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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-15
TEXAS DEEP WATER.
The Commission Proposed by Senator Coka

| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 1.-THE
passage of Senator Coke's bill for the crea.
| ton of a commission of United States en-
gineers to examine the coast of Texas and
| report the most feasible point for the
| construction OF deeper harbor, has
| caused much interest and discussion in
this section. The people are not par
ticularly impressed with the results to
to follow the commissions work nor
have they any great confidence in the
possibility of obtaining enough money in a
| lump from the governor to render the
prosecution Of the present Improvements
desirable. There is a settled feeling that
so long as the present system of making
appropriations exist, the chances Of Aran-
sas Pass or any other Texas port are ex-
ceedingly meager. A very prominent res
ident Of Arkansas City, who has made a life
OF large landed interests, ana himself an
engineer Of no mean requirements, said
TODAY:
Il most sincerely trust that the COM
mission will make an unfavorable report
as to the capabilities of Arkansas Pass.
1t is the very best thing that could
happen to us We will never secure
OF appropriation, and the dribble
system is all that we can hope for from the
national congress. Private capital will
get deep water, and private capital only.
The mouth of the Brazos never amounted
to anything until it was thrown aside as
impossible by the government engineers;
but for that blessed report no work OF i'm
provement would be in progress there to-
day. The fact that it was warred from
the river and harbor bill rendered it Access
sible to the money of individuals. Con-
gress had no objection to allowing
them to dump their cash at a point
which the infallible military and en-
gineers had pronounced unavail-
able. The same conditions would result
with US when Arkansas Pass is branded as
sort of shallow-water pariah among
ports. The private capital which believes
in it and is waiting for the opportunity
will step in and make harbor of 1t. Be
fore the FIftietb congress adjourned | re-
ceived assurance from Mr., Grain that our
bill to improve Arkansas upon the no-water
no-pay principle would not pass, because
it was opposed by the engineers, who in
sisted upon the pursuance of their plans
under government appropriations.
Galveston and Eads together
said Mr.. Grain TO me, failed to carry a
bill which was based upon the same no
water no pay principle, and they have failed
in the case OF Arkansas, because both
points are beneficiary of the river and har-
Dor bill.
Therefore," the speaker continued, 81
repeat what | said at first. | hope that
Aransas Pass will be unfavorably viewed
by the commission. When congress gives
US the opportunity afforded the BraZos
syndicate, we will have deep water for the
vast west and northwest in d verT short
time. ~
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COLLAPSE OF AN ALLEGED CLAIM
RlIREkII

CHICAGO. March 1A--Alfred Post, who
for long time ran a freight claim bureau
here, left Chicago February l6. He left q
number of anxious acquaintance who
have in vain tried to locate him. He is
supposed to be in Mexico. He left osteu-
sibly for the benefit of his health but
some of his acquaintance claim that be
left TO avoid trouble and that hts freight
claim bureau was nothing but a gi-
gantic bubble. The deputy sheriff.
who levied on some of Posts prop
erty to satisfy the Judgment OF his credi-
tors. is under the impression that his
liabilities will reach the sum OF $500 600.
Post came to Chicago from New York
about five years ago and obtained employ
ment in the freight-claim department OF
the Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy rail-
road He was discharged in 1856, and then
conceived he idea of starting the claim
bureau. His intention was to buy up
claims against the railroad companies.
Every railroad company has q regular
treight-claim department, where claims
of from $4,000 TO Si,OOU,u00 for
rebate Hon excess charges or AdamaRed
freight are presented each year. Posts
idea was that lie could buy up these claims
at perhaps from twenty-five cents To fifty
cents on the dollar. and knowing the rail-
road business so much better than the
claimants, get them cashed and realize
handsomely. Somehow this plan did not
pan out as well as expected, and Post then
formed "A copartuership with a man nam
ed Charles Bicknell Posts plan Cor max
ing money proved failure until he sue
ceeded interesting number OF monled
men. He would have a mutual friend call
on a capitalist and invite him TO invest IN
the bureau which, it was represented.
would pay Is per cent. "A month dividend.
By speciOus and plausible representa-
tions Post succeeded in interesting q mum
Der OF moneyed men and soon braDched
out in fine style, living IN fashionable fats
on Michigan avenue and establishing a
private stable second 10 none In the city.
\ short time ago a gentleman was asked
b. e friend in a western town TO investi-
gate The bureau, and, finding No report
of il in the mercantile agencies,
pursued his inquiries among the rail-
road officials OF the city, discovering that
the bureau had no standing whatever and
that several of the companies bad refused
to transact any business with Post. Cali
ing on the latter, he claims 70 have ascer-
tanned that from the time Of its Inception
the bureau had not done enough business
to pay expenses. Soon after this Post left
the city, after, 10 IS claimed, hsv-
ing obtained large sums Of money
from several Of the investors. This
fact of his disappearance was made
known when attachments on his stable
and other property In this city were sworn
out Monday evening by Sanford & Cook.
diamond brokers OF New ORR, Of whom.
it is said, Post has obtained $500 worth
Of iewelrv within the past year and a half
Mrs. Post was PREPARING 70 leave the
city Monday night when the attachments
xaryat
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ApPeaLsF FROM THE MOTHER.

OMAHA, Neb., March i4.-'In the name
of God; in the name OF the Holy Virgin;
IN the name Of, Jesus Christ, / beg of you
20 sign this and then on her Bonded knee
poor old Mrs. Barrett presents petition
for voa to.s;gn II is drawn mp IN defense
of the characters OF her two sons, Tim and
Peter, who are to hang in Minneapolis on
the I'D.
Mrs Barrett, once quite wealthy. has
spent thousands Of dollars II attempting
TO secure the acquittAl of her sons She
had reduced herself to the uealess fare
and parted with the comforts Of life and
given up Der house to live IN barn, ali in
the effort to save the lives OF Der sons She
is aged, in poor health and seemingly kept
on her feet only by the foriora hope II
seeing her sons allowed TO live. II, even, IN
a penilensiary. Day after day she goes
from man 70 nan and gets siyners 70 tie
petition, in the hope that IL VIII have suf-
icient weight with the governor Of Mime.
sofa 30 induce him 70 grant rcorteve
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LIVELY TIMES AT PRIMARIES:

KANSAS CITY, March 1.-THE Republic
caa primaries in Kansas City, Kan, to-
night were attended by lively Incidents
Mayor Harmon, who was elected last year
on the Republican ticket and who has
been nominated by the knights of Labor,
was opposed by a large number of Repub-
licans for denomination. Tonight's prim-
aries resulted in his overwhelming defeat.
Aldermen Reagan and Looney, Democrats,
of this city, tried to help Harmon out by
taking thirtv-seven men across the line to
work in his interest. They challenged
every voter and made themselves obnox-
ious generally until finally both Reagan
and Looney were arrested on the charge CT
drunkenness and disorderIy conduct
Reagan resisted the officer and was severe
ly dubbed on the way to the station house
Both men were bailed out. Their follow
ers retreated in good order to the Missouri
side of the line and none of them were ar
rested.
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THE OPIUM SMUGGLING GASES,

BISMARCK, OAK, March a The opium
smuggling trial was closed in the United
States court here this evening. In the
case of Curran, the old man first arrested
for transporting the opium from Canada
to Dakota, the jury disagreed, standing
eight for acquittal and four for convic-
ton. Curran then changed his pleadings
of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the
charge of facilitating in the transporta-
ton of the opium, but not to intentional
wrong doing After a conference with
the attorneys the case against Cur
ran was dismissed. and sentence ON
the charge to which he pleaded guilty
was suspended. Leonard, the Denver man
to whom the opium was consigned, was
sentenced to seven months in the peniten-
tiary. 1t is believed that the action in the
case of Curran means that he furnished
evidence which will lead to the arrest of
he entire gang. which has been engaged in
J muogling opium for years. 1t is un-
1 oubtedly a gigantic combination, and
Il cir dishonest gains reach into the mill
II ms. They have been operating all along
D. Canadian border.
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WILL DISCRIMINATE.
Adverse Legislation viii be Net by the
Packing Houses.

KANSAS CITY, March IA buyer for
one of the biggest Kansas City dressed
beef houses today made a statement to
the effect that the passage of any hostile
legislation to the packing house industry
would be resented by the peculiar means
of boycotting the cattle of the state or
states enacting such legislation. Colorado
has already passed such a law and the
buyer said: "You may rest assured that
we will not buy single bullock that has
a Colorado brand on it, and the same
course will be pursued with other states
that pass similar laws"
What the effect Of this novel boycott
would be was not stated, but the buyer
affirmed that the boycott.would not curtail
operations of the pressed beef houses, be
cause they buy only one-half of the cattle
received here and two-thirds in Chicago.
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THURSTON NOT DISAPPOINTED.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Judge John NJ.
Thurston, of Omaha, who was temporary
chairman of the national committee which
nominated General Harrison, said tonight:
Il am not disappointed in not being made
a member of the cabinet. For a while |
was Inclined TO think that | could be of
service to the northwest as secretary of
the interior and if | had been made any
thing that is what would have liked,
but | suppose if for no other reason my
connection with railway interests was SUI
ficient to prevent my selection"
Judge 1hurston added that there is no
Office which General Harrison can now
offer him that would be any inducement
for him to leave his present business and
after all he is rather glad ne was not made
a member Of the cabinet.
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AID FOR CONFEDERATE HOME

New YORK, March 14.-Secretary Oliver
Downing, of the New York citizens COM
.-littee to aid the national confederate
soldiers home at Austin, Tex, has re-
ceived letter from General Alfred Pleas
ton containing money. Another letter
from Mrs General Grant encloses check
for So. The letter is as follows:
Oliver Downing, Secretary, etc.
Dear Sir-General Grants kindly feeling
toward the southern people, though they
were once his enemies. is Mrs. Grants rea-
son for sending the enclosed check. She
wishes you success in your efforts
FEED ID. GRANT,
For Mrs Grant
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IT WORKS BOTH WAYS.
PACKERS WILL RESENT HOSTILE
LEGISLATION.
Dressed Beef Houses Will Boycott
Cattle From States lnjurlng
Their Trade.
A Representative Of Packing House
Authority for the statement-The
Buyers VIII Not be In
convenienoed
President Harrison Appealed to From Ok
lahoma for Immediate Action, to the
End that Crop May be Secured
this Year-A Fight at the
Kansas City, Kan, Pri-
maries-Items.
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan. March
1.-THE highest temperature was IA,
the lowest 500. and the mean 600, with
brisk to high south winds, warmer cloudy
weather, and falling barometer.
Maximum velocity of the wind south
"a miles per hour at 1855 p m.
Reduced barometer at a. IN. 2959o
inches; at z p. m. 90 800 inches.
Mean relative humidity 81 per cent.
Last year. on March ii, the tempera-
ture was: At a. n. "a, at II IN. 81,
and at D. m. 81, and the mean Al.
FRED l.. JOHNSON. Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, d. c.,
March 1.-THE indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Friday, March 10.
at a. m. are as follows:
For Missouri-Fair; followed Friday by
light rains, colder variable winds with Sc
we're local storms.
For Kansas-Light rain, turning into
snow; colder, northerly winds.
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4 MINING q TRlKE.

HELENA, Mont, Marc 4-Reports CT
another rich strike in the Cumberland
mine at Castle are yer Z led. The White
Sulphur Springs syndicat 9, who bonded
the mine some time az are Developing
the property. The strike : a. made while
running a cross-cur IN tt main shaft
early last week, when a fIe body Of ore
was discovered which yis DIS si1ty-dve
per cent of lead and fifty oLn ices Of silver
per ton. Fbe svneiter at Casa . viii proba-
bly, no; be put in operation u lls summer,
but the ore from the Camber3 I'd viii be
freighrsd 20 Livingston amt shipped 70.
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was taken out, making five dead removed
from the ruins. Martin Conner, who wa!
SO terribly scalded that he will die, is 2
| years of age and unmarried. He came tx
this city short time ago from Baltimore
The names of the most seriously injured
are: John Forest, a helper, aged 70 years
Harvey Barr, helper aged - years
william Kelly. John Barber, and james
Cartney, boilers makers.
Cartney was recently married Line
others are single men.
The boilers were insured six months age
and were thought to be in first class con-
dition. The real cause of the explosion
will probably never be known, as the en-
gineer was killed outright and no one else
has been found who was in the engine
room at the time the disaster took place.
The work of rescue was concluded late
this afternoon, but no more bodies were
found. All the employees have been &C.
counted for. OF the sixty-five workmen
five were killed and eleven injured, a num-
Der Of them quite seriously. Stephen Car
ter. however is the only one in danger
Gus condition. He will probably die.
A corrected list of the killed and injured
IS as follows:
Gus LINNEBAU. engineer, % years old,
single.
JAMES CARTER, boiler maker. 80 years
OLD, married.
JACOB RHEINHEIMER, boiler maker, 2S
years old, married.
CHARLES AUTENBACHE, boiler maker, 45
years old, married
DANIEL CLARK, boiler maker. 30 years
old. single,
Stephen Carter, skull fractured in two
places, hands badly burned; will probably
die
Martin Conner, painfully injured about
the head and legs.
Frank Monesky, boy injured about the
head and legs.
James McCool, William Kelly, Harry
Barr, William Froner, William Beck,
James Mckee, John Forest and b. +. Lee,
all more or less cut and bruised, but not
seriously hurt
Peter Toney, boy, was buried under
meath some timbers and was painfully in
jured about the head and legs, but will
recover.
The cause of the explosion is still mys-
terry. No investigation has been made as
yet. Some of the men said they heard the
guage tried just few minutes before the
explosion and everything seemed all right.
Everyone spoken to on the subject eX-
pressed confidence in the engineer and said
he was careful and competent man and
one who was unusually careful about his
work. The boiler had been in use eight
years. The loss will reach $4,000.
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KANSAS EASTERN STAR OFFICERS.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, March 1.-THE grand
chapter of the order Of the Eastern Star of
the state of Kansas adjourned at late
hour tonight after banquet rendered by
the local lodge. The following officers
were elected: Grand matron, Lottie Z.
Young, Ottawa; grand patron, George A.
Clark, Lyons; assistant grand matron.
Ellen VI. Smith, Osborne: assistant grand
patron, William Julien, Olathe, grand
treasurer, Jennre ". Pearsall, Fort Scott:
grand secretary, Kinda E. Chesney. Tope-
ka: grand chaplain, J. A Regnell. Nc
Pherson: grand marshal, Mary L. Bene-
dict. Lyons; grand conductress, Aida
Underwood, Hutchinson, grand associate
conductress, Albertina Sperry, Neodesha
Ada. Emma Lamere, Sickerson; Ruth,
May Charlton, Lawrence: Esther, Jessie
Brundage, Ellsworth; Electa, Elida Chad
bourne. Kansas City Kan; Martha, Emma
Hard, Kansas City, Kan: warder, Dizzie
Gabriel, Parsons; sentinel. A. c. Peck.
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A PLEA FOR ACTON.

PURCELL, /. T., March l4-The follow
ing message was sent TO President Harri-
son today by Harry Hill and party after
spending the day at the Oklahoma BOOM
ers' camp around Purcell:
THE situation in Oklahoma is critical
1t is a national necessity TO have action at
once in Oklahoma. If theithousands Of
actual honest settlers clamorlug for ad-
mission are deprived of the right to
settlement till too late to make crop it
will be severe disappointment and will
cause actual starvation on the border"
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MDOW FOUND GUILTY.
Editor Dawson's Murderer and His Coach
man Held For Trial.

CHARLESTON, S. c., March 1.-THE in
quest in Captain Dawson's case was begun
and concluded this morning, Solicitor Jer-
vey, of the judicial circuit, assisting at the
examination. The proceedings, notwith-
standing a drenching rain, attracted a
great crowd of spectators. Four witnesses
were examined.
Policeman Gordon, to whom DR.. Nc
Dow, the prisoner. surrendered, testified
to the fact and related conversation with
the prisoner en- route to the station house.
The only material statement is that the
prisoner admitted killing Dawson
G. W. Harper (colored) hackman, testi-
fed he was on the opposite side of the
street when Dawson entered McDow's of
fee; that after the shooting he heard the
words: you said you would take my
life, now | have taken yours" Harper
testified that colored woman A vender of
peanuts was peeping through the window
and that McDow's cook, Emma Drayton,
came to the gate and ordered her away.
Moses johnson, McDow's coachman
testified and denied all knowledge of the
killing. He heard the shot in the doctors
office and was ordered by DR.. McDow's
wife to investigate the cause, but swore he
did not go.
Emma Drayton, the cook, also denied
any knowledge of the affair, except as 10
hearing the pistol shot. She denied a,.great
deal of Moses Johnson's testimony. also
the testimony of Policeman Gordon and
Hackdriver Harper.
A woman named Jane Mitchell was ar
rested on suspicion Of being the peanut
vender seen at McDow's window. She de-
MED having been there. She was not iden-
fled by Harper.
The testimony, practically developed
nothing new. DIR. Mellow having declined
to make a statement before the jury, the
verdict was as follows: THAT the de-
Ct sed came TO his death from gun shot
wound inflicted By gun in the hands of
Dr. r. B. Mellow, and that Moses john
son. colored, was an accessory before the
fact"
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COMMITTED SuiCIDE.

KANSAS CITY. March 14.-Adolp phi Vanay,
alias John McKinsey, committed suicide
last night by taking morphine in his no.
tel. He was 50 years old and was en-
route from Phoenix, Ariz,, to New York,
where his son is employed. He was a
mining operator of means, and when he
left Phoenix he had over $4,000 in cash
and checks. While in Denver he was
swindled out of all his money by bunco
men, and it is supposed his loss drove him
temporarily insane.
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STARVING HIMSELF TO DEATH

AUGUSTA, Ga, March Jon February
Is John l.. Adams, a cotton factor of Ma
con, was jailed in that city on the charge
of forgery. In few days numerous SIM
liar charges were filed He acknowledged
his guilt and declared himself alone to
blame. Crushed and Inundated with the
deep sense of his disgrace he refused to
take food after his incarceration. He died
last night of starvation, after twenty six
DAYS of fasting
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AsErsAT,onAL CONFESSION.

CABRoLLroE, Ill, March IA Some SEN
ssational developments and startling con-
rfession in the Schafer arson case were
brought to light this morning as Sheriff
howell was about starting to the Chester
[ ptnitentiary with four prisoners, Stephen
Schafer, who was yesterday convicted and
sentenced to one year imprisonment for
burning the Carrollton school building,
and Daniel Cox, convicted OF the murder
Of VIM. Neece, were TWO of these prisoners.
Just before their departure Cox told Depu-
tIy Sheriff Carlin that Schafer had,
during their confinement together in
the Jail, admitted having fired
the Kergher building. which was
bu rned week before the school house;
that the jug he carried the kerosene in to
sig .rt the fire was in the privy vault back
of the building; that he had several con-
feA crates and that their plans. were to
bui the school building. then the court
hou Sc and then the business block on the
noHA h side of the square. An investiga-
tiop was made this morning and the jug
was found as Cox had indicated, thus con-
friming his story. These new develop
mele, s have occasioned no little excitement
here The sheriff departed with his prls-
one1S this morning.
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ROBFRT Sl6Fl Pl eAOS GIIu7Y

New YORK, March 4.--Robert Sigel,
son of General Franz Sigel, and clerk in
the pension office here, charged with
forgery in signing pensioners names to
checks and pocketing money intended for
veters of the late war or families, pleaded
guilty before United States Commissioner
Shields this afternoon and was remanded
for sentence on Thursday. The penalty
for the two forgeres specified in his
arraignment is twenty years.
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mIlc- 4 ANNOYED

MEMPHIS, Tenn March l4--Jay Gould
and PARTY arrived here at 800 this after
noon from Littlas Rock. George Gould
said that the tour had no special object
beyond an inspectia Oh the roads IN the
Missouri Pacific svs EN-. He said that his
father was considers bly, annoyed by the
damage suits brouea 1t against the Iron
Mountain road by tia owners OF abutting
property in Memphis and for that reason
would probably not ba lid a union depot
here as he had intendtx re party Will
remain here tonight ala | WILL leave IN the
morning for TexarAan.a
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THE cARR-wlLsoN CONTEST.

CHARLESTON. w Va, March l2.-Iu the
supreme court today President Carr. oil
the senate. submitted his petition for q
peremptory writ Of rnandamus against L
". Wilson, setting forth that there is 8
vacancy in the Office Of governor. which
has been usarped by E. W. Wilton. pri-
waite individual; THAI petitioner is prssi-
dent Of the senate and. by law. entitled 70
tue Office, etc. Governor Wilson re-
sponded in person denying the allegations
OF Carr, aud decision is expected today.
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PENNSYl WANNA PROHIRo

PITTsBURG, Pa, March lf-The Ale
ghany county Prohibition constitutional
amendment association met here today
and organized by electing Joseph B.
Weeks, ex-secretary of the Republican
national committee, chairman. Arrange
ments were made for a vigorous CAM
paign. This evening Ex-Governor Colquitt.
Of Georgia, addressed n large meeting at
the old city hall on prohibitlon.
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NEW VOC. DAY cOCN oS.

NEW YORK, March l4-Bus.z 'ess 10 dry
goods continues active within goo5ers.
though without any exciieuss : 10 the
way Of Dew drives The demans was Co..
sentative, as heretofore. With agents
there was little Change. Repres niativss
on the road were turning in sol . e good
orders for staple c0ttous prints. Va G, bat
spot demand was light TIE Fa u River
strike has not been feit in this marie ma
teria!fy- Pants sell itrls b@ster u sec
ond hands. and FIRM goo<s eAmb. ic are
n-uer.