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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
THE ORDEAL BY FIRE.

SEDALIA, Mo-, June 1.-George Burn
ham, young railroad man, and his wife,
a remarkably handsome woman of 20
years have left Sedalia, the latter under
cloud. They came here year ago from
Illinois, and Burnham secured employ
ment on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road. Recently they went to housekeep-
ing. and last Wednesday the husband was
informed that his wife was unfaithfuL He
kept watch on her movements. and Friday
night when she supposed he was out on
the road, he saw strange man leave his
wife's presence. fastening home Mrs.
Burnham was accused of infideliUy, but
she denied it emphatically. The husband,
angered by the denial, bound and gagged
the woman, and, seating her on chair,
drew knife from his pocket, threatening
to cut her throat if she struggled or at
tempted to cry out. Thoroughly fright
ened, she was compelled to submit in 81
lence to the torture that followed.
After having seated her in chair,
with her hands securely bound, he placed
her feet through the rungs of another chair
and, tying them there. seated himself on
her extended limbs and proceeded to carry
into execution most ingenious and at the
same time horrible method of torture
that the brain OF hend could devise.
Lighting one match after another, Burn
scorched the woman's flesh until in an
agony OF pain she signified by slgns-be-
ing tightly bound and gagged-that she
would confess. She was unloosed, and
told her husband the story of her unfaith-
fulness, naming number of men with
whom she acknowledged having been
criminally intimate. The husband listen
ed patiently 10 the wife's infdelity, and
when she had finished, misleading of swear
ing vengeance on the heads of the men
who had wrought the trouble, Burnham
decided that they would leave the town,
which they did yesterday, returning to
their old home in Illinois, where Burn
ham will leave his wife with her parents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
PoSToFFICE ROBBERS.

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-Postotfice Inspector
Dice today received notification of the ar
rest at Fort Scott. Kan, of James w
Moxey, and at Seneca, Mo-, of Thomas
johnson, A E. Peulon and Jesse Shaw,
the quartette wanted by the postal author
tiles for some time for various postoffice
robberies which have been committed in
eastern Kansas. The last case against
them is the robbery OF the postoftice at
COffevyille Kan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

WASHINGTON. June THE public debt
statement issued today shows: Total
debt, 81, SAC, ,2l5,s75; decrease of bonded
debt during month, 81. 209, 16s; cash in
treasury. s697, on, 1866; debt. less cash in
treasury, May 81, s849, 133 sos; debt, less
cash in treasury. April 30. sS4S, SIS, ,59s; net
increase of debt during mouth, S622, 9l5.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
q HOTEL BURNED

Los ANGELES, Cal, June 1.-The Nor
ton House. four story apartment house
on the corner Of Hill and Seventh street,
an adjoining cottage, a two story dwell
ing and the church of the Trinity, were
totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The
total loss is about 100000 The insurance
is very small.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
THE BENSON CASE.

LEAvESwoET5, June I-Caited States
Judge Riaer on the bench. The case OF
& A Benson, the murderer Of old Mrs.
MetIman, was SCI FOR tomorrow morning
Benson arrived here today IN charge OF 5
deputy marshal from Topeka, where he
Was taken for safek eeping. lie prOfessed
10 have fears OF lynchiug, but no notice
was taken OF his arrival
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
cu,cAc0 -uIncEo EIEcTED

CHICAGO, June ELEVEN circuit judges
were elected in Chicago today. Five Re
publican and five Democratic judges, who
were candidates for reelection, had IA com
plete walk-away The eleventh judge
ship was captured by Francis Adams, can
didate of the Carter Harrison Democracy,
endorsed by the Republicans.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
AN OATMEAL TRIlST-

AKRON, O., June Incorporation pa
pers We're filed at Columbus tody for the
Consolidated Oatmeal company, with
capital stock of So, 100000. All the oat-
meal mills of the country are thus brought
under one management, with headquar-
tiers in this city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
THE nAI TONS

GUTHRIE, Ok, June IA Sac and Fox
Indian arrived in this city tonight at II
much resembling, from his description,
the Dalton brothers, were seen yesterday
seven miles north OF the Sac and Fox agency.
The impression here is that the Indian is
telling the truth. Men will leave here i'm
mediately to try and arrest the train rob-
hers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
CHINESE LAW.

PARIS. June l-Advices received here
from Pekin, state that Tcheng hi Tong.
who was acting first secretary OF the
Chinese legation in London ard in this
city. has been condemned 20 death. He
has for six years acted as secretary of the
legation here and in London, and his life
IN THIS city, where he spent greater por-
tlon OF his time was marked with many
forms Of extravaganza.
his wrong doinCs resulted in his recall
and when he sailed for China i was 70 the
great sorrow Of a large number ot cred
itorS. whom be owed immense sums OF
money. Ia tact, 1t wsts generally believed
that the Chinese diplomat rad taken ad
vantage OF his official position 10 swind.e
right and left, having no fear Of French
law, his position exempti1g him from pro-
cess of Laws.
But Chinese law is far reaching and had
he not obeyed the emperor's mandate to
return, his family in China would have
been held responsible for his acts, and his
relatives would have been held 70 strict
accountability for the deeds Of their kJus-
man. Immediately upon his return home
be was plseeG under arrest, tried and sen
teDced 10 death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
Nsw ORLEANS JURY eRlsERs

NV ORLEANS, La, June The Hen
messy jury brioers were before the cr.nli-
nal court today. The court overTu,ed The
demurrer that the lAw applied % petit
jurors and not 20 ta.esmea- TIE defense
took an exception. The case viii 20 %
tEial tomorrow. the case Of A1sCrystAi and
O MaIley icing irst on the docket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
SIR JOHN MACDONALD.

OTTAWA. June 1.-2 p. m--Jir John
Macdonald's condition remains IN
changed since the last bulletin
ST. JOHN, \. B., June 1-Sir Leonard
Tilley, lieutenant governor of the pro-
vince, has been hastily summoned to OF
tawa. He left on the midnight train.
Nothing definate could be learned of the
object OF his mission
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
LOVE AND SUICIDE.

GALENA, H., June 1.-Two youthful
lovers, Miss Ida Townsend and Elmer
Foster, living in Rush township, commit
ted suicide last night. They had been out
for drive during the evening and re-
turned late Their bodies were found in
the girls bedroom this morning. The
girls father is wealthy and Foster was a
farm hand. Her parents opposed the
marriape
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
B0TKiN AGAIN

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 1.-The board
of managers OF the Botkin impeachment
trial gave its address to the public this
morning. 1t was written by Judge Webb.
1t will be sent to all the Peoples party pa-
pers in the safe. The senate is charged
with partisanship in the trial and with ex-
travagance in the manner of proceeding.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
TuRE WINNERS.

CHICAGO. June 1-Winners at Corri-
gan's track today: c. E E., Jay Jay.
Fayette, Laura Davidson, Experience,
HeIter Shelter
CINCINNATI, June WINNERS at La
tonia today: Harry Weldon, Happiness,
Mirabeau, Rosemont, Ida Piekwith,
German.
NEW YORK, June 1-Opening day
Morris Park-winners: Correction, Mas
terlode, Nomad, Rey deP Rey, Sir John.
Arnica.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
GENERAL SCHOEIElD.

CHICAGO, June 1-Gen. Schofield
reached the city yesterday. Tomorrow he
will inspect Fort Sheridan Thursday he
will go west and inspect Forts Leaven-
worth, Riley, and other military posts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
THE DIINcAN MlIRDER.

LONDON, June Mrs Duncan, who
was some time ago murderously assaulted
by her husband, r. c. Duncan, Of Wash
ington, ID. c., has had a relapse, and her
recovery is now very doubtful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02

Do not take any chances in being poi
soned or burnt to death with liquid stove
polish, paint or enamels in bottles The
Rising Sun Stove Polish is safe, odorless,
brilliant, the cheapest and best stove pol
ish made, and the consumer pays for no
expensive tin or glass package with every
Dackage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
GOOD COOKING

Is one of the chief blessings of every home.
To always insure good cUstards, puddings.
sauces. etc use Gail Borden Eagle" Brand
Condensed Milk Directions on the label
Sold by your grocer and druggist.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02

NEW YORK, June 1.-Lazard Freres have
taken $780, 600 in gold for shipment to Eu-
rope tomorrow by the steamship Lain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
BRIGHT BITS.

MADGE-This summer resort reminds me of
what the professor said of the primary geolog-
ical formations.
Evelyn-How's that. dearH
Madge-It contains no trace of man.-Life
DID you ever hear girlItalk so much about
herself as that one? It's 4 said this and i
said that t. T. L, an the time"
30, that's very natural. It's case of that
language Of the eyes we hear so much about. d"
-PhilddeLJhiG Times.
PAPA" said Willie, as the bass drum went
by, that man amt as strong as he looks, is
~ don't know Why"
HE doesn't seem to be able to break the box
open. "-HdTDer'S Bazaar
ST. CLAIRE FLATrs-We had an elegant time
fshing-got away with dozen Bass ale to-
Miss STARR RYLAND-A new kind of fish. How
| lovely! Have 'em dressed and wen have EN-
| for supper-Detroit free Press.
Miss FANNY-h you don't quit hugging me
| I'll call out.
Billy Simpkns-Don't do that your father
| might hear you
Miss Fanny-Great heavens! how stupid of
me. forgot all about Figaro.
So YOU didn't find it difficult, after all. to get
| marriedY''
| mo; there's something harder than getting
| married"
"Ah, getting divorce you mean"
No; mean getting the furnlture.'-D brakes
l
| MISS 3ALFoUR, sister of Secretary Balfour.
| has published an account of her recent expe-
| rences in the distressed districts in Ireland
| where relief works have been carried on. She
says that one peasant told her that If it hadn't
| been for the famine, we'd all have been starv-
| ing. "-Nelo York Post
| SYMPATHETIC LADY GUEsT-Dont be unhappy
| about the ram. dear Mrs. Boundersou; IL viii
soon be over. and your garden will be loveler
| than ever!
Little Mrs Goldmore Bounderson who is
| giving hei first garden party)-Yes. but I'm
| afraid it will keep my most desirable guests
from coming Punch.
A New NoRK CLERGYMAN meeting one of his
| female Pensioners dressed in black, tried TO
console her by saying: You have no idea how
regret to see you wearing those sad habili-
ments Of WOE"
/ You can't be as sad about it as l am" re-
sponded the widow. Il look worse in black
tnan in any other color. 1t makes me look a
| fright.-TerdS Siftin0s.
NOVICE Which one of the players do you call
the catcher?
Chronic-That one with the mask on that just
called out foul"
Novice Why, was given to understand that
| was the umpire.
Chronic Some people call him that. but he s
really the catcher; he catches all the abuses
| the "rooters. - Boston Courier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
A Champion Life Saver.

IF you should be tempted to give me a slice
Of bread you will kindly butter it only on one
side?n suggested Detroit Free Press gentle
man of leisure as he stood at the kitchen door
of a suburban residence just as the sun was get
ting down yesterday afternoon.
IF you're not out of the gate and around the
corner before | count nineteen the most fero.
cious bloodhound this side of the Rocky Noun
tains butter you both sIdes,'' said the
woman, who had hot fat iron in her hand
There it goes again, said the loafiug dele
gate of the Stovemnders' Union, as he got
ready to dodge the dog; there il goes again /!
II was common tramp wouldn't object but
for man who has saved sixteen lives and
placed his own life in jeopardy"
The women with the hatiron softeued, and
soon the life-saver was worrying himself around
a hunk of beefsteak.
Poor mani" said the woman, tell me all
about it,"
AS the last morsel of beefsteak disappeared
he geuged the distance TO the front gate and
said:
~ think there were sixteen. There may
have been seventeen or fifteen. They were all
back here in the woods dying"
In the woods, dying -
"Yessum. They were all back here in the
woods dying for drink, don't you see and
had two bottles of whisky, and | saved
their"
1t took the woman good half hour to find
the hot hatiron in the grass, but as the life
saver moseyed down the road he was saying big
words and coquetting with a rubric triangle on
the back of his neck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17

When the Southern Lumbermens Asso-
citation met in st. Louis the other day the
Republic sent corps of reporters to ques-
tion the delegates as to their preferences
for President These lumbermen constitute
q fine body of representative citizens of the
various southern states. They are nearly
every one of them large employers of
labor, skilled and unskilled. and as such
naturally would have large influence in
politics. There are about hundred dele
gates, and seventy of them were questioned
OF these. twenty-eight expressed desire
that Grover Cleveland should be the nomi-
nee of the Democratic party, and unhesi-
tatingly predicted his election. Seven pre-
ferred Campbell of Ohio, nearly every one
with the proviso that he should be elected
governor. Two were for Palmer OF Illinois
while only one man spoke for Hill. OF the
republicans, twenty-six preferred Blaine,
two were for Harrison, one for Gresham,
and four declined Co express q choice.
Nearly all of the Campbell men wanted
Cleveland as a second choice, their only OPP
position to him being on the silver question.
Five of the Blaine men said that il Blaine
was not nominated, they would vote for
Cleveland as the best man in either party.
So it appeareth that Mr.. Cleveland is not
only largely favorite with democrats, but
viii actually draw republican votes to the
democratic ticket when ne is nominated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
Farmers as Financiers.

According to an observant New York
financial writer the farmers alliance tried
to establish higher price for cotton last
year by holding back part Of the crop.
1t was not altogether a success.
Presumably the alliance managers did
not know that by such a maneuver they
then engaged in direct conflict with all
the power of the Wall street money mag
mates combined. As might have been ex-
pected in 80 uneven struggle. they lost.
Their great error was their precipitancy
superInduced 10y a lack of commercial ex-
perienca They have more experience now.
Probably they have enough TO deter them
from a similarly summary attempt to shut
off supplies.
1t is estimated that fully 100000 bales of
last years crop yet remain unsold. Ac-
cording to the invariable rule of the experts
who make the estimates and compile the
statistics which form the basis of specula-
ton, that overplus of 100000 bales will
simply be added to the crop estimate for the
present year, and thereby reduce the price
by exhibiting a superintendent supply.
Market prices of cotton are fixed by the
spectators. They base their figures and
operations upon the estimated available
supply. Consequently that reserved cotton
from the last years crop only adds 50 much
to the present abundant supply, and serves
to reduce the price even below what it
would have brought last year.
Such reserve supply last year also gives
a logical basis for the assumption of SINH
lar reserve this year, which cannot fail to
have a depressing effect upon the future
market Bona fide sales as well as specula-
ton will certainly not fail to take that into
account.
So il will be seen that the farmers alli-
ance has simply overreached itself by its
open boasts of controlling the market
and just how 1t proposed to do it. This has
afforded spectators no little amusement
All they wanted to know was the actual
quantity of the visible supply. They didn't
wish to handle the cotton nor get possession
of it in any way. That is no part of their
business. Many Of them probably never
saw bale of cotton in their lives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
Punish Woman's Prosecutors.

Some sort of rigorous law is required to
provide peremptory and severe punishments
for men who coerce and brighten timid
women into marrying them. 1t is high
time that this evil had been placed under a
| wholesome restraint. Such law is not SO
much required here as it is in the eastern
! and western states, where that cowardly
variety of lawlessness appears to be quite
common.
Happily that chivalry at which the east
ern and western newspapers are so fond of
sneering protects the weakness and respects
the rights of womanhood in this latitude.
Realization that such despicable violence
would be treated with but scant federation
here has salutary tendency to res rain
even those whose moral character might
not be above that sort of cowardly outrage
Recently the MORNING News published a
story from the New York Times which re-
cites the outrageous violence to which a
New York woman was subjected in London
by her own cousin. Since she was so nearly
related to him, and had aTowedly been his
playmate from childhood. in mere common
decency he should have assumed the duty
sort while she was so far from home, even
though he was below that order of human
ity which is commonly supposed to accord
to all womankind a deferential courtesy
that utterly precludes violence and con-
stltutes their weakness their chief element
of strength.
According to the mans own conf ession he
forced the young woman into a marriage
| with him at the point of pistol merely to
get her money. If that isn't highway rob-
berry just as fragrant as any road agent
ever committed then what is ita 1t is even
worse. Highwaymen show some considera-
ton for women because they have some
manly courage. They rarely modest women
when they can find men to rob- Nor was a
| road agent ever known TO rob a woman of
her lifelong liberty as we'll as her entire Pc
cuniary possessions in the way this COW
ardly young bandit attempted to do.
Because the man is related aud unlawfully
tect him from the penalties provided for the
crime of highway robbery. No element of
that crime is lacking in his offense. On the
contrary they are all aggravated by the
dastardly co wardice he exhibited In decoy-
! ing a woman of his own blood to such a
fate
That sort of ruffianism has heretofore
been treated altogether too leniently. 1t
should be punished, and punished with such
exemplary severity as to place a wholesome
restraint upon it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17

Under the very peculiar will of Presi-
dent Polk his property was to go to the per-
son bearing his name whom the Tennessee
legislature should decide most worthy to
inherit his estate at the death Of
his reliot. AS Mrs. Polk has just died a
worthy heir is in order. But the Tennessee
legislature will probably undertake large
contract in deciding who shall succeed to
the remaining estate. Lately the most
promising heirs Of the Polk family have
been falling into disrepute. Still there is
no standard OF worth set up. So the best of
a bad lot can be taken. Or the chosen heir
might be no blood relation since relationship
is otstipulated. This gives the eminent pro-
fessionai farmer a chance. So long as be only
farmed out his political theories he was a
comparatively worthy object on whom to
bestow these historic mementos. For the
estate amounts 70 but little else. But even
Farmer Polk has lately fallen in with Sock
sy Simpson and Agitator Lease, and sue
cumbed to the third party. Everybody
has heard the additionally ancient aphor.
ism that the third party is a mob.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
An Ouarhnrdened Cours.

There is not lawyer in Georgia prooaoIy
who does not believe that the supreme court
of the state has more business thrust upon
it than it can attend to properly. However
! diligently the Judges may work they cannon
| give that attention TO cases that Is "noiy
satisfactory to lawyers and HtSants' ALu
everybody is interested in having the Ia"
correctly construed.
While thero is no disposition 10 complain
OF the decisions Of the supreme court II
would not be at all strange II the court
| should make many mistakes. Inc Judges
are go messed with business that they have
NOT tirna for thorough work. The examlna-
ton Of authorities and the writing OF opln-
ions take time. Haphazard decisions are
not ubat Is wanted, because they work in
iustic- TO litigants. ieopardize the rights OF
tbe people and provoke litigation. 1t Is not
intended TO say, of course, that the decisions
If the supreme court of this state are of
! that character, but the court must eventu-
ally be forced into making hasty decisions
if its business continues to increase and the
number Of its Judges remains the same.
And the judges are not compensated as
fifth as much as the judges of the sup RENE
court of New York. and they do more work
than the judges OF that state. The
people cannot reasonably expect to have
the best legal talent on the bench if they do
not pay for it. First-1las lawyers cannot
afford to give up their practice for posi-
tions on the bench. They could hardly
maintain their families in comfort on the
salaries the judges receive. Most of the
judges have incomes other than their SAL
aries If they had not they would not be
able to maintain the dignity of their
positions
Before the number of the supreme court
judges can be increased the constitution
will have to be amended. and there is a bill
pending in the legislature for that purpose.
There ought to be no objection to it. And
if it should be passed no effort should be
spared to have the constitutional amend
m ,nt for which it provides adopted by the
people There is no economy in an over
worked and underpaid supreme court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
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