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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22

ltrCIn an instantaneous photograph
can be maintained, there can be no specific
distance mentioned as being tho limit of a
sprinG. The large majority consider the e1-
tTeme point TO be anywhere from $50 to $50
yards. In running distances of 100 yards and
over an athlete will hold himself in during
the first part of the race, and the longer the
race is the more Importance this holding in
gains.
In all races where full speed is maintained
from start 10 finish one essential point is to
be able to start and get into ones stride with
as little loss of time Us possible. The shorter
the race, the more important this point is,
and many contests have been won by gain
ing an advantage OF two or three feet in the
first five yards and holding, without being
able to increase the advantage TO the end.
An athlete winning a race Of thnt kind shows
not that he is moro speedy than his oppo-
nent, but that be is able to get into his stride
sooner and thereby get going quicker.
When foot racing was young and the diff
ierent contests were not governed as we'll as
they are now, the habit of beating the pis-
toll" used TO be so prevalent that an athlete
was considered quite novice il he could not
steal yard or two on the pistol frer Beat
ing the pistol means that after q runner has
been told to get ready, he starts on his jour
ney before the pistol has been fired, but after
the starter has begun to pull the trigger. In
this way an advantage unfair, of course) Of
a fifth to two-fifths Of a second can some
times be gained over competitors VINO wait,
honestly, for the signal. 1t can readily be
imagined what a peculiar sight it was when
four or five sprinteTs in race anticipated
the firing Of pistol and ran off. Six or
right years ago such q scene at amateur
sports was quite common but now it would
be considered a curiosity, so much has the
management in this line improved during
the last half dozen years. Even now in To-
calities where athletics arc not well estab-
lished, beating the pistol in the sprint races
Is practiced, but tho important games nearly
always have pistol firer OF known ability
who Is paid for his services, and as his repu-
tation depends upon his getting the men off
evenly IN race, there is a natural incentive
on his part to do the work properly.
The method employed by several pistol
hrers OF known reputation at the present
time 70 dispatch contestants in q sprint race
Is, after the clerk Of the course has put them
on their marks, to tell them to set" Most
or them will then assume Il position similar
70 that shown in the illustration Position
for Setting aud they VIII wait there for
some seconds, or until the pistol firar is con-
Vtpced that all are steady, when he will pull
the trigger. The advantage Of holding ones
self IN the attitude shown by this illustration
IS that with the arms extended and the posi-
non which the feet are in one can get under
way very quickly. It will be nCticed +bat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22
A Candid Girl.

They saunte0ed past the candy shop
With tempting dSiaties spread.
She looked unutterable things,
But not q word she said.
he drew his cash right there and thea.
and bought 4 poun6-that nan did:
He could refuse her nothing when
der manner was 50 can5ied.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22

RegfnAiI-You have 80 nary s-l.oEs, u -
DAISY. ia. &, Rl-nast dess-x rs from cal.ias
upon yoa Eowsver. ! think ! sal eo-ss
Wednesday evez!ag-1 y5a give re ls---s
slcUar1 EsmEn-
Aiss Daisy tiE1pslk.Fe.y,-I1dssd VII,
RssInAld: Cone early and ETOsd toe rIss=.-
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haGceG4. LU @rk.
he THOUGHT 1t Likely.

Mrs. Cumso-What DO You think Of the
new theory that the birthplace OF the human
race was near the North poleI
Cumso-The theory is plausible, my dear.
Noah naviCaped in the ark-tic regions. YOU
Neuovineis NeEzs.
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THE Maxwell ATRocITY oUTDoNE.
The Terrible Crime with Which Reginald
Bircnela Il Charged.

Bircnela Il Charged.
When Maxwell murdered his friend, coun-
tryInan and travelling companion, Preller, In
their private room in st. Louis, and after
forcing his mangled body into trunk left it
10 be discovered, all readers said that the
limit had been reached Treachery, brutality
and criminal folly in neglecting precautions
could go no further.
They were wrong.
Another young and 'gentlemanly'' Eng
ishman has just outdone Maxwell, as far as
Maxwell outdid the common rufian of the
slums. AnGTthis new champion OF treacher-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22
M1I!j .a;1gle
RAPID SPRINTING.
Malcolm w. Ford Writes O.
Short Distance Running.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE START.

Different Methods Practiced by Various
Schools of AthIetes-The Position of Legs
and ArIns-How Champion Sheriff. Does
It-''BeatinE the Pistol"
sprintfng or short distance running is prob
ably the first game tried by the average man
who visits an athletic field to see what he is
good for. The idea of running fast attracts
most men, and as the only way to determine
how speedy one may be is to try and see, it is
quite natural that this game should be much
more than usually popular. Sprint races in
clude distances from 800 to 40 yards. The
first distance is generally considered the
limit, although some claim that & 40 yard
run is a sprint quite as much as a go yard
run is A distance which is q sprint fer one
man may not be so for another, for the term
defines distance where full speed is sought
for from the beginning to the end of a race.
As men vary at distances in which full speed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22

Yard 81 Wichits. MzTasid. Weliiu 2
toe. Harper. Attica. GErticp Plain.
Anthony. Arkansas City, AEdals and
HAVEN.
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Too Much for Him.

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Great Scots - the ocea2 monster cried,
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Nothing venture, Nothing Rave.
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really link VII iSTr =.
The kiss rhet Is stol4a Il s<eeoeS.. and tao1El
Ee- yes ssy yes" yst he- lips sgg TO"
And z sae &c v.xed zltA IT.. - :. b 20:
Foz the SAKE o. Lse p11Se CAL lear p
Her eyes say Yes yet se- lips say 70"
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one foot is about
twenty inches back Of
the other. The front
foot, which in this
case is the left one. is
supposed 10 be on the
line with the toe of
the hind foot resting
in a little hole dug in
the track to get a push
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-22

When Baby was sick, We gave her castor.A
When she was CAild, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Cas,oria,
WhsE shs hAj Children, she gave them Csstor.a
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
DEATH WAITED AT THE OPEN DRAW.
One OF the Most Horrible Accidents
Known In California.
Iocomotivo and Passenger Car
Plunge into the Water.
The Loss Of Life EstIm ated at From
Thirteen to Twenty-Five.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3O.-one OF tho
most horrible railway accidents ever known
in California. occurred at lao this afternoon.
when local train connecting at Oakland
with the ferry boats from San Francisco. ran
through an open draw bridge over San Antn-
MO creek, at Webster street, Oakland. A
yacht mad Just passed through the draw
when the train appeared The draw bridge
keeper endeavored to close the bridge. but
II was too lats and the engine, with the ten
der and first car filed with passengers,
plunged into the river, which was here quite
deep. Engineer Sam Dunn and Fireman
OBrien went down with the engine. The
weight Of the engine and first car broke the
couplings and left the other two cars Of the
train standing on the track. The second
car ran about third Of the way across the
bridge and stopped, but the Jar was sufficient
to break open the front OF the car and many
passengers were thrown Into the
gers were picked up hy the yacht and some
boats.
When a wrecking train arrived from Oak
land, the Car was drawn into shallow water
and boats began dragging the creek for bod
les. The tram was In charge OF Conductor
Rerdth, VIII >'ated that probably % persons
had met death. The top Of the passenger
coach was Cut open as soon as 1t was raised
above water, and the work OF removing the
dies commenced. Thirteen were taken
out and removed to the mOrgue. Engineer
Dunn has mot been found, and Is believed to
be beneath his engine. The fireman, IL is
thought, escaped by jumping. Three women
and three girls were taken from the water
alive and removed to the receiving hospital.
Another young lady died soon after being
taken from the water.
The list of identified dead Isl
MARTIN KELLY, Oakland.
A. Il. AUSTIN and Miss FLORENCE Aus
TIN, San Francisco.
MRS. BRYAN 0'CoNNoR, San Francisco.
j. Il. EWING, Oakland.
Il II. ROBINSON, San francisco.
LUIGI MALEsTA, San Francisco.
Captain JOHN DwYER, Sacramento.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, san Francisco,
III. w. AULD (cOlOred), Honolulu.
Two MISSES KENNEN, San Francisco.
Later.-A despatch says the engineer and
fireman were saved. Conservative estimates
place the number Of people In the car that
went down at about 30, thirteen Of whom
lost their lives.
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into the station at 12.45, stopped momens
and then pulled rapidly out to the railroad
cut on the first days field. Here the states
men left the cars. Hon. Edward McPner,,
son, clerk of the National House, welcomed
them in behalf of the Gettysburg Battlehel!d
Memorial Association, of which he is oil.
rector. Colonel Batchelder, the government
historian of the battle. took charge OIL tne
party, and explained in terse but graphic
language the battle of the first day. From
here the train returned to the nnd Top
branch and passed along the very centre OF
the battlefield to Little Round Top. Here
the party disembarked and asceDded the
round tops. Colonel Batchelder detailed the
engagement of the long Federal left. Again
resuming the cars return was made to
Hancock station, where, after hearing de-
scription of the charge of Pickett on the
third day, the party took carriages and pre-
pared to drive through the soldiers ma
tional cemetery, over Culp's Hill to the Bal
timore Pike and thence to the town. Mean
while the regular Decoration Day exercises
in the national cemetery took place. Hon.
Edward Mcpherson acted as master of cere-
monies. Prayer was made by Rev. w. II.
Keith. The Grafton was by Senator ingalls,.
The benediction was given by Rev. G. A.
Hay. DID,, of Gettysburg.
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The nay In Rockland.

special 10 Jn6 froSSl
RocKLAND, May 3O.-After two days of
steady rain, yesterday the clouds began to
break away, and this morning the sun was
shining brightly, with cool northwest
breeze. The memorial ceremonies were very
imposing, everything having been done to
make them so by those who had the affair in
% the Edwin Libby Post, 6. A. r, decorated
the graves at the Sea View cemetery. jane
sons Point, and also the graves In outlying
cemeteries. At 1 O'Clock in the afternoon,
the procession formed in the Post once
square and started for the Achorn cemetery,
where the formal services were held, the fol-
lowing being the order OF march:
Platoon of Police.
MeServy'S Cornet Band.
Tillson Light Infantry.
Canton Lafayette.
Edwin Libby Post q. A. X.
The fire companies consisting Of Ian AmerGus h.
ny, General Berry Hose Company
and N. A. Burpee Hose
Company.
Carriages containing disabled comrades, clergy,
orators, city government, and invited guests.
Citizens.
The officers of the occasion were as fol-
lows: Marshal of the day, Major r. III.
Burnham; aids, Adjutant g. G. Cross. w.
w. Ulmer of the Edwin Libby Post, and
Capt G. E. Weeks Of the staff of the COM
mandiDg officer of the first regiment Patri-
archs Militant. At the cemetery addresses
were made by Frank b. Miller of Cushing,
and Arthur Littlefeld of this city. A poem
by Mr.. Oliver b. Lovejoy was read. The
orations were full of patriotic feeling, and
delivered iD an excellent manner, being lis
tened to very attentively by the very large
number present. The memorial address
delivered by Rev. G. S. Cummings. in the
evening at Farwell Hail. was one Of the
finest and most able addresses ever deliv-
cred here.
In Iewiston and Auburn
LEWISTON, May 3O.-The usual Memorial
Day services were held in Lewiston and
Auburn today. Prof. w. w. Stetson de-
livered the Grafton in Auburn and Col. G. p.
Mattocks of Portland, at Music hall Lewis
ton,
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In lewiston and Auburn.
RUSSELL AARRIsoN's sRAvmRY.
Trying to subdue a Maddened Crowd
ar a Great Fire.
Fears That many Have Perished at
Fort Worth, Texas.

FORT WORTH, Tex, May 30.-The Spring
Palace burned tonight. The loss on the
property is 100000. Russell Harrison and
party were making the round of the exhibi-
tion when the inflammable decorations Of
the place caught fire. Editor Sleicher turned
to Mr.. Harrison. and with blanched face
said: Its fire; save yourself" Mr.. Bur-
bage sprang up stairs to save his wife. A
rush was made for doors and windows.
'-s0S-..a stlii,'' sno~sed uaEElsO4A. ''stay
where you are and pass out orderly" The
stairway upon which he stood was instantly
blocked by surging mass of men and faint
ing women, through which Harrison tried to
make his way to save little child he had
noticed lying asleep In an obscure corner of
the building. 1t was impossible for him to
make any headway, and the flames were al
ready leaping from pillar to pillar, covering
the ceiling with sheet of fire, while a
Cling to find the narrow way to the staircase.
Mr.. Harrison stood his ground, begging the
terrified women not to give way and helping
to extricate them from the mass, until finally
the stairway was cleared. He then made
final effort to mount the stairway and save
the child, but it was too late. The flames were
burning the top rails and decorations. Mr..
Harrison hurried from the building,
first telling the frantic doorman
to carry out the big record
book in which the names of visitors were
recorded. By the time he reached the out
side, the roof of the palace was one great
blaze. Women were running to and fro
seeking for their husbands, and children and
from windows of the fiery furnace the forms
of men and women were cling
ing and dropping twenty feet
to the ground could be seen. Mr.. Sleicher
jumped from window on the first floor.
The fire department was quickly on the
ground but the flames spread with such
speed that nothing could be done except to
save adjoining property.
A grand ball was the closing event tonight
and several thousand persons were present.
The best society of the city and vicinity
were on hand. One man Is known to have
been fatally burned. Several persons were
seriously injured by being trampled on and
scorched. 1t was impossible to find out
whether the loss Of life was large or not.
Many fear that at least twenty-five persons
perished.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
GARRY THE NEWS TO CORNELL.
Tho RowdoIn Crew Beats Boston
Bows on the Charles.

BOSTON, May 3O.-The race between the
Bowdoin College eight and the Boston
Athletic Club eight on the Charles river to-
DAY was won by the BowdoinS by one and
hall lengths. The race was spirited and
by large number of people from the banks
of the river from all kinds of craft on the
course. Both crews took water at the same
time, making very pretty start. The
Athletics forged slightly ahead and led for
a magnificent spirit and sent their nose
ahead, pulling 43 strokes per minute. The
lead thus gained was maintained by fine
work and gradually increased until the
finish. The excellent form and rowing of
the Bowdoins caused much favorable COM
ment The distance was 7-8 miles. The
Bowdoin time was 10 minutes 1-5 seconds,
Otis of the Boston Athletics tainted at the
finish and Cilley of the Bowdoins became
exhausted Just as the race was ended.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
The Parade.

In the afternoon. the streets were lined
with people to see the procession. The pub
lished route was passed over. This was the
order of parade:
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
The Players League.

Players League yesterday:
AT BOSTON.
Morning.
BSfsSR:1 BSifaio.....1 ! SSS9 d6Sih 55--s
Base hits-Boston, o.; Buffalo, 49, Errors
Boston, 4; Buffalo, 8. Batteries-Daley, Kiiroy
aud Murphy, Ferson and Mack.
afternoon.
BOftSHs. BOsisSns so oo9s99 / @ g
Bostons 4 BuffalOs.' :. Batteries BUs Il Radboarne %
and Murphy Keefe and Mack, Halligan.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Morning.
PhilIadelphias..-." Phiaadegp 9 o992d @ 4
rorsohcages e sPhiadepRias, RsSspB T. Bsterles
Sanders and Milligan, King and Boyle.
afternoon.
PPhhiiladelphia.......0 Phiaa g 005o 0-9
Philadelphia, 1; Chicago, 2. Batteries -Buffin-
ton and Cross, Barston and Farrell.
AT BROOKLYN.
Morning.
Brooklyn. .......0 l Q o ] 0-10
Cleveland..."......o /
-Brooklyns, 8; Cleveland, 8. Batteries-Kinslow
and weighing, Sutcliffe and Gruber.
6sysi5yDas 6SESS5iIynas, d$9S4 DID DID
Base hits-Clevelands. 13; Brooklyns, H. Err
rors-Cleyelands. 8; Brooklyns, 5. Batteries
Cook and Van Haltlen. Snyder and O'Brien.
AT NEW YORK.
Morning.
SsE S,9Ishn2d YOTk.........0 0 g d39S5 S-l11
Base hits-New York, IS; Pittsburg, Z. Errors
New York, p; Pittsburg, z. Batteries-Ewing
and O'Day, Carroll and SIaley.
Afterno0iL
Pittsburgs.. .........0 2 o o 5 X 8
New Yorks.........2 2 o o 2 L O. 8
Base hits : Pittsburgs, 8 New Yorks, IL. En-
rorS- Plttsburgs, 3; New Yorks, 2. Batteries
Crane, Carroll and Calvin, Vaughan and Ewing.
PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing of the clubs
In the Players League:
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
THE MARTYREO PRESIDENT.
Dedication of the Cleveland Memor-
IaI With APPROPRIATE Cerem onY.

CLEVELAND. o., May 3O.-The Garfield
Memorial in Lake View Cemetery was dedi-
Gated today with imposing ceremonies in the
presenceiof the President of the United
States, members of his tCabinet and distln-
guished men from all parts of the country
The memorial is colossal structure tower
ing 165 feet above an emiDence in the ceme-
terry which overlooks the city and surround
ing country. The edifice cost $150,000 of
which amount one-half was contributed by
the people of Cleveland the remainder COM
ing from every state and territory in the
Union and from many foreign lands.
The exercises of today began with pa
cession forming in the centre OF the city and
moving to the cemetery, q distance of five
miles. The city is filled with strangers and
thousands of people lined Euclid avenue and
fiocked in from intersecting streets long be-
fore the hour for the procession to move
The decorations along the line of march and
all over the city for that matter, were the
finest ever seen here. The procession moved
at o'clock in the afternoon. Gen. James
Barnett was chief marshal. A vast con-
course of people preceded the procession to
there were thousands congregated about the
grand stand that had been erected and on
which were seated distinguished guests
Ex president Hayes, president of the Memoir
iai Association presided and delivered an
After PRAYER by Ri. Rev. Bishop
Leonard. ex-Gov Jacob d. Cox of Cincin-
natl. delivered the Grafton of the day. In
closing he said, $50 men of all parties have
united to build this memorial and to place
this statue upon its pedestal to commemor-
ate his virtues and services. The good. the
great. the strong, the wise and the patriotic
we're ali SO abundant in him that out Of them
the Young of coming generations may con
struct an ideal on which to mould themselves
The neople of this land far and near. are at
this yery hour decorating the graves of their
fallen patriots and heroes with affectionate
and heartfelt love. Our task is part of
theirs; we join our countrymen in the living
The Hallelujah Chorus by Handel was
next snng. after which President Harrison,
Vice President Morton, members and ex-
members of the Cabinet, the general of the
army and governor of Ohio were presented,
President Harrison then addressed the as
20. Weep for the Brave" was then sung
by the memorial chorus. This was followed
by brief ceremonies by Knights Templars,
after which the DoXology was sung and the
benadiction pronounced.
Then followed an impressive service by
the knights Templar, which closed the ex-
erciSeS.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31

CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGEl
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31

John G. File, late treasurer of the Luther
ans Orphans Home, Philadelphia, has
FRIENDS Of the defaulting bank officers at
make up the shortage of 500 900. The
stockholders will have to do the rest
General Master Workman Powderly de-
livered on address at the grave Of ITriah i.
Stevens in Philadelphia yesterday Mr..
Stevens was the founder of the Knights of
Labor.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
AdIourned TOO soon.

NEWPORT, R. l., May 30.-The. General
bill providing for printing and distributing
at public expense ballots for municipal cleo
tions and regulating their conduct was
passed by the Senate. In the House it was
under consideration when the Senate ad-
The House was unable to do further busi.
ness, being left with host ot bills on the
speakers table, including that for the pay.
ment of officers and members for services at
this session. They will now have to wait
until @ January for the money unless special
session is called next month by the governor
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Result Of the Trial OF Major PanItEa
who Plotted Murder.

SOFIA, May So-The trial Of Major Panitza
and nine others charged with consplring
against the government Of Bulgaria, erded
today. Major Panitza, Capt. KalabkuoR Of
the Russian army, Major Amandoff and
Riz0ff were found guilty. Major Pauitza
was sentenced to death. The court inti-
mated tbat Prince Ferdinand might possibly
commute the sentence to imprisonment for
10 years Capt. KalObky0ff was sentenced 10
nine years imprisonment. Major AmandOn
and Major Rizof were sentenced to impri-
sOnment for six years. Six other persons,
charged with completely In the conspiracy
were acquitted.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
sne Furnished the Cash.

SKowHEGAN. May 3o.-The Reporter says
1t Is feared that young girl whose home Is
in the country and who iboards In town and
attends he.schoJl on the island. has eIoped
with certain young man OF Skowhegan,
nothing having been9heard Of either party
since Sunday last, when they are known to
have been seen together. Others claim to
be knowing to the fact that the girl has
funds in the bank at Skowhegan, and drew
$50 to defray immediate expenses.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
weather Observation

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. May
3Oth, taken at p. m, 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston. 560, SW. partly cloudy; Ne W
1oS YSrk. CO.. 5; partly cloudy; of Phllaadelphia'
ly cloudy; Albany, 66o, NE, partly cloudy
Buffalo, 620, E, cloudy; Cleveland, 74o, Sc,
cloudy; Detroit 66o. NE, rain; Chicago. 800,
w. partly cloudy; St. Paul, 760, NV,
st. Vincent, Ga, NE. cloudless; Bismarck,
700. NE, cloudless; jacksonville, 100, NE,
partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-31
Still Another.

Mr. F. f. Sears, blacksmith, lives at No. 80
Tyng street, Portland. Has taken less than one
bottle of Dana's Sarsaparla for Cattarrh Bilious
ness and Costiveness, and Is being rapidly cured.
No headache, and feels like new man.
Go and see these people. They live in Portland
not South America One bottle of Dana's is
worth more than dozen of any other. GUAR
ANTEED to CURE or money REFUNDED. TRY a
bottle 7l0lU.
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