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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
AN INTERESTING CASE.
A Common Law Marriage InterpOsed to
Set Aside a VIII.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, June 20.-This fore
noon the law firm of Ware, Biddle &
Cory, filed a petition in one of the most
singular lawsuits ever inaugurated in
Kansas, and its trial will attract the at
tentiOn of attorneys all over the country.
The facts connected with this case read
like a romance and few plots TO domestic
presentations have more of the remarkable
Incidents connected with them than does
this case.
Many years ago, one w. Judd settled in
this country and became possessed of Il
large and valuable tract of land He
subsequently married an estimable young
lady, and lived with her several
years, having one child. girl who was
named Jennie. They did not live har-
moniOusly, however, and finally the wife
got a divorce, and the husband gave her a
fair share of the property in money and
personal chattles.
Time went on and some years after the
divorce Judd contracted common law
marriage with young lady by the name
OF Sadie Runkle, that Is she was at first
hOusekeeper for him and they finally
agreed to live together as man and wife,
though no ceremony was perform
ed. He acknowledged her as his
wife, however, and at last at
herl persuasion and the suggestion of
mutual friends, ne consented TO have
CtIGluOuN anu uA6u Une udIe
upon which he was to come to Fort Scott
to get the license, and have the marriage
ceremony gone through with. On the
morning Of that day judd went to his
stable, ostensibly to hitch up his team to
come to town, and few minutes later he
was found dead, having committed suicide.
After Judd's suicide it was found
that he had made a will leaving all of
his property to his child Jennie Judd,
by his first wife, and the viii was duly
prObated and the mother, who had married
again, was appointed administrative.
About two months ago Jennie Judd, the
girl, then about 9 years old, was taken sick
from eating sheep sOrrel, and died, as the
post mortem examination showed, from
the effect of stOppage of the illeO-ceicle
valve, by indigested sorrel leaves and
stems
About two years ago. or some five or six
months after Judd's suicide, a child, a boy
now named John Judd, was born to the
second wife, and this child is the plaintiff
in the case filed today.
This action is brought to secure the
property for the child, upon the theory
that the second, or common law marriage
invalidated the will. and the state statutes
appeS~ 70 he perfectly plain on this point.
1t says that: If the testator had no
children at the time of executing his will,
but shall afterwards have a child living or
born alive after his death, such will shall
be deemed revoked, unless provisions shall
have been made for such child, by. some
settlement or mentioned in the will in
such a way as to show an intention not to
make such provision, etc
The case is an important one and will
be watched with great interest by the bar
and the public
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
ST.LOUIS CENSUS FIGURES.

ST. LOUIS, No, June 2O.-By permission
of Superintendent Porter, the census
supervisor, Major Weigel, of this district
gave out some census figures tonight. He
says that the complete returns of the 224
of the 22S enumerators for this city and the
incomplete returns of the remaining forty
four foot up in round numbers 422, 600. He
estimates that there will be an addition to
this number of 5000, making the popula-
tion Of this city 430,0 900. The enumerators
who have not completed their task
will continue their work until Saturday.
when their labors will close, unless other
wise ordered by Superintendent Porter
superintendent Weigel thinks this
enumeration falls short fully 10000
of the real population of the city,
but he claims that the work has been as
well done as his facilities for doing it
would admit of. The enumeration is de-
noupCed by both the press and the people,
and measures will be taken at once to
either have corrections of errors made,
omissions filled up or recount taken.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
A. O. u. w.

Membership Statistics Showing the
Orders Growth-Notes.
The growth of the order during the past
year has been very encouraging. Mime
sDta added 200 members, giving total OF
1900; Ontario gained 3,499, ed2i IN February:
Pennsylvania gained 299: Kentucky, %;
Indiana, 80; Iowa, 80; New York, 2,o23;
Illinois, 291; Missouri, 12S; Michigan, 2,0eS;
California, 5; Georgia, Alabama, etc, AS;
Kansas, 7o1; Oregon, 2S7; Maryland and
New Jersey, 7S5; Texas, 732; Colorado,
New Mexico, ETC., 259; Nebraska, 1895;
Massachusetts, more than 2,OoU, gaining
sos in March: Ohio lost 81; Wisconsin,
1876; Tennessee, or; Nevada, "A; Mime
sofa, 4s2. The total membership of the
order April / was 235, ,7s9; the total
amount disbursed, $471 lbs So.
The postponed dedication of the Up
church monument took place at St. Louis,
June II. The ceremonies were carried out
st Exposition hall, and consisted in part
Of the unveiing of a miniature monument
erected on the stage for the purpose. The
most brilliant orators of the whole order
were present, snd the best talent of the
city furnished music for the OCCASION.
The grand lodge of Kansas has adopted
The Kansas Workman as the official organ
of the A o. y. W. of Kansas, and after
April it viii be mailed TO every member
Of said jurisdiction, to be paid for by the
grand lodge. The paper will be enlarged
and every effort VIII be made to make it a
worthy exponent of the order in that state
The grand recorder of Michigan forward
ed the sum OF $514-S2 to the grand recorder
Of Dakota on the lest day of March This
was the amount received on account Of the
Dakota appeal fund from March % to 81
inclusive.
The disbursements of the beneficiary
fund Of the A O. Z. W IN Illinois during
April amounted 20 $50, go, which, added to
the total disbursements up to the end Of
the month previuus, makes q grand total
Of s4S4, 81 Is paid to benefciaries during
the grand lodge year
The sum OF $500 of the Upchurch me-
mortal fund has 6een placed at interest By
the supreme tr1stees upon securities sp-
proved by the supreme lodge The bal
snce of same fund in hands OF John J.
Acker, supreme recorder, April l was
81 ,e35.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
LIE IOWA JOlNT RATE.

DES MONIES, Ia, June 20-The Iowa
railroad commissioners have promulgated
their joint rate tariff TO go in effect
July 81. The maximum rate of freight to
be charged by any railroad receiving bust
Hess from a shipper at a station on its line
within the state destined to point with
in the state on another line shall be its
mileage proportion of the rate for the en-
tire distance for through shipment based
on its own Iowa rates, according to its
class, with the following percentage added:
Five to 100 miles, ID per cent; 100 to 200
miles, II per cent; 210 to 800 miles 9 per
cent; 80 to 400 miles and over, per cent.
The maximum rate of freight TO be charg-
ed by any railroad receiving business orig
mating on the line of another railroad at a
point within the state and destined to a
point within the state on its line shall be
its mileage proportion of the rate for the
entire distance for through shipment based
on its own Iowa rate, according to its
class, with the following percentage add
ed: Five to 100 miles, y per cent; I05 to 200
miles, 9 per cent; 210 to 800 miles, 7 per
cent; 80 to 400 miles and over, per cent.
This rule will not apply to the business
received and delivered to the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern pending the
hearing of the injunction proceedings in
stituted by that company restraining the
commissioners from making contracts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
DROWNINGS AT PEORIA.

PEORIA. Ill, June 29-Four drownings
occurred here during the past twenty-four
hours. The body of Katie Shehan, who
had not been seen since Tuesday night,
when she came back to the city from an
excursion of the steamer Howard. was dis
covered at noon yesterday by some men
who were unloading barge floating on
top of the water near the dock. There
were no marks of violence, though the
clothing on the lower part of her body and
on her lower limbs was badly tom. The
last persons seen with her were Charles
Beck and Henry johnson. and they were
arrested, pending an investigation
A little boy named Frank Scott fell
from barge at the foot of Hamilton
etreet and was drowned.
John Gilbert, advertising agent of the
Rock Island, went across the river fishing.
His body was found later in slough on
the other side
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
PROPOSED TEMPLE AT PATERSON,


ting is Of the old style and Of wood Ad-
5oining 1t is q garden, which. during the
residence Of the judge, WAS always beauty
spot. The judge was An enthusiastic Mason
and frequently urged the erection of Ma
sonic temple, but it was probably far from
his thoughts that his residence, after his
death, would give way for the consumma-
ton of the project. For some time past
the residence has been unoccupied and has
been going TO decay. The fences about it
have fallen or been pulled down and chill
dren played about whsre the judge some
years ago nursed his exotic and other
plants. The committee finally purchased
the property for $4,000 from the trustees
having charge of the estate.
The work Of getting up the plans for the
building was intrusted to Mr.. John II.
Post, a Paterson architect, and the plans
have been approved of by the committee in
charge. A perspective Of the new building
was prepared and from which is obtained
a photograph herewith presented The
work Of tearing down the old building will
be begun very shortly, and it is expected
that before cold weather sets in again Pat
erson will have enc of the finest Masonic
temples in the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
ATCHIsON'S STORM.
Bridges We're Borne Away and Easements
Flooded.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, June 20-A severe rain
storm visited the city last night and
caused great damage to the city, the mer-
chants, newspapers and railroads The
volume of water that fell was so great that
the sewer could not take care of it and it
backed up into the streets and cellars and
Easements The offices of the Atchison
Champion were flooded and they were un-
able to print as usual today. The base
ments Of many of the stores on Commercial
street were flooded.
White Clay creek, which serves as the
main sewer of the city, was over its banks,
and even through the central portion of
the city, its valley in and out of the city,
the gateway for the city, and railroad
bridges span it every hundred yards. Every
bridge west of the stone arch at Sixth
street was swept away. The Santa Fe and
Missouri Pacific bridge was first carried
away. Other bridges followed and then in
came sidewalks, timbers, BEAMS Sheds
small houses, lumber, etc. Meanwhile
the enormous flow of water from the creek
penetrated easements and cellars where
merchants kept valuable stocks of goods.
The Sixth street arch saved the lower part
of town where are located the station and
valuable manufacturing property. To
add to the confusion of the storm the
flood cut the gas mains in two in several
places and the light was eXtinguiShed.
The electric light were next put out and
the city was left in absolute necessity
The storm closed about 12 o'clock The
loss to the city is probably $4,000 and to
the railroads and merchants about $780,
900. The property of every road running
into the city, except the Hannibal & St.
Joe, is more or less damaged They are
moving trains but transfers of about five
miles is necessary. A water famine exists
here today.
This city is suffering from the unusual
experience of a water famine caused by
flood The exceedingly heavy rains of last
night bursted the water mains and cut of
the supply of water from all consumers.
Two of the principal consumers were the
gas works and the electric light plant,
neither of which are able to continue oper-
ations without water. Hence the city is
also deprived of its usual plans of ilIumi-
nation. The work of repairing the damage
by the food is progressing rapidly and Will
be completed by tomorrow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
DRS. TERRILL & PURDY.
DOCTOR TERRILL
154N MAIN ST, WICHITA, KAN.

Cures diseases Of women heretofore
abandoned by the profession. such a.
fibroid tumors. displaceDcnts. en-
1argem eut-, praiapsus, etc, by the use
OF electricity. according to the meth.
DDS elaborated by the great French
Surgeon ApostOi.
NERVOUS DISEASES-Dr. TerriII
wishes to call the attention Of those
suffering from nervous diseases, par
aiysiS. nervous prOstratlOu. etc. to y g
wonderful curative effects TO be de
rived from electricity when -cieu-
tihcally applied, and desires 10 state
that be makes the application Of cleo
triCity in nervous diseases a special
feature Of his practice. The doctor
has the finest hfty diamond carbon
cell battery ever seen iu the west and
All the appliances especially adapted
10 the treatment Of lost manhood
or seminal weakness. which he quick
~ and permanently cures by the aid
Of electricity.
CATARRH-- Every case oT caiarrh
Is curable II properly treated, regard
less OF " hat others have said. Many
cases cured by a single treatment.
PILES. hStula and All rectal d lsea+e4
cured; 10 Knife, 10 pain; a cure guar
aufeed.
Jretheral StrictuTes quickly and
permanently cured: no cutting or
PAIN no money until cnrpd.
CHRONIC DfSEASE~--Bronch hits,
asthma. hay fever. ali throat and Jung
tTou bles- skin eruption-. rheumatism.
drOpsy. BTiZhts disease, bladder.
kidney and urinary disease, bIOOt
poison and private diseases.
S1PHILIS--The dread disease of
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cured. By the ncw treatment. without
The poisonous drugs q daya gone by.
Medicine sent TO AL parf- Or TIE
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
INJURED IN A WRECK.
Congressman Kelley's Son and Ralph
Ingalls, Among Them.

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 2O.-The New
express was wrecked at 2 o'clock this
morning at Childs station on the Phila-
delphia division of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. The driving rod of the engine
broke, spreading the rails. Bishop keane,
of the Catholic university at Washington
and Harry Kelley, son of Congressman
Kelley, of Arkansas, were among those
seriously hurt.
Two sleepers were thrown down an en-
bankment. John Mcnamara, of New
York, drummer, was killed. Charles
Ackenheim, chief engineer of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad, was
so severely injured that he died of his in
juries before he could be carried to Phila-
delphia according to a dispatch from that
city. Bishop Keane was cut about the
head and mis- body badly bruised MIR
Ralph Ingalls,a son of United States Sena-
tor Ingalls,, is among the slightly injured,
of whom there are several
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
INSIST ONUSING THE RIRI &

CHICAGO, III, june 2O.-A dispatch from
Edgerton, Wis, says: Notwithstanding
the decision of the supreme court that the
bible is sectarian book and can not be
used as a text book in the public schools,
and that the simple reading of it by the
teacher without commenting is using it as
Il text book, the school board of this city
has refused to cause such Use of it to be
discontinued in the public schools. As d
consequence Sheriff BabcOck, of Rock
county, has served a peremptory writ of
mandamus on the board commanding it
to cause the teachers in the public schools
TO discontinue the practice. The decision
of the supreme court was given in a case
which arose here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
Raj WAY TRAFFIC DFMORMzE0

KANSAS CITY, No, June 20-The floods
at AtchisOn and st. Joseph last night com
pletely demoralized railway traffic between
Kansas City and st. Joseph, Omaha. Coun-
ell Bluffs and other upper Missouri river
points. All the roads suffered from ex-
tensive washOuts. One Burlington. TWO
Council Bluffs and Missouri Pacific trains
have been abandoned. The trains for the
north which left the union depot last
night are still standing AT Atchison and
no definite Information can be given bv
the officials when they Will he able 10 pro
ceed on their ways. Trains from the north
are held on the other side of the waShouts
and it is not known when they Will be
able 70 move
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.

New Castles Going Up I'm Several Places
Other Items
Hebrun Lodge, OF Hebron, Nebraska, Il
building a handsome brick castle ball
which Will be finished and dedicated al AZ
early date
The Knights Of Dallas, Texas, about 90
strong. are going 10 erect the finest lodge
building in the south The structure viii
De six or seven STORES high, cost s10o 90,
and Be supplied with all modern coBveu-
lenceS
An elegant Knizhtsof PythiAs castle hall
was recently dedicated Al Tyler, Tax Ty-
Ter lodge No 2 fitted mp tie hAl a. the
expense Of s.. .ooa, lad the Iodg- IHe1nr>r-
ship. SAYS TD- Fort Worth Airrer. nun
be-s about 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
GOSSIP FROM LONDON

. LONDON, June 2O.-All of the papers this
morning praise Stanley for his remarks at
Newcastle and Berwick yesterday in re-
gard to the last African settlement, except
the Chronicle, which numerically scores
him.
1t transpires that five Parnellite mem
bers betook themselves To Ascot Heath
yesterday to witness the races when they
should have been in their seats to complete
they been in their seats the first clause of
the license bill would probably have been
rejected Mr. Labouchere bitter enemy
of the bill, was also absent.
7 The work of fumigating in the province
of Valencia has been very effective in de-
creasing the number of cases in the cholera
infected districts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
A WARNING TO HERDERs.
Their Stock Must Not Destroy Crops in
Oklahoma

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The commission
er of Indian affairs has received a telegram
from the governor of Oklahoma territory
stating that passing cattle from the Iowa
Indian reservation are destroying the crops
OF the Oklahoma settlers, and asking that
prompt and effective measures be taken to
prevent their depredations. In response to
this appeal the Indian officials have noti-
ned the cattlemen occupying under lease
the grazing lands of the Iowas that if any
further damage to the Oklahoma settlers
Is done by their cattle they will be sum-
marily removed from the Indian territory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
LODGE ROOM GOSSIP.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN SECRET
SOCIETY CIRCLES.

The hTasons VIII Soon Erect Magnifi-
cent Temple at Paterson. n. DE
script1on of the Grounds and Origin of
the Project.
The Masonic fraternity is very strong IN
Paterson. N J., but the building known
as Masonic hall is anything but imposing
In appearance. 1t was built great many
years ago, when Paterson had only one
lodge, and in it's day was considered fine
building. Some Of the lodges still meet in
it, but most of them have found more COM
modious quarters
Some time ago movement was started
among the lodges for the erection Of a hand
some structure to Be used by all tbs lodges
and to ornament the city. The result was
the formation of the Masonic Fomple asso-
citation, of which Mayor Barnert is presf
dent.
Large sums were pledged IN subscrip-
tions and the committee looked about for
site The residence of the Late Judge A
B. Woodruff was determined upon and the
property purchased. The property is 10
Gated on the corner of Clark and Market
streets, in the heart Of the city. The build
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
CELEBRATES HFR WcroRy.

NEW YORK, Jnne 20-Twenty-six years
ago yesterday the United States ship kear-
sarge. Captain John A WinsiOw. whipped
the confederate steamer Alabama, Captain
Semmes, 80 badly that the later vessel
after two mile engagement struck her
colOrS and sank 10 the bottom OF the sea.
This is the reason why the KearSarge was
decked all over with tie stars and stripes
yesterday as she lay at the Cob dock in
the BROOKLYN navy yapi- Every year the
hGarsarge celebrates IN honor of the event.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, June
20.-The highest temperature was 90,
the lowest up to p. m. 7Oo, and the mean
500, with fresh and brisk south winds,
warmer, cloudless weather, and nearly
stationary pressure.
Last year on June %, the highest tenn
perature was 940, the lowest 650, and the
mean S00.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
June 20, s p. m.-Forecast until s p. m.
Saturday:
For Missouri-Fair, no change in tenn
perature, variable winds
Fair, slightly cooler except stationary
temperature, variable winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

DEAL GENTLY WITH THE STOMACH.
II II proves refractory, mild discipline is
the thing 10 set ii right. Not all the nau-
seous draUghts and boluses ever invented
can do half as much to remedy It's diror-
ders as few wineSlaSsfullS-say three n
day-of HoStetter's Stomach Bitters, which
will afford it speedy Ielief, and eventually
Danish every dyspeptic and bilious symp-
tom. Sick headache. nervousness. sallow-
ness Of the complexion, fur upon the
tongue, vertigo. and those many indescrib-
able and disagreeahle sensations caused
by indigestion, are too often perpetuated
by lnJudicioUs dosing. An immediate
abandonment of such random aud ill-ad-
ylSed experiments should be the first step
IN the direction Of 3 cure; the next step the
use ofthisstandard tonic alternative. which
has received the highest medical sanction
and won unprecedented popularity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
THE AUSTRALIAN LINE SCHEME.

Is secret meeting of the railroad mag
mates was held here 10 plan through line
from New York 10 Australia via Cleye-
land, 81 Louis, Fort Worth. Mexico and
the Pacific ocean 70 Melbourne A ID.
Owen, OF Philadelphia, originator Of the
scheme went 10 England after the meet
ing here TO confer with syndicate OF cap
itRlisrs. Yesterday several English gentle
men We're in the city, accompanied by Mr.
Owen. b. f. Bush. Of Detroit, and Il r
Wastles- The party is en- route n Mel
bourne over the proposed line and viii be
gone several W.-aka
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
GAINED THE ENTRANCE

KANSAS CITY, No, June 20-The Kan
sas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern rail
road has finally gained entrance into this
city and acquired the coveted union depot
facilities. 1t has concluded a traffic ar
rangement with the Missouri Pacific
which will bring the Northwestern trains
in over the Missouri Pacific tracks and in
to the union depot. In consequence of this
privilege the Northwestern has restored
its passenger rates from cents 10 cents
per mile. the cut having been made on &C
count of its exclusion from the union
Iar,Ot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-21
FARMER DEL F6ATFS

delegates were today appointed to the
Farmers National congress. which meets
August -. q and ~ at Council Bluffs
The delegates are appointed for two years
Nick Reitz. OF Monticello: " W Tay
Tor of Mulberry Grove: J. ". johnson, of
Hamilton; James Smith. of Fact. Clay
county: William Simpson, OF Norton.
John Kelly, of Wichita; \. B. Forsyth, OF
Liberty.
The following alternates were named:
c. Lewis, of Paola; J. +. Stone. of Inde-
pendence; T. VI. Potter. Of Peabody; Anson
Miller, OF Saline county: d. l. Smith, OF
Phillips county; H c. Boyle, of Sedgwick
county; J. w. Schider, of Oskaloosa.