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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09
CAPTAIN MeReDiTH,s POSITION.

WASHINGrOO, May Sat the cabinet
meeting yesterday it was finally deter
mined as announced last night that Frank
w. Palmer of Chicago should be appoint
ed public printer and William NJ. Mere
dith OF Chicago chief of the bureau of en-
craving and printing. These two offices
had given the administration more trouble
than any others. President Harrison an
nounced Immediately after his inaugura-
ton that he intended to make a change in
the in the office of public printer at a very
early day. Days and weeks went by and
the office was not filed. There were so
many candidates and it was so difficult to
make a choice between them that the pres
ident postponed the settlement of the
question. Captain Meredith finally with
drew from the race on the assurance that
he would be made chief of the bureau Of
engraving and printing Then a new
candidate for the office spraog up in the
person of ex-Representative Frank w.
Palmer of Chicago formerly postmaster
the Chicago Inter Ocean and the Chicago
Herald and once the proprietor of papers
in Dubuque and Des Moines, Ia, and he
had the support OF the Iowa delegation
added to that of the Illinois senators.
The Hon. Elijah Sells OF Salt Lake City,
appointed secretary of Utah territory. was
formerly a citizen OF Kansas and served in
the legislature of that state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09
INGALLS, AND HARRISON.

WAsHGNGToS, May s.-Senator Ingalls,
left today for his home in Kansa. His
last official act was to call upon the Presi-
dent and ask for the removal Of George W.
Click. the United States pension agent at
Topeka. Kan. Mr. Click Is the Democratic
ex-governor of Kansas, and was appointed
to his present position by the Cleveland adj
ministration. His term does not expire
until October g. Senator Ingalls,, in
presenting the case, stated that the
old soldiers OF Kansas desired
the early retirement Of Click
The fact that the ex-governor had been a
copperhead was particularly distasteful
to them, and they felt Inundated to re-
ceive their pension through his agency.
Under the circumstances, can thers
not be changeW queried the senator.
The president thought minute and re
pliet
Mr.. Cleveland let the other man stay
in until his term had expired. I do not
see that / can do less than Dir. Cleveland
did"
well, Mr. President. you know where
Mr. Cleveland is now" was the only reply
which the Kansas senator yeutured, and
the interview ended.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09
MILEAGE ALLOWANCES.

WASHINGTON, May a-The interstate
commerce commission devoted a session
today to hearing representatives of west
ern railroads in the matter of mileage al
lowances on different cars furnished by
shippers, car companies, individuals or
connecting lines; the manner of conduct
ing this business, etc. There were between
forty and fifty railroad men present when
the hearing was opened. The testimony
today showed that the railroad companies
are paying mileage of d of J. cent per
mile on all cars of connecting lines and on
many cars furnished by shippers owning
their own cars. 1t was also developed that
for short time back contracts have been
entered into by a number of western rail-
road companies with Armour, Swift &
Co., and other shippers of refrigerator
cars by means of which mileage allow
ance of l cent per mile is paid to these
shippers and not to other shippers. With
out concluding the hearing the commits
sioners took recess until $50 o'clock.
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CANADIAN RAILROADS.
Representatives of Those Roads Before the
Special Senate Committee.

NEW YORK. May S-When the senate
committee on railroads convened today
President j. j. Hill, of the St Paul, Min
nesota & Manitoba railroad was the first
witness called. He described in detail
subsidies and government gifts of money
and land to the Canadian Pacific railroad
already referred to by General Manager
Hixon of the Grand Trunk road. Senator
German, evidently with some purpose in
view, questioned witness for a long while
on the subject of the Canadian Pacific. Mr.
Hills remarks were often full of informa-
ton, but on many leading questions his
memory was apparently bad. He gave an
account of the probable route of the future
between Asia and Europe. The Canadian
Pacific road, he said, had fast line of
steamers running from its western termi-
nus to Asia and from its eastern terminus
TO Liverpool. ''In eighteen months" said
he, Il fully expect one can travel from
New York to Yokohama in two weeks"
us there much foreign trade-Asiatic
trade-coming over the Canadian Pacific
road?" asked Chairman Cullom.
Considerable. Some comes over our
road destined for Omaha
Chairman Cullom-'Nhy does it take
such a roundabout course:'
Probably because ) or cents a hun
bred pounds is an iuducement. We have
a differential rate and tine being no OBJ
ject it pays TO take advantage of the lower
rate"
Chairman Cullom asked whether or not
the road in question was not trying TO get
an outlet across the state of Maine and
after a cross question or two Chairman
Cullomasked: Nv hat If we made Canada
part of American"
well, | think the Canadians would
make good Americans" answered Mr..
Hill with a smile.
The witness also treated his hearers 70
an exhaustive address on the question
of the application of water route TO rail-
road rates and concluded by making 4
statement that along shallow waterways
such as the Mississippi river railroad
could be constructed along the levees
which could transport freight cheaper
that the high pressure steamboats,.
ErastuS Wyman next took the witness
chair. The construction of the Canadian
railways he says, has been more 10 con-
tribute TO closer relationship between
east and west than anything else. Mr..
Nyman spoke strongly in favor Of COM
mercIaI reciprocity and figures out how in
that event Canadian territory viii at
once build up by emigration from
Europe and largely from the
United States. Close Interchange
OF ideas and peoples must eyentuatly
bring about one grand republic Any at
tempt 20 shut out the Canadian lines from
operating in this country would be seri-
Gus blow 10 western American farmers
and would be badly received by the Cana
dian people, according 20 Mr. Wymaa.
is it policy Tor the Americans" asked
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Senator Blair, 'to help with their re-
sources to build up great nation with
hostile. or at least alien, connection on the
north of us?H
''The tie which binds Canada to England
is but a sentiment. The state of New
York today, in a certain sense, is far
more important to England than all
of Canada. Canada cannot stay as
she is She must either become an indie
pendent republic or join with the United
States. There are many forces at work in
Canada. The hopes of great party there
rest entirely upon one old man. After the
death of Sir John Macdonald will come
the deluge."
Mr. Wyman also spoke at considerable
length ON the various Jesuit, Catholic and
Orange movements in Canada, but said
that the farmers, fishermen, lumbermen
and miners all favored commercial union,
which of itself was step toward annexa-
ton.
The session will be resumed tomorrow
and President VanHorne, of the Canadian
Pacific, and Presidents Newell, of the
Michigan Central, and Ledyard. of the
Michigan Southern, will be present.
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JUMPED THE TRACK.
Two Persons Killed and Others Injured
by Railway Accident.

CLEVELAND. May s-The north bound
passenger train on the Valley railroad,
which was due here at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, entered the city limits on time
and was running along at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour, when the smoker
left the track. II turned TO the righS and
collided with a car loaded with coal on a
side track There were fourteen passen-
gers IN the smoker at the time, two Of
whom were instantly killed and four
Others were painfully injured. A half
dozen other passengers were bruised and
cut, but not seriously. The front end Of
the smoker was demolished, the roof be-
ing over the coal car and the floor beneath
it after it had settled. The dead and in
Jured We're brought 20 the city at once and
were provided for by the railway officials
II is said that the smoker is an old one
and much out OF repair. The train con-
sisted OF baggage car, smoker and one
coach. A lady in the coach was thrown
against the seat by the shock and one OF
her ribs was fractured
The dead and wounded are as follows:
OF wealty coal operator, - years old;
George kempf. OF "A Erin avenue, Cleve-
Land, travelling salesman. % years old
lnlurcd-Lawrence O'Conneil, Akron,
O., left leg fractured; Mrs Caroline
ChiItzy, . Ohio street, Cleveland. rib
broken; William NJ. Clark. Brooklyn. y.
l., agent OF the Missouri Pacific railway,
left leg bruised; James G. Taylor, Cam
bridge, o., accountants aud paymaster OF
the Cleveland & Marietta railroad, cut IN
the face
Young DobeTt was on his way here TO
witness game Of base ball between the
Cleveland and Indianapolis clubs The
smoker was the only car that left the
track.
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THE MA1cHEr1 MURDER.

GALENA, ILL.,, May S.-Excitement in
this section over the assassination on Sun
dav afternoon of Prof. II. T. Matchett.
principal of the public schools of Hanover,
has abated somewhat and all danger of
interference with the due course of the
law IN the matter of dealing with the
murderer has been averted- From the
testimony brought out at the inquest be-
fore Squire Perry, of Elizabeth, it appears
that Prof. Matchett and the young man
Wesley Prisk, his companion az the time
OF the murder, were walking together
in the public highway when they
were joined by Skene, who came out of the
yard of one John Rankin, and the three
men proceeded leisurely along together,
conversing in friendly manner at the
same time. When they had gone about
100 feet, Skene stepped behind Matchett
and shot him in the back of the head with
a revolver, killing him instantly. He then
quick as flash, shot at Prisk, hitting him
in the arm. All this transpired so quick
~ that when Prisk turned to see what had
happened he saw Matchetr falling to the
ground and Skene with his revolver
pointed at him (Prisk). The latter
started to run. but hearing Skene's
revolver snap again, he turned
around, held up both hands and begged
Skene not TO shoot. Seeing, however, that
him, Prisk turned and ran for his life.
Skene followed in hot pursuit, shooting as
he ran, and chased Prisk full half mile,
only desisting when they were nearing the
house of Frank Bowden. Prisk reached
Bowden's house more dead than alive,
with two bullets lodged in his arm and
one in his side. At last accounts the
wounded man was resting quietly, but he
Is III a critical condition in the estimation
OF his attending physician. 1t further APP
pears that Jonathan Skene, the murderer
of Prof. Matchett and intended slayer Of
Wesley Prisk. is lad of only 16 years of
age. He is the son of Supervisor Skene,
of Derenda, very excellent and up
right man and well-to-do farmer
and stock raiser. The father was in Gale
ma today, the picture of despair. Young
Skene has the reputation Of having been a
reader of Observation-Disclosures stories and
Jesse James literature. He has carried a
revolver for years and is good slot. He
refuses to talk about the murder except to
declare his innocence, and manifests the
utmost uncOncern oyer his present condi-
ton, carrying out the programme of indif-
ference and sang froid in the Jesse James
style. 1t is reported today that young
Skene's pony was found tied to tree near
the scene of the murder yesterday after
noon. 1t Is also said that there was an
other witness to the shooting, it being a
young lady who was approaching in a
buggy at the time the trgedV occurred.
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CORNELL ASSOCIATION.

KANSAS CITY, May s.-Tbe first annual
banquet OF the southwestern Cornell asso-
citation was held at the Midland hotel in
this city tonight at which upwards Of fifty
former students Of Cornell university
were present. Letters Of congratulations
from Governor !. u. Foraker. a Ohio,
Judge Douglass BoardmaU, Of New York.
Prof Keilerman. Of Kansas agricultural
college, Profs. Waterman. 7. Hewitt Z.
c Shsckford, A y. Prentiss. r. a
Fuer,es. T. Hitchcock and many Others
were read
Brief addresses we're made by Rabbi
Henry BerkowItz a3d other Comedians
Tie southwestern association Vas organ
lied only a few moutns ago and DOW hls
4 membership q nearly 10.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE. WICHITA, Kan. May
S.-The highest temperature was $50,
the lowest 6So and the mean 74o, with
high to fresh south winds, slightly warm
er, partly cloudy weather, low barometer.
Maximum velocity of the wind: South,
80 miles per hour at l a. N.
Reduced barometer at a. M. 20 566
inches; at p. N. 29624 inches.
Mean relative humidity 70 per cent.
Last year on May the temperature
was: At z a. IN, so, at noon 81, at z p. m.
SO, mean 81; 20 degrees cooler than this
year.
FRED L. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
May S.-The indications for twenty four
hours, commencing Thursday, May 8, at
Ia.
For Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska,
fair followed by local rains, southerly
winds becoming variable, slightly cooler.
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SEVENTY FAMILIES HOMELESS
Moreland, a Suburb Of Chicago, Visited by
Disastrous fire.

CHICAGO, May s.-Seventy families were
rendered homeless by a fire which swept
the suburban village of Moreland this af-
ternoon. The ire started in the Presby-
terrain church and burned at least thirty
stores and dwellings. 1t is estimated that
the ruins cover twenty-five acres of ground.
The district is that portion of the village
lying east'of Forty-eighth street and was
recently annexed to Chicago. The Presby-
terrain church stood at the corner of Park
avenue and Forty street. 1t was a
frame building and made a tremendous
blaze and the sparks were carried long dis
tances by a strong southwest wind and
lack of fire extinguishers are manly re-
sponsible for the catastrophe.
The families burned out were mostly in
poor circumstances. Many will be forced
to camp out all night ON the prairie guard
ing the property which they had saved.
The loss is estimated at 500, 900; insurance
about $50 GOO
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UNiTARlaNs IN CONFERENCE

TOPEKA, Kau.. May She snaua
conference q the Unitarian church Of Kan
SIS is now in session 10 this city. The az
nual sermon was preached last night b,
Rev. J. Z. Roberts, q. Kansas City. fro-a
the taxi Il and M Father are one Ihs
Convention net this morning a. -
O'Clock Ia Unity chapel ard NJ, Barnss
Of Junction Clty. led religions confer
eace. 4 business TneetibZ fo.iowea AID
reports from delegates of churches Eae
usission stations Nsrs red judge Ne
Crary. Q. Kansas City, led tie rasu!z~
discussion on TIE best methods * con
Quoting missionary work Ihla nftsroooz
there was a serrnon followed by severzl
essays. This evening this Hou- G-ursa X
Peek read . pap@r 90 The Pu-Ifaus."
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AGONY is CoUrted

By persons who, attacked by mild form
of rheumatism. neglect TO seek prompt re-
lief. Subsequent torture is prevented by
an immediate resort to Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. Slight exposure, an occasion
al draught. will beget this painful ma!ady,
where there is predisposition to it in the
blood. 1t is not difficult to arrest the
trouble at the outset, but we'll nigh I'M
possible to eradicate it when matured
No evidence in relation to this superb
blood depurent is more positive than that
which establishes its efficacy as a proven
tive and remedy for rheumatism. Not
only is it thorough, but safe, which the
vegetable and mineral poisons, often taken
taken as curatives of the disease, are not
Besides expelliug the rheumatic virus
from the system, it ovecomes fever and
ague, biliousness, constipation and dys-
peDsia
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THENATIONAL COMPLAINT.

Thomas J. Riley, 524 West Sixty-frst
street, n. Y, writes:
had very severe attacks of dyspepsia,
accompanied with wind and pains in the
side and stomach. Everything l ate disa-
greed with me, and lost flesh daily. In
ternal medicine only afforded me temper
airy relief.z l commenced applying ALI
cocks Porus Plasters, one on the pit of
the stomach and one below, just above the
navel. In a few hours my pains very
much abated. In two days my food ap-
peared to agree with me. Al the end of a
week l was nearly well, but continued
wearing the plasters as a precaution. l
have used altogether six plasters, and
must say they are the cheapest and best
medicine ever invented.
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EUlNEO SY ElRE.

SULLIVAN. Mich. May s.-Forest fires L.
nited this town yesterday noon and burned
the larger portion of IT. The loss. as as
certained TO date. is: Ainger. Waldron &
Devoist, logs and lumber. 5000; Sullivan
Lumber company, lumber, &c, 90. 1900
900 feet Of logs al X c. Spaulding's mill,
$4,000: A. +. Bliss, lumber and logs,
&, 200: McFie & Son, sl,JO OF lumber.
90.
Twenty-Five families were rendered
homeless and destitute. Grand Rapids
sent an engine that worked all last night
70 save the Sullivan Lumber company 5
mill. Over 20 people were fed and shell
tered az Rsvena, a village FIVE miles dis
carr
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IN THE NORTH

SIOUX FALLS, Oak, May s.-The heavi-
est, steadiest winds ever known in this
section prevailed Monday and Monday
night, eliminating in rain. About mid
night the wind blew box car from the
side track on 10 the main track Of the Chi
cage. Milwaukee & 81. Paul railroad At
Dell RAPIDS freight train running at full
speed struck the car aud the entire train
and locomotive were wrecked. Fred
Smith, n brakeman, was instantly killed.
Several Others, including passengers,
ESCAPED with bruises
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RESULTED LOCk-JAW

NEWCASTLE, Pa, May S-About two
weeks ago John Talbot, an iron worker.
was engaged in a high-jumping contest.
A stick of wood was placed crosswise on a
bucket on the top of bucket, when Tai
bot undertook TO leap over it one foot
struck the stick, knockingit Off the bucket
in such a way that one end went into the
ground and Talbot fell upon the other end
which penetrated his abdomen, infiicting
what was considered at the time slight
wound. In few days he returned 10
work, and kept at the works two or three
days He took Ill on Saturday night, and
died at an early hour this morning in
great agony of lock jaw
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MINISTER HYas ATTOpEKa,

TOPEKA, Kan. May s-Hon. Thomas
RYAN. the new minister 70 Mexico, arrive!
from Washington today. The citizens VIII
tender him q reception tomorrow evening
at the senate chamber, after which a ban
uuet will be spread at the Copeland he
will leave for tie Clty Of Mexico some
time next week.
4 meeting O. The of.scials. Directors sEs1
stockholders q ths santa Re railroad viii
take place IN this city tomorrow InorI =
The result Of the meeting Is looked for
ward 20 with considerable interest Pres
icerIt Strong and other pru5a5pea: Sscts
Re men arrived n tie csty ioe4S.
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c., ST. & K. C. DIRECTORS.

ST LOUIS, May Sat the annual meet
ing of the Cleveland St. Louis & Kansas
City. the road which is approaching St.
Louis from Alton and st. Charles on the
north and witch is be constructed westward
through Missouri to Boonville, the fol-
lowing directors were elected: T. c. Clarke,
f. c. Holdings, f. II. Emerson and Geo.
Vansieler, New York city; Jas. Roosevelt,
Irvington-on- Hudson, \. Y; r. w. Webb,
Madison, n. j.; p. X. Green, Jersey City,
n j.. and j. T. X. HAYWARD, St. Louis.
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MIxSEAPoLIs. May s.--The Northwest
ern Miller today says: THE mills aver
aged rather better during the closing part
Of last week and the -four output for the
week reached very fair proportions consid-
eriug that there was almost complsto
idleness during one day. The aggregate
output was - - barrels, averaging Il, 7Us
barrels daily. against i02.g3D barrsis the
previous week and igS, DO barrels for tie
corresponding time in lS5-".
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eAvAces OF CIT WORMS

LITTLE Rock. May s.-Rsports from all
sections ia southern Arkansas are 70 tie
effect that farmers are considerably alarm
ed By THE raYages Of cut worms Ia many
places In Drew bradley pnd DsshA eo1s.
ties farmefs have planted cotton a. many
rs three times and each time the plant hss
been destroyed b. the worms Merchants
are appreAeusive and business "a pafaiJzet-
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1SRsR!.;p!;!Es''
- D. 5;:S e.
13o North Main Street.
BaLD-KNoesERs MUST HANG.

ST LOUIS, MAY s.-Governor Francis
after a long consultation today with the
attorneys in the Bald knobber cases and
full consideration of the whole subject,
declined to interfere with the decision Of
the court. The condemned men, David
and William Walker. father and son. alId
John Matthews, will therefore be hanged
next Friday at Ozark, Mo.
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THE FRISCO MEETING.

ST. LOUIS, May Sat the regular an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
St Louis & San Francisco railway held in
this city today 19l, 19l shares of stock were
represented. The old board of directors
were reelected as follows: William T.
Buckley, George Coppell, Walker l.. Frost,
|. K. Gates, George j. Gould, Bryce Gray,
c. p. Huntington, John O'Day, Horace
Porter, John Patton, Jesse Seligman, Rus
sell Sage and 4. L. Winslow.
The annual meeting of the directors was
called for 11:30 and there being no quorum
present the board adjourned to meet in
New York
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npnIIrH IN iiIlnOls.

CHICAGO, May e.-Western railroad Of
ficials are becoming discouraged over con-
tinuance az the drou;h. Reports from
points on the Illinois lines especially shOu
pressing need for rain. In central III
nois the ground Is cracking open and TIE
reports indicate that week or two u8ors
without rain viii be disastrous. The sta
alton IL not as bad further west.
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IlOlIOR SFlzIlRES

LEAyEswoRTH. Kan.. May s.-For soms
days the police OF this city. under the in
structions Of the commissioners. have
been condseating all packages containing
liquors coming in vehicles from scross tho
river in Missouri. The owners Of tho
goods today brought suit. OF rspleyin for
their property and viii have the matter
brought TO an immediate adjudication by
the courts. Mes-rs. Fenlo and Gillipat-
rick have the case Ia hand.
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ELECTRIC BELT FREE.

To introduce it and obtain agents the
undersigned firm will give away a few OF
their s German Electric Belts, invented
by Prof Van der Weyde. president OF ths
\. y. Electric society (U. 5. pat $50. 6tT).
positive cure for nervous debility, rheuuaa-
tisgn, loss Of power etc. Address Electric
Agency. Box us, Brooklyn, y. Y. Write
10 them today.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09

II the Arcade" does as II saws
if the Arcade" advertiseS and
really does sell a double hem
stitched gents pure linen hand
kerchief for % cents that other
houses insist on asking 35 and 40
cents for why not give the AR
cade" the preference, especially
where you can save money?
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| F

II the Arcade Dry Goods Co
sells the Selfsame goods for less
money than any house in Wichi-
Ia why should not everybody go
there and buy?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09

II you can buy for 50. so at the
arcade the same bill OF dry
goods that others Sell for $1,000
why not 60 70 the Arcade" and
save the S1.5O?