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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-14
EXPORTS OF FARM PRODUCTS.

WASHINGTON, August l3-Mai ) G.
Brock, chief of the bureau of statistics. ha
issued a bulletin OF the exports of bread
stuffs, mineral oil and cotton for the month
of July. The exports of cotton for the
month were 4. .626 15l pounds, the value of
which was 81 4lO645. This is An excess of
the exports of hat article over July "A year
ago OF Sl,6I9, 769, showing that American
exports of cotton are greatly increasing.
For the eleven months the value OF cotton
exported 20 July 81 was S2S7, 90, 45S. or S4l :
5l9, 452 in excess of the eleven months of
the prior year. The exports Of mineral oils
during the month of July were OF the value
OF 81, III, $50. This is not quite as large as
Tor the same month one year ago. A very
healthy increase In the quantity and value
of breadstutfS exported during the month
of July is shown. The value of barley ex-
ported during that month was Sl64 3S3. aS
against but Sl1,057 for the same months
last year. Until recently This country.
never exported barley but had been com
PEELED TO import.
There Is a very large Increase in exports
of corn. The expectations of corn dur
Jug July amounted to &, 054 494 There
is also quite considerable increase in the
amount Of rye exported. During the
month of July there was sent 10 foreign
countries, Sl56,2SS worth of rye. as COM
pared with SG9. 30 exported IN July, 1880.
There was exported during the past month,
e4l6 40 bushels of wheat, valued at So
sal ,2o6 The price obtained, 1t will be no
tlced, was little over 81 per bushel The
exports of wheat during July, 1891. show
an increase over the same month OF last
year of 5o52, 22l bushels. and an increase
in value of 5000, ,3lS There was also ex-
ported during July. S45. .404 barrels OF -four,
worth S4,S0l,96. The increase in the
exports of flour over July, 1899. was s.. .OO2.
I13 The total value of breadstutfS ex-
ported during the month Of July amount
ed TO Sl6,319, 29l. or 81 645, ,622 more than
during the corresponding month Of 1920
All this shows, says Mai Brock. that
the movement of our agricultural prod
ucts TO foreign countries has already COM
menced, and VIII probably increase dur
ing the coming months because OF the
great foreign demand All indications
point TO this being the largest export year
In the history Of uUr country. Farmers
will get better prices and sell more aCri-
cultural products than ever before. The
farmers are in luck" concludes the statis-
tician.
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THE DEAD POET.

WASHINGTON, August 13.-The depart
ment of state has received through the
British minister Of this city the following
Telegram from the marquis OF oails-
bury:
FTbe queen desires to express her sor-
row and regret at the news which has Just
reached this country OF Mr.. LoweIi
death" -.
Sir Julian Pauncefote asked that TINS
telegram be laid before the president. by
his direction copy was Immediately
transmitted to the family of the deceased
The assistant secretary OF state, IN answer
wrote as follows:
"The president directs me to acknowl,
edge the receipt of the telegram from LORD
Salisbury, conveying the queens condol-
ences or the death of Mr.. Lowell, and to
convey an expression of the president 5
appreciation Of her majesty's sympathetic
message"
BAR HARBoR, Me, August 13.-Secrer
tary Blaine, when informed Of the death
of James Russell Lowell, expressed his
deepest sympathy at the sad news.
Boston, August l3.-Dr Oliver Wendell: /:
Holnes is much affected by the death OF
his lifelong friend, James Russell Lowell,
although, as he says, he has known II was
coming a long time.
NEwBURYPORT, Mass, August 13.-John
Greenleaf Whittier, who has been forced
TO return from the mountains by III
health, was much shocked by Mr. Lowelrs
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The Population of Michigan,

A census bulletin just issued, which is
devoted to Michigan statistics, says that
the population of the state under the CEN
sus taken as of June l, 1890, is 1908, 869,
while in 1880 the population was 1,636,937,
an increase in ten years of 456, ,952 or 792
per cent. In 1880 Montmorency and Oscoda
counties were unorganized and were at
tached as townships to Alpena and Alcona
counties, respectively. Since then, how
ever, they have been organized and appear
separate and distinct as counties. The fol-
lowing new counties have been organized
since 1880: Alger, in 1885, from Schoolcraft;
Arenac, in l6S3 from Bay; Gogebic in 1887,
from Ontonagon; Iron, in 1885, from Mar
quette and Menominee, and Luce, in 1887,
from Chippewa and Mackinac. When
parts of counties have been taken to form
new counties the population according to
the census of 1880 of the part taken is de-
Quoted from the population in 1880 of the
county from which it was taken, wherever
possible, and is set over against the popu-
lation of the new county for 1890, as in this
way comparison TO show growth is more
accurately made. Fifteen counties in the
state show decreases, most of which are
small, while fourteen counties show in
creases of more than 100 per cent. Thirty
eight counties show increases of more than
80 Der cent
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EAll lIRES

CHICAGO. August 13-The st. John and
Marsh com @ les. deal, rs in lumber in
Kansas and colorado, made a voluntary
assignment today TO Morton B. Pull. The
company was organized six years ago
Attorney Mills said: ''The face value of the
assets is S253, QUO. The Allure is due to the
stringency in the money market and to the
fact that the recent failures of the Peter
Lumber company and Howell q Co. have
made it. difficult for lumber en- 10 get &C
commoda Ioi at the banks 7 COM any S
business mas ..cen in Kansas ..ud ColU.s,.U.
and accounts are what are known as SLOW. "
in short, collectiOna could not be made East
enough TO meet the maturing obligations
and the assignment was made in order to
treat ali the creditors alike If given time
the assets will pay dollar for dollar"
NEW YORK, August 13-Broker Abra-
ham Backer. who recently assigned. was
arrested today on n warrant sworn out by
William d. Harding, presiding justice Of
the city court of Savannah, Ga, who
charges him of defraudinS him of deben-
ture bonds Of the Central Banking COM
pany of Georgia.
LEAvENwORTH, Kan, August 13-A, NJ.
Cleveland, a commission merchant, has
failed. lie vas caught on the wrong side
n OF the wheat market yesterday.
CHICAGO, August l3.-Joseph Bros. &
Co, dealers in dry goods, confessed judg
ments in the circuit court today amount
ing TO S45l, 600
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as will enable him to get views of all
worthy objects. but passports and letters
of introduction which will secure him the
aid of all regular governments.
He will sail around Africa, making fire.
ouent Journeys inland TO places not hith-
erto visited or described. and will traverse
and describe the Congo Free State aud the
eastern section, thence to the Cape Of Good
Hope; also the island Of Madagascar. He
will 20 through Media and Persia to Cen
tral Asia, the region lately opened by the
Russian Transcaspian railroad, and then
cross the Pacific and come home through
California and the west
He thinks all this can be done in three
years and be expects 10 make it the crown
ing work Of his career Mr.. Vincent IS in
the prime OF life, feet inches high. aud
in fire physical condition. He has an IN
usual faculty OF making friends with
strange races, and insists that he can travel
alone among the widest savsses And be
safe
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RAII WAY MAIIERS.

CHICAGO, August 13.-In spite OF good
resolutions, the lines in the Central Iralnc
association have abandoned the proposI-
1ion to omit the harvest excursions, and
make reduced rates from points IN their
territory. A few days ago Vice Chairman
Donald sent out a circular letter, advising
the members that at least seven non-mem-
bership lines in the territory of the asso-
citation had notified their western connect
ing company that they would sell the
sDecial excursion tickets on the basis and
conditions adopted by the Western Pas
senger association, and authorizing the
lines to quote harvest excursion rates and
to meet the competition arising in connec-
ton with this special tratice.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Another confer
ence of directors and others interested IN
Union Pacific matters was held today, and
at IFS close it was stated that matters were
progressing towards a favorable conclu-
sion. and that the formal announcement
of a settlement of the cOmpany's trouble
would soon be made One of the parties
TO the conference said that ten or twelve
million dollars would be all that was
necessary to put the company in an easy
position. and that all that remained TO do
was to sign the papers and arrange the
various details.
CHICAGO, August 13.-The Great North
ern has made a cut in all classes OF freight
rates from l to II cents per bundled
mounds from Boston to St. Paul, by the
New York and New England, the North
ern Steamship Company aud the Eastern
Railway of Minnesota, via Buffalo and
West Superior, and a cut OF 3 to cents
from and to the same points via the New
York and New England canal comblna-
tiOn,
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great orators from
1885 TO 1860, and when he is in a reminiscent
mood his talk is more fascinating than
poetry or romance.
Henry Clay, Ben Hardin and Tom Mar
shall are his favorites, but he has pleasant
recQ9lections also of S. S. Prentiss, 10 Holt
and Abraham Lincoln. He was boy COM
panion Of Lincoln's, and met the future
liberator again many years later when
both were soldiers in the so called Black
Hawk war. In boyhood he was often put
up to race with Lincoln, and it was an even
thing between them, but when they met in
the war" he was nowhere. Lincoln easily
Outran every man in the command, and in
a wrestle there were but few who could
match him. He could also throw the iron
bar farther than any competitor. But 1t
was in story telling" says Colonel Greene,
that Lincoln won the admiration of ali.
Night after night his tent was crowded,
and we all forgot his homeliness when he
began to talk. We agreed he would grow
to be considerable of a figure in the world,
but none of US dreamed he would become
as great as he did or in the way he did"
Colonel Greene was born on farm near
Albany and titled the soil at various west
ern places to the age of twenty-eight, when
he went to Kentucky. When the Black
Hawk war ended he engaged in collecting
claims for his fellow soldiers and was so
successful at it that his friends advised
him to study law. The 800 he had earned
as a claim agent was expended in getting
his law knowledge and his library, and in
1884 he began to practice in Louisville,
where he has ever since resided He takes
long vacations, however, he and his aged
wife spending the hot weather with their
daughter in Chicago.
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Irrigation in Utah.

A recent census bulletin says that in the
territory of Utah there are 9724 farms that
are irrigated out of total number of 10,
757. The average size of the irrigated
farms, or more strictly, Of those portions
of farms on which irrigation is pTacticed,
is twenty-seven acres. The average first
cost of water right is S1055 per acre, and
the average cost of preparing the soil
for cultivation, including the purchase
price of the land, is Sl6.10 per acre. The
average present value of the irrigated land
of the territory, including buildings, ETC.,
is reported as SS4.25 per acre, showing an
apparent profit, less cost of buildings, of
S57. 90 per acre. The average annual cost
of water is SO.91 per acre, which deducted
from the average annual value of products
per acre, leaves an average annual return
of SLIP per acre.
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ANTHONY NOTES.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle
ANTHONY. Kan, August 13.-At 3 o CLOCK
this morning the fire alarm sounded, and
almost Immediately the big brick barn
south of the MonteZuma hotel burst into
flames all through the inside of the build
ing. The fire boys could do but little be-
sides keeping the fire from spreading
toward the hotel. The barn was fine
one-a two-story brick in front, with four
plastered living rooms upstairs. 1t was
owned bv w. J. Newton. and was insured
for So 900 in the Germania, of New York,
and the Fire Association of Philadelphia
81. 500 in each George Hubbard had moved
his livery stock out two weeks ago, and
his family had moved out last Tuesday, so
the fire was without doubt OF lncendlary
origin.
Matters. politically. are quiet, the farm
ers being busy attending TO the Dig Wheal
cron Two moderate rains this week have
belped the corn crop, and it bids fair to
surpass all previous crops of that cereal.
Judge Mckay is taking his 'ouum cum
diqnitate" at his home IN Attlca; conse-
ouentlv the Kansas supreme court can
rest assured that its prerogatiyes VIII not
be curtailed for awhile.
Our judicial matters are getting worse
all the time. As the judge is disregardlng
tbe law. so the sheriff is disregarding the
Judge, and has just sold the Honeywell
lands in defiance of the judges injunction.
The two officers are totally at variance
now.
Prof. s. w. McGarrah, the new princi.
pal of the Anthony public schools, arrived
in town on Tuesday, with his wife, to re-
main The professor is from Halstead and
comes with a good record as principal OF
l. . fr1r cs.yarai
There are few houses to rent in Anthony,
a fact which speaks well for the prosperity
of the town. Great is Anthony and the
EAGLE is her prophet.
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People are not always ashamed Of the
source of their wealth. Witness the cas-
recently reported from Pennsylvauia
Among those who rose from poverty I,
affiuence by the discovery of coal oil upol.
their farms was family named McCune
living Just outside of Pittsburg. When
the husband died the wife expended more
than $4,000 in burial plot and its decora-
ton. and she has now erected a monument
costing 10000 more, upon which is cut an
immense oil derrick, as she desires, she
says, that her heirs and friends shall re-
member the means by which she was en-
abled to fully enjoy this life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-14
WEARY OF THE WOOL n.

DENVER, Colo, August 13.-Unhsppv,
harrassed and heartsick of life, Eugene H.
Bonnick and his young wife today sought
together in death relief from the world S
fretting cares. They committed suicide
with poison. It is the old familiar story
of domestic troucle. magnified by the inter-
ference OF relatives and meddling neigh
bors. Eugene II. Bonnick was a ln9mber
of the firm of Bonnick q Co, timers, and
was considered a steady, industrious young
man. The only word left was a note,
which reads:
Please bury us side by side Don't sepa-
rate us GRACE AND GENE.
There appears to be more mystery in the
supposed double suicide than first sup
posed. Tonight the aunt of Mrs Bonnick
is authority for the statement that the
young wife had twice attempted to poison
her husband and his family Another let
ter is said TO have been found which will
20 To show that the woman had accom-
plished her purpose.
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BASE BALL.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

KANSAS CITY, August 13-Kansas City:
Runs 3. base hits ), errors 4. Lincoln: X uns
!, base hits errors 2. Pitchers, SOW
derS and Oday.
MILwAUKEf, August 13.-Milwaukee:
Runs 6. base hits g. errors / Sioux CITY:
Runs 9, base hits 9, errors /. Pltchers'
Nickery and Dewald.
OMAHA. August I3-Omaha: Runs II,
base hits II, errors 5. Denver: Runs ..
base hits 13, errors, ). Pitchers. Fee and
Fournier.
DULrTH, Mimi, August 13-Duluth;
Runs %, base hits %, errors 3 Mlnneapo-
lis: Runs 2, base hits 8, errors -. Pitch
ers, Inks and Mitchell.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
CINCINNATI, August 13.- Cincinnati:
Runs l, base hits Z, errors s. Boston:
Runs Z, base hits 6, errors l. Pitchers,
Dwyer and Burlington.
81 Louis August 13.- St. Louis: Runs:
II, base hits II, errors B. Washington:
Runs 5. base hits 4, errors 6. Pitchers,
Retter and Eiteljorg.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 13--Louisville:
Runs !, base hits z, errors /. Baltl-
more: Runs l, base hits {, errors o..
Pitchers. Heakin aud Healy.
COLUMBUS, August 13.-Colum bus: Runs
5, base hits IL, errors 4. Athletics: Runs,
6, base hits Z, errors Q. Pitchers, Cast
right and Chamberlain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New YORK. August 13.-New York,
Runs 4; base hits 9, errors @ Cincinnati:
Runs Z, base hits 8, errors l. Pitchers:
Bar and Rhines.
NEW YORK, August 13. Chicago: Runs
3, base hits 8, errors g. Brooklyn: Runs
l, base hits 9, errors l. Pitchers, Gum
bert and CarutherS.
Boston, Mass, August 13.-Boston,
Runs ), base hits s, errors 3. Cleveland:
Runs 6, base hits 10: erorrs T. Pitchers.
Nichols and Nisu
PHILADELPHIA, August 13 - Philadel-
phia: Runs Z, base hits S. errors B. Pitts
burg: Runs base hits, 10, errors l.
Pitchers, King and Baldwin.
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TURF WINNERS,

ROCHESTER,, n, Y, August 13.-Result
of today's races: 2:17 class-Vic II. first,
Walter Z. second, J. B. Richardson third
Best time 216l5 2:20 class, pacing
Charlie 2. won, Bob Taylor second, Treas
urer third Best time, 2:1S, 2:23 class
Nightingale first Illinois Boy second
Honest George third Best time 2:l9ls.
CHICAGO. August 13.-Winners at Haw-
thorne: Marmosa, Prince Henry, Nero,
Ethel Longshot.
CHICAGO, August 13.-Winners at Gar
field Park: Bonair, Ed Bell, Brazos, Tom
Rogers, Tom Elliott.
JEROME PARK, n. Y, August 13-Win-
ners today: Walcott. Terrifer, Fiereuzi
Knapsack, Banquet, Pegan.
SARATOGA, N Y, August 13.-Winners
today: Frank Kinney, Los Angeles, Eon,
RinfoX, Watterson.
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4 Corner Cunbo9rd.

Corner space may be utilized in an At
tractive manner as follows: \ row of tTl-
angular shelves is fitted in from the floor
up TO a convenient height, the top being
ornamented with a scroll Of very pretty de
sign. The inside of the cupboard i paint
ed deep yellow. \ glass door closes OF
ons.hslf the shelves: il = decorated with
border OF oxeye daisies painted IN oll,
while dainty china Is nicely displayed
against the bright background The lower
parts. used as a receptacle fer books and
magazines. has curtain OF yellow IE5ia
- -,-v.-,l.-ea --tsh si-esl~ sai-i-
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A New Drama by Dumas.

A comedy on which Alexandra Dumas
has been at work for more than a year IS
now approaching completion. Last win
ter the brilliant dramatist spent several
weeks at Monte Carlo, where he watched
intently the operations of the gaming Ia
bles, and it is conjectured that the casino
will figure among the scenes of the forth
coming play, but it is not likely that his
Monte Carlo will equal his fathers Monte
Crisro in general interest
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FuIFD WITH BuCKCHOT.

RoCKPoRT. No, August 13-John Ed
dington and Elias Knapp, living twelve
miles from here, came here today and got
drunk, and on the way home Quarrelled
over trivial matter. After arriving home
Knapp threatened Eddiugton. The lat
ter, fearing that Knapp would make the
threat good, went into his house and got
a shotgun and ordered him off the prem
ises Knapp made Tor Eddington when
the latter placed the gun 10 his shoulder
and fired, killing Knapp instantly. Seven
buckshot entered the unfortunate mans
breast near the heart. Eddiugton gave
himself up.
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CHINESE EXCLUSION,

SAN FRANCISCO, Au gust 13.-ln accord
ance with tae declS ion of the supreme
court, the landing of a Chinese merchant
was prohibited today by Collector Phelps.
The court he.ds that no Chinese merchant
or other Chinese person can land IN the
United States unless provided with a con
sui : certificate. l. = almost impossible
in China 10 prove that one is going on
business 10 America. Collector Phelps
holds that this rUling practically excludes
ali Chinese except those connected with
the diplomatic corps
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and written varl-
oUs books, such as
The Land OF the
White Elephant"
Morse, Lapp and
Finn" etc. He is
soon to start on
a tour of 10000
miles, under the
auspices of the
American G co.
graphical society
and the Metropoli-
tan Museum of
Art, and will take
not only such SCI
.r+ssc .r,nar,rrr
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MlHA;-h SEN

KINGFIsHER, Ok, August 1S-Nayor
Gage, upon the authority OF the board of
trade of this town sent the following tele-
gram to the mayor Of Findlay. o, today:
Providence has smiled on Oklahoma this
year and our crops are magnificent King
fisher county win send the graSsbopper
sufferers Of Ohio a railroad train of corn,
potatoes, wheat and os'S II needed. Lex
me know
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WICHITA, KAN

time guerrllas attempted his nreA Nr
Watson is of Kentucky birth, as is also his
wife. They have had twelve children, six
of whom are living. April Is last, ten days
before their birthday, Mr. Watson's twin
brother Elisha died. They had lived in the
same vicinity since 1912
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has ever been made TO him on scco1nt q
politics. although he Eas served 1Eder
more Republican than Democratic presi-
dents.
Rushville is 4 village of less than 80 IL
habitauts. YET siI railroads pass the place
sEd Postmaster Wstssn. who = now
seventy-hye years old. makes twenty
four mall trains daily. earring tie SACKS
on his back nearly half u4lle II Us
thirty eight years service he has Lot lost a
single letter. Once during the war bush
whsckers broke into the Office and roo1ed
= c. the supply Of stamps. AID a. another
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of body and mind,
and still active
and successful in
the practice of
law. He enjoys
life, too, and is a
c h am pion at
checker playing.
All this is good,
but the chief point
of interest in the
old gentleman is
the close personal
acquaintance he
enjoyed with all
of K e Il t u C k US
1000 ..,,Az,. f-o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-14
CHILDREN Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothin5 effects Of Syrup of Figs, when in
need of a laxative and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious the most
gratifying results follow its use, so that it
is the best family remedy known and
every family should have bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-14
A Safety Mine Elevator.

An English mining engineer has invent
ed an ingenious device 10 prevent accidents
In the case of the breaksge of an elevator
rope. In the center OF the winding rope is
u copper wire which carries a current
OF electricity TO electro magnets which
hold back grips pulling against springs.
The current Is broken by the fracture Of the
rope, the grips released. and by the action
Of the springs they come in contact with
the guides. The advantage Of this method
OF securing safety over the ordinary ne
chanicsl catches is that they do nos come
into play by the Stacking Of a rope.-New
York Telegram.