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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
A Plea for the Awkward

From the Atchlson Globe.
Il should like to dance. a man writes
10 this office, but ] am bit awkward
and having noticed the disposition Of the
wall flowers 20 make fun OF the dancers
| am afraid 70 try it. / am very sorry
that people will never learn that it Is ez-
tremely rude to make fun Of awkward
people, whether they are dancing. walk
ing or speaking. IL is as rude to make
fun of an awkward man as it Is to make
fun of a cripple
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

There is a great deal of talk and pre-
tended wcnderment among Democratic
papers as to how Cleveland stands on the
silver question. These papers and all the
world know how he stands, unless he has
changed his views since he has left the
White House, which he is not likely to
do unless the present congress passes the
silver bill and even then he will contain
himself until the last minute. The
stuffed prophet is as slow as he is sly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
THE NATURAL CENTER.

At a meeting of the Live Oak Com
mercial club of Galveston, on Saturday
night last, the question of the western
states commercial convention was up for
discussion as also the best point at which
to hold it. Wichita was alluded to as
the natural center of the great grain and
cattle trade of the country and natural
point for such convention. The News in
its report says:
Denver, Kansas City and Wichita will
certainly be in the race, while Topeka.
Omaha and Pueplo will gladly accept if
they have an opportunity to DO so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
Unmistakable Tests.

Froia The Newton Republican.
Emma Abbott left directions that
electrical tests be made in order that
there might be no doubt that she was as
dead as a door nail as it were. and "A
Maryland physician who had q like fear
of being buried alive ordered that dis
heart be cut out 20 make sure that
mortality was put Off The next crank
will probably request that his body be
put through Kaus IS political campaign
or run for the Unite States senate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Since the election of Hill to the senate
from New York-which punctuates his
presidential aspirations-the vociferous,
not to say HILARIOUS, Topeka Democrat
has become as silent as a shrimp on the
presidential question. Its figgers are
scattered; it has quit ciphering and gone
70 pumping the buck-saw.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

In Chicago there is an agitation in
favor of changing the theater hour from
6 to :. 1t is argued that this arrange
ment would enable theater patrons to
get to bed in good season. We do not
know that we can blame people for not
wanting to be out late on the streets in
Chicago, and the idea is not bad one
TO be adopted generally, and it would be
if it could he made the fashion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
A Slip of the stilus.

The errors sometimes made by tele-
graph operators are as laughable as the
mistakes that occasionally creep into the
Ernest Renen once had oc-
casion to telegraph across the British
channel the subject of a proposed lecture.
The subject as stated by him was The
Influence of Rome on the Formation Of
Christianity 1t was published in Eng
land as The Influence of Rum on the
DiveStion Of Humanity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

The report of the senate proceedings at
Washington, Saturday and Monday,
states explicitly that there was mo
prayer at the opening of the session.
We are not surprised that the Demo-
cratic minority should want to dispense
with prayer in connection with the revo-
lutionary business i'll which they were
a,,rooad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
enGaged

Kansas Republicans feel to thank the
Alliance members of the legislature that
they did not multiply their humiliation as
partisans by defeating the biggest and
brainest Republican in the state and
nation on the states thirtieth annivers-
airy, which would have occurred if the
senatorial election had been deferred I'M
I'll fnnnnrrnW
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

A German forest keeper recommends q
cure FOR the bite % rabid animal ehica
il beiog widely circulated IL consists %
bathing the wound with vinegar and pour
iuZ upon 10 a few drops % muriatic acid.
We are sur8 that any one who tries this
remedy viii fDd IL nearly A. bad ~ the
bite. Nitrate acid e. a powerful corrosive.
Halls Journal Of Health
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Work on the Congo railroad is pro-
crossing rapidly. The survey of the route
from Matadi to Stanley Pool resulted in
the estimate of S., O0O,O 600 as the cost of
construction. The road is something
over 200 miles long, and is intended to
transport ivory and other goods around
the cataract. One thousand men are at
work at Matadi
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

The iron chancellor is giving the en-
peror of Germany about as much trouble
out of office as he did before he resigned.
by means of published interviews aud
newspaper articles inspired by him. Bis
marck IS greatly stiffening the conserva-
tive opposition to the radical views and
measures Of the young emperor. His
position Is that when the government
gives an inch to the Socialists. thew viii
take an ell.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

The Democrat has not had much to say.
so far as to who would be the nominee of
the Peoples party for senator Today we
have no hesitation in saying that it will be
either Elder or Willits.-Topeka Demo
crat.
You held yourself in a long time to
put your foot into it at the last moment.
If you had maintained your owlish atti-
tude six hours longer YOU would have
been wiser in appearance and wiser in
fact
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
sdIl shinmering.
From the Co!dwater Eaterrriss.

From the Co,dwater Eaterrriss.
The readers of the Wichita EAGLE
greatly miss the ''Sunflower Simmer
column, edited by Victor Murdoch, son
of the big mogul of that sheet, but this is
excusable while the state legislature is in
session, as the interesting productions of
the young journalists pen are read in
the EAGLES legislative correspondence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Az Indian technical j9urual states th-t
the RAnRoon oil refinery bz- been success
III IN mzkinga Superior add cheap solid
fgei frem petroleum by dissoiysaz per
cent. q commoa soap ia the heaied o.
TIE produce - lot szsy - iga5ts znd
burns slowly. WIKI very Ert4s smoke 4ad
great hesL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Bank clearings at fifty-five cities last
week reached 81, 145, 279, 1875, an increase
over the corresponding period last year
Of B. per cent. Signs of revival Of
business are reported at the leading
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Earnings of 122 roads for the month of
November were $50, 76s, 1854 gross, an in
crease of s.. 645, 1913; and $19, III, 80 net,
a decrease of $147, S49 compared with the
corresponding period last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

The funeral q Mr. Booth tbs wife %
The founder q fbe Salvation Army. vas
witnessed - = vast crowd ugr8hsrinE over
half a million psrsons. About 30 go Issrr,-
bers q ts's SNlyGfion Army psza.sd through
the turls,gles ~ Olympia.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
Hopelessly Gone.

From the Kansas City Gazette
The Leavenworth Times says: Neither
George Martin nor Marsh Murdoch IS
competent To advise us in this matter.
for neither of them Is placed as we are "
Then you are gone, hopelessly gone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

VIII Kansas re-elect Senator ingalls,, or
will she try to get along the next SIX years
with really only one senator:-St' Joe
News.
Will take the one senator dodge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

Thirteen county treasurers in Arkansas
are behind in their accounts, all Demo-
Gratis, of course, and not one OF whom
will ever see the inside of penitentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

No more will the senatorial galleries
fill up with brains Of the national capital
to hear the orator and statesman from
Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28
EXCHANGE sHOTS
Snare His Bushes

From the st. Joe News
Victor Murdoch, the red-headed son of
the Wichita EAGLE. is in he legislature
reporting. He is the smartest of the
younger crowd of writers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

And so, after all, Sedgwick county
had candidate for the U. S. senate IN
the field-but it was not TO Hurt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

PETER is a Dutch name and signifies
pepper; but, odds the difference; Kansas
is smarting all the same.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-28

PETER is a Prohibitionist, a woman
suffragist and Knight of Labor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
ANOTHER FIENDISH CRANK.
NEW HORK's DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
THE LATEST VICTIM.

His Assailant Attacks Him From the Rear
With a Hatchet-The Wound Not Seri-
ous-The Murderous Deed Unaccounted
For-Cranks Growing Numerous.
TROY, Dec. S.-[Special Hon. Edward
Murphy Jr, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee had close call for his life
this afternoon at the hands of crank.
He reached his home about 1:45 o'clock
and was about to ascend the stoop when
hurrying footsteps behind attracted his
attention. Turning quickly he saw tall
young man with hatchet uplifted in the
act of dealing him a vicious blow. Mr..
Murphy lodged its direct force, but the
weapon struck him glancing
blow on the right side of the neck, making
slight abrasion and breaking the linen
collar. Mr.. Murphy at once grappled with
his assailant and sought to obtain posses
sion of the hatchet. Failing in this, he
clinched his right hand and dealt the fellow
blow between the eyes, sending him
sprawling into the roadway, the man drop
ping the hatchet as he fell. He was taken
to the station, where charge of assault in
the first degree was lodged against him. He
was recognized as Daniel Murphy, aged
about 2S, an Incorporate fellow recently re-
leased from the insane asylum at Pough-
keepsie.
When seen in his cell he talked in a
rambling way. He denied that he had as
saulted the ex-Mayor, who, he declared,
had through others done him many favors.
He also asserted that he had never before
seen the hatchet that he used
Chairman Murphy took the matter very
coolly, and hastened into his house as soon
as possible to assure his family of his safety.
He says he does not know his assalant,
never saw him before to his knowledge, and
cannot assign any reason for the attempt on
his life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
TILDEN'S WILL WAS BAD.
THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS
SETTLES THE QUESTION.

Three Millions Disposed of Under the De-
cIsion-The Motion for a Reargument
Denied-Lawyers r the Executors Say
the Matter Cannot Go Further.
ALBANY, Dec. s.-[Special. 1.-The Tilden
will case is now ont of court and finally
settled. This morning the Court Of APP
peals, Second division, handed down its de-
cision on the motion of counsel of An.
drew H. Green ct al, trustees, ETC., for a
reargument and notice to amend remitture.
The decision of the Court was that the mo-
tion be denied without costs.
''Of course, the decision of the Court of
Appeals to-day is final" said Mr.. Ledyard,
of the firm of Clark & Ledyard, of which
Mr.. Clark is counsel for the executors, "and
that settles the case.
The value of the estate involved in the
dispute originally was about Sc, ,000, 900. Half
of this was disposed of by compromise,
leaving about So, 900, 900 to be accounted for
under to-day's decision. There are seven
heirs, six on the side of Mr.. Tilden's
brother, Henry A Tilden, and one on the
side of his sister, Mary B. Pelton. This
single heir, therefore, the granddaughter of
Mrs. Pelton, could by law lay claim to one,
half the fortune, the estate being divided
eqnally between the heirs of the brother on
the one hand and the sister on the other.
By his will Mr.. Tilden gave to each of his
two nephews the income Of s75, 200 for life,
with the right to dispose of the principal
at death. To his four neices he left the in
come of $3.50, 200, to be divided equally
among them, and to the one heir on his
sisters side, Mrs. William G. Hazard, he
left the income of S150.000.
Mrs. Hazard was in full sympathy with Mr..
Tilden's wish to found public library, and
when suit was begun by the heirs she de-
clared that if the will was broken she
would give the major part of her share to
the executors for the purpose Mr. Tilden
intended She eventually made settle
ment with the executors by which they paid
her $975,0OO, and she decided to them her
entire rights in the property left by Mr.
Tilden. If she had contested the will with
the other heirs she would now receive
50, ,000, 900. AS i. is, the trustees will have
100000 with which to carry out Mr.
Tilden's project of founding public library.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
MONEY FOR PRINTERS.
Strikers to Get S16.5O Per Week From the
10 Cent Levy.

Strikers to Get S16.5O Per Week From the
10 Cent Levy.
The striking printers we're jubilant yes
terday. They claim they can keep up the
conflict until the end of time, or the adop-
tion of type-setting machines. In the mean
time they are confident that employers will
become discouraged and sign the scale
President Adams stated that he has received
assurance from the International Union
that the 10 cents per week levy will be
granted, and that until the strike is
settled each of the $4,000 union
printers in the country will contribute
rem iu Pittsburg. This will amount to
So, 800 per week. There are about 200 strik-
ing printers, and when $500 is divided
among them they will have SIG 80, or 30
cents more than they were getting for work.
Mr.. Adams explained that it is hardly
probable they will get all this m oney, but
he felt confident there would be enough to
guarantee an indefinite continuance of the
strike.
The meeting Friday night, he stated,
will be of importance to all labor organiza-
tions. 1t is stated that such men as Pow
derly, Gompers and Burt will be present
and that Judge Porter's decision will be
raked fore and aft. Mr. Adams stated that
it will be taken to the United States Su-
preme Court if necessary, and that if the
decision is found to be good law, steps will
be taken to have the law changed. This
will be the question discussed Friday night,
and the most prominent ministers, lawyers
and business men in the city have been in
vited to take part.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09

lington Hotel to-day. The principal busi-
ness was the fixing of the time and place for
the meeting Of, the full National Democratic
Committee, Which will determine the time
and place for holding the National Demo-
cratic Convention of 1892. 1t took the
committee but very few minutes to agree
on January 21, next, at 10 o'clock, as the
date, and Washington as the place for the
meeting of the full committee. The meet
! ings will be held at the Arlington Hotel,
where the recent meetings of the Republi-
can committee were held. There were q
number of absentees from the meeting. OF
committee to-day, several of them being
Democratic Senators who were in attend
ance upon the Democratic caucus at the
Capitol.
A resolution was passed requesting the
National Committee to fill vacancies now
existing. Before adjourning William Dick
son, the member of the National Committee
from the District of Columbia, formally
rendered, on behalf of the District Democ-
racy, the hospitalities of the city to the full
committee on the occasion of its meeting.
Mr. Dickson was delegated to make the
necessary arrangements for the meeting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09

choice fell on . seat in the rear row, but is
rather too far to the right. Subsequently,
when Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, whose
name was also applauded, selected seat
also in the rear row, but more to the center,
Mr.. Mills changed his seat and the two
friends became neighbors
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, was vigorously
applauded when his name was called. His
selection was seat in the third row, we'll to
the front. Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee,
was applauded, but had to content himself
with very poor seat, far to the right,
where Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, soon
Joined him.
When the clerk called the name of Mr..
Crisp the House broke into applause and
laughter, it being generally conceded that
he was perfectly satisfied with the seat to
which he had been elected.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, will talk silver
from the rear row of the left annex
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, secured good posi-
tion well in front of the Speaker.
The call having been completed, Mr..
Dingley stated that his name had not been
called. The Speaker replied that he was
informed that it had been called, and Mr..
Dingley had to be satisfied with this state
ment. He expressed himself as unable to
secure a seat anywhere, and was naturally
indignant that the mistske had been made
The House then, at 800 o'clock, ad-
iourned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
VAN COTT ATTACKED.
The New York Civil Service Reform
Association Is After Him.
CHARGES HE HAS NOT ANSWERED
Senator Shermans Campaign Manager
interviewed at Last.
HIS HINTS AT OPPOSITION TACTICS

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The Civil Service
Reform Association of this city has pub
lished pamphlet which tells in the form of
a series of letters, the story of the associa-
tion's recent attempt to bring down the
condemnation of the Postmaster General
upon the Postmaster of New York. On
October 20, officers of the association sent to
Mr.. Wanamaker copy of the circular
soliciting subscriptions which had been sent
out by the Republican State Committee, of
which M. Van Colt was q member. The
association submitted that there had been
mora, If not a technical violation of. the
Civil Service law.
NJ Wanamaker's Chief Clerk replied
thai the Postmaster General had gone out of
town, and nearly month later, after having
given up hope of receiving further satisfac-
don, a copy of the letter to the Postmaster
General was sent to Mr. Van Cott, who re-
sponded promptly.
Postmaster Van Cotps Evasive Reply.
II beg leave to say that in my Judgment
it would be improper for me to answer o
communication addressed to my official su-
perior without his authority or permission,
and on that ground-and Of course without
the slightest disrespect to yourself or your
association-I must decline to make such
reply at present. desire to say, in conclu-
sion, that any communication on the subject
that You may do me the honor to address to
myself will receive immediate attention and
reply"
A day or two later President Curtis and
Secretary Potts, of the association, received
a reply from Mr.. Van Colt by way of the
Postmaster General Mr.. Van Colt had
explained to his superior that he had taken
no part in preparing or distributing the
circulars, and had not signed them.
Notin Love With the Law.
To this the association rejoined that it
had not expected that Mr.. Van Cott would
be prosecuted, but that "public officer IA
miliar with the practice Of political assess
ments upon public employees who knows
nothing of a soliciting circular authorized
by committe, of which he is
known by the employees to be a
member until after it is issued,
and who then permitted his name to re-
main as q member of the committee, thus
exercising moral coercion upon his SUBJ
ordinates to do whas the law is intended to
prevent, shows conclusiyelv that he does
not desire the faithful enforcement of the
law"
1t was suggested that Mr.. Van Colts resig-
nation from the commission had been in ac-
cordance with advice from his superior, and
that perhaps this had been Mr.. Wana-
makers way of administering the censure
h oh fr roff Id It'll
sociation's letter closes the correspondence
published
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
SECRETARY GRAHAMs STATEMENT
The Stock Books of the Pleasant valle,
Not Given to the Auditors.

The Stock Books of the Pleasant Valley
Not Given to the Auditors.
Secretary William H. Graham, of the
Pleasant Valley Street Railway Company,
denies emphatically the statement that the
Allegheny auditors were refused access to
the company's books. Mr.. Graham said:
'HThe auditors came to our Office some time
ago. and we gave them every facility to do
their work, turned over our books and sur
rendered our desks to them. They worked
for two week. and almost copied the books.
On Monday they came back in regard to the
dividends. We gave them statement,
showing every dividend paid from the first
one when the road was mule line, and
then produced the ledgers and told them
to verify the statement. They wanted the
stock books to see who holds stock, I sup
pose, and we refused to give it to them.
We are perfectly willing to furnish all the
data wanted in regard to taxes and divi-
dends, and our ledgers will show what these
are. The stock book is private book and
has no bearing on the dividends. 1 wouldn't
give the auditors the satisfaction of know
ing who holds the stock.
Nh. McKirdy, one of the auditors, was a
stockholders, and made him teller at the
election He was furnished with list of
the stockholders then, and should be able
to remember the names of those in whom he
can have any interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-09
THIRTY-F0UR MEN INJURED.

The West Plains Railroad Wreck Was
More Serious Than First Reported.
WEST PLAINS, Mo-, Dec. 8.-The wreck
which occurred two miles north of here last
night was more disastrous than first re-
ported. In the caboose of the construction
train were "a men and not one of them es-
capped injury. Four were killed and 10
others dangerously hurt, some of them IA
tally. Many neighboring farmers were
quickly on the scene of disaster and did
everything in their power to alleviate the
injured At two o'clock this morning those
of the injured who could be removed were
taken to the Sisters Hospital at Fort
Scott.
The names of the wounded are: Benja-
min Martin, James Davis, james Wilson,
Charles Laugherty, Ike Garner, John Foley,
Matthew Harrison, Mike Murphy, George
Miner, James Daley, B. M. Nelson, Jonn
Dunlap, Christopher Weiss, Thomas Con-
nell, Peter Hughes, Hugh Shipley, Fred
Butler, Press Bryant, Oscar Davis, James
Conners, James Mack, E. L. Conkling and
S. E. Wall Of the injured, Benjamin
Martin and a few others vii: die.