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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
EVIDENCE FROM THE GRAVE.

CHICAGO, April ia curious story of
the preservation of records in q tomb has
been developed here in connection with
the discovery of the inheritance of for
tune. Mrs. Sidney Hendricks, of this city.
has been notified that she has fallen heir
to s2,0OO,0O0 from the estate of an uncle
long since deceased. Isaac Phillis. from
whom the estate descends, was born May
2, 1862 at Easton, Mass. He went south
in 1918, engaged in the slave trade and ac-
cumulated an enormous fortune. OF this
he deposited the cash in the Manhattan
bank, of New York City. and invested the
remainder in land at Long Branch, in
Holeston, S. g., and in houses and lots in
Baltimore. The cash now in the Manhat-
tan bank aggregates $5,000,000. He died
in 1894, his wife and only child having pre-
viously died. In 1871 the heirs began to
search for facts to establish their right to
the property.
On an application to the courts to COM
pei the Manhattan bank to disclose all of
the facts relative to the deposit with
that institution, the court held that
the heirs must first furnish exact intorma-
ton as to the time and place of Isaac
Phillips death. This they were unable to
do and the matter dropped. They next
thing was to get an authentic record of
his birth. It was finally discovered that
the family Bible of good old Baptist Dea-
con Phillips, 1saac's father, had descended
to Isaac's brother, Jacob, and that it had
been buried In the coffin with Jacobs
daughter, Susanna, on June 4. 1865. in the
Washington street cemetery at Easton.
Permission was obtained from the select
men a few days ago to open the grave
The family Bible was found, somewhat
decayed, but with the record still perfectly
legible and furnishing the missing link.
The fortune is estimated at $4,000, coo, of
which Mrs. Hendricks is heir to one-third.
the other heir being her two brothers,
William 7. Carroll, manufacturer of
patented articles, at Worcester, Mass. and
Daniel W. Carroll, a machinist of Canton,
Mass
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
AROTTEN PARLIAMENT.

NEW YOEK, April ia correspondent
of the Herald, who is himself member of
the English parliament, cables as follows
concerning that body: 'I never remem-
Der parliament in connection with which
so many dreadful personal scandals have
occurred as that now sitting. Within a
few months we have had an exposure
which ruined Parnell; a minor member of
the ministry has escaped by the skin of
his teeth, and now warrants are out
against an Irish Conservative and an
English Liberal on charges of an infamous
character. What is England coming TO?
Where ara its morals gomez Fortunatelyitis
not necessary TO condemn a nation for the
crimes of few, but the increasing number
of great scandals reveals state of affairs
which must inspire one with very unDleas-
ant reflections. The Irish conservative is
Edward de Cobain, nonentity in the
house of commons, where he was not often
seen and but little known. He is one of
the EXTREMIST sect of Orangemen, son of r.
Wesleyan minister, was educated at Bel
fast Mercantile academy, and was
formerly grand master of the Orange
Institution of Belfast. He is now deputy
grand master for Ireland. He represents
East Belfast in parliament, but will never
again be seen in the house of commons.
He is charged with one of the most abom-
Unable crimes, and before warrants were
issued for his arrest abundance of evidence
was obtained proving that he had carried
on his vile practices over a long series of
years. Remembering that similar crimes
were traced some time ago to very infiuen-
tial circles in Dublin, it is not surprising
that the Catholic and Home Rule party
are disposed to make the most of the new
exposure.
The Liberal member, Capt Verney, is
charged with having been guilty of a con-
spiracy to lure English girls to the conti-
nent for felonious purposes. He, too, has
disappeared from the house and is not
likely To be seen again. He is retired
captain in the royal navy, and served in
the Crimea and the Indian mutiny. He
is chairman of the quarter sessions, mem
Der of the London county council, and in
politics is a Gladstonean Home Ruler. So
far as the political balance goes neither
party can crow over the other, but the
disgraceful scandals cannot fail TO
make a deep impression on the public
mind. De Cobain officially describes him.
Eelf in the Parliamentary Guide as man
with strong democratic sympathies. The
democracy will presently show people of
his description that their sympathies are
not with members of parliament who
think they can set the laws of God and
man at defiance without suffering for it,
and there will be an explosion which may
tend to purify the air and improve the de-
based moral tone prevalent IN many sec
tions of English society.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
BREAD AND BEEF.

WASHINGTON, April 15-The bureau of
statistics reports that the exports of bread
stuffs from the United States during the
month of March last was S12, 3S2, $50.
against SIS, ,77s, 229 during the same month
of the corresponding year, The exports of
beef. hog and dairy products aggregated
s12, ,904, 153 against S10. 0.565, ,653 during the
same month of 1890.
BY June 1, the secretary of agricultu
expects to have the meat products inspec-
tion law in full force. On what scale this
beneficial provision is to be carried out is
shown in the order recently given for the
manufacture of 500 microscopes. The de-
partment is making every possible effort
to get the law in operation by June /, in
spired by the already excellent effects for
the inspection Of live cattle. In the first
three months of 1891. the number of live
cattle exported to Europe from the United
States was SIS, lS2, against 1900 in Janu-
ary, February and March 1890. Great
Britain took 1896, an increase of 1859;
Germany took z, ,25S, an increase of ,352
In the nine months ending March 81,
1891, the number of cattle shipped to
Europe from the United States was 25S,-
168, an increase of A, ,6l6 head, or more
than II per cent This increase of exports
in cattle is one of the signs which has
sent the price of cattle on the hoof up 1%
cents pound. This increase is one of the
fruits of the inspection and of the vigorous
work of the department in stamping out
contagious diseases. Today pleuro-pneu-
monia does not exist among the herds in
the United States. The farmers of Scot
land and the north of England have
learned this, and they are clamoring that
they shall be allowed to receive American
stock cattle on their farms for fattening
instead of the Irish-bred cattle, which
have pleuro pneumonia. Under present
regulations United States cattle must be
slaughtered within ten days after being
landed in Great Britain and that restricts
the market. The department INDUCES in
the hope that the enforcement of rigid in
spection on this side will soon break down
the barriers on the othersside of the water.
The good work Of dealing with contagion
has not been limited TO pleuro- pneumonia.
The Texas fever. under the regulations Of
the department, has ceased to be dreaded
by cattiemen and insurance companies
Several years ago the insurance rate on
exports was from to 10 per cent. so as to
cover loss by Texas fever The efforts of
the department to prevent the shipment
of infected cattle have reduced the rates
to Pa and per cent, which means saw
ing to the cattlemen of about 81. so head.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April l5.-Prof. c.
A. /. Totten, of Yale, says that mathe,
matical calculation, founded on Biblical
truths, proves beyond peradventure that
the Messiah will come again before the
year 1900.
"Some papers have published" Prot.
Totten said. that predict the end of the
world within this century, This IS an er-
ror. don't think that the end will come
for million years, and have not made
any prophecy about it at all. My remarks
were neither comprehended or apprehend-
ed. But here Is what l do declare. not
prophesy. for the prophecy is already told
In the Bible. in the parallels OF the labor
ers in the vineyard and the virgins with
their lamps. A generation in its true
Biblical sense is three score and ten, seven
ty years; and SO the fifty-seven gener-
ations traced through the geneologies IN
the Old Testament equal 1890 years.
Hence the fifty-eighth generation began
with the 399lst year of the world The
hours mentioned in the vineyard parable
are each 153 years. SO, multiplying by
twelve hours we have 1886, which added
to 1891 equals 5827 years of the world, and
the completion of the vineyard parable:
Then, as the work is naturally concluded
at sundown, the parable Of the virgins
their lamps properly follow, and this par
able, according to the text, represents one
generation, seventy years, which added to
5S27 makes 5897.
"Now this 5S97 A. NJ (year of the world)
corresponds to March, 1899. Why? For
these reasons: Caesar pushed the begin
ming of the old Hebrew year from the aut-
umn equinox Gn September) ahead to
March. England pushed the year ahead
from March to January, and Pope Exigus
must have taken the beginning OF 40O1 for
1900 in computing the birth Of Christ.
We thus gained six months, plus three
months, plus one year, which equals one
and three-fourths years. Deduct from
this 5s07 and we have 58951l, the time at
which the bridegroom will come and will
find some of the virgins with their lamps
untrimmed. The 5S95I year since the
birth of Adam will see the bridegroom,
who. of course, is none other than Christ
himself.
Now, what is $685. A. NJ. in our A. D.
years2 Herod ordered all the innocents of
2 years and younger to be put to death,
and, in a short time after that, the eclipse
of the moon took place. 1t took place in
the year 1898, according to Josephus, and
Herod died in that year. Now, Herod linn
tied his order to children Of years. be-
cause about two years before the Magi in
formed him of the birth of the Savior
So Christ was born two years before the
eclipse and the death Of Herod-two years
before 399S, that is, 1896
$50 you subtract 1896 (birth of Christi
from 5S95a A. NJ. to find the A. D. year,
and you leave 1S99I A. D., or in March,
1899, the bridegroom will come and will
awaken the foolish virgins"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
FARM MORTGAGES.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Some time ago
Superintendent Porter, of the census
bureau, received from S. McLallan. editor
of the Advocate, a Farmers Alliance
paper published at Topeka, Kan, letter
criticizing the work of the bureau in its
farm mortgage investigation, alleging,
among other things, that it was being con-
Quoted for party purposes. In reply to
this letter. the superintendent has written
Mr.. McLallin as follows:
"There is no evidence nor is it a fact,
that the census Office has conducted the
mortgage investigation for partisan pur-
poses. The desire has simply been to as
certain the truth and, as far as possible,
the whole truth in regard to the recorded
Indebtedness of the people of the United
States. The insinuations against the in
tegrity of the census Office expressed in
your letter are entirely without founda-
ton or plausibility. It would be foolish
to claim that the amount of existing mort
gage Indebtedness can be ascertained with
out error, whatever the plan may be. 1t
is simply a question of choosing the
method that can be practically employed
with the least degree of error, and it is ex-
pected that the plan adopted by the CEN
sus office will be regarded as such one
when it is fully understood and its results
are known.
"In the efforts Of the Kansas Alliance to
ascertain the amount of existing mort
gage Indebtedness, understand that sec
ond mortgages given for the security OF
interest and commissions have been taken
as principal, instead of being converted
into an addition TO the rate of interest. as
they should be- If this mistake has been
made, another large element of error and
exaggeration has been added to the
errors mentioned What these errors of
investigation are doing for you will appear
in Lyon county, where the census office
made special investigation and ascer-
tanned the amount unpaid upon every un-
cancelled mortgage recorded during the
ten years from 1880 to 1890, period in
cluding all of the mortgages IN force. At
the present time the census Office is COM
pleting the collection of facts in regard to
farm and home ownership in Kansas and
neighboring states and needs the co-opera-
tion of the farmers, at whose request the
Investigation has been undertaken"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
No Clew.

The dismal squawking Of pullet lifted
off the perch at midnight caused q pa
trolman to investigate a dark alley of
Croghan street the other night he
found shed door open, feathers about
and a sack or the ground, and as he pro
ceeded through the alley TO the nsxt
street he came upon q man whose muddy
shoes excited his suspicious
''See here, old man, believe you were
after hens down there'' be exclaimed.
mo, sahl No. sahi Yous dun made
mistake, sab" wae the reply.
"How'd you get so muddy
"Was walkin' in de road, sab"
"Ums L. this your sack
''No, sahi Nebber sot eyes on da. saos
atore."
Then you don't know anything sbou.
the nnatterY
Not precisely, sah. An know Is dat
about a month ago third cousin Of mine
observed dat chickens was thirteen cents
a pound"
That doesn't help me any
NO, ssh, an now DAT look clrlser nj
dat sack 1t pears to me 20 b1oEg 70 .
gem1an who trsdei me a pastll fur
dawg. Like to hsip you onrsvel the
uystery, ssh. bat de third cousin has
dun moved away. de gem7an Is dead, De
davg rund OF m' de pistil buEted Got
10 be gofn', sah-good night t"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
THE WORLDS FAIR,

CHICAGO, April 15.-The war between
the executive committee of the lady man
ayers of the worlds fair and Secretary
Phoebe Cousins, was brought to climax
this afternoon The committee held an
executive session today, and decided to
summon Miss Cousins to appear before 1t
at O'Clock. A subcommittee was ap
pointed to apprise her of this action. She
was accordingly notified that she must ap-
pear and answer the charges against her.
Miss Consins said she would do neither
Miss Cousins was notified that final action
would be taken by the executive commit
tee at 4:30 p m.
Miss Cousins made no further response,
and promptly at 4:3O, on motion of Mrs.
Reed, seconded by Mrs. French, resolu-
ton was adopted removing Miss Cousins
from the office of secretary. Profound re-
gret was expressed on all sides at the un-
fortunate contest. The struggle has been
waged under the surface for weeks, and it
appears to be the outgrowth of the ag-
gressive opposition of Miss Cousins to the
Capitalization of authority in the hands of
the executive committee, of which Mrs.
Palmer is chairman. The fear is quite
generally expressed that the feud may
entirely disrupt the board Of lady
managers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
The ,RlsH-AMeRlcAN LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, April 15.-President John
Fitzgerald and Secretary Sutton, Of the
Irish National League of America, arrived
last evening from the meeting in Cincin-
natl of the executive council and left for
the west In the course of an interview
On the situation Mr.. Fitzgerald said;
1.-The people are Of course at liberty to re-
ceive tho Parnell envoys in any way they
desire and the ENJOYS are equally at lib
erty to act as they deem best while in
America. The National league, however.
can take no action on the mat
ter The delegations Of ENJOYS are
now in this country representing both
parties In Ireland. We are anxious to do
everything in our power to aid the Irish
cause, but officially we cannot act in this
immediate question. What we all desire
is harmony, and to accomplish this. and
in answer to Mr.. O'Kelly's statement be-
fore the council, we have offered our serv-
ices toward a compromise. We are hope
full that such a result may be brought
about, and feel certain that Mr.. Parneli at
least will agree to compromise. On what
basis it may be made it would be impos-
sible for us to surmise, since we have as
vet no direct tcommunication from Ireland
When the matter is settled one way or the
other, there will, you may be assured, be
no lack of money from America This
country will never be half-hearted IN its
support of the Irish cause"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
GUTHRIE NOTES.

GUTHRIE, Ok. April 15-lSpecial 1.-The
organization Of the new council took place
last night \. NJ. Carter was elected presi-
dent. The gentlemen comprising the new
council are representative men. and have
the entire confidence Of the community.
During the absence of w. F. Thompson
Major Crozier plays the role of an editor.
Tho major is strong physically and intel
lectually and his articles are read with in
terest.
The vote on separate schools in Logan
county stood ,l47 in favor of separate
schools and 245 against. This settles the
question OF mixed schools In Logan
county.
The Board of Trade met last night and
voted $500 towards bridging the Cimarrou.
on condition that the county com mission
ers would vote the same amount
The northwest quarter Of section 10.
township 10, range 2, has been leased by
the Board of Trade for fair ground
A letter 70 Col. Ross states that the Sac
and Fox Indians have received $50, 600 due
them from the government. Col Emery
states that il will require three months 10
survey the lands Of the Sac and Fox In
dians. Two surveying parties have al
Agents Veeder b. Payne and Walker. and
II i not unlikely the third under the d.
rection of Col. Emery may be required
There is general dissatisfaction with the
appointments OF the department OF the III
terror with respect to the allotting agents.
Oklahoma has been practically ignored.
and his royal nibs. the president, thinks
that the new states have no rights tina.
the administration is bound TO respect
That every political hsnger-on should re-
celve recognition before the worthy IN
these new states and territories IS not ad-
mitted by the people
The hotel de Hixson has eight bosrders.
Eve for Larceny, two for murder, and one
for attempt TO murder Sheriff Hlxson
will build at once near the jail, IL order 70
have the prisoners under his eyes.
Particulars OF the escape OF Skaggs, the
man who escaped from custody on bis way
20 the Ohio peniteatiary are as follows;
Prevsous 70 leaving the jail al Wichita
SkagGs tore uD sheet and wrapped Il
around his ankle 20 enlarge IL The ieg
irons were put OF ard he Tas >nsckAec 70
Thomas de hxd on pair q gaunt!es
gloves snd tie handca3Ts were put on over
he gloves About O'Clock g. N. as : ne
trsia pulled or: Of = i!fLle town - Mis-
souri,. he pulled OF both boots and gloves,
thu. relieving himself q ieg irons ana
shsckles- be then Jumped through TIE
window and babe farewell TO guard. 'psn
and az Nothing has yet been heard OF
hlm-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 15.-When
the presential train reached here at $3.50
this morning fully 5000 people were as
sembled at the station The reception
committee mum bered fifty ,and..was compos-
ed of leading citizens and representative col
ored men. The party was Joined here by
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Harrison, the presi-
dents brother and sister-in-law, from
Nashville. The streets Of the city were
crowded, surrounding towns liberally con-
tributing to the throng. The gaily dec
GRATED electric cars, three in number, rap
idly conveyed the party to the incline at
the foot of historic Lookout mountain.
The party remained few minutes on
Lookout mountain. The day was especial
ly desirable for grand view. The presi-
dent and party after returning were driven
over the city and then to the grand stand,
where general reception was held. The
president was introduced by Hon. Henry
Clay Evans and spoke for fifteen minutes.
His speech wigs greeted with tremendous
applause. He was followed by Secreta-
rfes Proctor and Wanamaker. The train
left for Atlanta at l1:20.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
KANSAS MINES

TOPEKA. Kan, April 15.-The Hon.
John L. Stewart, state mine Inspector, has
completed his report Of the lead and zinc
product of Kansas for 1890. The showin,
in total number of pounds and in money
value is somewhat less than for the two
years previous
During the last three months of 1890
nearly 5000 tons of zinc ore have besn sold,
partly from the Kansas district, and ship
ped abroad and smelted at the works in
Europe. Arrangements are now being
made for extensive smelling plants in the
Immediate vicinity Of the mines There
were produced fIom the Galena and EN-
pire City mines last year 4S, $50, SIS pounds
OF zinc ore valued at S2o0952. and S, AL, 927
pounds of lead ore valued at S433, $40.
In bis report Mr.. Stewart says that the
year 1890 had been paradoXical. 1t has
been both the worst and the best year of
ore production in the history OF Galena
On account Of the low price OF both lead
and zinc ore until the close of the year.
many OF the large companies shut down
their production as much as possible. The
cause OF this is the development of new
territory, there being more than three
times the area developed at the close OF
the year than there was at the beginning
The gradual increase in the consumption
Of both ores, particularly zinc, has caused
. corresponding increase IN the demand.
and the outlook for 1891 shows a continued
increase in the consumption aud demand
for both these ores. On this account the
prices OF ores were considerably higher at
the close than at the beginning of the
year, and the indications are that the out
put from the Galena and Empire City dis
tricts will be doubled this year
The commissioner report upon the coal
output is complete. Practically four coun-
ties produce the Kansas coal-Crawford,
Cherokee, Usage and LesvenworJh. in the
order named. These four counties put out
miued in Kansas.
As compared with other years the out
put for 1890 shows a steady increase The
product for the five years from 1885 TO 1889
inclusive, is as follows: 1855. 30. .00l, ,+12
bushels; 1856, "a, $50 600 bushels; 1887. 39.
S5l ,9S5 bushels; lsSs. -, 500, 900 bushels:
1859, IS, SIG, l49 bushels