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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18
LILLIAN CONWAY.

companies, always singing leading roles
She married Charles CaTabios. g rich Phil
adelphis broker, In 1876. and retired frouS>>,
the stage. Afterwsrd they separated, and
she returned TO her profession. She wSs a
woman of great beauty and of almost &C.
centric generosity. Her disposition Vas
somewhat erratic, and she several times
figured prominently in sensational cpl
sodes. She left two children
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18

her father. mother
and grandfather
ell having been
well known hg-
ures in theatre
Gals. She did
worthy work in
Swan geline e,
"Ths Two Or
phans,n rs q mem
Der of stock COM
psnies in Boston
and Philadelphia,
and travelled at
different times
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18

An Opera SinSec. Recently Deceased.
Lillian Conway, the actress and opera
singer who died the other day in Europe,
was at one time possessed of considerable
fame. she was born in Philadelphia in
1857, snd came Of family Of stage psopla.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18
NEW LINGERIE.

Dainty Tea Jackets, Petticoats and Night
gowns That Delight Women of Fashion.
First in the lingerie department come the
dainty tea jackets, two of which we take
for description. One in pale pink surah,
forming a close fitting jacket, with deep
shoulder cape, all of Valenciennes lace and
pink silk insertions, finished off with pro-
fusion of lace tied with pink bows. An
other in pale blue, finely tucked from bust
to waist in points, meeting down the cen
ter, with yoke, cuffs and waistband of lace
threaded with narrow gold braid, finished
off in bows and ends Pretty summer
dressing gowns are in colored cotton crepon
trimmed with gold braid, also in flowereC
1annels with wooden girdles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18

II is in homespun, of q new shade of
brown, checked with faint lines of pale
blue and white. 1t is made with a plain
skirt plated at the back and just long
enough to escape the ground. The jacket
is turned back with revers 10 show waist
coat Of the same material.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18
Ml1}lll fagle
Wichita Wholesale & Manufacturing Houses

The n9e s ra p I furnished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-18

Black silk handkerchiefS have again been
brought out hut will hardly gain favor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
SAYS SHE is SANE.
Anna Dickinson's Doctor Still Claims
That Her Mind Is Sound.

Anna Dickinson's Doctor Still Claims
That Her Mind Is Sound.
New York, April 29.-Miss Anna Dickin-
son was sitting up in bed when reporter
called to-day. She seemed very tired and
her voice was hoarse
When asked her plans she said they were
in the hands of her manager. She did not
know what she was to do: but she would
prefer to give weekly lectures in this city
rather than travel and would prefer the
stage to either.
DR.. Seward, her physician. condemns the
newspapers for reporting Miss Dickinson's
lecture in such way as to make it appear
that she is insane He stakes his profess
sional reputation on the statement that she
is sane.
DR.. Seward said it was true that several
prominent men had tried to make Miss
Dickinson wife or mistress, and failing in
this had persistently traduced her. She
had documents to prove all she said.
Mr.. McGeachy, Miss Dickinson's mana
ger, said this afternoon that arrangements
had been made for Miss Dickinson to re-
main in New York and give lecture every
Sunday evening. The lectures will be con-
fined to political topics. Mr. McGeachy
added that he intended to take Miss Dick
lnson to Europe in June, and return in
time to open in New York next season and
give dramatic dings. Possibly, upon her
return, she may reappear as a dramatic
star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Keep Your Hat Shiny.

81 haven't had my hat ironed since
[ bought it two months ago. heard
a gentleman say as he handed it to
the attendent of a we'll known hat
store to have it dressed over. 'You
seem to have the common idea that
ironing spoils a silk hat" replied the
hat man. "That is a great mistake.
No one wears a silk hat over year,
while the majority OF men change with
the spring and fall styles. You might
iron a hat every day for six months
without wearing Off the nap or injur-
ing it unless you should burn it in
ironing, which rarely happens. The
leading hat store proprietors do not
care to disseminate much information
on this subject because they sell hats
with a guarantee to iron them for you
at any time free Of cost. If it werenot
for this common idea that ironing hurts
the hat, the stores would be clogged
with themer business ofironing hats"
New York Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
POISONING CRAZE.

Numbers Of Deaths In Denver
Thought to Have Been Caused by
Arsenical Pois oning.
DENVER, COL. April 2'.-This city at
present seems to be possessed Of craze
prompting the taking Of human life by
arsenical poisoning. Saturday the entire
country was Mortified by the mysterious
death OF Mrs. Barnaby of Providence, r. T.,
which was caused by this means.
This has caused an investigation as to the
means of death of several, and to-day it is
stated that no less than seven have died
drug. to2.
Sunday Annie Armstrong, domestic in
the family of a prominent minister, died in
the most horrible agony. and an examina-
ton showed enough arsenic in her body to
kill six people. She was apparently con-
tented and the idea OF suicide is not enter
tanned, and how she came to take the
poison is a mystery.
Young Harry Cheny, employed in the
printing houses here, died suddenly last
week, under the most peculiar circum-
stances, and an analysis Of the viscera to-
day by DR.. Burr revealed enough arsenic to
kill family. No more explanation can be
made Of this case than that OF the Arm
strong girl.
A month ago Mr.. Harting, his wife and
six children were taken violently i'll imme-
dlately after partaking of their dinner. The
physicians pronounced the case one OF
trichinosis, and despite their greatest eff
forts the mother and four children died
within week and the remain
der of the family lived, but are
still very low. Since the Barnaby
sensation became public, physicians
exhumed the body of one of the Harting
children and made an analysis finding a
sufficient quantity Of arsenic to cause death.
There cBn be no doubt the others died from
the same cause. Mrs. Hartings was but
thirty two FEARS old, had had eleven children,
and did not enjoy the happiest Of lives. II
is supposed she became respondent and
tried to kill her entire family.
Miss Armstrong was a domestic in the
employ OF the Rev. Mr.. Hansen, the Swed-
ish Lutheran minister of this place. Mr.
Hansen was seen this evening, and says
that it was impossible for the story to be
true. But Prof. Hedding, the chemist tc
whom the viscera was taken, says that
while he has made no complete analysis
he has made some experiments which in.
dictate that her death was caused by ar
senicA poisoning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
AS THOUGH FROM THE GRAVE

Mother Finds Her Daughter,
Whom She Last Saw as Little
Child.
One day recently there was an affect
lngreunion of a mother and child after
a long separation. Twenty years ago
in Buffalo resided Mr.. and Mrs White
and their 5-year-old daughter. There
was trouble, and husband and wife
separated. White, retaining possess
sion OF their child, removed to Bedford,
Ohio. There the little one was
brought up in the belief that her moth
er was dead.
Years passed away, and both White
and his wife married again. White
married a Bedford woman, and there
was a large family OF children. Mrs.
White became the wife of a. wealthy
business man. The years brought no
little ones, and the mothers heart
yearned after her daughter Lille. She
once heard that White had moved to
Bedford, and after that there were
only vague and indefinite rumors.
After a while she heard that her
daughter was dead, and she gave up
hope. Her husband started in bust
ness in Kansas City, Mo. His pros
poets were f,tttering and the pair
moved there.
A short time ago, a lady artist, en-
gagged in Kansas City, met the former
Mrs. White. Learning that the artist
had resided in Bedford, the mother
questioned her and found that her
former husband still lived there. Much
to her Joy she learned that her daugh-
ter was not dead, but had grown to be
a handsome young woman, had mar
ried, and lived in Cleveland. Her hus-
band shortly afterward was called to
the East on business, and before going,
promised to look up the daughter.
Arriving in this city he easily found
her, and telegraphed to the anxiously
waiting mother in Kansas City: Lilly
is here" That same afternoon the
mother started for Cleveland. She
was driven straight to the residence of
Joseph Cowen, an employee of the
Champion Spring Bed Company. He
is the husband of the long-lost daugh-
ter, and they live at 1884 Pearl Street,
in Brooklyn village. A surprise here
awaited the visitor in the shape of a.
chubby 2-weeks old baby boy, who
was held up to make the acquaintance
OF grandma-CleVelan Leader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
CHEERING NEWS.
President Harrison Inform ed That Bis
Sister Is Out of Danger.

President Harrison Inform ed That Bis
Sister Is Out of Danger.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-Dr. Hughes of
Cleves, Ohio, who is the attending ply
stefan of President Harrlson's sister, Mrs.
Easton, who was injured in a runaway &C.
cident yesterday. telegraphed the president
this morning that Mrs. Easton is out of
danger.
Alter the receipt of the telegram it was
announced on behalf of the president that
the programme arranged tor to. day and the
remainder Of the week would be observed
unless other and less favorable news of Mrs.
Eaton's condition should be received
Alter lunch at Sutro Heights this after
noon the presidential party drove to the
military reservation at Peosido, where a
great crowd of people were in attendance
The president reviewed the troops sta
toned at the post and witnessed the
artillery ana cavalry drill. The party
then returned to the hotel for din
ner, and this evening there was a
reception at the Palace hotel The
president and Mrs. Harrison received
the representatives OF the army aud
navy first, and then large number of in
vited guests. Several bands Of music were
in attendance during the'reception.
The president and party will make tour
| OF the bay to morrow, and in the afternoon
will view the launching of the armored
coast defense vessel Monterey.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

headquarters at Gitschin. He advised King
William to make an attack on July 3, with
his whole force. After the war, when the
Prussian landtag had approved the terri
torial annexations, that body voted hand
some sums to Bismarck, Room, Moltke and
about Luxembourg, Moltlze headed the
party which declared that no concessions
should be make to France
In 1869 Moltke presented the king with a
plan OF campaign against France, care ully
worked out in its minutest details, so thai,
mobilization could have taken place at
once. Three armies were to advance at
once over the French frontier and take the
French unprepared. This plan was carried
out with terrible effect in 1870, and Moltke
was with Bismarck in Douchery when the
negotiations for capitulat1on at Sedan were
cconsummated. The next day the whole
ratheI VITA army {ha vas vas basgsd, to-
Then Strassburg fell and Moltke was
raised to the rank of count In December,
When the Germans were smashing the re-
manning fragments of the French military
establishment, Moltke ordered the lorna
tiQn Of Southern army, which he put
under the command Of Manteuffel. On
June Is, 1871, when large portion of the
was made field marshal general.
Moltke next appears in the German
reichstag in 1874, when the imperial mill
tary law was laid before the. house placing
the army on peace footing at 4C1, $50 m en-.
The party of Progress and the lett wing of
the National Liberals opposed it. Moltke
made long speech reviewing the political
condition of Europe and the military ar
rangements OF Germany and other powers.
and urged the unconditional acceptance of
the measure. After a sharp wrangle
Moltke agreed that the proposed peace
footing should last seven years, or until
Dec. 81, 1881. 80, =
When the new army law came UP, Moltke
vigorously defended it. 1t covered the
period from 1881 to 1883, and proposed an
absolute and relative increase of the mill.
tary strength OF the empire, and it was
urged on the ground Of the increase of the
Russian and French armies Several classes
hitherto included in the reserve, were in
cluded in the active list and the peace loot
ing was increased to per cent of the whole
population. Moltke made long defense
OF the bill. picturing the danger rom Rus
sian and French aggression, and the bill
was finally passed by vote Of 1856 to l2S.
Gen. Won Moltke was distinguished for his
thorough faith in big armies, which. he
always said are the best peace makers. He
has written voluminously on military and
other subjects. He had no superior in
Europe as planner of campaigns and q
discoverer of the weak spots il, an enemy.
he married an English woman as did his
assistant, Count Won Waldersee.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.
The Event Commemorated by the An
nual Dinner at Delmon1co's.

The Event COmmemorated by the An.
nual Dinner at Delmon1co's
New YORK, April 2S.-The annual dinner
in commemoration of the birthday of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant was given tonight at Del
monicos.
All the guests were seated at round tables,
III the center of which were banks of flow
ers over which were placed inscriptions in
dicative of the character of the great hero.
One was Tender Hearted" another "Un-
complaining" others Home Loving, "
Faithfully and 'Unobstrusive.'
A notable feature of the dinner was the
appearance of Mrs. Grant il the gallery.
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs Sartoris.
and her child. When the party appeared
in the gallery after the toast to the mem
DRY OF Grant was drank in silence the
gentlemen present all stood up and greeted
the wife of the great soldier with applause.
Speeches We're made by Senator Evarts.
Col. II. K. Douglass OF Baltimore, Fred.
erlck Taylor Of New York, ex-Congress-
McMichael of Philadelphia.
The first annual dinner of the Harlem
Kepublican club was given tonight at the
Metropolitan hotel in honor OF the birth
day OF the ate Gen. Grant. Hon. James G.
Blaine and ex-Gov. Foraker Of Ohio,
were expected TO be present and speak, but
did not appear. The order of speeches was
as follows: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant" Gen.
George H. Sheridan; THE Republican Par.
ty,n Hon: John s. Wise; "A Free Ballots and
a Fair Count Gen. James R. Obeirne.
"Veterars of the War" Gen. Cyrus Bussey;
Col. Thomas P. Ochiltree was to have re.
sponded to the toast "Recollections OF Gen.
Grant by Confederate" but was taken
sick and had to be removed from the room,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
What's in a Name,

The applications given to men of
greater or less note have wonderfully
adhesive power. The name is given in
the first place to emphasize some
special popularity, which may or may
not be dominant trait, but the name
clings all the same and often stands
in the public mind for the sum total
OF the characteristics OF the man.
These applications have played a.
significant part in politics-a word
sometimes deciding the fate OF a
statesman or politician. Great in
justice no doubt is often done in this
way, but the public mind does not
stop to consider. It catches striking
phrase and allows it to pass current
as truth. On the other hand it may
be said that nothing enhances the
popularity of a favorite more than
to give him a name which at once
calls to mind his presence, his sterling
qualities or his past services. Jack
son is honored the more under the
title "Old Hickory" There is an
atfectlonate tenderness implied when
Douglas is called "The Little GIANT"
and when Gen Palmer is alluded to
as '"The Old War Horse" every one
sees the veteran coneuering in the
midst OF his foes, and able to conquer
any number of foes in the future
Chicago Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
MAKING A FUSS.
They We're Making Too Much Noise
Over One Lion,

p b.
Forepaugh's travelling circus and
menagerie had been ditched by rail
road accident on road in Tennessee,
and one Of the lions had escaped from
his broken cage and sought shelter in
low COW pen near at hand. Our
train was following the circus, and
most of the passengers went forward
TO lend the Snowman, helping hand.
The 60n was the only animal which
got away, and the men were calling
for nets and ropes and volunteersk
when lanky, angular native, who
hadn't had his hair cut in a year, and
who was riding a mule even more
homely than himself, reached the
highway crossing and dismounted.
"Who's a lying?" he demanded as
he heard the men calling to each
other.
"a lion has escaped" replied one.
ooh, that's it. Whar's he gomez"
Gliding in that she'd"
"Wall, why don't they get him
out?'
eve are going to after a while"
"Seems like a good deal OF fussing
over one lion. Lemme see what kin
do"
He unbuckled the hitching-strap
from his bride and coolly walked in
to the barn. and half minute later
he came out leading the beast and
saying:
"Tried to skeer me by growing and
showing his old, yaller teeth, but
found it wouldn't work Here he is,
and now whar do you want him?"
One of the showmen told me that
he wouldn't have gone into the shed
after the beast if a reward of / 900
had been offered for so doing. The
manager gave the native a $40 bill
for his pluck, and, as the man mount
ed his mule to ride on, he took an
other look at the money and said:
"Shoo! That wasn't nothing!
Why, I'd hev tackled the Guy asticutus
for half that money, thoug Oh they do
say he's got teeth foot long"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
ATypicaI Case.

A sad story has just come in by
canal boat from Cumminsville. A
patrolman on one of the outside
beats was informed by the passengers
on a railroad train that a fight was
in progress on the opposite end OF his
beat. He made a hurried trip to the
point indicated, and as soon as he
arrived there he asked if any one had
heard OF a fight. The inhabitants in
formed him that there had been q
murder there some time before, but
that the victim had been dead and
buried severalweeks. The officer then
returned with all speed to the from
pointwhich he started Terrible news
awaited him. During his absence he
had been dismissed from the force for
failing to answer calls, and his wife
had married again.-Cincinnati En-
quirer. 49, s= N
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

reached the banks, Ileaped with all my
might, bringing the canoe down under
me upon the water.
! planted myself in the bottom of
the canoe, and grasping the paddle in
the middle with both hands, dipped it
into the water on my right hand, then
dropping it into the left side. This
sent the canoe ahead but very little;
not much faster than the current.
But after little perseverance got
as the Yankee said "the hang of it, :"
and headed bodily down the stream.
The Indian had leaped into the river,
and SWAN bodily toward me until he
had arrived within reach of my paddle,
when he was about to dive under the
canoe and upset it; but I brought the
paddle down upon his head with such
force as to make him lie upon the
water motionless; but soon the water
revived him, as he had only been
stunned. He made another attempt
with more success, but miscalculated
the distance, for he rose two feet
away. Now is the time, thought 7. to
despatch him. I could not use my
paddle, as he was too near for that;
but could use my fist.
| made a quick movement to obtain
my adversary's knife; but he eluded
me, and, diving under the water, clasp
ed me around the body, and then
raised his knife to deal the fatal blow,
when ] grasped the uplifted arm, and
tried to stay it, but my strength had
been so exhausted in trying to row the
canoe, that found it impossible to do
so.
At that moment my adversary's
hold On me loosened. Iopened my eyes
to perceive the cause OF it, and saw
him encircled by a large snake, whose
folds were growing tighter and tighter.
L saw the reptile bite him, but stopped
to see no more, and swan rapidly to-
ward the shore. AS [ climbed the
bank, turned in time to see both the
Indian and snake disappear beneath
the surface Of the water.
Isoon found my rifle and returned
to camp, where related my awkard
adventure to my friends, who con-
graduated me upon my escape and
safe return.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
THINKS SHE Is A MAN.
The Delusion of an Insane Stage Struck
Chicago Girl.

The Delusion of an Insane Stage Struck
Chicago Girl.
CHICAGO, April 26.-About two years ago
Lizzie Eggerton became stage struck and
wanted to join comic opera company.
Her parents objected, and through disap-
pointment the girl was driven to insanity.
Last night she was taken to the detention
hospital.
She is twenty-five years old, and her delu-
sion is that she must wear male attire. A
few days ago she had her hair cut off. The
following day she went to a clerk in a
clothing store and was measured for suit.
'She claimed to be an actress. The clothes
were made in the latest fashion. and Lizzie
created quite sensation in the vicinity
where she lives. -. r..
She insists that she is not woman, and
when taken to the hospital she refused to
take off the male attire. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Went Suddenly Insane.

CHICAGO, April 29.-Cvrwin Stoddart, a
wealthy resident Of Philadelphia, was
taken suddenly insane at the Palmer house
Sunday and attempted to commit suicide by
nhrowlng himself from the window. To-
day with great secrecy he was removed
to a private asylum near milwaukee,.
The event it is feared will re-
suit in serious legal and financial
difficulties his family. Stoddart
is member o, the dry goods firm of Stod-
dart q Co. of Philadelphia. Overwork re-
tsulting from business complications caused
by the death OF his partner brought here a
short time ago is the cause OF Mr.. Stod-
darts insanity. Il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
Whisky in His System Burned an Old
-~ African Alive.

The supporters OF the much-disputed
theory of spontaneous combustion
have received fresh grounds of belief
from the case of Milton Hardcastle of
Baltimore, whose remains were re-
Gently found nearly consumed in his
shanty on the outskirts of that city,
says the Philadelphia Times. Hard
castle was an old negro of unknown
age, enjoying a small monthly income
left him some years ago by his former
owner, Colonel Eustace Hardcastle,
and which went almost entirely for
whisky. 1t is said that the negro con-
sumed a gallon and a half day, and
would often buy and drink the pure
alcohol in large quantities, often for
days at q time partaking of no other
nourishment.
He lived all alone! being Of singular
ly taciturn disposition, so that it was
some days before he was missed, but
his shanty was observed to remain
closed and search being instituted, he
was found in his bed, burned nearly
to a crisp, while the mattress and
clothes were only slightly scorched.
The room was in perfect order and
no trace of fire was found on the
hearth, which was swept clean, and
as Hardcastle was known to have
been unique among negroes in never
smoking the whole affair seemed
shrouded inmystery. DR.. Everhardt
was called upon by the authorities to
make an investigation, and gave it as
his opinion that it was q case Of spon-
taneous combustion. In this he has
been supported by several other prom
inent physicians, who agree in declar-
ing the circumstances admit Of no
other explanation.