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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17

NEW ORLEANS, May 16-Yesterday Hen
ry Peters, a stevedore. went to the city
hall and complained to Mayor Shake
speare that the ProvenZanos We're interfer-
ing with him on the levee5 and iutimidat-
ing his laborers. He was advised to make
an affidavit against the ProvenZanos. The
affidavit was made, aud the Proveuzano
brothers were arrested and held In $500
bonds. The mayor sent message to the
Provenzanos, Zoe and Peter directing the
latter to call on him at once. Joe called
this morning. The mayor warned him
that the community had grown sick and
tired OF his lawleSsnesS and intimidation.
Il want to give you fair notice, " con-
tlnued his honor, that this thing must
stop, now and for all time. You need not
deny anything. | know well enough that
you have long been a menace to the peace
of this community. You know as well as
do the insidious means by which you
seek to intimidate and frighten people.
You may not do your work openly, but
you find another and perhaps more eff
fective way. Now there must be once and
for all an end of this. 1 have issued
orders to the chief of police that he must
use his entire force if necessary to prevent
you from carrying your designs into exc
cution.
II am sorry that am obliged to go to
Denver. If | could remain here | would
personally take command of the police
force, and | would use every means at my
command to wipe from the face of the
earth every member of your gang who
tries to raise his hand against person of
this community In my absence my rep
will act for me; when l return
shall act for myself. But this reign of
terror must stop, and if there is way
possible to do it, it will stop. Now you
have been warned"
Provenzano had but very little to say,
except to protest his innocence. He left
the hall very much crushed. The Proven
zanos, it was charged by Rev. Father
were at the head of the Malta
society.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
GENERAL GRANTS CABIN


ST. LOUIS. May 16.-The log cabin that
was built by aud for Ulysses S. Grant will
not be moved to Chicago from its present
site near Webster Groves. 1t was sold on
Thursday by its owner, Butler II. Conn,
to Mr.. +. Joy. The price paid by Mr.. Joy
was 5000 He will, in the course of two
weeks, move the cabin to Old Orchard,
about three and one half miles from its
present location, and set it down in Old
Orchard park on as nearly perfect repro
duction of its original site rs it is possible
TO construct. There it viii stand until it
crumbles to decay, and none shall say that
it figured as an extra" on Chicago'S bill
of entertainment for the world in 1S92-93
The removal of the Grant cabin from the
old Dent farm does not divest the latter
property of all interset for students of
history. There still stands the Dent farm
house where Ulysses 5. Grant courted and
married Julia Z. Dent, and the owner of
the surrounding 600 acres, Mr. Conn, in
tends to keep the old house in good repair
as long as it Will hold together Mean
while, he is getting the place in better
trim than it ever was before, and will
maintain it as a fancy stock farm. The
Grant cabin stood on a tract of 40 acres
across the road from the Dent house, and
when the tract was sold by Mr.. Conn, the
cabin was reserved. At that time he in
tended to bring the cabin across and
maintain it on the old farm, but later he
changed his mind on learning how highly
it was priced as a relic, and began consid
ering propositions for its removal to some
center Of population.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
SWEPT BY FLAME
Muskegon, Michigan, Visited by Destruc-
tive CONFEDERATION.

MUsKEGoN, Mich, May 16-Fire started
this evening i'll the Launkowell hotel barn,
and, aided by a strong wind, swept up
Pine street, one of the chief business
streets of this city, for ten blocks. Then
by a sudden shift in the wind the flames
were driven to Terrace avenue, one Of
the finest residence streets in the city,
where they swept unchecked and are now
burning with unabated fury, near Ever
green cemetery, in the southern edge of
the city. Twenty-Five blocks are
devastated. The $4,000 courthouse was
guuted, but the public documents were
saved. The prisoners in the county Jail,
which occupied the basement of the court
house, were liberated. A little child who
was sleeping in the Launkoweu barns
where the fire started is missing.
BY 9 o'clock the fire had reached the
southern district of the city where there
was more space between the houses, and
the firemen succeeded in considerably re-
ducing the further progress of the flames.
Twenty blocks of business houses and
dwellings are smoldering in ruins The
total numbe of dwellings burned may be
safely put at $50. Conservative estimates
place the total loss at $500, 600. The total
insurance is unObtainable. Many of the
burned places have no insurance. Hun
dreds Of families are thrust upon their
friends for accommodations. Frequent re-
ports from exploding boilers are heard
Dynamite was used in some Instances to
clear buildings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
THE KEYSTONE Bank FRAUD

PHILADELPHIA. May 16-The hearing of
Gideon w. Marsh, president, and Charles
w. Lawrence, ex-assistant cashier, of the
broken keystone National bank, charged
with falsifying the returns OF the bank to
the comptroller of currency; was resumed
here this morning before United States
Commissioner Bell.
John Hays, cashier, testified that he
never assisted in making up the bank ac-
count for submission 10 the comptroller,
but signed it when il was presented to him
by President Marsh. Marsh always made
up the account, and, as he had Implicit
faith in his honesty. he never questioned
the statement
When the bank examiner was expected
TO visit the bank Marsh would borrow
from $50. 600 to SIS, coo in cash from the
Spring Garden National bank and place it
among the assets of the bank, by which
means the banks reserve would be raised
10 the legal amount required by law. No
entry was ever made Of these loans on the
banks books. and when the examiner had
concluded his examination the money
would be returned 10 the Spring Garden
bank. No collateral was ever deposited al
the Spring Garden bank for these loans.
Money was also borrowed from the Third
National bank in the same way.
j. Frank Lawrence, a brother of Charles
Lawrence, one Of the accused men, testi-
fed that he had charge of the ledger from
which the pages were cut. He discovered
that the pages had been cut from
the book, and spoke TO his brother
and Marsh about it but was told
by them that it was all right
T. J. Jackson, Charles c. Torr and DR..
Charles Shellenberger, directors of the
bank. testified that they were never al
lowed to examine the assets of the bank,
as a special committee, appointed by
Marsh, did this and reported to the board.
They all placed the greatest confidence in
Marsh and trusted him without question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17

| northern Democrats expect to make a
northern man speaker, and that they will
be indorsed in this position by strong
southern element on the ground of policy.
One OF the Oldest, strongest and best
known of southern congressman from a
state which has no candidate writes:
No southern man will be chosen speak
er If have any influence As for Mills,
| am opposed to him on the ground that
he Is not qualified on account of his iras-
clble temper and bad judgment. Crisp
mas not got the strength in his own dele
CATION to make him available. Besides.
ms light with the Alliance people would
make 1T lnexpedient to elect him. McMil-
lin, understand, has his delegation solid,
and VIII have votes from other states.
Bynnm, OF Indiana, is a candidate, but
learn his own delegation is not solid
for him. Springer has developed a
good deal of strength in the south. He
comes from strong state ard is in the
right geographical position to make him
popular candidate. Hatch, of Missouri, is
making gains, as learn from correspond
ence with other members. His friends
claim that he can count on his own state,
Iowa, Nebraska, and scattering support
elsewhere, and that Illinois will go to him
if Springer is dropped. l am Democrat
of the Jeffersonian type / am opposed to
putting a southern man in the speakers
chair at this time because do not want
to endanger our chances of success in the
presidential campaign of 1922
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, May. 16-The weekly
weather crop bulletin issued from the sig.
nal Office today says, in part: ''The wealth
er during the past week was generally un-
favorable for the growing crops in the
states OF the Mississippi and Ohio valleys,
owing to the dryness of the ground, and
reports from the principal wheat and corn
states indicate that the continuation of
present conditions during another week
will cause a drouth likely to prove of
serious injury to crops. Small grains and
grass are IN danger, owing to the absence
OF ram, from Tennessee northward over
the upper lake regions and Minnesota.
although more rain is needed in the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas, the
weather during the past week was more
favorable, and frosted wheat is recovering,
but was probably somewhat injured bv
frosts last night. Favorable reports are also
received from Missouri and Colorado,
where recent rains have greatly improved
crop conditions Wheat continues in fine
condition in Missouri, although rain is
needed IN the southern half. Reports from
Kansas state that the fly and chinch bugs
are damaging the wheat in places.
In Kentucky and Tennessee wheat and
corn are turning yellow. Texas reports
that cool weather has retarded the growth
of cotton and corn, but the outlook con-
tlnues very favorable. Small grains
promise well, and the oat harvest has
commenced. In Arkansas, cool weather
has injured the cotton, and late planted
cotton is not coming up. This is also the
condition of the cotton crop in Louisiana.
Mississippi and Alabama; but if rain and
warm weather occur during the coming
week the crop may be saved from serious
injury.
The drought continued in the middle
Atlantic states Friday, resulting in CON
siderab injury to grass and small grain,
although the recent rains have caused
crops to improve, and prospects are more
encouraging. The prospects for fruit in
New York and Pennsylvania are excel
lent. In Oregon the wheat prospects were
never better, and fruit is doing well. In
California the cool weather greatly bene-
fits growing crops, retarding the rapid
ripening of fruits; hay cutting is in pro-
gress throughout the state"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
Did you sit up late last night' Brady
crotine will stop that Headache this morn
KANSAS UNIVERSITY.

LAWRENCE, Kas, MAY 16-The universi-
sity authorities for some time past have
been endeavoring to make the coming
commencement a notable one III
every respect, because it is
the quarter centennial Of the institution.
Probably one of the most interesting days
during the exercises will be next Friday.
June 9. On this day will be held the ami
versary exercises In the morning ten min
ute addresses will be made by eX-Chancel-
lors Oliver, Marvin and Lippincott, Chief
Justice Horton, DR.. John Long of Chicago,
Judge Thacher, Ex-Governor Robinson and
other prominent Kansans In the after
noon will be given the anniversary ban
Quet, of which Prof. Sayre has complete
charge At least 80 covers will be laid, and
q large number of prominent Kansans are
are expected to attend. Some OF the best
known and ready speakers of the state
will respond to toasts. Hon. Z. Dwight
Thacher, of Topeka, will act as toast
master On the evening of the same day
President James B. Angel, of Michigan
university, will deliver an address on
''The Growth of State Universities" in
University hall.
The Alumni association is also exerting
itself to provide for the large number of
alumni that will be in town during COM
mencement. The executive committee
has sent out circulars announcing the an
nual banquet in Snow hall on Wednesday
evening, June 10.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
GlTERIE NOTES

GUTHRIE, Ok, May l6-T Special. THE
marshal has received SI4, 600 for court ex.
penses within the last two weeks. Most
Of IL has been disbursed
The Terrilis will be tried TUESDAY. The
witnesses in the case are being subpoenaed
Marshal Grimes is in Beaver county.
lie Will return the first of the week.
The nlted States grand jury has ad-
Journed sine die.
The prospects for crops could not be more
promising than they are. There is nc
longer any doubt about small fruits being
success in oklahoma Nearly everyone
has set out a variety of fruits, and ALREADY
the results are apparent
DR.. II. +. Dean. of Oklahoma CITY. was
elected president OF the Dental association
have been made. Ii reflects credit rron
the society.
Neager reports come in from the allot-
tiers. Ii is said the fishing is good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
AN ATTACK ON STANl Ev

LONDON, May 16-While Henry NJ
Stanley was delivering lecture at Shelf
field last night, the hall was invaded by a
gang of Socialists, who began to sell
the explorer. The pamphlet was very
freely bought, under the belief that it
contained report of one OF Stanley's
lectures. When the fraud was discovered
there was a great commotion and the
vendors were violently expelled. The gang
fingered around the building, and as Mr.
Stanley. at the conclusion of his lecture,
left the hall, they attempted to mob him.
His friends gathered around him, and
with the assistance of the police, kept off
his assailants. He was then hurried into
a cab and driven to his hotel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
BUPIED TREAClIRE

TRUCREE. Cal. May 16-There is great
excitement here over the discovery of a
portion of the treasure buried by the
Donner party in 1s46-7 The Donner
party attempted TO cross the mountains to
California during the early gold excite
ment and were overtaken by the SHOWS.
Many of the party perished and only few
were saved by a rescuIng party sent to
them. During their suffering the party
buried a quantity of treasure estimated at
$4,000 Search has frequently been made.
but without success. Last Thursday a
miner named Reynolds discovered several
hundred dollars in gold and silver coin
near Donner lake. The coins are anti
quated, and all bear dates prior to 1915
The coins are from BOLIVIA, Argentine and
other foreign countries, besides a very
rare collection of American pieces. One
hundred dollars has been offered for one
of the pieces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
RUSSIAN JEWS,

LONDON, May 16.-The persecution of the
Jews in Moscow and other places is react
ing on the Christian population. The
Jews have always been considered good in
a financial sense, and their debts certain
of payment. The Easter commercial
settlement of accounts was at hand
when the expulsion began, and the multi
tude of Jews driven out of Moscow
left behind them unpaid debts to the
amount of millions of roubles. This has
involved in bankruptcy numerous mer-
chants and others to whom the Jews were
indebted, and under Russian methods
only small share of the property OF bank
rupts, as a rule, reaches the creditors.
Thus, there is general Decentralization OF
and in all those places the rich and prom
inent Jews are, for the first time, prepar-
ing to leave the country.
Heretofore the rich Jews in Russia have
been rather Indifferent to-the sutferings of
their poorer brethren, but now all is
changed and they make common cause
with them Several of the wealthiest
Jews in Moscow, members OF the first
guild of merchants, and enjoying the
right Of residence there, have determined
to quit the city. The lower order of Jews
are gathered and marched to the railway
station in gangs, being fettered together.
There they are put in the rail
way carriages and locked in, and
military escort accompanies the
train. On arrival in the region OF south
ern Russia, known as the PALE" where
Jews are allowed by law to reside, the cap
tives are turned loose to shift as they may.
Meantime, in Moscow. hundreds of pro-
tested bills are coming before the judge of
the commercial court, who has telegraphed
to the minister of finance for instructions.
1t is said that the Jewish synagogue in
St. Petersburg has been sold for 10000
roubles, and that the Moscow synagogue,
but recently completed, is also for sale.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
CHANGING DEFEAT TO VICTORY.

The genius OF Sheridan at Winchester
changed defeat to victory. So when feeble
adversaries in the shape OF inefficient
remedies fail to stay the progress of that
obstinate and malignant foe, malaria,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters turns the
side-drives the enemy back. Nothing in
materia medica. or out OF it. compares
with this as an opponent OF every form of
malarial disease Chills and fever, dumb
ague. bilious remittent and ague cake-lt
matters uot-one and ali are extirpated by
the Bitters. To take course Of the great
preparative in advance of the Inalsrial
season, is to buckle On, as IL were, An
armor OF proof which defes attack SO
fortified. 50 protected. YOU shall be seattle
less. Remember. too. that the Bttters IS
an eradicator of liver complaint, constipa-
tion, rheumatism, kidney complaints and
GYsnArSia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
THE SPEAKERSHIp

WASHINGTON, May l6-A canvass of the
Democrats and Alliance members of the
next congress has progressed far enough
TO yield interesting results Answers from
119 representatives on the speakersbir
have been received. The poll leaves eighty
three TO hear from. 1t stands, so far ne
completed. as follows: Mills. Is: Crisp. u.
Blount, ,, McNiillin. -: Springer, so,
Hatch, 45: Bynum. 10 Total. I49 This
X rather surprising 1t shows n greater
distribution OF strength than has been sun.
posed.
1t also makes evident the fact that SEN
timent Is setting strongly against the idea
ofputtlng a southern man IN the speaker 5
chair. The figures Will be better under
stood W hen it is explained that the Doll
embraces nearly all of the Alliance mem
bers and those Democrats who are in sym
pathy with the Alliance movement. In
this statement is found the partial explain.
alton for the fact that Hatch looms up at
the head of the list. Another thing
about the poll is that the returns embrace
large proportion of the member who
gre coming 70 serve their first terms.
These have responded readily to the
inquiry TOR their first choice for speaker.
IDe elghty-three who have not recorded
their sentiments on the speakership are,
Wlth very lew exceptions, old members.
VINO are no doubt holding off to form an
ldea Oh the way thiags.are going so as to
eeG Oh the winning side and thus secure
more consideration of their claims on COM
mttee chalrmanships. The new member
Is always more ready 10 commit himself
on the speakership than the old me,nber
who appreciates better the opportunity
for dieker on the committee appoint
ments.
Still another significant fact noticeable
in the returns is the striking unsnimifv ~
the northern Democrats on one noint
Nearly l0e northern Democrats are record
ed Mills has almost no northern support.
Crisp has more. McNillin has the most
northern backing of any OF the southern
candidates. II these partial returns indi-
cate any conclusion they mean that the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17
a WHEAT FORECAST

NEW YORK, May 16.-William N. Gros-
! Venor, the statistlcian. makes the follow
| ing argument on the wheat prospect:
he total exports for ten months, in
Guiding net exports from all points for
nine months and the preliminary returns
! for April, were equal to So. 279 957 bushels
of wheat and flour, against 90, 526, SIS bush
els for the same months of the previous
year. If the population be reckoned ac-
cordlng to the new census. and the con-
sumption at four and two-thirds bushels
| for each lnhabitant, according to estimates
of the agricultural department, the supply
required for consulRpt as food and
seed would fall short of the quantity re-
naming from previous crops and the
crop OF 1890 by l24. SOC bushels, that
quantity being therefore available for ex-
port without reducing the stock on hand
below the point of greatest known exhaus-
tlon, which was reached July l, 1882
But II this reckoning Is correct. and
the quantity hitherto sent abroad be de-
Quoted, the quantity remaining for export
May was about IS 937, $40 bushels. while
In May and June of last year the actual
exports Of wheat and flour were eouiva-
lent 10 only Is 92I, S12 bushels. As there Is
no prospect that the exports during this
and the next month will greatly exceed
those OF lasI year Tor the same months, it
Is to.eTably certain that the country will
carry over July /. OF Old wheat in excess of
the minimum stock, At least about % 900. =
600 bushels This will be found in part in
The increased visible supply which Is now
manifested 10 the discontinue of s3ecuIa-
tors, but IN 1852 was reduced TO about TO-
0e00D bushels on July !. and in part IN
larger stocks of flour, which are now car
red over fftm year TO year BY the great
milling companies, and By thousands Of
dealers all oysT the country.
1t may, therefore, be impossible to de-
termine exactly the excess held st that
cate over the minimum stock OF 1852. but
II seems safe to anticipate thar there will
be an excess sufficiently large TO be seen
even by the blindest observers. The pros-
pect for next falls yield is at present re-
markedly great. though there are some
reports Of drouth in the northwest which
look Cisquieting. Il Is not wise 10 forget
that the destructive crouths of some for
mer years have not begun until about this
time, and It Is still possible that the Weld
this year may be cut down materially Ia
view OF the comparatively small surplus
10 be carried over and the reported short
ness OF the coming yield ia France and
some other countries, the SDeculator who
chooses 20 hold wheat for the chapter OF
accidents has more chance than usual al
this season. But i: almost always proves
r disastrous venture 70 carry high priced
wheat into q new crop year with the pros-
oect that the acreage Will be large and the
Yield full. +"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 16-The South
ern Press association has issued an ad-
dress to the people of the south, with the
object in view of raising funds to build a
monument to the memory Of jefferson
Davis. The address says, in part: THE
cause for which he fought and suffered
has gone down, and we have buried it for
ever. But there is no sentiment of honor
or of patriotism which requires us 10 t;-yto
bury the deeds Of those whose lives were
entwined with ii and whose blood was
shed for it. The southern people will
have become lost to every sense Of honor
able manhood and womanhood when they
forget him who for their sake wore the
shackles upon his wasted limbs We owe
il TO ourselves and TO our children TO build
a monument TO his memory. We there
fore appeal to the people of the south. con
fdent OF the nature OF their response. We
have appointed the eighteenth day Of June
1891, as a day upon which the people Of
every town and county in the southern
states should meet and take the proper
steps 70 forward the enterprise Dy volun-
tary contributions or other methods which
they may deem best,