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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
run away.
CHICAGO is provided with another mys-

Chicago is provided with another mys-
FERROUS death that may prove as sensa-
tional as any that has preceded it. The
finding of the dead body Of Gamble, the
wealthy bachelor, in his room without
any grounds to suspect suicide is the
sensational feature of the last case. The
veil may be lifted and the matter made
clear. but it is doubtful.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
The Faculty Of Adaptation.

The Faculty OF AoaptatloT-
Sam Jones, says the Kansas City
Journal, is quite as remarkable as ever
for his elegance Of diction. He remarked
to an Illinois congregation the other day:
Some OF yon can't pray rs high as you
can spit. This IS what Mr.. Jones calls
getting down TO his audienca"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

Topeka undoubtedly had a narrow
escape Saturday afternoon from another
lynching bee. 1t seems George Parker,
a colored desperate, was caught in the
act of committing theft and when Of
ficer Steele went to arrest him Parker
drew his pistol with the evident inten-
ton of shooting the officer. Knowing
the character of the man, however. the
officer was on the lookout for just such
action, and succeeded in getting the
first fire. The shot took effect, the
negro turned and attempted to escape
but only ran short distance and fell
helpless to the ground. When approach
ed by the officer and others who came
to him at the same time he admitted
that it was his intention to shoot Steele
and would have done so if he had not
been shot first. The stolen goods were
found upon the person of Parker, which
shows that the officer had made no mis-
take inthe man, and had he been shot by
Parker, whether fatally or not, it is al
most certain he would have shared the
fate of Nat Oliphant.
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L. r. 3.
The Chicago Times predicts that Chief

The Chicago Times predicts that Chief
Justice Fuller will receive the Demo-
cratic nomination for president in 1892.
1t will be remembered that Fuller has a
little war history that is quite embar-
RAISING, but that cuts no figure in the
case. Evidently the Times doesn't keep
up with the times as to its own party's
politics, else it would know that it's
Cleveland or bust
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
Illinois.

There seems to be a sort of conspiracy
in Kansas City, Mo-, to burn and destroy
the livery stable business OF the city.
Not week passes but one or more
stables and numbers of horses are de-
stroyed. The cable car lines hold their
grip, however, with admirable pluck,
except now and then when they let car
RIM awaV
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

prehension may be issued by such court,
or any judge thereof.
SEC. I'll. Upon such convict being
brought before the court, they shall pro-
coed TO inquire into the facts. and, if no
legal reasons exist against the execution
of such sentence, such court shall issue
warrant to the sheriff of the proper
county, commanding him to do execu-
ton of such sentence, at such time as
shall be appointed therein, which shall
be obeyed by the sheriff accordingly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
Daily 90 eagle
u,RsuAII, MURDOCH, Editor

What has Brother Kelley done to the
Newton Republican and the Illinoians to
merit such treatment at their hand as
this? Says the Republican: An ''hon-
ory" degree was Friday conferred upon
the Rev. Bernard Kelley, of Emporia, by
the Wesleyan university of Bloomington,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
That's the Doctrine.
Russell Record.


A little pleasant chatting is well
enough, but it is not wise policy for the
papers of any one Kansas town OF city to
run down and try to injure any other
town. For instance, we do not believe
that building up Wichitawill injure Sa-
lima or any other city in the state. Let
us all do our best to build up our own
localities and not seek to injure others.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

Moral sentiment in Missouri is improv-
ing. 1t is gratifying to note that a
human life is now estimated in value at
as much as 81, 900. That is what a st.
Louis court charged a fellow named
Dierberger for deliberately shooting and
killing a man named Horn, but it took
them SIX years to arrive at this final con-
clusion. Incidentally a penalty Of year
III iail was added.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
The Only Hope OF succesa

Sslt1a Republican
The Winfield Courier viii take notice
that the railroad companies have already
agreed to give Salina freight rates. As
10 standing with Wichita, we only took
the common sense view OF the case,
knowing full well that if Wibhjta failed
there was no hope for US
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
a CaSuS BeIli.
Fort Scott. Monitor,

The lawlessness displayed by the Ell
Dorado Times, Troy Chief and Wilson
County Citizen in refusing to designate
Kansas City, Kansas, by its lawful name
is exciting a general feeling of distrust
in the success of civilization. When
such shining lights as Sheldon, Gilmore
and Sol Miller boldly defy the law, what
may be expected of those who make no
pretense of virtue or fealty to sound
ethics Is not the state in danger?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

interests of Kansas has been received at
Washington, and it is said to be model
in arrangement and completeness of de-
tail. That goes without saying. In the
first place it IS from Kansas, and sec
ondly it is from Dwight Thatcher.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
But They Don't.

The Boston Journal says that there is
something astounding and farcial in
laws which permit the landing of help
less paupers, who go almost direct from
the steamer dock to our institutions of
charitA, and yet render liable to fine of
81, 900 church which engages a pastor
abroad. or college which invites foreign
professors to fill its chairs of instruction.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
THE PEERLESS PRINCESS.

From the Kansas City Gazette.
Ten years ago in June the urbane editor
of the Wichita EAGLE, Hon. Marshall
Murdoch lay down on his virtuous couch
threw his brave right arm under his head
and slept. Sleeping he dreamed of de-
lightful woman in splendid attire peer
less princes. This woman was queen of a
large and thriving city, with electric
lights and railways, extensive system of
water works, in fact metropolitan in sound
and sight-a second Chicago. This June
Mr.. Murdoch awOke after a ten years
sleep by a knock on his door and what
was his amaZement on opening it to be
hold-uo peerless princess, but a maiden
all forlorn, shoeless and uukempt. and
such is life in the valley of the Arkansas.
Like other native princesses, she may
be barefooted, George, but how beautiful
ale her feet and she wears diadem on
her brow whatever the unkempt state Of
her couture. And such is her life in
the valley Of the Arkansas
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

The alleged murderers of Proctor, the
Atchison county farmer bachelor, per-
formed very clever coup on the PROSE
cution against them by having the dead
mans body exhumed and an autopsy
performed by number of physicians.
Already there is an irreconcilable conflict
of statement Of fact. The coroners Jury
that passed upon the case at the time the
body was discovered declared that de-
ceased came to his death by gun shot
wound in the head, while the doctors
who examined the remains when ex-
humed, after being buried, are quite
positive that there was no such wound
upon the head or elsewhere on the BODY.
1t will thus be seen that the case is likely
TO develop considerable Interest when it
comes to trial.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

The Indian massacre in Minnesota re-
ported in Saturdays dispatches was
greatly magnified, it seems from later
accounts. Instead of six or more whites
butchered only one man is known to
have been killed. The former state
ment that the trouble grew out of the
sale of liquor to the Indians is not con-
tradicted and the demand for the pun
ishment of the person or persons who
furnished it is just rs strong as if the
killing had been wholesale. As before
stated most of the Indian troubles nave
been traceable to intoxlcation among
the red skins and the prohibitory laws of
the government cannot be too rigidly
enforced so long as the Indians maintain
their present mode of living.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
4 Natural Sequence

The report of 7. D. Thatcher on the
mining, manufacturing and agricultural
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18
a NEW CHAPTER OF a TERRIBLE
STORY

When Nat Ohphant was taken from
the Jail and lynched his awful fate
seemed TO impress him little. The sto-
idity with which he listened to each
successive step of his coming captors, as
they battered down the doors that kept
them from him, was marked at the
time. When asked what he had to say,
he simply and placidly asked that they
hang him high so that his neck might
break.
There was one moment only when
Nat ELEPHANTS nerve trembled and his
voice shook. 1t was when he was asked
about his family. My poor mother"
he said, lit will break her heart"
Now comes the news that ELEPHANTS
family is one of honor and even of dis
tinction: that his father is an honorable
old soldier: that his cousin is ex-Gov-
ernor Porter. minister TO Italy, and an
other cousin is an intimate friend Of the
president of the United States.
What an awful example of degereracy
was this. Well might 0Iphant fear
that his mothers heart would break, for
she is now said TO be a manaic, her rea-
son overthrown by the fearful crime and
fate Of her son. VIII the story never
end:-Topeka Capital
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-18

In the matter of a market for live
stock in this section. the new freight
rates granted to Wichita by the board Of
railroad commissioners is Of the greatest
importance. The present rates upon
live stock to Wichita within a radius Of
one hundred and ten miles Of that place
are an average of sixteen and two-thlrdS
per cent higher than the rates upon the
same for corresponding distances TO the
stock yards at Kansas City, Kansas.
Such discrimination Is unjust and Is
calculated to kill any competition with
Kansas City and compel the shipper IN
Kansas 70 send his live stock 70 the MIS-
souri, river for q market.-AuSlsia
Journal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25
STATE NEWS

Elko entertains 10 prisoners in the
county Jail.
All tramps arrested at Elko are put in
the chain gang.
Six prisoners are in the Jail at Winnie
mucca awaiting the action of the Grand
Jury of that county.
Several arrests have been made in
Virginia City under the early closing
law, but no conviction has as yet been
had.
Virginia City and several other towns
throughout the State are already taking
steps toward celebrating the Fourth of
July.
President Harrison has appointed Sam.
uel c. Wright of Nevada to be Superin.
tendent of the mint at Carson City, Ne.
vada.
Clarence Buck has been arrested in
Tuscarora and charged with the recent
attempt to assassinate w. C. Price and
G. w. Peltier.
s. Fl. Rosenthal, manager and editor
of the Esmeralda news, has been ap.
pointed County Clerk of Esmeralda
county. vice W. ]. Henley, resigned.
Geo. C. Thaxter, Carson druggist, is
charged with misdemeanor in selling
liquor without license. The complaint
is at the instance at the Nevada Liquor
Dealers Association.
The Board of Commissioners of Elko
county ordered the peace officers of Elko
to arrest all Migrants, and upon convic.
tion, place them in q chain gang and
compel them to work on public buildings
and streets.
The widow of w. Drysdale of Virginia
City, whose husband was killed year
ago on the cage in the Con. Virginia
shaft, was presented, the other day,
from the Con. Cal. l. Va. Co., with q
81, 900 check. John w. Mackay ordered
the gift.
The Silver State says: Investigation
is said to develop the fact that strip OIL
territory two miles wide on the eastern
boundary of Humboldt county, which
rightfully belongs to that county i.
claimed by Lander, from the railroad
inclusive, north to the Elko line, and BY
Elko county from that point north to thu
Oregon line.
Secretary of State Dormer left Carso,
on Sunday for San Francisco with $55,
900 worth of laws to have them bound
Think of it taxpayers, says tho Tribune
and determine to reduce expenses b,
some means. Why the whole bushes
transacted by the late Legislature can
not benefit the State to the amount O
$4,000, as a perusual of the laws whel
produced in book form will prove.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25
COMMUNICATION.

PAHEANAGAr VALLEY, May Is, 1852.
MIR. Editor; There warn't no prouder
family than ourn when they see tho pro.
duction of the eldest son and hair of the
Smithers placed in conspicuous place
in your last weeks paper, so that it
could be handed down to posteriority
like other great things of the age.
The only objection dad male was me
having to pay for copies, which he said
ought to be free. However he come
down with dollar greenback which
enclose, hoping you'll let me have as
many copies as possible for our neigh.
bors.
Dad said he thought it would be good
idea for him and mother and me and the
other seven children to come over to
Phoebe some time or other, and spend a
day or two with you, as he thought per.
haps he could make dicker to let me
into your fern at nominal fgger, to
learn to compose type and rite an article
wonst week that would be the making
of your RECORD.
Mother sends word for you not to be
skeered at so many of US tumbling
down on you, as she'll boil big ham
and pervide all the necessary accompi.
ments, and that all we'll want II be lots
OF hot water to make tea.-She's agoing
to bring you some chickens as is chick.
ems and not frauds like them you gener.
ally get that has laid 200 eggs or more
and quit the biz.-As for sleeping, we'll
have lots of horse blankets and can
shake.down in one of them empty build.
ings they tell me is so plentiful in your
parta.
Talking 80 much business, Mr.. Editer,
almost made me forget to mention that
Mary II be of the party; but she was
awful mad at them verses. She said il
was shame to give her away about
them rags she was saving for crazy
quilt and other little family matters
spoke about. She must have cried for
half an hour. know she wet two
handkerchiefs, and I got a belt on the
nose for ringin' one of EN- out for her.
l had to squander qnarter on gum.
drops afore she'd make up; but it's all
right now and she joins me with hel
best respects to you and yours. So no
more at present Mr.. Editer.
From your particular friend.
W. s.
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, as follows:

Warm pleasant weather seems to have
come at last, and the effect of week of
it is particularly noticeable on shade
trees and the few gardens about town.
MARRIED. AT the residence of the
groom, in Vegas Valley, Lincoln county,
Nevada, May 9th, by Brig Whitmore,
E. B. Kiel and Mary ]. Sermon.
Another Indian Fandango was in prog.
ress at Panaca Thursday. The Indians
seem to have been on spree for two or
three months past.
The p. c. & Yuba Mig Co.'S Office was
overhauled and papered during the
week aud now presents neat appear.
ance.
The smoke stack at the end of the Re.
duction Works dust chambers was sue.
cessfully raised on Thursday.
Non.residents of town need not fear
being snatched as jurors at this sitting of
Court. No jury will be called.
Judge Wells will leave next Friday
for Ely where the trial Of criminal case
is fet for June Sd.
Jos. Delmue has purchased the dairy
business of Chas. B. Ball. The change
occurs to-day.
The population Of the town is gradu.
ally increasing. Families are beginning
to come in.
The first new building pnt up here in
many years makes its appearance in
Chinatown.
Judge Wells came In from Ely by
blackboard Tuesday night.
The present sitting of the District
Court will be o short one.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25
DISTINCT COURT.

Til. District Court met Wednesday
morning, at 10 o'clock, Judge Wells pre-.
siding. A small calendar only was to be
disposed OF and the business wa, soon
done.
The case OF John Fiege w. Eugene
Howell was dismissed on motion. each
party paying his own costs.
In the case of r. ]. Gordon VS.. E. D.
Turner, appealed from the Justices
Court, Phoebe Township, q motion to
dismiss the appeal was made and set for
argument Saturday Ito day. ct 10 o'clock
A. VI.
The case OF Elwood Bailey VS.. Sylvia
papina, was set for trial on June IL.
The parties to determine hereafter
whether the trial shall be by jury OF
before the Court.
John Roeder w. c. L. and W. J. Roe,
demurrer set for argument Thursday, at
10 A. NJ.
In the Estate OF Jas. A. Wadsworth,
deceased, the returns of sales Of personal
and real property were confined, aud
conveyances of real estate sold, ordered
made.
THURSDAY.
Demurrer in Roeder va. Roe, argued,
and taken under Amusement.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25

The City of Pari, !, the new steamer
which has just comp leted its first trip,
cost 81, 500, 600 and can accommodate
1000 passengers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25

SILVER KING DISTRICT. There was
filed for record with the County Re.
corder this week, an agreement between
John s. Wheatly of Taylor, owner of the
Ida, Schiller, Highbridge, Zaezer and
Iron mining claims, Silver King district,
and several San Francisco parties, under
which development work on the claims
will soon begin. A small working capt.
tai is to be put up at once, and before, or
when it becomes exhausted, the San
Francisco parties may erect forty ton
furnace, and within three months after
it's operation may elect to purchase hi II
Of Wheatley's interest for $4,000 cash.
Interested parties will handle the work.
ing fund and will make it go as far as
possible. Silver King district lies 25
miles northwest of Bristol and is some
what difficult Of access; but the claims
have always been considered good and
the present move will do much toward
opening up the district.
HIGHLAND DIsTRIcr-Interest is cen.
tering again ON Highland mining district.
For several years past not more than two
prospectors have had courage enough to
stay with their locations, but of late sew.
eral outside parties have become inter-
e.ted in claims there and some develop.
ments may be made this Summer. The
Tramway mine on the East side of the
mountain continues to improve, and on
the West side adjoining the "Mendha"
Jack Baxter has promising showing in
"A foot ledge, every part of which as
says, and it is but little more than un-
covered. Chas. Jump went out last
Tuesday to work on the claim and in
lew weeks will have it we'll opened up.
Work on two other claims on the East
side will soon begin also, backed by town
capitalists.
The 10Th level OF the Raymond shaft
Is now fairly reached and the last set of
tmbers were put in Thursday. The
water stands breast high in the drift.
Inc lift pump formerly stationed there
has settled number of feet, but is
Dared, and an effort to raise it will be
made to-day On the surface, the work
OF levelling up the pumping machinery
IS about finished. The whole country
seems to have settled to the east and the
machinery was ~ inches out of line.
The pump engine will be tested next
week. 1t is necessary to provide for
more steam, and a set of boilers from the
So.stamp mill at Bullionville were
brought up during the week and will be
ready for use in six or seven days.
Another set will be added from the NJ.
V. No. s works.
The brass band has resumed practice
but is not travelling under very heavy
head Of steam. 1t should keep together
though and make ready to celebrate the
9TH of July. 1t is not too early to agi.
ate the question of 4sh of July cele.
Nation this year. Nobody has accused
% for some time Of being particularly
patriotic community: We ought to have
more than an ordinary turnout this
9TH. Everybody ought to assist.
While attempting to place the smoke
stack at the Reduction works last Tues.
'ay' the ropes ported, and it fell, dam.
aging one end Of it. 1t was repaired and
we business completed Thursday.
9ohn Donohue was taken suddenly Ill
,"'eahesday, and it was feared for time
'uas DC would die. He was much bette,
Yesterday and we hope will soon be GU,
again.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25

Byron said pretty woman never
looked go bad as when she was eating.
Probably he never saw her hold
up her skirts and walk across o
muddy street on her heels. Texas Sift.
ings.
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THE TUSCARORA OUTRAGE.

The Tuscarora Times Review OF the
18th inst. contains the following The
first arrest of the would.be assassins of
Superintendent Price and Mr.. Peltier on
the 23d of last month was made on Sat.
urday evening last in the person of Clar.
ence Buck. 1t was known for some
time prior to the attempted murder of
the aforementioned gentlemen that
Buck had threatened the life Of Mr..
Pelter, and said he would give him a
dose of giant powder for some grievance
he claimed to have, growing out Of the
Mari Smith estate, but it was thought
by Mr.. Peltier to be merely buncombe or
braggadocio. The result, however,
showed how well he meant to carry out
the threat. Ever since the occurrence
took place, the actions and demeanor of
Buck have attracted the attention not
OF the officers engaged in ferreting out
these criminals, but the public generally.
A few days prior to his arrest, we under.
stand, he made clean breast of the
whole affair to Detective Sherman, and
we regret to add has implicated parties
to whom the community had a
right to expect better things. We re.
frain from a disclosure of the names of
these men, although in our possession,
and await subsequent developments, but
share with all good citizens the hope
that every would.be assassin, his confed.
crate or apologist, may be speedily
brought to the bar Of justice and punish.
ment meted out to him, which his COW.
ardly crime 80 prominently merits.
These criminals, as is often the case,
have drawn to their assistance a few
persons who are inimical to Messrs.
Price l. Peltier in business and other
matters, but let it be thoroughly under.
stood land we take pride in the assertion)
that this community affords but very few
men so lost to all consideration Of decen.
cy as to shield would.be murderer Of
this cowardly stripe, and those who
have expressed sentiments Of that char.
acter are well.known, and are regarded
as little better than the actual partici.
pants.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-05-25

The gambling est ,blishment OF Monte
Carlo cleared 5000 1000 and scored six.
teen suicides last year. The fools,
their money and Iva soon parted.