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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18
,-Or nNOA 1NO me PUsLIs1eo-.
A TruthfuI story Written By . Friend
Of His
Special coTTespon6ene.J

NEW YORK. Oct 2.-No more re-
msrksble apparition ever startled a
stsid and respectable book publisher in
the digni6ed city Of Boston than that
beheld BY Mr. James A OSgood-who
has recently been made the head Of an
American publishing house in London
when Col J. Annoy Knox, then . ten
derfooi from Texas. burst into Mr.. o.
goods Office some years ago ike trop-
ical breeze. Even now. after the colonel
has been subjected 70 the restraining
influences Of eastern civilization for
sevsral years. ne j. what the boys call =
holy terror. HIS hat il yard and a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18

ms neck Is wholly hidden by his long
dark hair, while the clothes that he
wears, although conventional IN cut, are
preposterous in pattern.
he came east In search Of q publisher
and brought the manuscript of his first
book with him. II was q little anecdote
he had written about life in Texas, only
few thousand pages long. and the
manuscript came on as extra baggage in
single freight car. 1t was the manu-
script that resulted in the celebrated
book ''On Mexican Mustang" which
was afterward published by S. S. Scran-
ton & Co., of Hartford, and was still
later republished in German, French and
Spanish trsnslstions.
At that time, however, Col Knox was
little known, and he went first to Boston
in search Of a publisher. He took the
d. ecious sheets in hinge tin box, about
a yard square and eighteen inches thick.
secured by q combination safe lock.
Reaching Boston he hired negro porter
to carry it around to Osgood's publish
ing house. The clerks were too much
amazed at his appearance to stop him
when he inquired where Mr. Osgood's
private Office was and calmly walked in,
telling the darby to wait outside.
He introduced himself. and before Mr.
Osgood could catch his breath he began
telling stories. That gentleman at once
became interested and ohatted for half
an hour before he thought TO inquire
what his callers errand was.
II want to see if YOU will publish my
book for me-" said the colonel.
Have You the manuscript here?"
asked Mr.. Osgood.
''Oh, yes" replied the colonel, and ne
called the porter in with the tin box.
Before Mr.. Osgood could recover from
this second shock the colonel said, in an
offhand way, al can leave it with Won
ill tomorrow if you want to read it be-
fore deciding"
Perhaps that will be just as well 4"
gasped the publisher, and Col. Knox
blew out of the door.
The next day he returned. and was
told that his book had been accepted.
but that on account of other contracts
the firm would not undertake 20 pub
Ish it within about six months.
"Oh, can't wait so longI" he en-
claimed. "Tll tell you what I'll do. I'll
get you to lend me a niger. and I'll
take it away and try another pub
Usher"
They lent him two, and he took the
book on to Philadelphia, where he found
another publisher, who, after the colonel
had kindly allowed him twenty-four
hours to read the work, agreed to pub
hsh it with copious illustrations
After his return to Texas the aspiring
author soon began TO receive proof sheets,
and was greatly Disguised with the pict-
ures that were inserted He remon-
strated with exceeding vigor, and the
publisher wrote and asked him what he
was going to do about it.
Col Knox did not answer this let
ter. He went to Philadelphia on the
next train and called at the Office at an
hour when he knew the publisher was
out There he spent jovial half hour
with one of the employees, and suggested
that he would take the manuscript.
which was all in the tin box, over to his
hotel, as he wished to revise it littla.
The clerk made no objection, and tho
colonel departed with the box. He never
DAVID A. CURTIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18

when Baby was sick. We gave her Castoria,
When she was Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss she chung to CastoTia,
When she had Children. she gave them CAstoriA,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18

net possess; lie s&s &c ---.-ive o4J not tie
constructive talent, sad while he could
paint a single character which would lie
true to nature, he lacks the power Of group
inG characters in c!i-uacteric action which is
necessary for the construction Of a play.
Il IS possible that Col. Ingersol may BY
and by enlarge his field OF literary work
from mere di6sctic essays, such as lie now
writes. to soInesains OF personal and his-
torical suggestion bis popularity as s
writer has bsea made manifest % the edit
or of The North American Review, who
finds greE: dcrand fer anything which
Irge-sou naT vrite. Z J. EDWAEDG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18
A Very Low Ffpa.

One Of the lowest fines on record vas IN
hicted at Wsndsworth police court in Enz-
land the other day. A mar had been sum
moned By the police for allowing. a. the
reporter says, . cart 70 De used Oh q public
highway without having biz name and sd-
dress painted on the Of SIDE Thu rrsazi.-
trate did not regard the odsrs. a. a serfou,
one. for be only ordered 10. defendAnt 70
r.ar G.. -. Il-------
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18

Official statistics Of causafties in An
strahan mines show that the proportion
Of fatal accidents amounts % about 2
per Loo lives. For the years 1889,
inclusive, there were ,s3S deaths among
timers, averaging le7 per annum. The
average number q workmen employed
was S2.5I2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-18
FLOUR DEPOT.

c. Eisenmayer Sr. Milling and Elevator Co.. Of
Halstead, Kan, carry full line Of hard and soft
wheat flour at their agency in this city. Send for
prices and samples.
OTTO WEISS. Agent 25S n Main. Wichita.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
RAILROAD NOTES.
Local Ticket Agents Complaining
of Dull Times.

The Southern Pacific Company is about
to issue a new freight tariff sheet, between
San FranciocO and points on the Union Pa
cific, west of Nampa. Idaho, which is the
junction for Boise City, Idaho. The route
will be via Portland in connection with the
Shasta route, covering the old Oregon Rail
way and Navigation line, with the excep-
ton of the western end of the Oregon
Short Line which will be replaced by
Huntington's new road. This will be an
all-rail tariff and the first one ever issued
over this route.
I'm nine years experience in the ticket
business on the Coast" said an agent yes
terday, Il have never known times so dull
as at present. If this continues / am afraid
that some of the Eastern roads will discon-
tinue the San Francisco officers and
other town in the North where there is
business. Some of the officials are about
to reduce their clerical force, having no use
for men when there is so little to do.
81 do not Know how to account for this,
unless the cause is to be found in the fact
that an unusual number of largo excursions
have been run this year and absorbed in a
few months the travel which belongs to
whole season.
~ think the excursion business this year
has been run into the ground, aud next
year you will see them fewer and much
better, though not to be compared for a mo-
ment with the traffic for the same period
last year"
g. have sold one ticket to-day" said an
other agent. land last year at this time we
were doing rushing business. | do not
know what has got into the people. They
seem afraid 10 go further than Santa Cruz
or Monterey, and Eastern people are all
steering for the North"
A special train of fifteen cars, containing
rolled oats, consigned to a Front-street
merchant, left Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Mon
day over the Northwestern, and will arrive
here over the Santa Fe. This is the largest
shipment Of rolled oats ever made to San
Francisco.
James Patterson has been appointed
Travelling Freight Agent of the Union Pa
citic, with Headquarters at Sacramento, vice
L. f. Eccles transferred.
j. F. Burger Jr. and Peter McGlynn of
the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way are expected home from New York on
Monday next.
Heavy rains at Octa and Dragon, Ariz,
have done considerable damage to Southern
Pacific trackage.
E. A. Holbrook, General Traffic Manager
of the Chicago aud Northwestern, left yes
terday for Napa.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
DYING IN POVERTY.
A Sad Case OF DesIitutiOn Discovered by
Undertaken Hoska Yesterday.

A Sad Case OF DesIitutiOn Discovered by
Undertaken Hoska Yesterday.
A remarkable case of restitution came to
light yesterday. Undertaken Hoska was
called to care for the remains OF Alexander
Anthony Wheeler, who died of consump-
ton in the afternoon, on Wright avenue,
near Z street, in the fourth addition. 1t
was found that Mr.. Wheeler, who was 81
years old last Christmas, had left widow
exactly his own age to day. The couple
had lived here four years. They were
married in England when extremely young
some twenty-une years ago. Fifteen chill
dren have been born of the union, of whom
only three are now living, four having died
of scarlet fever in one day.
Mr.. Wheeler had bought two lots Of the
Tacoma Land Company year ago, for
which he had paid one-third down. In
December he fell sick and has been unable
to work since. For the last seven months
Mrs. Wheeler has supported the family by
specially strong. They have held to the
land through thick and thin, hoping that it
would 60 up in value so that they could
realize something on it. Their interest in
this land has kept them from getting help
from the authorities.
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Wheeler,
VINO has been able TO get around in a feeble
way, came into the house and lay down
without taking off all his clothes. In tina.
condition he had died, having received such
attention as his wife and neichbors could
give him. When Undertaken Huska went
out there last night the family were utterly
destitute, neither the wife nor the children
having had morsel to eat during the day
while Mr.. Wheeler lay dying.
Mr.. Hoska, after caring for the dead, left
with them So for present necessities, but
when this money is exhausted they will be
in sore straits.-Tacoma Ledger, July 18th.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
Is III BLACKMAIL2


Editor 1. n. Choynski on Trial for Alleged
EXIortion.
l. n. Cnoynski, the proprietor OF weekly
publication named Public Opinion, was on trial
yesterday before Judge Shatter and jury on a
charge of attempting 10 extoIt money from 0ba-
diah Livermore, a local capitalist The follow
Ing jurors were sworn in to Try the case;
Carl Jansen, John h. Mersing, Randolph Herman.
Isaac Barker. Andrew Clark T. T. Clark, Martin
Jensen Martin Ferlcks NJ. McGlinchey, Francis A .
HulSey, Edwin Brieg and owen j. McGrath.
In lie complaint ii Is SET out that on February
2Oth last Choynski wrote LveImOre a letter
stating that he had received information con-
corning Liyermore's action with some young
Girls, and inviting LivermOIe to call and see him
(ChuynskD. In postscript ChOynskl added that
his PAPER would so TO press the following day.
LiYeImOre did NOT call on ChOynSki, and though
the paper did go 10 press The next day no men
ton was made OF the matter 10 that issue. In
the following weeks publication OF the paper
however, an aliusiou To Tie matter did appear
causing liYermOTe 10 have ChoynskI arrested
ChOynsEi, after the receipt OF the letter had
been proven, was placed on the stand aud testt-
fed that he had sent the letter simply TO ascer
tain If there was any truth IN cerlan informa-
tou that lie had received. lie was very reluct-
gave the name of the editor Of weekly publ
cation as the per son who had Told him. He said
he had no intent on 10 blackBall LiVermOre aud
the item lie did publish was sent IN TO him anon
ymOusly. Ii made no explicit charges aud Was,
III fact. sort OF denial Of certain allegations
and was simply signed OBADIAH"
The case VIII { taken W again this morning.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
THE COUNTY CLERK.


Annual Report of the Office Business
Transacted.
The annual report for the fiscal year ending
June SON OF County Clerk Davies has been sub.
mitted to The Supervisors and sent TO the print
ers. The Office records show steady increase
of business and fees.
The various schedules show the following
items: Proceedings on file, 54,563. OF these
299O1 are of general character, 1856 probate,
2703 special, 1914 insolvency, 1915 appeals,
6450 informatlOns and indictments aud 90 ad0p.
lions.
The expenditure. including the Clerks salary,
was $685. or SO less than the appropriation,
aud The receipts $50. 053 20. The latter amour
was composed Of S00,73 20 office fees, S436 l
fines and S4962 law library taxes.
Tile total number OF civil actions and habeaS
corpus cases was 344S, an increase OF 35S over
last year. or these 1896 were adludicated, 32l
discontinued, 56 transferred 10 other courts and
1875 are stu pending. There were 268 appeal
cases, 1873 oil which are pending, % discontinued
and 90 adjudlcated OF the 22l appeals from
the Police Courts 80 judgments were affirmed,
81 reversed, Is granted new trials, and IL are
pending. OF the IA habeas corpus proceedings
8 had their applications granted were dis
missed and l is pending
There were 4o4 articles OF incorporation filed,
making the total number IL .4S0. There were
II nOIarial bonds and 1873 certificates OF copart-
nership, 100 COrOner's inquests, IL auctloueers
bonds and IA medical certificates filed. Sixty
warrants were issued for the arrest OF insane
persons and 440 examinations were held. OF
these A were sent 10 Stockton, 12S to Napa,
1877 10 Agnews, to the Home OF The Inebrlate,
GO discharged after examination and to The
hospital Ninety nine proceedings In Insolvency
were filed, OF which 80 were voluntary and IA ill.,
voluntary. OF This number IL received their
final discharge, were dismissed and 10 are
pending.
the certificates of naturalization 1914, and the
declarations OF intention 2775.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were dull and uninteresting yester-
day. The tendency of prices downward in the
morning and upward in the afternoon board. The
close appears below.
Trading in local securities was fair Hawaiian
Commerce ial sold up to sl4ss and Safety Nitro Pow
der up to Sl3.
Almont pima County, Ariz,) is assessed Il OF lc,
delinquent August 18th.
The Bodie Con and Croker assessments sall de-
linquent IN board to-day, and the Con New York
delinquent sale takes place also.
The monthly dividends OF the Omnibus Cable
Company have been increased from 121ac per
share TO 2oc.
Oceanic S. s Co. has declared dividend OF 81,
payable the LIST.
Eureka Con has declared dividend OF 25c. The
stock is quoted at 81 and upward, against 81 a
year ago, when there was assessment OF SOC on
the stock. II the twelfth assessment, making a
total OF S550O00. There were S5 dividends paid
up TO and including the one for July g. 1888, max
total OF So 0l2, 500. The dividend Just declared
is the first In two years
The san Francisco Stock Exchange has declared a
dividend of 500 per seat.
AT special meeting of the Directors of Gould &
Curry H. Zadlg j. Wollberg, George Wells and Il.
Fries resigned and Thomas Anderson. j. Souther, j.
b. Low and II. T. Ravens were elected in their
places. Mr. Havens was subsequently elected PresE
dent
Holmes milled last week Isl tons ore. assaying
S23 20 per ton
The morning call., 1890-07-17
DAVE UPrON'S STURGEON.

1t Was Captured After Being Lost for
Sixteen Months.
Under the caption "Who has lost stur-
geon?" the Historian of the LIST inst. had
an item about the finding of sturgeon in
the last trap at the mouth of the river the
day before with a chain nearly five feet
long, showing that he had been caught and
staked out somewhere, and had got away.
Dave Upton of Deep River was in town
yesterday, and says that's his sturgeon. lie
got away from him one nigh. in March,
1889.
He makes business of catching sturgeon,
and to keep them fresh when caught he
puts chain through the mouth OF each
fish, and ties the chain to log The fish
founders around in shallow water till Up
ton is ready to remove the works from the
inside of the fish and send the raw material
to be worked up into homeless goldfish.
This particular sturgeon got away, and has
been shassaying up and down the river
ever since. Upton thinks that the incident
shows that the sturgeon go out of the river
and come in again, all the same salmon.
The morning call., 1890-07-17
CALIFORNIA MARBLE.
1t Is to BE Used In the Construction of
the ID. o. Mills Building.

1t Is to BE Used in the Construction of
the ID. o. Mills Building.
d. o. Mills, who is soon to commence the
erection of ten-story building on the
northeast corner of Montgomery and Bush
streets, has just closed contract with the
lnyO Marble Company for about $4,000 or
100000 worth of marble 10 be used in the
new building. The contract calls for about
10000 square feet of marble tiles, 10000
square feet Of moss agate and colored mar
Bile for wainscoting, about 1000 cubic feet
for thirty feet high of the exterior from the
line of the street up, besides pillars blocks
for steps and plumbers slabs This is the
first large contract that has ever been
signed for California marble Mr. Mills,
before signing tue contract, thoroughly in
vestigated the matter, and concluded that
for the use TO which it Is to be put the mar
Bile is superior to any imported. The mar
bic will be dressed at the quarry, and then
taken by rail to the polishing mills at Es-
sex, OH the Truckee River, and there pol
ished
The morning call., 1890-07-17
HANGED HIMSELF.
Patrick Clancy, Capitalist, Com
mits Suicide.

Patrick Clancy, a capitalist was found
dead yesterday afternoon in his room at
the Ahlborn House, corner of Grant av-
enue and Bush street. He had hanged him
self in the closet
Clancy went to live at the Ahlborn
House about year ago, and had made it
his residence ever since. He was worth
from $4,000 to $4,000 and lived off the
interest of his money, which he loaned out
in small sums. But disease laid hold of
him, and gradually he failed in health from
a complication of disorders. Dependency
followed, until he found an escape from it
by taking his own life.
He was last seen alive in the hotel on
Tuesday afternoon, shortly after which
hour it is believed, he went upstairs to his
room and made deliberate preparations for
hanging himself He opened the door of
the closet and threw one end of piece of
clOthes-line across the door, securing the
cord between the jamb and framework
above. On the other end he made moose
and placed it around his neck. Then, ap-
parently, he let go of the rope and dangled
with his toes touching the floor until he
stranged to death.
Yes terday afternoon, at o'clock,
cham bermaid entered the room and noticed
rope hanging from the top of the half-open
do or. She still further opened the door
with some difficulty and was Mortified by
the awful sight before her-a tall, gray
whiskered old man hanging or rather stand
ing on the floor, rigid in death, his eye-balls
bullying out on his cheeks, with a terrible
expression on his glazed pupils. His tongue
hung upon his chin, and the whole counte-
nance was awful to behold. The girl ran
screaming from the spot and notified the
proprietor. Immediately the Morgue Off
Gals were sent for and the body removed.
On table in the suicides room were a
number of bottles of medicine, showing
that he had been under treatment for his
incurabe diseases.
Deceased evidently wished to appear de-
cent in death, for he dressed in his best
clothes and clean linen. He was about 55
years of age and was an uncle of Rev. ID. S.
Clancy, D.. D., of New York City. Another
nephew of his lives in this city. The body
is at the Morgue
The morning call., 1890-07-17

and is at present suffering from general apathy of
operators on both sides of the account Sugar re-
fneries was the special feature of the day. and
after squirt it declined for no apparent reason
whatever. and is the only stock traded In which
shows a decline tonight of more than small frac-
tion its loss being Is per cent. The market closed
heavy and at about the lowest prices of the day,
but only Slightly changed from last evenings prices
Governments dull. Petroleum to-day was the dull
est on record Spot opened at Ss1s, August S91s.
Augustlater dropped to sS1a and then advanced 1s
on small sales
NEW YORK, July l6-United States Bonds: AS,
l214 412's. lG312; Northern Pacific. 361a; Cana
dian Pacific 81; Central Pacific. 1855; Atchi-
son, 4614 Union Pacific, $685. Wells Fargo. 141;
Western Union, sag; Silver, lo9Ai Sterling,
81 S5@4 SO.
wheat-Cash, sec; August, CSC.
Flour-Steady.
Coifee-$l7 10.
Sugar. 1865 7-l6c.
Hops-Caifornia, Ice
Hides-CalifornIa lac
Copper-Lake $40 rs.
Tin-Spot. S21 As
Lead-Domestic. 81 So
IrOn-$l4.
Petroleum-sSIsc
The morning call., 1890-07-17
SEVERED BONDS.
Marital Rela tionships That Proved I'm
nleagaut.

Marital Rela tionships That Proved I'm
pleasant.
Judge Hunt granted the following d.
vorces yesterday:
To Marie A. from William P. Hemmen-
way, for cruelty. The custody Of minor
child was given to the mother.
To Annie VI. from John D. Brown, for
desertion. This couple were married in
Boston in 1858, and have not lived a year to-
gether since. The house on Suffer street
occu pied by the plaintiff was given to her.
To Harriet L. from Leonard A. Alvey,
for wlllful neglect. The plaintiff was al
lowed to resume her maiden name Of
Palmer.
a divorce was granted to Charlotte Green
lee from Bert Greenlee by Judge Rearden,
for desertion.
Judge Wallace has granted divorce to
Mary from Willard Brown, for extreme
cruelty and infidelity, but refused divorce
to Dora b. from Wade White, because her
charge of extreme cruelty was not sus-
tanned.
Emma C. Bostwick was granted divorce
from Sprague n. Bostwick by Judge
Wallace, for cruelty, and the defendant
was ordered to pay his wife SO per month
aliInony. Bostwick receives 8 salary Of
S175 month as private secretary of j. G.
Stubs of the Southern Pacific Company.
Mrs. BOstWick charged her husband with
calling her vile names and frequently as
saulting her in cruel manner.