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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

Certain German workingmen" are
said by the Boston Herald to have sue
ceeded in having their hours of work re-
duced from fourteen to eight hours a
day, but now are asking to have their
taxes taken off, because in eight hours
they cannot earn enough 10 support
themselves. These workingmen will
probably see now that Man never is, but
always to be blessed. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The Texas and Pacific, through It's gen
eral freight department. has just issued
a report Of the condition of crops in the
country traversed by that road The
wheat crop is reported nowhere better
than half a yield, and in some places a
total failure. The corn crop is fair and
the cotton crop is above the average, with
weather conditions favorable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The French Canadians way to get rid
of the English sparrows, says the Pacific
Rural Press, is to feed them stale bread
soaked in whisky. The birds soon get
so drunk they can not fly, and can then
be picked up and made into potpie. This
is somewhat like curing pain in the
leg by rubbing it with a bottle Of whisky.
An INDECENT kind of wag to whom the
remedy was recommended, concluded to
vary the treatment, and drank the liquor,
remarking that he would let it find the
pain and get it out its own way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

A negro at Beatrice, Nebraska, was
tried for murder, convicted and sentenced
to be hung, secured a new trial and has
been acquitted. The circumstance indi-
Gates that such cases are quite as often
determined by public opinion as by the
strength or weakness of evidence. When
a crime is fresh in the public mind, the
public clamorS for vengeance, and the
stronger this clamor the easier a convic-
ton. Thepublic interest dies out, and
upon new trial secured upon a legal
technicality, the criminal escapes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

President Lee said before the national
editorial convention that it is more cred
liable TO say that Mr.. Scott has repainted
his hen coops than to defy the biggest
brute and bar room loafer of the age.
But Mr.. Lee should have supplied the
provision that the proximity of the
brute or the transportation rates have a
good deal to TO do with it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

Shipments of live stock and dressed
beef from the United States and Canada
for the week ending May 81, 1890, aggre-
gated 10, 139 cattle, ], 1888 sheep and 22,-
093 quarters of beef, against II, 1S4 cattle,
772 sheep and 9,841 quarters of beef the
previous week, and only 7 $50 cattle, 425
sheep and 17,004 quarters of beef the
corresponding week last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

Bellamy is accused of taking his book,
Looking Backward from an old Ger
man author named Bebel, who wrote a
novel on the same lines entitled "Wo-
men, Present and Future" Bellamy
meets the charge with the statement
that he can not read German, never
heard of Bebel, and didn't get any of his
famous book out of a Hundred Choice
Selections
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

On an average there are thirty-five
more boys than girls born in New York
city every week. On the average fifty
five more males than females die. This
may account in part for the penchant
the girls of the metropolis have for fish
ing for foreign husbands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The total wealth of this country is
supposed to be $50, 900, 100000 and its
population 65,OOO,0OO, which makes a
per capita wealth of $1,000 for every
man, woman and child. This statement,
in view of the nominal amount of money
in actual circulation-less that S. per
capitals equal to carrying starving
man into a banqueting chamber, tying
his hands behind him and telling him to
help himself; it is simply tantalizing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The total debt of the government is
set down at SI.045. 100 ,690-Iess than it
will be again in many year unless
there is let up in appropriations and an
application of the revenue system.
This means higher instead of lower tax
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

a Missouri man dropped dead the other
day while in the act of watering cow.
The liberation of the feminine sex is a
very desirable movement TO be seen in
Missouri, but it does not seem wise for
any man to set such a precedent as this.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The Hastings, Neb., Republican quite
aptly remarks that the passage of the
free coinage measure in the senate was
the joining of Is 81 of the free coin
age advocates of the west and south
against the cappers of Wall street. 1t
did look like that, but the cappers appear
to have been the successful steerers after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

There has been so much dissatisfaction
over the census that the country would
not be at all surprised tohear that Super
intendeGt Porter himself had been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The secretaries Of the several counties are IN
etructyd forward to the undersigned secreI'tTy,
credentials Of their several delegates Immediately
1r is hereby recommended that the several coun-
ties in said district select their delegates on July 70
1850 unless otherwise ordered by the county cenIrai
committee.
JAMES KELLY, Chairman.
JESSE TAYLOR, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The secretaries of the several county conventions
are instructed to forward TO the undersigned secre
tary at Topeka Kansas, certified copy of the Gre
dentials OF their several delegates, Immediately
upon the adjournment OF the county convention
said credentials to be received at Topeka not later
than the evening Of September ,. From these ere.
dentials the Republican state central committee
will prepare roster OF those entitled TO participate
In the preliminary organization of the convention
BY order of the committee.
HENRY BOOTH, Chairman.
BION s. HUTCHTNS, Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The court of appeals in New York has
confirmed the decision of thelower court
and says that the warden of Auburn
prison is the proper person TO execute
the death sentence and Kemmler.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

The supervisor of the census at Lin
coin has divulged the census of that
town by especial permission. Mr.. Por-
ter, it seems. is assuming something.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

A Missourian objects to the st. Joseph
brass bands because they play nothing
but classical pieces, like "Cleveland's
Grand March"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

1t Is apprehended that the ambitions Of
President Diaz, Of Mexico, will make
him die as dictator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26
EPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON
VENTION.
nonGE CITY. Kan. June 4. IS.

DODGE CITY, Kan, June T. 1890.
A delegate convention of tise Republicans of the
Seventh congressional district of the state OF KAN
sas is hereby called to be held at Dodge City, kao-
on Wed nesday July 90 1880, at ~ O'Clock a. m, Tor
the purpose OF nominating candidate for congress
from said district. The basis Of representation 70
said convention viii be one delegate at large from
each county in said district, and one delegate Tor
every 200 votes fraction OF $50 or more vites cast
for Hon s r. Peters in 1885, under Which rule deie-
.a..r.r. tllnr.al % IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-26

lea will be multiplied over and over
again, and we have long and uninter-
rupted period of national prosperity
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
Six Years IN the Penltentiarv.

On Tuesday last, the jury in the County
Court in the case of the three colored men
tried for the felonious assault ON Mr..
Joshua Sutton, storekeeper and postmaster
at Verona, at o'clock on the morning of
December 10th, brought in a verdict of
guilty, with six years each in the peniten-
tiary. All three are men of bad character.
John Hamilton, aged %, is the .smartest
thief in the city; VIM. Walker, aged IS, is a
gambler and thief who lives chiefly in Rich
mond and Norfolk and has been arrested
here twice for larceny, and Frank Jones,
aged 20, is a professional thief. Chief of
Police Waters spotted the trio and after
putting them under arrest sent for Mr..
Sutton who identified them. Other parties
identified them as going to Verona, and yet
others saw them coming back an hour OF
two after the assault. An attempt to prove
an alibi failed completely. While in Jail
Tuesday night, awaiting removal to the
penitentiary at Richmond, John Hamilton
made his escape with three other prisoners.
Walker and Jones will be sent to Richmond
TO serve their terms.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
A Christmas Wedding.
[Keported for the stanton v1ND1cAroR

[Reported for the Staunto VINDICAToR.J
st. Paul's church, the Lutheran edifice
recently erected miles West of Staunton.
of which Rev. G. Beard is pastor, was filled
on Christmas day with old and young to
witness the marriage of Miss Lula, the
beautiful and attractive daughter of MI.
Joseph Houseman, and the popular young
MI. Chesley r. Henderson, son Of MI Ro-
bertus Henderson, both well known to the
people of this community.
The knot was tied by Rev. j. E. Booker
of Hebron church, and Immediately afte1
the benediction the happy couple drove to
Stanton where they boarded the train for
the sea coast. = company of invited guests
then proceeded to the HOUSE. OF the brides
parents where handsome COLLATION. await
ed for the refreshment Of the inner mssi2.
Out of eleven living children, Mr.. II. has
lost six by marriage and removal, and
another son expects to join his sister and
three brothers in remote California, early
in the Spring. They are all men and women
who, wherever they turn up, prove them
selves to be of sterling worth and integrity
of character. This is gratifying to the
parents of these children, but rather NOR
tifying to their mother State to lose such
material fol- her advancement in all
that tends to make any Commonwealth
great and prosperous.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
Caught IN a Wreck.

Mr.. Robert w. Gillock # Staunton, al
express messenger on the James River
Division (Richmond & Allegheny of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. was caught in q
wreck on Friday morning last. The pas
senger train through an error passed Har-
rison's station instead of waiting for a
freight, and quickly met and collided with
it. All hands ON the engines and
baggage car jumped and escaped injury.
Mr.. Ginock the express messenger was in
his car when the collision came. He was
carried down the embankment with the
cars and crowded into very close quarters
at the bottom of the wreck. He could not
extricate himself and the coal-dust and
water from the tender was falling upon
him. In his efforts to get from under the
wreck he received very severe bruises and
cuts on his right hand. His cries for help
were soon heard and the trainmen quickly
released him from his uncomfortable posi-
ton. Mr.. Gillock also received a small
cut across his forehead and bruises on his
limbs.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
Charters Granted.

Judge Mclaughlin has granted a charter
to the ''Buena Vista Improvement Compa-
N.Y. The officers for the first year ale M.
E. Miller, President; Geo. G. Jordan, Vice
President; w. T. McCue, Secretary and
Treasurer; VIM. Patrick, Counsel, and the
following Directors-M Erskine Miller,
w. T. McCue, Geo. G. Jordan and Asher
Ayres of Staunton; III. L. Hoover, of Rich
mond; John Waldrop, of Augusta county,
and John w. Blackburn of Buena Vista.
Object-to buy and sell real estate, con-
struct buildings, &c. Capital stock
imum $500, 900, minimum $4,000, shares
S1OO each, maximum of real estate holding
10000 acres. Principal Office in Staunton.
He has also chartered the ''Waynesboro
Company with the following officers
President, M. Erskine Miller of Staunton;
Vice President, T. Ell. Antrim of Waynes-
boro; Counsel, VIM. Patrick Of Staunton;
General Manager, J. F. Templeton of
Waynesboro; Directors, Edward Echols,
r. W. Burke, M. E. Miller and VIM. Pat
rick of Staunton; j. F. Templeton, W. N.
Fishburne, T. III. Antrim, Dr.. A. G. Fox,
W. L. Austen and r. N. Pool of Waynes-
boro. Object-to buy and sell real estate,
construct buildings, sc. Capital stock
maximum s1,OOO,OO0, minimum $4,000,
shares 800 each, maximum real estate
holding so, 900 acres. Principal office loca-
ted at Waynesboro.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
christmas at the q. B. Sabbath School.

The U. b. Sunday school under the SUI
pervision Of Mr.; Charles Tanner, its Super
intendent, and Mr.. Geo. NEWMAN, it's Sec
rotary, has grown to fully one hundred
scholars, which considering the recent or
ganization of this church in Staunton is
well worthy of notice. Their Christmas
festival on last Thursday evening was
praised by all who witnessed it. The reel
tations were well committed and happily
delivered. That of Bessie Tanner on 1.-THE
Spiritual Telegram so well enunciated
was perhaps the most touching.
The formation of a circle of q young
folks containing in it dozen smaller sized
children standing in the shape Of CROSS
was as unique as it was impressive.
MI. E. M. Spahr, who presided at the Oh
gan and led the music, showed that he hac
been there before.
An address by the pastor, Rev. K. Holt
full of spice and zest, showed up some OF
the prevailing practices of the times, as
well as some Of the weaknesses common tC
our fallen human natures. His subject
was ssChristmas as the time for character
reading"
The elaborate cedar decoration added to
the beauty of the spectacle, the candies and
kindred goodies" added to the joy of the
little folks, and the general good cheermade
the hours fly swift as the weavers shuttle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
Escape from Jail.

TWO LONG-TERM CONvICTS AND TWO MIS-
DEMEANOR PRISONERS ARE RELEASED
BY AID FROM THE OUTSIDE.
When Jailor Butcher made his last visit
to the prisoners confined in the jail, Tues
day night, he was greatly surprised to find
on opening the lower cell, the door of the
iron cage lin which he had left, a couple OF
hours before, five prisoners) wide open, and
VIM. johnson, who is serving short SEN
tence, the only one left. Two padlocks
which had been tested sooner in the evening
and found perfectly secure, lay broken on
the fioor-one of them bursted all to pieces.
All the prisoners who escaped are colored
and their names are:
Frank Humble of Rockbridge, who has
already served term in the penitentiary.
day, for stealing ahorse from MI. Mcclure,
residing near Spottswood, and sentenced
last Saturday to 1Oyears in the penitentiary.
John Hamilton of Staunton, bold, de-
sperate haracter-undoubted the organi-
zer of the plan for escape-was sentenced
last Monday to 6 years in the penitentiary,
for felonious assault on Mr.. Joshua
Sutton, at Verona.
Joe Greedy, sentenced to four months in
jail for stealing, and Jim Harris serving a
15-days sentence, which had nearly expired.
A representative of the VINDICAToR
who visited the Jail Wednesday was taken
to the cell containing the cage which is
12x12. The lower window of the cell,
which is barred with iron, is generally left
open to give better ventilation. On exam
nation of the window he found several
bars missing, and nothing was easier for
the prisoners than after leaving the
cage to go to the open window, jump
into the inner yard, only a few feet below;
pass through the door in the high wall which
separates the yards and is seldom locked:
thence to the latrine over the creek, and
descend into the creek-an easy feat which
needed no eXertion.
The theory Of the JailOr is, that an outsi-
der carrying tools to prize the locks, waded
the creek in rear of the jail unobserved, I'M
til he reached under the ]atrine; thence
assembled the stone wall, which at that point
is very much like a pair of stairs, and
crawled through large opening inside OF
the little building. From there going through
the outer-yard into the one where the
prisoners cell was located, the rescuer dis
lodged enough iron bars from the lower
window to get inside easily, and with his
tools unlocked the cage by breaking the
padlocks, and led the prisoners out the way
he had come. The locks on the door are sc
placed that they could not be reached from
the inside of the cage.
On the ground in the outer-yard, midway
between the door in the wall and the latrine
lay cheap brown felt hat, probably knock
ed from the head of one Of them, by {
crossing wire used for hanging clothes. II
was the best sign that the fugitives hat
escaped that way.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
Greenville Items.

An OLD-TIME CHRIsTMAs-BAstC CITY
MEMBERED-SALEO OF AN INTEREST IN
IRON ORE PROPERTY-PERsONAL sc.
[Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
GRE ENyILLE, Dec. 31.-Christmas has
come and gone and the New Y ear is just
setting in. On Christmas day our town went
back to her pristine glory, and for the first
time in a dozen years, the young men turn
ed out as shanghai riders. It was gen.
orally advertised and at an early hour the
people began pouring in from the hills and
dales, and when the hour came for the gro
tesque equestrians to appear, the town was
literally full of people ready to behold the
wonders of the masquerade. 1 must say
it was complete and the boys deserve credit
for furnishing fun for the eager gazers, and
all of them seemed to enjoy it. There were
about thirty boys in line. Good order pre-
vailed and nothing occurred to mar the
| parade.
Mayor Waddy has had the busiest season
of the year, as there were several parties
before him, and the town treasury was re-
plenished with about $50, by fines imposed
for misdemeanors.
Some of our citizens have taken stock in
the new city-sBasic. y
The Baptist congregation gave their
usual Christmas tree to the Sunday School
children Of that church, and the Methodist
congregation held an Oyster Supper and
Fair, at the Masonic Hall, on Christmas
night and the following night.
The Bethel congregation gave Rev. DR..
Jas. Murray substantial pounding" on
yesterday. We were not there but know
his larder must have been filled to running
over, as this congregation never does any
thing by piece meals.
DR.. B. r. Smith and family arrived here
last week and were welcomed by their hosts
of friends here. DR.. S. returned to Rush
Run on the Both, but Mrs. S. will remain
for several weeks yet.
Hon. II. st. G.. Tucker and MI. Gay are
winding up the bird hunting season by a
hunt here to-day and tomorrow.
Mr.. Joseph Peter has bought out the in
terest of MI. J. A. Bumgardner in the
Black Rock ore mines for s., 1888 cash.
Misses Vawter and Smith of the Valley
Seminary at Waynesboro, were at Capt. g.
G. Merritt s last week.
Col. II. J. Williams has gone to Iron
Gate on business trip.
A cold wave has struck us at last.
DELTA.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-03
PERSONAL

Cards are out for the marriage at the
residence of the brides father, $40 South
ST., Springfield, Mo-, Thursday, January
9th, at I P. NJ, Of Miss Ella Hartman to
Mr.. VIM. L. Shields. The bride is a
daughter of MI. Egbert W. Hartman, for
mer Superintendent of the Staunton Water
Works, and the groom is a son of MI.
David E. Shields, formerly of Staunton.
| MI. Morris Witt, of I. Witt Il Bro, has
removed to Baltimore, where he enters the
firm of Witt, Biedler Il Go. The Staunton
firm is now Witt, Lightner & Co.. Messrs.
J. 7. Lightner and Henry Witt having
been admitted to interests in the house. We
shall notice the new and popular members
of this old house hereafter.
At hop given at the Buena Vista Hotel,
on Christmas Eve, among the participants
were Misses Maud Bergman. Gertie Stewart
and Eva Jordan Of the Wesleyan Female In
stitute, and Messrs. E. 1. Jones and Jacob
Bumgardner.
A German was given at the Virginia
Hotel, on Monday night, in compliment to
MI. A. G. Murdaugh. Mr.. NJ, who has
been a very popular young society man,
left this week to make his residence in the
city of New York.
Mr.. Frank Kingan, jeweler, gave pres
ent to each member ST the Police force on
Christmas eve. Ascustom he has followed
for years.
District Attorney w. E. Craig was in
| Nochinrfor, 1ocf st1onlrinn ofto1 hi q
fences" with reference to his confirmation
by the Senate.
Miss Maggie Johnston, who has been
teaching in Augusta county, is spending
the holidays at her home near Salem,
Roanoke.
Mr.. Albert Shultz of Hart S Bazaar will,
this week, take the position at w. L..
| Ollvier's bookstore, vacated by Mr.. Muir
daugh.
Mrs. A. M. Rowan of Ronceverte, w.
| Va, who has been visiting relatives in
Staunton for the last month, left on Mon
day evening for her home.
| Mrs. J. W. Rosebro, wife Of Rev. J. w.
Rosebro of Petersburg, who has many
friends in this county, is quite sick OF
fever.
L. Taylor, formerly Of J. E. Taylor
& Son., will open a confectionery tomorrow
at the old Campbell stand, No. % E. Main
street.
The congregation Of the Old Stone church
have called Rev. Robt. Campbell Of David
son College, N. c., to their pulpit.
Mr.. G. W. Morgan and wife of Roanoke
are spending the holidays with friends in
Staunton.
Mr.. J. Lewis Bumgardner was in Lex
ington last week on a very successful mis-
sion, placing Basic City stock.
Mrs. Lou Powers, wife of Rev. w. HI.
Powers of Baltimore, is among the guests
at the Virginia Hotel
Miss Kate Duval, of the staff of the Vir-
ginia Female Institute, spent the holidays
at her home in Lexington.
Mrs. G.. E. Myrick, assisted by Miss
Matte Cotton, gave tea last week which
was enjoyed by her many friends.
Capt. j. Theo. Long was in Winchester
last week visiting his sister, Mrs. F. r.
Snapp.
Mr.. Robt. Barr of Staunton visited
| Winchester this week to attend the mar
4 rage of a relative there.
| Mrs. Paul Scherer is visiting Mrs. Kate
4 Hilbert at Roanoke.