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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
CRIMINALS SENTENCED
Parricide Burnside Sentenced to Death
and Laughs at the Judge.

TOPEKA. Kan, April 26.-SeveraI prs
oners. convicted at the recent term of the
district court, received their sentence this
morning. When presiding Judge Vance
pronounced sentence on Burnsides, Of one
year in the penitentiary, and at the expira-
lion of that sentence to be hanged by the
neck until dead, he looked up and smiled
and said. rs that alp" then took his hat
and laughed at his smartness. He was
convicted for poisoning his father.
Joe Black was sentenced for burglary to
serve twelve years at Lansing Georgia
Zones was not tried but she pleaded guilty
to burglary in the third degree. She was
sentenced to serve five years in the peni-
Tertiary. Theodore Brady was then called
and his attorney, J. j. HIT, entered a
motion for a new trial but the motion was
overruled. Rough Ready" who was
convicted of highway robbery for
robbing Farmer Glaze, OF Silver
Lake. in the City park last
spring, was sentenced to fifteen years.
William Reagan, who entered the
residence of Mrs. B. F. Booker and held an
extended conversation with her in her bed
chamber at midnight but departed with
her money and diamonds, was sentenced to
eleven years at Lansing. Reagan was con-
vfcted of burglary in the first degree while
his sister Hattie, who was servant in the
Booker family, who was charged with be
ing implicated in the burglary, was &C
quilted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
RATHER MIXED.
The Peculiar Request of Syrian Now in
Texas

PARIS, Tex, April ga singular case
was developed in the Office of United States
Commissioner Lee here today. Jean
George Seisl, a Greek from BeyrOuth,
Syria, through the medium of three in
terpreters, who spoke as many different
languages, told story that shows
the peculiar manner. customs ana
morale of that far-of country. He
said he had wife and five children. A
year ago he came to this country TO sell
goods. Not caring TO burden himself with
his family, he obtained the consent OF his
brother Cassin George Seisl for b broth
er's wife, Mariet Seisl, a pretty Greek
woman, 20 years old, to come with him.
They travelled continually together
until two weeks ago they fell in
with Syrian named Jean Yacobi at
Fort Worth. The woman and Syrian be-
came enamored of each other, and on
Monday bought tickets for Lehigh, l. T.
Seisl wanted the commissioner TO issue a
warrant and have her brought back TO
him, stating that if he returned to Syria
without her he would be arrested for
murder. The commissioner said he
had no authority to issue war
rant, and the Greek seemed greatly
distressed Finally he wanted to know
if he could not get certificate with the
seal Of the government on it showing that
the woman had abandoned him. Wit
nesses were produced to verify his state
ment. He got papers which he will for
ward to the authorities at Beyrouth, for if
he fails to return or account for the dis
appearance of the woman his wife and
children will have to suffer for his otfense
against the laws of Syria.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
EVERY MEAL is A TRIAL


To the dyspeptic. Flatulence, heartburn,
oppressive fullness of the stomach, are the
inevitable sequences of the use Of the
knife and fork. To say of him that he
cratities the cravings of appetite would
be genuine satire. He only appeases
them. Is relief attainables Certainly.
and bv the use of a pleasant as well as
thorough remedy. HosCetter's stomach
Bitters. VIII it cure Immediately: Ger
tainly MOTT does not effect miracles. But
1t does give prompt and unspea6able re
lief. and viii, if persisted IN, produce an
ultimate cure. Not only does Il lmpart
relish TO the food but promotes its CONVEX
sion bv the stomach into rich, health and
MISUNDERSTANDING blood Supersensl-
fiyaDess- Of the nerves. mental depression.
and unouiet slumber. produced by inter
ruption of the digestive functions. are also
remedied by ii. II i the finest preventive
and curative OF malarial disorders and re-
Ieves consumption. rheumatism, kidney
and bladder silmeuUs, and liver complaint
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27

The best, quickest and most direct line
from Wichita TO ST. LoDis and all prlncl-
pal eastern, southeastern and northern
cities.
The Frisco line runs two daily express
trains from Wichita TO St. Louis without
change. equipped with Pullman PALACE
sleepers and free reclining chair cars. No
other line does il. Close connections IN II.
Louis union depot with solid yesubule ex-
press trains, without change, 10 Chlcago,
Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The popularity Of this line being uni
verSally acknowledged by all competitors,
all passenger trains Of other railway lines
entering Wichita from the north, south
and west arrive n time 10 connect with
the Frisco line fast express trains 10 the
east.
If you cannot purchase through tickets
reading via Frisco line from your starting
point, 1t viii pay you 10 purchase 10 W len
tia in order to secure the advantages and
comforts OF this line.
For further information regarding rates,
time, connections and through reservation
OF sleeping ear accommodations call upon
or address w d. Murdoch, ticket agent,
122 North Main street. orDOuglas avenue
union depot. ID. WISHAET.
Gen. Pass Agent,
d56-tf ~. Louis, No
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ArRAuEING Family POISONED

TOPEKA, Kan, April 26.-Ihe Rock
Island train from Kansas City which ar
riyed in Topeka at noon today had on
board family of nine persons, father,
mother and seven children, all terribly
sick from being poisoned. They are Mr.
and Mrs. r. a Thomas and Katie, Ida,
Earl, Cabbie. farrell, Albert and Jessie.
their children. all of Pueblo, on their way
home from Souiresville and Lexington.
XIV. Before they left Squiresville their
friends prepared several baskets OF lunch.
They arrived in Kansas City at 4
O'Clock this a N. and ate their breakfast
as usual from their lunch baskets; 6osrd-
ing their train they were soon seized with
violent vomiting spells. They were sick
all the way to Topeka and reaching here,
were unable to proceed farther. Doctors
were summoned who pronounced the cases
meat poisoning from the eating OF chicken
which had become unfit Tor food The
family of nine in one room, three IN bed
and the room has the appearance of a
hospital Mrs Thomas Is the slckest OF
them all. but the doctors think she i'm
proving. Thomas Is a real estate agent
of Pueblo
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rHE ARKANSAS INVESTIGATION.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. April 25-The con
cressi0nal investigating committee exam
med only six witnesses this morning. one
OF whom was Carol Armstrong. Of Nor
rilton The object in putting him upon
the stand was TO obtain from HIM LIST Of
those persons in Howard township whose
dispositions he had taken al the Request @.
Mr.. Breckenridge. ,J1dge Mcclure nl.tl
lost his list of tIp voters Of that township
and took this means OF obtaining them.
There are esd OF them, the majority Of
whom are negroes. and they VII be ez-
amined this week.
Name OF the evidence given by the Wit
nesses today was of any importance Afteg
adjournment the member OF the commit
tee went 70 Hot Springs 70 take a bath and
spend Sunday.
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THE SECRET OUT.
jaw Gould Said to Have Purchased the
Mexican Central Road

Chicago. Ill. April 25.-The secret is
ont as TO WHY the Missouri Pacific has re
fused to cooperate either in any move TO
advance rates or to form western railroad
associations. Nothing conhrmatory mas
been or probably will be heard from Gould
himself. but little by little enough facts
have come out to convince CHI
cagO railroad men that Gouid
is after the Mexican Central road. Gould
has now been in Mexico for over month;
He has gone over every mile OF this ROAD
and knows its physical features ana the
resources from which it draws its earnings
as well as he does those Of the Missouri
Pacific. During all this time, and some
time before, the Missouri Pacific has
acted in a manner perfectly lncompre-
hensible to its competitors. With
out giving any reason 1t has completely
over-ridden the Trans Missouri ASSOCIATION
rules and refused, or more often entirely
IGNORED anv request either to join in rails
ing rates or forming an aSSoclatl0h' IL
has likewise never given publicly any
reason for extending the passenger demor-
aIiZation to Denver. Recently almost
every member in the old Western state
/ Passenger association has written IN VAIN
fovthe Missouri P&cihc's reasons Tor re-
fusing to aid in reforming the aSso-
! citation. The whole thing Is explained
when it is known that several syndlcates
/ have been negotiating with the Mexican
Central people, and that Gould wished to
scare off speculative capital until ne hau a
/ chance to see whether the plum was Wort Il
the picking. His Investigations are said
TO have been satisfactory, and the deal for
the transfer of the Mexican central 10 the
/ NTisSonri Pacific is completed. This will cut
/ the Atchison entirely off from Mexican
/ traffic, and the Missouri Pacific Will re-
/ fuse TO Drorate at FL PaSo as the Atchlson
/ UaS at Kansas City.
To corroborate the above Chairman
/ Walker of the Interstate Commerce Ran,
way association, and President Gable, of
the Rock Island, returned today from
New York, and -, both ort7 were W WPfe
! nothing appears on the surface
/ to indicate there is any move 10
combine for the purpose of Te-establish.iine!
/ Gou:d teIerr8Dhed to Chicago today pro
posing conditions for q general settlement,
/ but after close conference between
/ NIessrs. Walker and Dable and President
! Miller of the St Paul, each otthem was aS
/ mum as an oyster.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
BOLD BURGLARIES.
Two Successful Robberies Committed at
Strong City

STRONG CITY, Kan. April 25.-Two of
the boldest burglaries that have ever been
recorded IN this portion of the state oc-
CURED here last night. The pOStofilcc was
broken into, the safe broken open and rlted
and about 50 400 in currency, notes ana
paid money orders stolen. besides the prl-
waite papers of Postmaster q. II. HugenS
and the receipts and other books, together
with all papers belonging TO the Odd
Fellows lodge which were IN the keep
ing of Mr. HugenS, its treasurer. There
were about $500 in stamps and a
registered money package which was I'M
touched. The safe was one OF the ordinary
fire-proGf make. and was entered by break
ing off the dial with a Sledge hammer, and
punching out the combination 10y urlNlnE
some sharp steel instrument beside the
dial staff. The inside cash boxes We're
broken. and the one containing the money
carried to the rear of the building, ritieO
and left beside the charred remains of some
waste paper found in lumber yard,
lighted. oStensibly for the purpose of dis
tinguishing the valuable papers.
Here were found notes Of Mr. HuCens,
the maid postal money orders and other
naners. although the books and records of
The Odd Fellows lodge were missing. This
lessened the loss Of Postmaster HUgenS to
about SIS currency, the bulk Of his funds
having been deposited IN the bank last
The grocery store of Captain J.. s Win
ters was similarly burglauzed, that gen
tlenan losing some SO or so IN
small change. which was left in
The cash drawer, and supposedly all the
contents of the safe, which showed evi,
6ence of having been broken open and
eCain shut, locked and spiked. In the safe
i kent about 500 in money, valuable
,,aronaI paDers and the records OF the
school funds. the school money BEING
deposited in the bank, as was the 6ulS OF
Captain Winters money. except S4VV OF
$500 which had been collected IaJe las
evening and which he had in ms pocket
Captain Winters safe was also OF the orul
nary fire proof pattern. Ill,
suspicion rests on two genteeI Iooklhs
young fellows who had been IN strong 4 4;.l
all day. playing billiards and SpenSGiin4
money freely They left on the Burllns
ton & Missouri River train for lorenzo
II is thought by some, as one OF them pur
chased two tickets for that point; Whli
another theory is that the tickets wer
purchased as q blind, as kilograms Z
Florence officials failed 10 discover III
men described.
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E1cursion to Klnaman. kan.

Saturday. April q, on account Of The
list anniversary OF the ]. o. O. +. One
fare for the round triy-Sl. 35-via tho
Wichita & Western railroad. a special
train will be provided on this occasion,
which viii include, in its equipment, "a
free parlor chair car for the ladies' also
first-clsss day coaches. Is this IS the
principal meeting for southwestern Kan
sas. thousands Of the order viii attend,
and there will be a grand display made hy
the order Wichita Canton viii attend,
taking with them the Wichita band For
tickets apply at city ticket Office ~
North Main street. and union depot, Fifth
and Douglas avenues. Train VIII leave
the union depot at about q. N. dl54-Jt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
IN Lrr4t.o Couple.

A very mysterious affair was yester-
day morning reported at police head
quarters by Thomas W. Wright. a col
ored man who keeps a small store at 121
West Levee, near the Hannibal bridge.
He said that at about 2 O'Clock the day
before a MAJ called at his store and
bought his boat for S11.50. saying he
was going to take trip down the river.
The man was dressed in a gray suit and
wore light derby hat. while his shoes
proclaimed their newness with a squeak.
He was of middle age. about feet 10
inches tall and wore a light mustache.
Having concluded his bargain the man
went away, but returned at p. N. with
a well dressed woman. The latter was
slenderly built, about 81 years of age
and 8 feet inches high. She wore
green cashmere dress with polOnaise
skirt. trimmed IN front with dark green
velvet, and had on a small black straw
bonnet, trimmed with brown ribbon. An
expressman brought to Wright's house
two trunks that belonged to the couple,
one new, notified zinc trunk, the other
an old but large one. They staid at the
little house until o'clock that night,
when, placing their trunks in the skif
the man had bought, they babe adieu to
the wondering colored people and rowed
with the current down the Missouri
river.
Before going they changed their cloth
ing, the man donning lighter suit than
he originally wore, and the woman
putting on light colored calico wrapper.
The only clew given of their intentions
was a remark that they were going
down the river until they found a place
they liked and then they were going to
keep house. The woman said that the
night before she had stopped at hotel
opposite the union depot. Diligent in
quiry among the hotels in that neighbor-
hood failed to awaken any remembrance
of man or woman answering the de-
scription of those who went down the
Missouri in a skitf.
The police are in no way concerned
about the affair, as they believe the fugi-
tives were an clipping couple, and no
steps have been taken for their appre-
hension.-Kansas City Times.
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Keen This for Future Reference.

The Fort Scott. Wichita & Western rail
way Missouri Pacific Route Is the only
line running solid trains through from
Wichita to Kansas City and st. Louis.
Leaving Wichita at 5p. IN you arrive at
Kansas city next morning at Z O'Clock
Pullman palace sleeping and free reciin-
ing chair cars through to Kansas City and
St. Louis without change. Remember II
YOU 20 via the Fort Scott Route You are
not dependent on main line connections at
junction Point, but you go right through
on solid trains This is the only route
whose main line runs through Wichita.
All trains are made up here and ran
through solid TO Kansas City to st. Louis
1t is the shortest line 10y fOrty-elght miles
and two hours the quickest. Two trains
daily to St Louis and all points east
Ticket Office 49, North Main street. Depot
corner Second and Wichita streets.
f. r. BLECKLEY,
Passenger and Ticket Agent, III North
Main street. Wichita, Kan.
H. {. TOWNSEND,
G. u. & T. A. st. Louis, Mo.
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GREATLY EXAGGERATED.
Reports of Loss of Life or Damage to New
Orleans Untrue.

BAYOU SARA, La, April 26.-Here the
water of the river is only about foot or
less below the crown of the levee, which at
the break, was twenty-six feet high with
a base of over two hundred feet. The
break is some 500 feet wide and it IS cav
ing off at the lower end at a rate of 300
feet in twentv-four hours. Captain King
man estimates the discharge through this
cavasse at over 10000 cubic feet per sec
ond, and as this calculation was based on
a beach a little over 200 feet wide, 1t can
readily be understood how rapidly the dis
charge is increasing.
The stories of suffering and danger OF
loss of life in this overflow are, to say the
least of it, premature That financial
calamity has fallen upon a splendid sec
ton of Louisiana, Is unfortunately, too
true but the attempt to color it with trag-
edy is manIfeStly absurd. Thus far some
stock has been drowned, and it is impOssl-
BILE to say how serious the loss Ofstock may
be in the interior, but even now there are
many who will not take the trouble TO
have their stock removed, though they are
absolutely sure to be overtaken by the
rising back water within the next few
days Fortunately the water from the
great Morgansea crevaSSe falls into an I'M
mense uninhabited swamp less than one
hundred yards from the base OF the ieVee
and it is sheer nonsense to suppose that II
will overtake any one who has mad ample
warning of its approach.
NEW ORLEANS PERFECTLY SAFE.
New ORLEANS, La, April 26-Secretary
Hester, of the Cotton Exchange, received
dispatch from Norman Bell, secretary of
tee Norfolk, Va, cotton exchange saying:
''Our members are very solicitOus about
New Orleans" Mr.. Hester replied: "Your
dispatch indicates that the situation as re-
CARDS New Orleans has been absurdly eX-
aggerated There is not now nor is there
likely to be the slightest danger to New
Orleans from high water from the Missis-
sippi river. To quote a statement just
made by a member of the state board OF
engineers, the city is as safe as if it were
on q hioh hill -
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Wichita, Kan. h. +. BLECkLEY,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Il G.. TOWNSEND,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
St Louis. Mo. 4u-tt
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SUICIDE FROM SHAME
A Garden Oityan, Arrested for Criminal
Assault, Hangs Himself,

GARDEN CITY, Kan. April 26.-Last night
the body of Samuel Falkner was found
suspended in the loft of his livery stable IN
this city, he having committed suicide by
hanging He had been quietly arrested a
few hours before on a complaint charging
him with criminal assault upon a o-year-
old Girl. Carrie Baum. Mr.. Falkner was a
man of considerable wealth, was at least
60 years old and highly respected. He
leaves a wife, a grown son and daughter,
both married, and several grandchildren.
When arrested be bitterly denied the
charge, claiming it was a blackmailing
scheme. He was admitted to bail and
must have hung himself shortly after
wards.
The little girls father, Joseph Baum,
who resides in Guthrie, Ok, arrived today
in response to a telegram.
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PURELY FABRICATION.
The Widow of Tom Hooper Denies the
Story Told by Lewis.

MoRRILLToN, Ark, April pa sensa-
ton has been produced here by the dis
patch from Los Angeles stating that Tom
Hooper was probably the man who killed
John NJ. Clayton. The widow OF hooper
lives in Morrilton and in an interview to-
dav stated that the story of Charles Lewis
is a fabrication from beginning to, end;
that she knows her husband never knew
anv one named Charles Lewis and that at
the time Lewis says her husband was
away from home he was sick in bed with
dropsv. of which disease he died last
December. Further than that, when
CLAYTON was killed her husband was sick
at home.
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DAMAGING RAINS.
Disaster in Texas and the Territory by
Floods,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 26.-Additional
adviceS from Texas show that the great
rain storm which has prevailed there dur
ing all of this week has covered nearly all
the northern and western sections OF the
state, reaching out as far as Big Springs
on the Texas u Pacific railroad and almost
into the Panhandle in the northwest.
fallen since last Monday and all
the rivers and smaller streams are
at food height and the country
is practically inundated. Five freight
and one passenger train are laid up at
Colorado on the Texas * Pacific on account
of washout. Trinity river rose twenty
seven feet and is flooding large sections of
country along its banks. The Pecos river
bridge near Vernon on the Fort Worth q
Denver is wrecked, and five hundred sets
of its iron spans and twelve bents OF its
trestle work approach having been swept
down. At Overlook on the Atch-
ison, Topeka q Santa Fe, in
the Indian territory, large bridge
was washed away and another
at Marietta on the same road, has been
been carried down. Several hundred feet
of the approach to the Santa Fe bridge
across Red river has been washed out and
other damage has been done to the road,
both north and south Of Red river A nalt
mile washout occurred on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas at Lindsey station and a
ninety foot bridge over Montague creek
was swept away. In fact all the roads IN
northern and western parts of the state
have suffered from the wash
ING out OF track, culverts, bridges,
embankments, etc, and 1t will take several
DAYS to repair damages. The ram has
been the heaviest ever known IN northern
and western portions.
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WEATHER BlJILETIN,

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, April
26.-The highest temperature was 49, ,
the lowest up to z p. m. 49,, and the mean
46o, with cold, raw, cloudy weather, fresh
north winds and rising barometer.
Rainfall since January l is GO inches;
last year it was 8.98 inches during the same
time
Last year on April %, the highest tenn
perature was 70, the lowest So, and the
mean Go.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. C.,
April %, p. m.-Forecast until s. p. m.
Sunday:
For Kansas-Fair, warmer, variable
winds, becoming southerly.
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cit VIII THF KNIFF.

Ard Knockcd Cuf on enc NeyT Fir~t E0nus.
The Ni--auri Pacific railway knocked
them an -iilv hen e. auuouucr1 cut rates
. - Louis aud Pueblo
Remember. commencing March I'd
cheap rates viii 80 into e,fs-ct - -. Louis
ard ra.ut5 BEYOND also ~ Pueblo, Denver
and other western points vla TIE Als-9flfl
Pacific railway
n son are going cast. west. north ~
south. bus yolr TICKS z-a tie Missouri
Pacific railway $50,
ItFs fae shortest line 20 g. T<1is ~ a
milo and GFsr tEg hours the gIlc1es-
FIesart new FecI51luz caa5r esrs T8st re-
csiv-f from tse fuIlVlar Co. cn a5l t-ai1+
These chairs gre free - sil p4'artFf ~
The Missouri Pacific railway. Cone an
ger our rates we are here 20 say t4tg
ticket Office ~ Ea~fr Main atrret Dep2t
corner ~erou& and Wirklta streets
- BIEELET.
Passenger ard Tieses AgeHfr ~ S0r-6
Man -sreet-
Don't FORGET the loz ra.ss - Chicago.
= Louis. Denver. Ps.enlo zad i-o.of-f.S
SPRING. via fhe Great bacE Island 3l9 =
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HOPE REVIVED.
The Missouri Pacific Consents to a Meeting
With Other Roads.

CHICAGO. H.. April 25--Once more
there l. a prospect of the western roads
being able tC adopt the new passenger
agreement aud restore rates. The general
passenger agents on some of the lines have
been in communication with Mr.. Towns
end, Of the Missouri Pacific, and that Off
cial has finally consented 70 be present or
send a representative To the next meeting.
The concession has revived the hope that
& treaty Of peace may now be established.
A meeting viii be held next Tuesday.