The arrest is something of
mystery. it being alleged the prisoners are
wanted in Illinois for stealing a string OF
valuable race horses from Kentucky The
horses arrived here yesterday in possession
of Mckinney and Larkins The animals
are reported to be worth between So. GO
and IS. eoo The prisoners refuse TO talk.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
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Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
FARMERS ARE HAPPY.
Ali Sorts Of Crops in the Best Condition
An Early Season.

TOPEKA, April State board of agricul-
ture reports now IN from about 500 cores
pondents, representing 100 counties of the
state. show wheat. rye, live stock of all
kinds. fruit and grasses in nearly every
county in the state are in unusually good
condition.
In some sections of western Kansas
wheat made small growth in the fall by
reason of dry weather, and the drouth be-
ing continued into early winter, there was
much anxiety among farmers with respect
to its condition. The winter, however,
was extremely wet, and later on moisture
came in the form of SHOWS. and in March
abundance of rainfall, bringing out the
wheat in splendid shape. Probably the
Dlant has never shown a more vigorous
and thrifty growth throughout the state
at this date than at the present
The winter being extremely mild ana
feed abundant, stock generally wintered
we'll The increase in area sown to wheat
in the state IN the fall of 1883, as compared
with that sown the previous year, rs "a per
yent. which gives a total area Tor the state
OF |, 1886, 427 acres, or an excess OF @oI, ioi
acres over that of the previous year. The
per cent reported winter killed amounts TO
practically nothing. General condition OF
the plant. as compared with full stand,
is unimpaired; vitality is practically 100
per cent. oo
The area sown to rye in the fall of 1883
varies but little from that sown the previ-
Gus year, and the condition of the plant
100 per cent, compared with the average
condition.
Live stock, with the exception OF a few
cases of distemper among horses and chol-
era in mild form among hogs, is generally
free from disease and in good condition.
The season is reported throughout the
state as at least two weeks earlier than
usual and the ground is amply supplied
with water and generally in an excellent
condition for crops. Chinch bugs are re-
ported in few counties IN the state but
NOT in sufficient numbers to excite alarm
among farmers.
On the whole the condition of the state
Is excellent and farmers are greatly en-
eouraged and hopeful.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
PLEASED WITH TIE NEWS

WASHINGTON, April 4-No news had
been received by officers of the navy de-
partment up to half past Z o'clock this
evening in regard to the floating of the
Nipsic at Samoa The announcement
through the Associated Press tina. the
vessel had been floated was received with
a great deal of satisfaction by Secretary
Tracy and the bureau officers of the navy
department.. That's good news: that S
good. | am glad to hear it," said the
secretary, and his face indicated as well as
his words the pleasure the tidings gave
him.
Commodore Walker. chief of the bureau
of navigation, was also highly gratiied
at the intelligence. That's atgain of one"
said he. IF we can get her afloat and
sent TO Auckland and repaired it will be
doing very well. am glad to hear she has
been fioated. The Nipsic is good boat a
very good one of her kind" He did not
think it likely the Trenton or Vandalia
could be saved. the dispatches indicating
they were TOO badly damaged.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
HARRIsoN,S DAY.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-This was the
presidents lightest day solar as callers
were concerned. They made up in talk,
however, what they lacked in numbers
and kept the president engaged in listen
ing throughout the entire time devoted to
business. Among those who saw the
president was Attorney General Miller.
Senator Hiscock and friends, Senator
Spooner and friends, Representatives AL
len, Burton and Butterworth, with Mr..
Lewis and daughter; Representative Cole
man and friends and Representative
Browne and friends, Walter Howard, ap-
plicant for the governorship of Alaska,
Justice William Strong, j. r. Pitkin, of
New Orleans, Senator Wolcott and Repre-
sentatives Osborne and Thomas.
Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
AN EYE TO BUSINESS.
The Rock Island Preparing for the Great
Rush to Oklahoma

TOPEKA. Kan, April 4.-The manage
ment of the Rock Island route are today
making arrangements to open up Okla
homa business. The general passenger
agent of that line, Mr.. John Sebastian,
states that every Indication points to an
immense business in the territory and a
heavy immigration to kingfisher and Fort
Reno, the former being the location of the
United States land Office. Arrangements
are also being made for line of stages to
run from the extension of the Indian Ter
ritory line of the Rock Island