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The Meeker herald., 1891-12-19
Masonic Election and Ban.
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Ton on SATURDAY evening" prerihlr'
Al The conclusion OF proceedings IN
ths hall the assembled brethren al
jonfn-d 10 The M-eS-f ho'"i dining
room. where sumP'uous spread await
ri Their coming. Among th"'' VINO
arranged thrin~-lsr, around The festive
board To The right and left of Worship
iuI M',s,rfrisc' Mouli"i were the i"i'
lowing gentlemen hfo,. NJ Coon.
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a'oiiab'r ab,s'iir- OF Tie retiring
Wofship'nl Master. Tie venerable 'rt'
rfaird nnh belo'rd lif". u. Z. Peterson,
wLo Was detained nj home OH account
o' serious sickness IN his family. In his
ab,rnc" Msis'rf'rl-ci Mou!'oh sat al
The head OF the table AMI did The hohofs
with The -asr and grace of veteran,
ana NJ the last cpufrr disappeared I'm
The same manner ~ Others That had
gone before liro. Mouli"n t"-r !" rc'
ply 10 The hrs' toast OF the evening
Our Old Mas''t.
bro. M"ul,on began his remarks by
fcciin.if referring 10 TIE absence oi our
old master and clcln-niiy dila'ri upon
his many virtues as u man. "a Mason and
citizen. In closing the Masirr'c'cc'
paid u CLOWN. tribute Ia the sterling
worth of Bro. Jefferson Tor the services
lie had rendered aud sacrifice. made on
behalf OF kio Blanco Ledge. Bfo. Mou''
tons sentiments ~cso app'Andcd 10 The
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
a STEAMER ASHORE,

NEW ORLEANS, August S.-The Southern
Pacific company's steamship El Dorado.
Captain H. J. Byrne, which sailed from
New York on the evening of August l, is
ashore on the Great Bahama banks, ten
miles south of Great Isaac shoals, and
will, it is believed, prove total loss. She
was launched in May, 1854, by Cramp &
Sons on the Delaware. for the Southern
Pacific She has full cargo of assorted
merchandise, valued at about $225 600.
She carries crew OF thirty men all told.
Assistance has been sent TO her from Key
West, $50 miles distant, and from New
York. She is the sister ship OF the III
Paso and also the Eureka, which was sunk
in a collision off Cape Henry several years
ago.
KEY WEST, Fla, August6.-The revenue
cutter Mclean arrived today, having on
board Chief Officer Boyd, of the Morgan
line steamer Ell Dorado. He left the vessel
Wednesday and was making his way TO
Key West in a small boat when picked up
by the Mclean. He reports that on the
trip from New York to New Orleans the
FL Dorado at midnight, Tuesday, struck
an unknown rock, bearing west, south
west of Hen and Chickens shoals on the
Great Bahama banks, tearing large hole
in her port side. Her forward compart-
ments filling rapidly. 1t was found neces-
sary to beach her. She now lies twelve
miles west of the IsaaCs shoals In i've
fathoms of water. resting easy, but in a
dangerous locality in bad wether If the
weather continues good she will be saved.
Assistance has been telegraphed for to New
York, and The Mclean will leave for the
scene of the wreck this afternoon, taking
provisions for the crew OF the wrecked
vessel, and divers pumps and material for
closing the leak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
CROP NOTES

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, August s.-1he
/ Great Northern railway officials here have
/ been computing the volume of grain TO be
/ handled. and ii Is estimated that there
viii be an excess of 20, 600 900 bushels over
last year. This will make a total OF 20.
G00000. bushels An order has been issued
to officers here TO perfect all equipments
aud cars 10 handle - 600. coo bushels more
than handled last year, which aggregated
5000, 600 Other roads figure on proper
tionate increase and the Northern Pacific
officials say that their percentage of in
crease will exceed this a sharp advance
/ IN lake freighCS in anticipated.
DESMOINES, Ia. August S.-The Iowa
weather bulletin Tor this week says that
corn has made fine progress aud that the
outlook i decidedly improved. The re
ports OF the tnreshers snow an increased
yield II wheat ana oats over the first re-
port.
JANETSowN, y D. August s.-The las,
three days OF extreme hot weather are
causing great alarm about the wheat crop,
A hot wave has prevailed over the entire
state, and i also reported ~ being felt TO
an equal extent IN South DIkGts
Ell PASO, Tex, August S-Those who
have lived twenty-five years on the RIO
Gyaude have never seen so much miser,
among the Mexican population a. this
year. The staple crop of the Rio Grande
valley Is corn, but the drouth has been 50
terrible for the last eighteen months that
scarcely anything has been raised and
stock has died by the thousands. II the
drouth continues until the cold norjhcrS
come on there will be bat little for tie
cattle 10 live on through the winter, and
families will suffer for the necessaries Of
life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09

LOvDOS, July I7-NOt long ago a prem
Using Hiudoo student a. one Of The great
Auglo-lBdian colleges ia Bengal. beng
told 20 write theme on horses and thsiF
training. began "a follows ''The bor>s - =
noble animal. bat when irritated ks oeAs.s
70 do 30" Another native student Of the
same college wound Up one sf his exercises
thus. While the ricb rn an w-irerz in Grim
son velvet, the poor man y EnosiuE OK
flint" Not less OrfriasI was the csInrusn-
dation bestowed b. Al Erghsb lDaTnAI ia
west Africa upon TIE gzIlautry displayed
by some British ofacsrs la the caprur. ~ =
SLAYER. The editor had written, Tbs
latest ezplolt of British beroisIn n vortEy
II Therrnopyl1," " bat either from bis itlrg-
IDLE handwriting sr L.s native printers -
cuIisr notions q Eag.is the ssutsncs ap-
pearsd thus, The latest explosion of Brit
!sb Rheumatism L. worth two pence halt
penny"
Every one knows the story oi the EzE
Hsh village school that eisplEyed ab0vs "a
dooE. "Goo9 RtamEaST tsachsd bsrs." bEt
this was fully psFsllsIed ~ the iSsCr4Dtsoa
on hotel card gwen 20 noe =: s. Aals,
"EaRl3sh - spoke a. Sbis ttsbiis@eEasHt
In bill c. fare iu o1s C tie IeaAa -
Lands / hAydlY rseoEs red Hy cd frfs1ds
plum pudding sA6 an taEt, under The
alias q "blsm LoDo11" ssd chan
dart" aEd j. was somewhat sfAxtlirg %
sse "a llttls Dsiu.AtLso town. "Ghost's
milk sod kers.'
But a1ost amazing e al was ths sanpis
q EHR 81 tkzt NJ, ne On ~ Grst stroll
through 'ss H1ks4aa fors ef IAZanT0E. On
TIE ga of Act o. TIE frort q a t'1nb.s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
FIAT MONEY WANTED.

TOPEKA, Kan, August S-The most re
markable set of resolutions which the AL
lance has yet sprung on the public comes
from Elk county. Several whereases tell
of the condition of the people and an,
nounce that the loan companies and the
money in Kansas. Continuing the reso-
lutions say:
"When we have made a good crop the
unjust hand of monopoly has been so well
PLAYED as to make it impossible for Us to
sell the surplus for more than the cost OF
production; so that we are still lett unable
to pay our mortgages; now, therefore, be IL
Resolved, That we ask the president OF
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial I'm
ion OF Kansas to Immediately call a con
yention of the people for the purpose OF
petitiOning the president of the United
States to Immediately assemble congress
for the purpose of passing a law, whereby
the United States can issue legal tender
treasury notes to the amount needed, and
loan 10 the people above mentioned at a
low rate of interest, with the privilege OF
paying small annual instalments on the
principal until the whole is paid, and that
the government shall be secured by the
land above mentioned, thus relieving them
from the grasp of the money power of the
world and giving them a chance to save
their homes.
The Cincinnati platform is fully en-
dOrSed. Congress Is asked to pass law
making everything that Circuiates as
money and all interest-bearing bonds tax
able, so that the man of luxury and
wealth may bear an equal burden of the
taxes with the farmer, and that all men
who hold an interest in any railroad or
ride on free passes from the same shall
be ineligible TO hold any legislative, execu-
tive or Judicial office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
In a Den of Connerheada.

John Saley, a deaf and dumb boy of
Pittsburg, went out with the intention of
picking raspberries. He had about filled
his pail, when his attention was attract
ed by an unusual motion in the bushes
near him. a moment later a monster
copperhead snake appeared from under
bush. Before the lad could move the
snake had coiled itself and leaped at him.
The stroke was short, but some of the
green poison from its fangs fell on Saley's
trowsers. The boy became paralyzed
with terror. A moment later the reptile
had formed its deadly coil again, and
once more leaped forward to strike. 1t
measured the distance with fatal accur-
scy, for the deadly fangs were buried
deep into Saley's right leg. The pain
aroused the boy from his terror and he
jumped back. The snake strove to hold
on to theleg. Then the boy tainted from
fright.
Neighbors ran to the spot just in time
10 prevent the copperhead from striking
again. One of the men seized club and
with blow broke the snakes back az
1t was recoiling. The reptile measured
eleven feet. A physician cauterized the
wound, but the poison had penetrated
the boys system. Investigation showed
that young Saley had wandered into a
den Of copperheads.-Cor. Philadelphia
prpSa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
Chinese and Their Burials.

The Chinese of this city and New York,
it is said, will hereafter bury their dead
in Cypress Hills cemetery instead Of in
the cemetery Of the Evergreens, as has
been their custom. This action is said
to be taken because the Evergreens
cemetery officials have increased the
price of graves from ten to twenty dol
lars each. They have purchased an acre
of ground in Cypress Hill cemetery for
81, 900 and will have cheaper rates in the
future. The Chinese allege that twenty
dollars is too much to pay for grave
which is tenanted for only FIVE or six
years, as every Chinaman makes a con-
tract with the company that employs
him under which the company agrees to
send his body back to China This
transmigration Of bodies takes place once
every five years, the skeletons being
packed in tin cases when the proper time
comes. The last shipment was made
only a short time ago. The skeletons
then came from some Of the old graves
in the cemetery Of the Evergreens.-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
LIE PENSION RuREAIl

WASHINGTON, August S-Acting Secre-
tary Nertleton recently received a letter
from L. 4. Hunt, of Springfield, No. de
failing complaints he had heard of alleged
delays in the conduct of pension business
at Washington. lie referred the letter to
Gen. Raum, commissioner Of pensions.
Rni has been Informed IN reply, that there
II no good ground whatever for such com
plants. Gen Raum says that the official
mai OF the bureau amounts to about %.
600 pieces n month ami that the mail
6iyision is under orders to acknowledge
she receipt OF all letters coming to the
office to which a more extended reply can
not be given. There is no delay. he saws.
in cases where an answer IS required. lie
concludes as follows:
1T Is true that we have q21. .4S6 claims
pending in the Office. Il Is impossible 10
take them all up and dispose of them at
once, but ] have been working the Office
up 10 the point of issuing over $1,000 Ger
tificates a month During the fiscal wear
just closed | issued l56.4S2 original certif-
Gates, which was -, ,S45 more than ever mas
been issued IN any single fiscal year. NV
opinion Is that instead of the widespread
Giscontent such as Is suggested in this let
BEL, the reverse Is the case"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
ghe aahita Daily Eagle: Sunday gormmo angnst g. 1891.
The Tonic Sofia system.

The present year will witness the fif-
tieth anniversary of the tonic sofia sys-
TEN, which has done so much, and, We
may safely say, will do so much more in
she future, to spread the knowledge and
the love Of music among the people. Mr..
Spencur Curwen, son Of the inventor
and most energetic propagator Of the
system, seizes the opportunity for very
Interesting review Of its history and
characteristics in Good Words. Coldly
received, disparaged and even derided in
many influential quarters, it is now able
TO confound its opponents by the incon-
testable evidence of its fruits.
AS Mr.. Curwen observes, In this
jubilee year there are hundreds of musi-
clans who have successfully climbed the
ladder his father placed for them-bache-
lors and doctors of music, fellows of the
College of Organists, associates of the
Royal Academy of Music, vocalists and
performers of repute. Mr.. Ben Davis.
not many years ago, was singing IN tonic
sofia choirs, and he constantly advises
opera singers who wish to read at sight
to learn the system.
A doctor Of music who graduated the
other day at one of our universities testi-
fes that without the tonic sofia system
he does uot think he could possibly have
done the work. Such authorities as DR..
Helmholtz, of Berlin; Sir John Herschell,
Mr.. Bosanquet, General Thompson, DR..
Bridge, Mr.. Henry Leslie, Lord Ray
leigh, Mr.. A. }. Ellis and many others
not less noteworthy have given their
sanction to the system.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
ROCKED THE HILLS.

YUMA, Ariz., August S.-"Cocopah" S.
Smith, an American trapper, accompanied
by Gardner Hunter and Espite, Cocopah
Indian, have returned from the Gulf of
California and give additional details con-
cerning the earthquake and tidal wave of
Thursday last. About 6 o'clock that morn
ing a heavy shock struck the country about
five miles below Lerdo colony, in the state
of Sonora, Mexico, on the Colorado river.
The sky became darkened and a thunder
storm arose, accompanied by great flashes
of lightning. The river rose and huge
wave from the gulf was driven inland, and
corrals, fences and landing places were
washed away by the rushing waters. The
shaking of the ground increased and the
cracking, grinding noise of the crumbling
hills was intensified, The second shock
caused the earth to open in many places,
some assures being from four to seven
feet wide and from twenty to thirty feet
long, seemingly fethomless. Men were
felled TO the ground by the force of the
shock. Almost a mile from Lerdo there
was fissure in the middle of the river bed,
into which the Colorado was pouring with
much noise. The third shock of the earth
quake destroyed three small habitations of
the colonsts and cracked the remaining
ones No human lives were lost, but q
large number of live stock was killed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
The Graduates Didn't Understand.

There are many persons who think it
about time to conduct the commence
ment exercises of Harvard university in
English instead of in Latin. The con-
tinuance of the ancient custom caused
much amusement for those present, for
when President Eliot closed his Latin
remarks by inviting the senior class to
mount the platform to be presented with
their degrees, not man stirred.
When the invitation was repeated,
Chief Marshal Cumnock started up the
platform steps, but pull from behind,
given by a less sanguine classmate, was
too much for him, and he turned to go
down again. A broad motion Of the
hand from President Eliot given in Eng
Gsh) finally induced him to continue,
and thus the class followed 10 receive
their degrees.-Boston Saturday Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
Policemen Losing In Height.

The first batch Of twenty policemen
have been examined under the order Te-
Gently issued by the mavor. OF the
twenty men examined bat one mas r.
tanned the same proportions throughout.
This man is OfceC Jim Egg.eStoa, Of
the First district. He IS exactly the
same height as when be wss examined
for appointment under this adminIstrs-
ton, and weighs not an ounce Uore or
less OF the others one WAS almost an
inch taller tnan when re went on. but
the rest mad fallen away. One was found
70 be more than an inch shorter than
when appointed All were over wsigns
except Officer Egslestor- - C.ncinnsu
6~ - lH.A-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, August S.-Following is
the weather crop bulletin issued by the
weather bureau:
TEMPERATURE-Th week opened cooler
than usual throughout the country east
of the Rocky mountains \ warm wave
developed IN the northwest on the third
and advanced slowly over the upper half
Of the country, the week closing with
warm weather in the upper ATTITUDES from
Wisconsin eastward to the Atlantic, COW
ering the OhIo valley and the entire lake
region. Elsewhere there was a general
deficiency in the average for the week.
PREClPIT ITATION-EXCessive weekly rain
falls, ranging from 3ls TO , inches, were
reported from the eastern portion Of North
Carolina and at Corpus Christi. Tex. The
rainfall, except IN central Mississippi was
in excess OF the usual amount for the week
IN the eastern portion of the cotton reAiou
10 Georgia; also from western Tennessee
northwestward over Iudiaua and Illinois,
and in the interior of the middle Atlantic
states. Local rains in excess of the usual
amount are also reported from northwest
ern Missouri. northern Colorado, northern
Nebraska and the section embracing from
Lake Superior westward to Montana and
from western Montana 10 the Pacific.
In Missouri rain is needed. The drOuth
IS inilicting serious injury to corn and pas
tures IN the southeastern counties.
In Kansas weather conditions have been
beneficial to all crops. Corn Is improving
rapidly aud the fax harvest Lss begun in
the central counties.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
BRIEFS.

Forest fires are raging in the neighbor
hood of Sheboygan, Mich. The crops are
an entire failure and the situation is
alarming,
l. is reported that Balmaceda has offered
81, 900, 600 for the American cruiser Balti-
more The offer was declined
The friends of James Russell Lowell are
becoming alarmed over his illness, which
is now considered serious.
John Gerhaeser, bookkeeper of the Ger,
maa American bank. of St. Louis is said
TO be shogt between St. 900 and 81 600 in his
accounts He has been in the employ OF
the bank for ten years.
Miss Helen kiunard, an actress form
erly with the Potter-Bellew company,
stated in San Francisco that there /, not
the slightest doubt of the marriage of Mrs
James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew.
They were married, she says, at Nel-
bourne Australia.
Lord Harrington, the English Liberal
leader, is confined to his room by violent
attack Of neuralgia OF the head
a telegram from Belfast states that
Dillon and 'Brien have persuaded four
Irish members of parliament TO desert
parueli.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
TIIRE WINNERS.

BUFFALO, n. Y, August 8.-Unfinished
2:l7 class race, trotting; purse 5000, was
trotted this morning. J. B. Richardson
won, JunemonU second, Miss Alice third,
Walter +. fourth. Best time 2:l8.
ST. PAUL, August S.-This was the clos
ing day of the summer meeting of the
Twin City Jockey Club. The first race
was declared off. Winners of other races:
Innocence, Meadow Brock, Virgo Dor,
Dore, Leader. 1t was the fourth race, dis
tance l mile, that Verge Dor won, and he
broke the record by 4 second, winning in
1891,
MORRIS PARK, n. J., August Swim
ners today: St Florian, Reckon, Riot,
Peerless, Kokena Filley. Castalia and
Correction ran a dead heat in the first race
CHICAGO, August S.-Hawthorne win
ners: Buckbound G.. w. Cook, Dundee,
Count Karl, Hercules.
CHICAGO, August Swimmers at Gar
field Park: Bonair, Douglas, Brazos, L. j.,
Knight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
a WIND STORM.

ASHLAND, :Wis.. August S,-A terrible
storm OF wind and rain struck this place
this afternoon: Several buildings were
unroofed and many yachts in the barbor
were cast from their moorings and sunk.
At Washburn, on the opposite side of the
bay. a small circus was giving an exhibit
tion. The storm struck the tent and 1t
collapsed In the panic which ensued two
boys were crushed TO death aud a
number OF others seriously injured. The
postoffice building was collapsed by the
force Of the storm. but all the inmates es-
capped without injury, except two women,
who were slightly injured. Halt n dozen
other buildings We're badly damaged. The
Omaha elevator was unrooted and the
stock of wheat exposed TO rain. The loss
at Wsshburu is estimated 81 so, ,00l, and
this place $1,000.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09

Charles W. Dumont, the general agent
for the Encyclopedia Britannica, com
menced suit against Joseph NJ. Haw-
thorne, the West side attorney, to re-
cover $1,000 damages for an alleged il
legal restraint Of liberty. 1t seems that
Mr.. Dumont sold set of the Encyclo-
padia to an attorney who has desk room
in Mr.. Hawthorne's Office. The pay
ments not being made Mr. Dumout went
after the books, but was informed by
Mr.. Hawthorne that the attorney owed
him, and he intended to keep the books
to secure himself. When Mr. Dumont
undertook TO leave the room the door was
locked Mr. DUmont thereupon fired
the books through an open transom and
squeezed himself through after them.
Hence the suIt.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
CANADIAN BOODI IERS.

OTTAWA, Ont, August S-Ac today 5
meeting OF the privileges and elections
committee, JOAN Heney, ot this CITY, a3-
mjtted having offered 10 get for ". !
Baskerville a contract for the Construc-
ton OF a dock at British COlum bia for
$4,000, bus that the offer WAS only 4 JOKE
George Beaucage, a contractor, hitherto
supposed 70 be a figure head tenderev for
Lavkin, Connolly * Co. stated that the
information on which he based his tender
Tor the construction OF the cross wa at
Quebec was supplied By Hon Ror~st
NcGreevy. He was offered the contract
bat Samson. 4 money lender, refused 10
advance the rnonev necessary, a. he ten
dered too low lie then agreed with Ne
Greevy TO withdraw the tender II coc-
sideraiion OF 5000 He fulfilled his t2r-
of the agreement, ont never got cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-09
JUDGE BOTKlN.

TOPEKA Kan, August S-Judge Bot
kin arrived in town today and gave as his
reason for coming II want to know what
they are doing in Southwestern Kansas -
He stated, in an interview, that he was in
daily receipt of anonymous letters threat
ening his life IN case he attempted to sit in
the Brennan trial. One letter came from
Oklahoma, stating that Ed Short, one of
Sam Woods old lieutenants, had started
for Springfield for the purpose of killing
him. II have received number of letters
from personal friends" said Judge Bot
kin, warning me that attempts would be
made to assassinate me-" Judge Botkin
does not seem in the least alarmed by
these threatening letters.