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cold July is such an anomaly that it de-

cold July is such an anomaly that it de-
serves an explanation if one can be found.
This Is apparently the coolest midsummer ever
recorded By the weather bureau. with its
minima of i6 and A. at points on the lower
great lakes and at Rochester. The lowest July
temperature heretofore recorded was As degrees
ct Highland, Illinois. in 1914, farther south
than Erie, one of the two points which yestcr-
dav we're registered at 46 degrees Fahrenheit
Other observations reported at Hillsborough,
Ohio in July. 1910. and Peoria. Illinois, III
1861 and 1863. show a temperature OF 20 de-
erees. All of these earlier records arc more
remarkable thar the present because the places
lie in lower latitudS, ard yet register only
slightly above the temperature now recorded
Mentioned among the immediate causes of the
present GOODNESS is the aridity in the central.
northern and northwestern parts OF the country
The theory Of the French astronomer, Flam-
marion, that the climate of Europe il getting
colder may have 10 be extended to this CONT
nent. Meantime what are the proprletors Of
the summer resorts going 10 do about iR
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THr Orponrusrrr Or TIE SrAso.
GREAT AND FINAL REDUCTION
PRINTED COTTON DRESS GOODS.

Nearly all in remnants, but many Of them
are large enough to make dress or wrapper.
Included are:
Bstistes. Pongees,
Prints. GinRhams.
Challies. Lawns.
Outing Cloths.
seersucker, &c. &c.
PRICES FROM TO 10 CENTS YARD,
ION center tables in first annex Of I'd foor.)
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A BARa.rs IL CRASH Towr1,sc.

There is only small quantity Of those ALL
LINEN CRASHES left which We have been
selling for he. and WE HAVE REDUCED
THESE to 12&c yard
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eE We close at 0 .. H.. Saturdays excepted.
ARE You Gorxe

ARE You Gorxe
TITO THE GAR. ENCAMPdENT
I At DETROIT: IF so LOOK
OVER YOUR GAR UNI
FORM AND If THERE IS ANY
THING NEEDED LET US SUP
PLY 1T. WE HAVE ALL SIZES OF
OUR SEVERAL RELIABLE GRADES
FLANNEL AND YACHT CLOTH IN
COMPLETE SUITS OR EACH GAR
MENT SEPARATELY.
A MOTHER GARMENT THAT YOU
A SHOULD NOT FAIL TO TAKE
AALONG is A LIGHTWEIGHT
OTERCO4T. IF YOU HAVEN'T ONE
THAT IS PREsENTABLE BCY ONE
FROM US. WE CAN SUIT you,
BOTH IN REGARD TO QUALITY
AND PRICE. AND THE FIT Is PER.
Feet.
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L.sssuRoH & BRo.

We are closing out ssvenl lots Of ccrses
imported for rs alone. The ssoch ID prrssy
veil ,hinned out and only sSns broten sirss
remain. II your siEe h smon' these you are
20 be cOasratulsied. for you will .scure .
gsnuine good valuei bargain.
One 10, marked siia
One lot marked sl3o.
One 10, Married ein
II Is needless to 80 into detail 10 tell you
they are worth Considerably more-your
swn Judgment win easily ii~cern the fscs
that imported Corset. cost n'o-~ TO land.
Correct Department. second aoor.
There Is no article more in demand than
Chiffon. You -csrcely see dress worn but
that Chiffon sdorns II. our.,eci ,- unusually
large. much TO admire. All colors aud com
binstions now called for
Chirons In all shades. embroidered.
drawn on silh ribbon. 4sc. per yard.
Chiffon in double enlroidereds ill. ribbos
in center to gather. si4s
Embroidered Chiffon. DOUBLED and s.is-
cred On hand. from OIL ~ 90 s2.as.
cOlored Chiffon for trimming. IL inches
wide. embroidered. only o. yard.
sursh Plating in oil shades. csc. yard.
siIk Null Plating in eli sladc., only 2s>.
yard.
Belts Of all descriptions.
leather Belts.
Canvas Belts
silk Beta.
Sashes.
Belts for boys. girls. men and women.
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store elosss at O'clock e-erv erenfno during
July and A ugusf.
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Bur YouR Crows
TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20,
AT SPECIAL PRICES.

Ladies' 4-button Kids reduced from 7lc. to &C.
Ladies' 4-button KIDS reduced from &c. to &c.
Ladies' 4-button Kids reduced from 81 % to 95c.
Ladies' 4-button Undressed Kids reduced from l. p
to SIC.
Ladies' Pieskns reduced form Csc. to &c..
Ladies' s-button Undressed Mousqustairss reduced
from 81. rs to s1.j1.
Ladies' s-button French Mousquetaires reduced from
81 to SLOT
Ladies' s-button yellow Cha,nois Mousquetai-ss ~
duced from 81 to SOC.
six Gloves that were 81 at -0c
SILK Gloves that were 81. p at Soc
SIX Gloves that were Tic At .IOc
Six Gloves that We're 6oc. ut IOr
Tafeta Gloves that were 81 at 1Oc
SILK Jersey Mitts that ..c at Soc
Siik Jersey Mitts that were G,c at 45c
SILK Jersey Mit.s that were 4Oc Mt ~
The prices of Silk Gloves and Mitts are less than
actual cost. as we want to close them out before the
end OF the season comes upon us.
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15
The Extent Of Seismic Phenomena.

Because of recent shocks in the Missis-
ahpi valley the papers of that region have
ss.yun discussion of the question, How
deep does the earth quaker" An interest
ing case cited has to do with the big
1hake up of 1873, when at Virginia City,
New, says the St. Louis Republic, the
earthquake was not noticed by the miners
In the deeper portions of the COmstock
mines. The famous earthquake at the
same place in 1874, which shook down
chimneys, fire walls, etc, and cracked
every brick building in the city, was mere
ly noticed by some of the miners working
In the upper levels" but did them no
damage, not even shaking down loose
rocks and earth. The station men in the
various shafts felt it strongest, and the
deepest point where it was noticed was by
the ninth station man, who was on watch
at the 900 foet level, which is of course
300 feet below the surface He said it felt
like faint threb or pulsation of air, as
though a blast had been fired above, below
or in some indefinite direction. In some
of the Virginia City mines the shock was
not felt at all, net even by station men il
the shafts
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

In tile train
of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
Of DR.. Pierce'S Golden Med
;cal Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what it
does. 1t prevents and cures
by removing the cause. 1t
invigorates the liver, purihes
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves di-
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
of health. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint" Scrofula,
or any bloOd-taint it's a posi-
tive remedy. 1t acts as no
other medicine does. For that
reason, it's sold as no other
medicine is. It's guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the
money is refunded.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

When, last spring, the Dominion parliar
ment began to investigate serious charges
formulated against people holding high
official and social rank, the accuSers were
regarded with suspicion, and the accused
received the respectful sympathy of the
friendly and incredulous. But month
after month testimony accumulated of the
most convincing sort. 1t was shown that
in the construction of public works-docks,
harbor improvements, buildings, railway
extension, and so on-the Dominion treas
ury had been despoiled of millions,
and that the contractors had stood in"
with the politicians who got them the
jobs, and contributed huge sums to the
campaign funds and private bank accounts
of their hackers.
1t developed, according to one published
summary of the situation, that ''the tax
payer was robbed on the one hand and
bribed on the other" The firm chiefly
benefiting by the alliance was Larkin,
Connolly & Co., which is reputed to be "a
million dollars ahead of the game" One
of the members of this firm was Owen E
Murphy, person who left New York with
some precipitancy several years ago, and
who was unkindly referred to at that time
quiry caused the rupture Of numerous con-
fidential and business relations, and for
this reason Mr.. Murphy was moved to re-
mark to reporter the other day regard
ing his former comrades;
"We had one of the softest snaps any
one ever had or ever will have in Canada.
We as a contracting firm, had everything
in our own hands. Tom McGreevy worked
Sir Hector Langevin. and we were right
on the inside edge, and it was gilt edge,
/ can tell you. 1t cost US something to
work Sir Hector, but there were big re-
turns for the money invested. No one
could touch US, as we had the department
with us, and that meant heap. Why, if
the fools had not Guarreled and tried to
shove me out, we could have monopolized
everything in the way of big contracts.
There will be several million dollars spent
by the government on Montreal harbor
improvements very soon, and we were dead
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Tho.. wond,rful boston KId..

Some years ago, in village school not
many miles from the HUB it was the law
of the committeeman" that the pupils
should learn 10 spell and define all words
placed at the beginning Of the reading les
SON
The knowledge attained viii be evident
by the following dialogue, which actually
took place:
Teacher-Johnny, spell and define be
witching.
Johnny-Be-w -witch-ing, fascinating.
Teacher-Correct. Now. what does fas-
cinating mean2 Who can tell1
Silence for the space of half minute,
then up comes a hand. shaking with i'm
patience to give the desired information.
Tescher-Well, Michael, tell - what
your idea Of fascinating Is.
Michael drawing, but shouting with
the utmost assurance)-Phwbat yer put ia
yer arm ter keep of smallpoxl-Wide
Awake
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

j. E. STANDIFORD-A. B. STANDlFORD.
sure of getting that contract, while there
will be several other big jobs that we could
have captured 1t was TO be so, but the
great combination has been broken up, for
Sir Hector cannot give out contracts any
longer. He is a dead letter"
Here is the result of the exposure up
to date: Sir Hector Langevin, minister Of
public works, resigned; Thomas McGreevy,
expelled from parliament; Henry +. Perley,
chief engineer of public works, resigned;
Chief Mechanical Engineer Arnoldi, dis
missed; Andre SENEGAL, printing superin-
tendent, a prisoner, and lot of other
public functionaries under fire, discredited
or disgraced.
Equally interesting fellows are the
Standiford brothers, formerly of Chris
man, Ills, but now on their travels. There
are two of them, Alexander B. and John
Edgar, and if the published accounts of
their doings are true no more despicable
brace of scouudrels ever fed from justice.
Sixteen yeS-s ago they established bank
at Chrisman and took a prominent stand
in religion and politics. They gained the
confidence of the villagers and of the rich
farming community of Edgar county, and
NuluAS aOOhb a. ltOA PACdSC0- AAOy
loaned money TO friends on verbal prom
ises to pay, and in turn got accommoda-
tion notes from these friends for the ask
ing.
Things went on in an apparently pros
porous manner until a few molohs ago,
when the brothers, after series of prelim-
mary nibbles, took to grain gambling on
large scale. They seem to have guessed
wrong on the market every time. Last
July fire destroyed their bank building,
and from that event may be dated their
apparent resolve TO make or break. They
bought notes right and left and credited
the sellers as having placed the purchase
money on deposit. They borrowed pa
per" from score of people and sold the
obligations to banks in other towns. They
used the funds in betting on wheat and
lost.
The other day they made q grand clean
MP and fed Their own father was despoiled
of all the money he had in the world, and
A. B. Standifard's wife has nothing left to
show for the S20,OO0 she loaned her hus-
band Merchants, saESsSs ELS farmers
are reduced 10 sbject poverty. Even the
Methodist minister TO whose church the
brothers belonged was bilked out OF $500,
the hard savings of years OF toll
The only concern not swindsed was tina
Good Templars' lodge, for whose benefit
Alexander left fourteen dollars be held
as treasurer. Bat against this must be
counted the fact that just before depart
ing he drew fraudulent drafts for
o,ooo and realized half that sum on
them 1t Is also hinted that he
was accompanied n his fight by another
mans wife All in all the village of Chris.
man and the county of Edgar are half a
million dollars poorer for having known
and confided in the StsndifordS
Almsst as sensational, but of an entire
ly different nature, is the case of John
Hoey, for many years identified with the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15
CAPTURED BY 8RlGANDS.
How a French Subject Was Kidnapped
and RansOmed in Turkey.


French journalists haveindulged in some
gentle complaints and deal of sardonic
laughter over the adventures of two of
their countrymen among the brigands of
Turkey. These fellows have lately excited
SO much interest that the account of the
principal victim is quite entertaining n.
Raymond is director of the experimental
farm near Adrianople; NJ. Ruffie is his over
seer, and they have forty employees on the
place.
1t was never imagined, therefore, that
they were in any danger in so public
place; but one fine evening seven we'll
armed brigands rushed in and captured
the ranch. -Four of them stood guard at
the door of the court where the laborers
were, and with leveled guns held those at
pay while the other three mounted to the
chamber of the directors. They fought
desperately, and as a result NJ. Raymond
was badly beaten and NJ. Rufie seriously
wounded. Both were put on the run for
two hours, at the end of which time, as 1t
was evident NJ Ruffie could not go much
farther, they released him with letter Of
instructions for Constantinopie. 1t was II
the purest Greek, and demanded 5000
Turkish livres very nearly So, ,000) in gold
within eight days. If it were not forth
coming, or if they were pursued, off went
NJ. Raymond's head. And it was signed
Captain Thomas"
As soon as possible it was transmitted to
the French ambassador at Constantinople,
who called on the sultan at once and got
the cash, but the soldiers had already got
after Captain Thomas" and communi-
cation was lost. After much study of
topography the ambassador decided that
there were more rascals to the square mile
in the strip lying between the Sea of Mar
mora and adjacent mountains than in any
other part of Turkey, and consequently the
best chance lay there to hear from Captain
Thomas; so a skillful dragoman and two
porters were sent to the village of Rodosto
with the msney.
Their mission was soon noised about
and in few days a mountain peasant ar
rived with very polite note from the cap
tain. There was French postscript from
NJ. Raymond expressing some impatience
for the trade. There was some difficulty
in negotiating and very great danger of
being robbed by other brigsnds, but the
parties met at last in lonely ravine-frst
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

progress ano prosperity o. the adams e.
press company, and until recently presi
dent of the corporation the board oi
managers removed him from that high
Office the other day, and at the same time
promptly accepted the resignation OF Vice
President Spooner. The charge against
these two was that they bought some petty
eastern express lines at a nominal figure
and sold them to the Adams company, ot
which they had the direction, at profit Il
themselves and two others of sG00,0O0.
This style of 'deal' failed to meet the ap
proval of Mr. Hoey's fellow shareholders
so they dispensed with his services and art
now suing him and Mr.. Spooner for the
very tidy sums they had salted down a.
profits on a legitimate business trans
action "The ex-president's associates"
says a well informed authority, 'have al
ways esteemed themselves members of
peculiarly happy and harmonious corporate
family. They would as soon have thought
that their property was being flched by
their brothers or those Of kin as that any
Of their fellow stockholders should be en-
gagged in secretly bleeding them. 1t was
the shock which the discovery that Mr.
Hoey and his companion, as alleged, had
been doing this very thing that gave rise te
such anger that the directors were willing
to kick him into the street, branded with
disgrace and stripped in an instant of his
Office and his honors."
The scandal involving the two members
of the great San Francisco oil firm of
Whittier, Fuller & Co., is one of the most
complicated and sensational on record. w.
P. Fuller died in May, 1890, after twenty
years business association with w. F.
Whittier. He owned a three-eighth in
terest in the concern, and this the widow
sold to her son, w. p. Fuller, Jr., for
81, 100000 This, added to the one-eighth
he already possessed, made him a half
owner.
At this point Mr.. Whittier claimed the
right under an old agreement to purchase
his deceased partners holding, and began
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

to the wall for big sum, but arranged
matters satisfactorily and retired with
small competency.
During the days of his prosperity he had
carried over 100000 of insurance, and by
strict economy had managed TO keep up
the payments on his policies. A few months
ago he added to his investments in this
line, and when he went out rowing on
Bowery bay with his son the other after
noon his life represented an aggregate risk
to various companies of 5000 The old
gentleman-he was sixty-eight-handled
the oars for awhile. Then he grew tired
and asked the young man 10 take them.
The water was rough and in exchanging
seats the father fell overheard. The son
caught him by the collar, but was unable
to haul him into the skif he held on,
however, until the ferryboat Weehawken
came along. Both were then conveyed to
College Point, where Mr.. Bates expired.
His so called mania for life insurance"
leaves his family in af1uent circumstances.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

the captain and one dragoman, then the
others the next day. The money was
counted out a1d the captive delivered, lit
tie the worse for wear. Captain Thomas
then handed over fifteen livres fabOut 500
TO the peasant and divided the rest into
seven exactly equal shsTes--a cheering In
stance Of honor among thieves
He gave the dragoman an elegantly
written receipt for tie money and offered
him ten liyres for his trouble, which were
politely declined " Raymond said that
cut or his head was treated tie first
night out by the captain with an ointrnen,
OF his OWE make which first scariled and
then rapidly hea. ~ t. Tie brigauds tsav-
elsd ali night and by very qs5et uy day.
except on one occas:9n. wEea TIE soldiers
were after rAeni. aud then tLey did not
halt :or rhisty SIX hours Meat and Olives
were their ca Is sc0I Otherwise he was
vel treated trough tls bI.z4uds often
took o.1a.iaa g. express . polite regret
shat Jiey .-,sauld 80 uu.@e1 30 cut the
geutleulau-s saroat'f Z the money did net
CONE
Tne ras-sls seemed to Be Greeks, speak
ing and writing thA, languAgs with Great
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15
Death Penalty for Spies.

One may get some idea Of the tremen-
dous efforts now being made By European
nations to outarm and outequip their rivals
from the provisions Of the new French law
against spies Death viii be the penalty
inflicted on every one who, while conceal
ing his name, position, calling or ration
ality, gathers or permits 70 be gathered for
him, in a fortified place. information which
pertains To the defense and safety of France
in her relations TO foreign enemies. The
same fate is designated for every one who
L1der s.niisE os,z6.t:tEE E.a- - caught IN
French territory collecting statistics, max
ing Typographical notes or studying the
systems OF roads and railways, % far a.
any OF them has any bearing On the ns-
tional Cefenses-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

rim, and when under the influence of
liquor be thought nothing Of blowing in"
Two or three hundred dollars at some
questionable resort. Besides that, he kept
trotter, bet On the races, and was always
ready to loan money to his friends.
No s., 600 income could stand this aggre-
gate of outgo, and TO make both ends
meet Wilson got in the habit of appropri-
ating funds from the various estates which
had been placed in his control for settle
ment So far as can be ascertained, he is
a defaulter TO the extent of $4,000, and
widows, orphans and iRheritors of small
legacies are the sufferers. But then some
one must always suffer when a man aban-
dons his family, sets up as a masher and
buys wine by the dozen bottles for disso-
lutte male and female friends"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

suit against the widow, with the object OF
upsetting the sale already made and of
compelling Mrs. Fuller to transfer the in
terest to him. About the same time ru-
mors circulated which unpleasantly
coupled the names of young Fuller and
Miss Justina Kendall, trained nurse,
who had attended his father during his
last illness These stories found place in
one or two weekly papers, and were not
seen by Mr.. Fuller until he had reached
New York with his family on his way to
Europe.
AS soon as he had established his wife
and child in comfortable quarters at Paris
he returned to San Francisco and began
an investigation. His advisers told him
that the first thing must be to find Miss
Kendall. She had gone east as companion
to an invalid lady, and was traced from
point 70 point, finally being located at
Minneapolis. She was shocked on hearing
of the charges and took the first train for
the Pacific coast.
From this on the story is vouched for by
the Fuller party and denied by Whittier
and his friends. Briefly told it runs thus;
Ex-Judge S. c. benson, Whittier's coun-
sci, learned of Miss Kendalrs arrival at
San Francisco and called on her to urge
that she begin suit for betrayal against
young Fuller. She temporized, and sew
eral interviews followed. The complaint
was drawn up ready for her signature,
and benson agreed to bring it to her
rooms. Meanwhile she had informed
Fuller and be and tn companions con-
cealed themselves in the next apartment.
Miss Kendall lay i'll in bed when benson
arrived.
The listeners soon heard the woman
scream for help and rushing in assert that
they discovered the ex-judge in a very
awkward situation. Thus caught he
begged for mercy and revealed all the in
tricacies of a plot by which Fuller was to
be ruined socially, his home broken up
and he himself forced to come to Whit
tiers terms. The alleged facts were given
the widest publicity, and benson, after get
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

purity. Captain Thomas embraced his
captive warmly at parting, and sent his
thanks to all parties for their promptness.
He expects to buya pardon after few more
captures, and then pass his declining years
in peace and plenty in his native village
To complete the joke, the dragOman and
porters were arrested by Turkish soldiers
on their way back, and had much trouble
in getting free. The French foreign office
has sent gold medal to the dragoman for
his services
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-15

A company of tourist s-e takea 81. --i.s
castle at Blois.
Keeper-The room which we are ray f8
tering. ladies and gentlemen - tHr
one in which the Duke - Guise $3.50 nl.r
dered.
A Tourist-BeS your FETiul
here three years AGO and g..s ,i.....l arut.1
in the wing opp0s -r
Keeper (vcry oaimlyl-Tns eaato7a ..ss
undergoing repairs az that tinie. - Pglit
Parisien Illuefrr