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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
NATIONAL HONE MANAGERS
Morrill, and Pearson to Fill the Terms of
of Martin and Hartranft.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Iu the house a
bill was passed increasing To eleven
the mem berShip of the board Of managers
of the national home for disabled volun-
1eer soldiers and making the following ap-
pointments: Mr.. Edmund y Morrill,. for
the uneNpired term of Office of John 4
Martin, deceased; Alfred l. Pearson, of
Pennsylvania. for the UueNpired term of
office of John +. Hartranft, deceased. and
William b. Franklin. of Connecticut.
John {. Black, of Illinois. Augustus 3.
Farnham, of Maine. and G.. W. Steele. of
Indiana, for the terms Of Office com
mencing on April p. 1880, 10 fill vacancies
occasioned by the expiration OF terms of
office and by the increase provided hereby
On motion of Mr.. Boutelie, of Maine. the
house went into committee of the whole
(Afr. Butterworth. of Ohio. in the chair on
the senate Joint resolution FOR the removal
OF the naval magazine from Ellis Island,
New York harbor. Tbs resolution author
tzes the secretary Of the navy 10 take i'm
mediate measures for the removal al the
naval magazine from Ellis Island seventy
five thousand dollars i appropriated 10
enable the secretary Of the treasury 10 i'm
prove Ellis Island for immigration pur-
poses.
After long debate the committee rose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
THREE WOMEN DROWNED.

GEEESN SNILLE. " 49,. april = 10y e--erdfv
while . e0lOred man vItu three women fu
a -Eif wa~ fleeing from tha arur arh rz
food I1 f5ogIe county. sn tue Georgia Ps
a nc ri5sr1zs8- the -Eirf commenced ieaklf.s
a8d before any assistance could ~ -e1-
der-d 20 tberu the whole party Eerf dsEu
Tle man had . narrow esGgpe b4t fEa
three EOmen were swallowed up - rle
Nr.r-f
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
PROTEST. AGAINST THE DUTY.

Ell PAso, Tex, April 5-The board of
trade has wired the ways and means com
mittee at Washington a set OF resolutions
adopted last night protesting against the
imposition of duty of l ~ cents a pound
on ore brought from Mexico TO Texas for
the purpose of smelling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
DISCUSSING TIE SILVER QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, April ). 5.-AbOut two
thirds of the Republican senators met in
conference tonight at the residence of Sen
atOr Chandler to discuss the silver ques-
ton. The western senators, those known
as silver men, had the floor at first and eX-
planned their views at length. The repre-
sentatives Of other sections expressed them
selves in marked preference for the Win
dom bill as against the Jones bill repOrted
by the senate committee on finance). 1t
was the general opinion that the Republi-
cans should harmonic upon some general
plan on the silver question and press ii to
a passage as early as possible The status
Of the antitrust bill was discussed briefly
bnt its place on the program of business
where it originally stood first was not def
nitely decided upon. When it is reported
back from the Judiciary committe, Sen
ator EdmUnds said he would call it up
Immediately after the Montana case was
concluded
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
MORE GERMAN AOHERANTS

COLOGNE. April 5.--The Gazette has ad-
vices from Mambeza, East Africa. which
states that the mission Of Lieutenant
Ehlers 10 the Sultan Of Nauderss has re
suited successfully. The sultan and eight
other chiefs hare hoisted the German aag
in their territory,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
PROMISED IMPOSSIBLE THlNcs.

PARIS. April 5.-M Ballot has been ap-
pointed 10 succeed NJ BayoI a. French
agent at hotouou. Dahomey This change
i made because the Dahoruiaus under
threat Of death eNac,ed from ". Bayol
promises which France is unable 10 fulfn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06

NTuuf F@BgGoC,sE X APRIL 5--A party
a. cspitaii--. frssu NeF urk arrived herr
LAT evening on -r.ec5sl FTaia- teiaE see
nr-g train fhrauEh guu4H-rls1.6 tap tua-
1el aid AILdd.es sJor9ush fge4l lie south.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
Amt Acres
CROPS. ia 81 Harv,d- vala..

Amount per capita ....-..........2 .26s.SI
Amount per capita of farming popu-
iallnn d. So ~
Average of total agricultural prod
nets per acre. ........-...-......-... 10 g
Two railroad systems traverse the couu-
", the Santa Re running east and west.
and the Missouri Pacific northwest aud
southeast.
st. John, the county seat. i prosperous
litJle city of about 90 inhabitants, has q,
S20,00O court house, Sl5,0OO public school
building, roller Touring mills. three
church edihceS, and enjoys a splendid
country trade stafford. second in tho
county, Is beautiful little city has "a fine
public school building enterprisins mcr-
chants. and Is "a splendid trailing pojnt.
MacAsville, third town in tae county. =
located in the western part. aud is a trad
ing point OF considerable Importance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
INDEFINITE POsTPONEMENT FAV-
ORED

DES MONIES, Ia. April 5-The house
this morning went into committee OF the
whole on the pending liquor license bill,
and after extended discussion voted 81 10
- to report it TO the house for indefinite
pOstpOnement. The committee then rose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06
erlls.cs EkHoa=n

BFff0T kaE. April Site ~asouor
p-sahytsry 81 >svesoa fasorszi 5.s rsze r.f
ESQ % aoe- I1sy rel1-zzlsel41 cs1u-ersa.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-06

| LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 5-Marshal
Doane made formal complaint against
/ John Mettman this morning. The com
| plaint charges him with the willIul,
malicious and deliberate murder of his
| wife, Theresa Mettman, on the night of
| her disappearance. Mettman's eXamina-
| ton will be held on Monday next at >
| O'Clock.
| Today woman named Mrs Williams
| who lives on the edge of the military reser-
! ton, reported that on the night the muir
der is supposed to have been committed
| that she heard two pistol shots at 1880
| o'clock. The reports seemed to come from
! the direction of the Mettman neighbOr-
| hood. Her husband is provost guard at
| the fort, on duty during the day. He also
heard the shots. but supposed them to be
a signal for fire in the garrison and con-
! sequently paid no further attention to
them This would seem to lend more of
the color of truth to the statement made
in the letter written by the Pole, Geroof
skOsky.
Chief DOane says that Immediately upon
dispOsing of the case against Mettman. he
would arrest Mrs Mary Rautzahn, the
daughter OF the suspect, and place her in
| the city Jail, where she will be held on sus-
picion of being an accomplice of herfather
The officer thinks that the terrible mental
strain under which she has been labOring,
together with her arrest and separation
from her two small children, will com
pletely unnerve her and cause her to give
full account of ali knowledge which may
be in her possession, as TO the murder of
her mother.
A SERVANTS SUSPECTED CRIME.
CHICAGO, H., April 5.-George f. Moo
nan and wife, of EnglewOod, died sud
denly this morning and their daughter is
now seriously ill from the effects of poison
admintered last evening a servant girl,
Emma, Stark, is suspiciOned She left this
morning for La Porte. Ind. The police
have been telegraphed to arrest her. Frank
Newland,a "a grown up son was also poisoned
and although made very sick 1t is not
thought that his life is in danger
The maid servant had been in the ser
vice of the family only one day and no
cause can be assigned for her commission
O. the crime, if she in fact, committed it,
Yesterday afternoon she complained that
she was suffering from tOOthacde and the
daughter, Miss Grace. aged l6 years. gave
her money to buy medicine to relieve it
with. The suppoSition is that she bought
Rough on Rats which she administered TO
the family at supper III some canned corn.
Mr. Newland was a well known citizen, Il
retired real estate dealer and lived in All
elegant house in EnglewOod
This evening a woman answering the
suspected servants description was ar
rested at the Park theater She denied all
knowledge of the poisoning or of the New
lands though positively identified by
number of persons as being the suspected
girl The prisoner said she was variety
actress under the alias of Della Foster and
that her real name was Mrs. Star Williams
Ray, her husband, from whom she was
living apart, being a billposter in Fort
NaVOp Ind
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

Judge William II. West has for years
been known as the eloquent blind man of
Ohio" and his public utterances long ago
established his claim to the title, Although
sightless, he gained "A rank and reputation
of which any one might be proud. Now
in his old age however, he is called on to
endure a great sorrow-the loss of memory.
The other night at Pittsburg, Pa, he ap-
peared before a crowded house to address
the Western Theological seminary students
and was given an enthusiastic welcome
After an acknowledgment of this compli-
ment he attempted to begin his prepared
address, but found that he could not re-
member word His son was unable to
give him the cue, for the manuscript was
mislaid. Observing the predicament of
the famous old orator, the audience struck
up hymn while the judge tried to recall
his address. But the words would not
come. Then the organist entertained the
people and once more the blind man took
the stand, only to fail. He could not even
make an off hand talk, as was suggested
by the sympathetic audience. Finally his
son found the manuscript and read it,
while Judge West sat by, the picture of
despair. He afterward came forward and
explained that such thing had never be-
fore occurred to him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
Known as n "Desirable Lunatic."

they have what the attendants call ode
sirabe lunatic" a visitor took dinner
recently at one of the tables set apart fol
mild cases" During the progress of the
meal a patient at another table arose, care
fully deposited his napkin at the side OF
his plate, and, walking over to the next
table, caught another patient with pow
erful upper cut under the ear. There
he cried, ''that'll teach you better than to
eat with your knife" In moment more
the aggressor was seized by alert attend
ants and hurried away to his own room
1t was explained that this was his one
hallucination. He became wild whenever
he saw man eating with his knife.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
A Decision of Large Importance,

A decision recently delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller of the supreme court of the
United States, has to do with the liquor
question and would seem to settle at least
one point of that important issue. Beer
was sent from Illinois to Iowa and sold as
it came. Officers seized the beer The
owner sued and got judgment, but the de
cison in his favor was reversed by the SUI
preme court of Iowa. When taken to the
Federal tribunal the beer seller scored an
ultimate victory. The decision means that
liquor can he taken to any state in ''orig-
inal packages" no matter how small, and
sold to consumers. 1t is based on the
ground that congress has the power to
regulate commerce between the states, and
that "A state has no right to pass "A law that
shall Interfere with this commerce.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
1890.
! MORGAN. HAMBLETONIAN.
BILLY AEM0NF,
MORGAN.
HAMBLETONIAN.
Bred and owned by


d. E. GROSvENOR, BRIDPORT, VT,
VIII make the season of 1890 at the sta
BILE of the subscriber, one-half mile south
of Bridport village. Terms, $40 to war;
rant. Bills due March |, 1891.
Billy Almont was foaled in 1856, stands
l6 hands high, weighs 100 lbs; in color
he is a fine mahogany bay with small
star and white ankle behind. He is hand
some, spirited and muscular, with feet,
limbs and general appearance perfect !;
carries his head high, and is is very
stylish and easy traveller. He has never
been worked for speed, but shows great
promise of being fast.
PEDIGREE:- Billy Almont was sired
by Montello by Almont by Alexander's
Abdallah by Rysdyk's Hambetonian by
Abdallah; dam of Montelo, Delmonica,
by Delmonico by Guy Miller by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian dam of Almont. Sally An
derson, by Mambrino Chief by Mambrino
Paymaster.
Billy Almont's dam was Topsey by
Wiley Lambert by Daniel Lambert by
Ethan Allen by Hills Black Hawk; dam
of Topsey, Bets by Mazeppa by Sherman
Morgan by Justin Morgan; dam of Bets,
Suke by Onderdonk by Hills Black
Hawk; dam of Wiley Lambert. the Wiley
mare by Sagamon by Flying Cloud.
d. f. GROSVENOR.
Bridport, VT, April 10, 1890. [lSm2. ]
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

clinlng, and that there is but little good
wheat territory left to take possession Of
He also shows that there can be no such
great additions to the wheat territory in
Canada as has been claimed. sit is now
well established that the area where pro-
fitable wheat culture is possible, in Man
itoba and the Assinboin region is IN
cluded IN tract less than 300 miles from
east to west and extending north less
than one hundred miles,
In regard to the increase of supplies
from other countries Mr.. Davis says:
"But few years since it was widely
predicted that the unlimited capacity of
India to produce cheap wheat would de-
prive us of market for our surplus, but
these predictions have failed as complete
i " as the assurances that India would
quired. Neither the area, nor the pro-
duct, nor the average annual shipmen-
of Indian wheat has increased during the
| last six years-an outcome entirely con-
whose modes of husbandry and whose
intelligence bear the impress of many
centuries of mental torpor. In Australia
there has been no increase of the export
able surplus of wheat since 1888; and it
will be many years before the Argentine
Republic can send abroad large volume
of this cereal, the estimates of the 1890
surplus (for export in that country
ranging from 100000 to 100000 BUSH
els, and the entire product in 1889 being
but II $50. 900 bushels"
The writer does not include Russia
among our formidable competitors for
| the wheat markets of the world, al
| though some claim that she is our most
formidable. We copy the conclusion in
| full: "To most people it would probab-
! ly appear absurd to suggest that well
within ten years it may be found neces-
sary to import large quantities of wheat
to feed the ever-increasing population,
/ but such will be the logical sequence of
the necessity of employing wheat fields
in the growth of other staples and of the
and eXhausting of the material from
which farms are developed.
/ assuming the correctness of the esti-
mates of area by the department of ag-
riculture, and that home requirements
will be such as to employ 3.l5 acres per
capita, the answer to the question,
When will the farmer be prosperous? re-
solves itself into calculation as simple
as the following:
January, 1894, IA population of 12,000,000
will require in staple crops area OF,
Area now employed in grow
in such crops ...........2l 900 900
Additions to be made to such
in four years. .......l2, 900 O00223 900, OOC
Acreage deficit, January, 1S94...... S,s0o,OOC
This deficit should be sufficient to
neutralize any possible underestimate of
ha In ,1t;vot;nn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
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hind feet white above ankles, foaled 1887,
bred by L. N. Blackledge, Pennville,
Ind, got by Ben Adhem, son Of Ben
Franklin by Daniel Lambert: dam,
breeding not given.
Registered by n. S. Colby, McIIenry,
ILL.,:
DOLLY WARDEN, bay, one white foot,
10 hands, 1000 lbs; foaled 1881; bred by
d. Z. Sayler, McIIenry, ILL.,, got by
Colby's Young Green Mountain, son of
Turner's Sir William by Green Mountain
ID: dam Jessie, bay, bred by j. r. Say
Ter, McHenry, Ill.,, got by Hanley's
Young Morgan Black Hawk, son of Gen.
Clifford: I'd dam Dolly, cream dun,
bred by Mr.. Mathews, got by a Morgan
horse.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
ARCHIE B.
4-YEAR-oLD RECORD, 2:33; BY THOUGHT
SON OF DANIEL LAMBERT.

SON OF DANIEL LAM
Among the fast four-year-olds of last
season was the chestnut gelding, Archie
B., that surprised the natives at the fair
in October at Brockton, Mass, by getting
first and third heats away from The Seer
and taking a record of 2 :33 on that half
mile track. The Seer was one of the
great four-year-olds of the season and had
at the time a record of 2:22f. Archie b.
had previously shown miles below = 80
in losing race of six heats at Beacon
Park. where he took no record. The
breeding of Archie B. was not given in
any of the reports, but it was said that he
was by Motion. 1t turns out, however,
that he was bred by Fred Hammond of
Middlebury and was got by Thought
@ 30, son of Daniel Lambert, from dam
of no known merit that Mr.. Hammond is
now working in a team. Her breeding
is not known to us. Mr.. Hammond sold
the colt to Oliver Trudo of Mddebury
who called him Crazy Dan, and did a
good deal toward developing his speed.
Mr.. Trudo sold him to Otis and Charles
| IL. Briggs of Middleboro, Mass, his pres
lent owners. Thought is again this sea-
son in the hands of Mr.. d. W. Bliss of
Bethel VT, where he stands at fifteen
dollars. 1t is safe to say that there is nc
other horse in the State standing at sc
low figure that gets so high rate OF
speed, with such uniform elegance and
| fine road quality.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

nounced that its reporters version of his
talk with Mr.. Cleveland was inaccurate,
and published an explanatory statement
from its managers point of view. Mr..
Crawford Immediately resigned, and gave
to the public through the columns of Frank
Leslie's his story of the whole affair In
this he asserts that the ex-president said
much more than was printed as coming
from him, and used epithets of the most
vigorous sort in denouncing Mr.. Dana The
language attributed to Mr. Cleveland in
cludes such phrases as "senile old liar and
thief" and the intimation that the editor
of The Sun suffers from paresis
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
farm Copies.
FARMERS PROSPERITY.

c. Wood Davis discusses this question
lin the Forum for May. He assumes that
Farmers will be prosperous when they
can command higher prices for their pro-
ducts, and that time will be when the in
crease of population shall be more rapid
than the increase in production, and that
he assumes will be in few years. He
Bays:
"Assuming the population of this
eountry to be G5 100000, with the area in
eereals producing average crops and cur
rent consumption Is per cent. greater per
capta than in the five years ending in
S74, present supplies are in excess of
population as follows; Corn for $500, 900
people, wheat for 100000, cattle for
B. OO. 900 and swine for II 100000. Should
population continue to increase as here
[otore and production not increase more
han seems probable, home requirments
will absorb all food products before the
Ind of this century. That there will be
ONE increase in food products is prob
BILE: but we can estimate the extent of
UGH increase from data showing the area
valuable for production, and a know
edge of the rate of increase and the dis
ribution of the areas heretofore employ
d will aid in forecastlng the future
|ourse and extent of production
During the last years population, he
nds, has increased more than the area
corn and wheat, but less than that in
ats, cattle and swine He then goes in.
an elaborate estimate of the increase
corn production, showing in what Sec
ions it is decreasing and in what sec
ions we may reasonably look for in
rease, and concludes as follows:
"With consumption at the rate of =
ushels per capita, an average yield from
100000 Of acres would supply a pop
lation of n 900, 900, which we may eX
ect to see as soon as the year 1885,"
Mr.. Davis then takes up wheat, ant
nows that its production is already de
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
Some Old Time Statesmen.

The men who were the political giants of
the United States in the days before the
war are nearly all dead, and those who live
are now beyond the period of activity. Six
only survive who held cabinet positions be-
fore Lincoln's time. They are; George
Bancroft, secretary of the navy under Polk;
A. II. II. Stuart, secretary of the interior
under Taylor; James Campbell, Pierce's
postmaster general; Joseph Holt, Horatio
King leach of whom was a postmaster gen
eral), and p. +. Thomas, secretary of the
treasury in Buchanan's day.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
HOMESTEAD,

formerly known as st. Nalentine) is a
handsome bay horse with black points,
small star and left ankle white. He is
four years old. His sire is Nutwood, he
by Belmont, by AleXander's Abdallah
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Dam of
Homestead. Precept by Pancoast. Second
dam, Artess (full sister of Orange Girl,
, :20) by Rysdyk's IIambletonian. Third
dam, Dolly Mills dam of Waikiki Chief,
sire of Dick Swiveller, 2;lS, and Great
Fourth dam by Young Messenger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The special announcement which APP
peared in our columns some time since.
announcing special arrangement with
DR.. B. j. Kendall CO., of Enosburgh
Falls. VT, publishers of "a Treatise on
the Horse and his diseases" whereby
our subscribers were enabled to obtain a
copy of that valuable work free by send.
ing their address (and enclosing two
cent stamp for mailing same) is renewed
for limited period. We trust all will
avail themselves of the opportunity OF
obtaining this valuable work. TO every
lover of the Horse it is Indispensable, as
it treats in simple manner all the
diseases which affiict this noble animal
Its phenomenal sale throughout the
United States and Canada, make it stand
ard authority. Mention this paper wher
sending for "Treatise. - Advt. 2l-t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

Paris sees many peculiar things, but it
never before beheld anything projected
along the same lines as the recent conven-
ton of christian hearted landlords. The
object of the meeting was to discuss what
measures should he taken in order to re-
heve the difficulties of poor rent payers.
As the christian hearted landlords ar
rived at no decision, tenants will have to
"pay or get out" in the future as in the
past,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
SnoM Fighting Prairie Fires.

That must have been novel sight in
deed the first Sunday of May in the great
state of Minnesota. Only think of it. An
unreasonable snowstorm raging over hun
dreds of miles of territory and thousand
preachers and their congregations praying
for its continuance. 1t did continue, and
it did its work, for it put out prairie fires
that threatened to do immense damage.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

Partisan promenaders were very much
astonished the other morning by the ap
pearance along the boulcvards of new
machine called the quincycle. The ma
chine, which is propelled by steam and has
five wheels, was watched with great curl
osity as it threaded its way swiftly and 5.
lently amid the numerous vehicles
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
THE CLEVElAND-DANA FEUD,
How a Reporter Got Mixed Up In tn

How a Reporter Got Mixed Up In the
Quarrel.
For the benefit of those who have not
followed the details of the latest difference
between Grover Cleveland and Charles A.
Dana the following summary of the mat
ter is presented:
Not long ago The New York Sun pub
lished Washington telegram in which it
was stated that eX-President Cleveland suf-
fered from a constant increase of flesh and
had been compelled to place himself under
medical treatment for the reduction of his
avoirdupois. Frederick C. Crawford, re-
porter for The World, called on Mr.. Cleve-
land the day of The Suns publication to