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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-19
HE SAVED FIVE LIVES.
The Reasot Why Daring Fireman Got
Gold Medal.

~ VIC o0A bIo
GENTLY in New
York city, Ser
geant John E.
Vaughan, of Fire
Patrol No. 3. saved
five lives. For this
he has received
the Underwriters
medal, and the
speech by Samuel
P. Blagden, presi-,.
dent OF the board
Of fire underwrit-
ers, contained the
best short state
ment of the won
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-19
HIS EIGHTEENTH CAMPAIGN.

About to BE Begun by Congressman
holman, of Indiana.
Hon. William Steele Holman, Of thu
Fourth Indiana district, is once more &
candidate for congress - this being his
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
PHILADELPnIA AFFAIRS.

Samuel ]. Levy was fined on Saturday
for keeping his pool room open on Sun
day.
Mrs. Anna Catharine Sharp celebrated
her Hath birthday on Saturday. Five
generations of her family reside in one
house.
At mass meeting of the Socialist
Labor party Sunday the party nomi-
nees for magistrate and members of
select council for several wards were in
dorsed.
The rooms of the Quaker City Social
Club were raided last Sunday, on COM
plant Of neighbor, and the janitor
and five members were held to answer
the charge of keeping a disorderly
house.
Charles Harris, II years old, was killed
and five other boys were badly burned,
Sunday, by the explosion of two
sticks of dynamite in a shanty which
they used as club house, in Manayunk.
All of Harris companions, it is thought,
will recover.
James Shea was shot in the leg and
foot, at Gloucester City, on Saturday
night, i. is alleged, by George Kerrer, a
Philadclphian, who, it is thought, mis-
took James for Edward Shea, with
whom he had a quarrel early in the
evening. Kerrer escaped.
The steamer British Princess was at
tached on Saturday to recover $1,000
damages arising from a collision with
the barge Atlas, which, it is stated, was
run down and badly damaged, near the
mouth of the Christiana, last December.
Security for the release of the steamer
was placed at $4,000.
Postmaster Field on Saturday sus-
pended letter carriers Braceland, Hoguet
and O'Sullivan for signing circular
call for meeting to protest against in
fractions of the eight-hour law. The
language of the circular was considered
disrespectful. About 900 carriers held
a meeting yesterday and appointed the
suspended carriers committee to wait
on the postmaster in reference to their
grievances.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
.EYENING ECHOES.

Natural History.-Teacher Hans,
name three beasts of prey" Hans
1.-TWO lions and a tiger."-Teras Settings,
Things Which One Would Rather
Have Expressed Differently.-"The
anxiety caused by the Illness of the
Duke of Clarence recalls that which
existed twenty years ago in the case of
the Prince Of Wales. Would that the
final issue in both cases had been the
same Pal Mall Gazette,
A Thoughtful Triend-NIother-
"That is handsome piece of bronze
you have selected for Miss Bangup's
wedding present; but why do you leave
ON the price-mark ?" Daughter-"The
bronze is very heavy, and l do not
went the dear girl TO injure herself car
rying 1t around to the stores to find out
what it cost. "-Neso York Weekly.
A Brilliant Suggestion-Native-
swell, mister, how are we gettin' along
with yer picture" Artist-"Oh, pretty
badly. You see the effect changes so
rapidly that have to work very fast to
get anything at all; and l haven't done
much this evening" Native-"Yes, sir,
the light do fail pretty fast, but why
don't two or three of yez go at it at
oncet 2"-Harper's Dra'oer.
Brown is fellow who loves to push
himself forward on all occasions. Not
long ago he engaged stranger in con.
versation in a hotel lobby and after q
few minutes he remarked: Excuse me,
but your name, pleases" Brown" re-
piled the stranger graciously. "Ah,
mine is Brown also," he chirruped with
a pleased smile. The Strangers face
was imperturbable. Pleased to meet
you, Mr. Also" he said very quietly, and
Brown fiappergasted.-Bubdt0 CONNER
c!dl Adcertiser.
Mike Outwittcd.-Rag5ed Robert
"What luck did yer have in that there
restaurant" Mouldy Mike (sadly)--
Il got or big meal Their, regular spread,
but had ter pay all the money I had
fer it. Amt cent left fer drinks"
Ragged Robert lin disgusD-"Pay /!
Why didn't yer dead-bcat it, an let 'em
send fer perliceman, as yuh said yuh
would. Yer wouldn't got more'n ten
days" Mouldy Mike alphabetically
"put they wasn't goin' ter send for a
perliceman. They was goin' ter send
for a stomach-pump."-LJ6.
While a big fire was raging in New
York the other day, a band of newsboys
came tearing through the street, shout
ing "Extras! extras full account of
the fire W They sold their papers as
fast as they could hand them to the very
people who were watching the fire 1!
Here is an example of what quick work
the newspaper Of to-day does, and also
OF the dependence Which the average
citizen has upon it for something which
he has seen himself, with the details of
how it all happened, who was interested,
what the loss was and what was the out
come of the affair.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

A schedule list of all the streets of the
city requiring paving has been prepared
and upon it the Street and Sewer
Directors will make their estimates for
expenditures for the coming season.
The sum required to meet this work is
calculated be about $350,000. The sum
of about 100000 will be expended this
season. The work and expenditures
will be about equally distributed on the
eastern and western districts with per-
haps slight excess east of Market
street. Granite pavement will be largely
used as it is found generally most dur
able and useful. Where other descrip-
ton of pavement is better suited for
any particular locality it will be used
there. The contract plan for taking
bids for work and material separately
which has hitherto been found so salts
factory will be adopted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
Tributes no sPuRa EoN.


william *. Crosby's Eulogy--Dr. Bain-
bridge Says Sturgeon Drank Liquor
and Used Tobacco Co Excess.
A large audience gathered in Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon to listen to the addresses to
be made upon Charles Haddon Spur
geon, the great Baptist divine who re-
Gently died at Mentone, Italy.
On the platform sat the pastor, DIR.
W. Il. cambridge, the Rev. William T..
Swartz of Central Presbyterian Church,
William X. Crosby and the Rev. A. A..
Harryman of the First Methodist
Protestant Church.
The speaker Of the afternoon was
William K. Crosby, who has had the
advantage Of many years personal
acquaintance with Spurgeon. After
giving brief attention to the incidents
connected with the great preachers
death Mr.. Crosby stated that he was
born in Exeter, June 18th, 1884. He
was of Congrsgationalist parentage, but
at an extremely early age joined the
Baptists. lie preached his first sermon
when l6 years old. His Church was an
old barn near Cambridge, where soon
immense crowds gathered, attracted by
his wonderful eloquence. When 10
years old he was called to the pastorate
of church in Southwark, London.
From that moment his success was
phenomenal. On one occasion he
preached to gathering of $4,000 peo-
pie at the Crystal Palace. Subsequently
the big London Tabernacle was erected
for him. II had seatings for 5000. II
was filled every Sunday. No organ OF
instrumental music of any kind is used.
The singing is entirely congregational.
He was, in the strictest sense, a popular
evangelical preacher. His orltorical
power was simply tremendous. The
regular church membership of the
Tabernacle was 5000. MIR. Crosby said
that Spurgeon was nowhere more popu.
lar than in Scotland. If he had moi
been Baptist he would have been a
Presbyterian. He was a remarkable
Biblical scholar. He had wonderful
mental endowments. His diction was
simple, but he was very earnest.
DR.. cambridge followed Mr.. Crosby
In the course of his remarks he made
some reference to Surgeons Baptist
connection, the most significant point
in the great preachers later career and
which attracted the attention of all The
Christian world. Upon Surgeons view.
of the Lords Supper Dir. Bainbridge sale
the deceased preacher held that any per
son is allowed to come three times, bu
then as matter of consistency the par
ticipant should undergo baptism.
DIR. cambridge expressed his belle
that il was Surgeons own fault tina
he was stricken down so relatively early
in life. He had known him personally
and had seen him with port and othel
intoxicating liquor at his side. He die
not think it proper for him to partak,
of liquor, and he believed its practic,
and the use of tobacco were in the mail
responsible for Mr. Surgeons death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
TINE yAnuE OF wlvD-DnEAKs.,
A New York Farmer Tells of Their Aid
to Orchards and to Growing Crops.


i. p. Powell of Clinton, N. ", writes
as follows TO Garden and Forest on the
"Value Of Wind -Breaks:"
"Wherevcr winds have destructive
sweep there is n lack Of those provisions
that nature would supply if let alone.
Run an old-tashioned fence across lot,
and in ten years il would be the centre
of row of young trees, forming a solid
break. On knobs hcreabout, if
barred from cattle, hemlocks and pines
start. Fifty years ago dragged rails to
enclose bit of land, which, to my
boyish eye, was delightful spot, where
some tiny eyergreens were trying to get
IL start on ridges and slopes and knobs.
| was not interfered with, and SO the
cows We're shut out. The result is now
a thing of beauty. But that is not all;
the winds that used to leap off the hill
top down on our orchards and barns
arc now decidedly broken. The only
confer native to our hills is the hemiock,
and its beauty is hardly cqualed. But
the arbor-yite readily takes TO our soil,
and | have used that for my hedges.
Under the lee of these the sharp winds
never are felt, and the effect is largely
to restore climatic conditions that ex-
listed before the forests were so extern
siyely cut away. Ounces, for example,
bear once more as they did so years ago.
On one side of street here fruit
abounds that cannot be grown across
the way. have no trouble with Diana,
Isabella and Iowa grapes, while even
Concords do not get fully ripe flavor
few hundred rods away. This is, to
be sure, owing partly to the contour OF
the land, but it is also due largely to
the additional protection given. The
advantages are not only general, but
special and local; we cannot only affect
climate on.a large scale by forests and
by our plantations of screens and wind
breaks, but we can make our own lawn
or orchard climate.
Where land is abundant belt Of
evergreens may be set. have in mind
one large orchard in this town, about
one-third of which is sheltered in thi!
way, and is in perfect health; two third!
are exposed to the sweep of north-wes
| winds, and the trees are of no use eXcep
| for fuel. The line of demarcation i!
| plain to every one who drives by, ant
| the contrast is almost startling. The
effect on annual crops may not be Sc
apparent, but it is logically sure. an
confident that one of the first duties of {
purchaser OF land is to study its exposure
and plant screens against the most try
ing winds. While we are waiting fo
the government to solve the forestry
| problem, we can in small way contro
our own local climates 20 advantage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
REFEREE Trial.
A Suit in which the Wife is Made to
Pay Her Husbands Debt.

Ahy HtT fhuHDdHu's beDts
A referee trial came off before Squire
James Monaghan on Friday afternoon
wherein owen }. Iession was plaintiff
and Mary Conner defendant. Judge Ball
appeared as counsel for the plaintiff and
lilburn Chandler for the defence, The
referees We're ex-Sheriff John Pyle, ex-
Constable Thomas Reardon and Samuel
Chambers. suit was brought to recover
the sum of SOL &c for flour and provisions
which the plaintiff claimed to have sold TO
the defendant. Mrs. Conner admitted that
the goods were received at her store at the
corner of Chestnut and Franklin streets,
but that her husband, Edward Conner,
had bargained for and purchased the
goods. The goods were delivered last
spring it was shown, and were disposed of.
Shortly after the goods were purchased
from Mr. Hession the marital relations of
Edward Conner and his wife. Mary Conner,
were severed, and the husband left the
house Mrs. Conner continued to be mis-
tress of the house. Some weeks ago her
husband returned home, but it is stated
Mrs. Conner no longer received him with
open arms, but on the other hand told him
never to enter the house again. She said
he could shift for himself. Then the story
is that Conner broke into the house by
main force and il is also stated TINT he was
fined $40 and costs for his trouble. Mean
time, Mr.. Hession appeared at the house
of the Corners for the amount of his bill.
Mrs. Conner refused payment, stating at
the same time that she was no longer liable
for the bills contracted by her husband.
The result was the case came up yester-
day before Justice Monaghan when ver-
diet was returned in favor of the plaintiff
for the entire amount. The referees
claimed in as much as Mrs. Conner had re-
ceived the goods, fact which She did not
deny, and made use of them that she
could be held liable for theamount claimed
and so verdict was rendered accordingly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. S.-Dr. Chuey
Sue zee, Chinese physician well
known and respected, died yesterday
from a wound inflicted in him by two
Chinese highbinders Saturday evening.
The murder was most wanton and I'M
provoked, even for Chinatown. The
doctor was cooking his dinner in the
rear of his house, when two Chinese
entered and acted improperly. The
doctor requested them to stop, when,
without word, one Of them drew a
pistol and shot him in the abdomen.
The assassins fed and have not been
caught. 1t is thought possible the Six
Companies will take the matter up and
hand over the murderers to justice,
otherwise tho chance Of capturing them
is very slight.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
il nomAsoE or rwo CITIES.
A Chicago Man Discovers His Afiianced t.
be His Sister.

HuRoY. s. D., Feb. Gin 1882 young
man, II. w. Williams, came to this city
from Illinois. He remained until the fol
lowing spring when he went further west,
accumulated some money and went to
Chicago where he is now engaged in the
leather business. Williams parents lived
near Springfield, Ill. The father was
killed. in the battle Of Corinth. The
mother had just gwen birth to girl baby,
The shock broke her down and she and
the babe went to San Francisco to live
with d Mrs. Todd, half-sister, leaving
young Williams in the care of a family
which eventually adopted him. Mrs. Will
liams died and the girl became known as
Helen Williams Todd. Intimate friends
of Todd removed from San Francisco to
Chicago and during the winter of 1888 she
and Miss Helen visited them. At recep-
ton Williams and Miss Todd met. The
acquaintance rapidly developed
This went on for two years, when Miss
Todd wentto Chicago to live with friends
of Drexel Boulevard. her foster mother
having died. The friendship between
Williams and herself budded into love and
blossomed into an engagement, and the
date for the wedding was set A few days
before the event was to take place, Miss
Todd was looking over picture and
papers left by her foster mother. These
letters gave faint clue to her brother and
she turned them over to her betrothed and
asked his assistance. An old fashioned
photograph found with the letters matched
the one of his mother in his possession
and further investigations showed that the
two were brother and sister.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
HOSPITAL NURSE pBELE
And Her Associate, "Profcssorv Hnclss
Arc the RanlLnst Kind of Imnnstnrs.

anu her Associate, "BrDlcssOr" Hnclyett,
Are the Ranltost Kind of Impostors.
Everybody will remember the advent
here of &. A. II. hospital nurse, Mrs.
Mary A. Peele, last year and the gener-
Gus attention and substantial aid imme-
diately given her by people Of this COM
munity upon the stories becoming known
of extreme restitution and misfortune
that she claimed to be her experience.
How easily whole city can be hum
plugged is indicated in the following
letter received on Monday from the
secretary Of the Detroit Associated
Charities.
DR.. u. G. Shouiidge-DEAn SIR: A
woman by name of Mary A. Peele, claim
ing to be an old army nurse has come to
this city and is making appeals to our citi-
zens for help, in connection with one So
called Prof. Hackett, who is to give a
lecture for her benefit. ] learn that they
worked the same scheme in your town,
and | have been referred to you to get
some information about ,their record in
your city. Will you kindly let me know
as soon as possible what you know about
them II you can write by return mail
you will greatly oblige and It may be the
means of preventing the same fraud being
perpetrated here. Very respectfully,
JAMES A. Post,
Secretary.
1t will be remembered that numbers
of ladies gave money, clothing Ad
victuals to Mrs. Pcele. The G. A. II.
posts, the Associated Charities, the
Proyident Society and other associ-
atoms assisted in the work. The G. A.
r. posts acted as agents in selling tickets
for lecture by 'Professor" Hackett in
the Interests of Mrs. Peele. She told
the story OF her husband, who, she
alleged, was an engineer in the United
States navy, being blown up on the
lakes. Mrs. Shortlidge was particularly
industrious in getting help for the
alleged nurse. The lecture was never
given, and it is understood Mrs. Peele
and her friend, the professor, left Will
mington rejoicing in their mendicant
success.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

Garden and Forest says: In the gov
eminent report of crops for last year
there are some valuable lessons as TO the
prices OF. farm products. The crops were
almost without exception large, and
under such circumstances prices are
always reduced. Singularly enough this
decline in prices is often greater in pro-
portion than the increase in production,
so that the surplus depresses the total
value of the crop. For example, in 1890
the supply of potatoes per capita was
smaller than it had been for many years,
and therefore the price per bushel
ranged very high; nevertheless the in
ferior quality in most of the districts
where production is the largest pre-
vented farmers from securing the advan-
tages of these high prices. Last year the
crop was enormous and the acreage
planted large, so that there has been a
heavy decline in prices. This decline
has been so serious that while the coun.
try produced 100,000,000 bushels more
than it did the year before, the aggre.
gate value of the crop is less than that
of 1890 by $20,000,000. On the other
hand, the wheat crop was 20 per cent
STcitcr III 1901 tiidu III loOV, anu ycb tne
price per bushel slightly exceeds that Of
a year ago. The reason for this is that
although the crop is largely beyond the
requirements of home consumption
there is an extraordinary demand for il
abroad which has sustained the prices
The aggregate value of the present
wheat crop is about $179, 100000 greater
than that of last year, and the enor.
nous corn crop, in spite of the fact that
it is 20 per cent less per bushel than il
was last year, is worth to farmers al
December prices about $50, 000,0 900 more
than the crop of 1890.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
SHoT HIS .fSSAILANE.
A Rough's Assault on an Ofiicer Results in
the Formers Death.

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-A peculiar tragedy,
in which would be robber was the
victim, occurred here last night on one
of the most prominent corners in the
city. A gang Of foot-pads attacked an
inolfensive Chinaman and attempted to
rob him on the rear platform of a Madi.
son street car. Detective Norton inter-
fered in the Chinaman's behalf, but sue
ceeeed in arresting only one of the
crooks. The rest escaped by flight.
While taking the prisoner to the sta
ton the officer was viciously assaulted
from behind by one of the gang who
had followed them. The assailant, whose
name is George Williams, alias John
Parker, struck the detective on the head
with the butt of pistol. Norton was
almost stunned by the blow, but he
turned, drew his revolver and fired at
Williams, who fell to the sidewalk NOR
tally wounded
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
SAD CASE INDEED.
Tho Wrongs That Wrung the Rev. Mr.
William.


The New York Tribune says: The
reverend Mr.. William is pastor of the
Congregational Church at Cedar
Springs, Michigan, and the difficulty
has been with his wife. He is now suing
the lady for o divorce, alleging cruelty
and general violence. Sometimes, the
bill which he has put in relates, she
threw things at him, hard, inelastic
things like paper weights, and so forth,
and as she threw with great force they
often hurt him when they glanced OH
the furniture or other objects, which
they of course hit first, she not throwing
better than any other woman. We doubtn
any man could got divorce even in
South Dakota by saying that his wift
threw missiles at him, as the court would
never find any cruelty in this. But Mr..
William has more than this to charge.
Indeed, his bill becomes very serious in
one part. "On October 21st," it goes on
in fine legal phrase, sin the presence of
one Anna Holt, the defendant in this
suit called your orator black-hearted
and other harsh names, and struck him
violently in the face because she seid
your orator did not turn the clothes
w,inger properly while your orator was
helping defendant do the family wash
ing"
Here, we see, is something that the
court cannot ignore. But the point in it
is that it illustrates the excessive cruelty
which many wives habitually practice
toward their husbands better than any
thing which has been reported in this
country since the case of the South
Carolina woman who shot her husband
because he forgot to get spool of thread
at the store. The pathetic features OF
the whole wretched Michigan business
grow upon you the more you consider
| Il. Had the orator in question refused
to help in the family washing, or had he
| objected to turning the wringer and
suggested that his wife twist the
clothes out by hand, it would haYe been
| different, and light blow with the stick
used to stir up the boiler might have
| been justified, and the orator would
really have shown, perhaps, even to tho
incredulous eyes of Anna Holt that he
was black hearted. But he did nothing
| of the Kind. He was turning the
wringcr in the best manner that he
knew how, after having first CREASED
| the bearings with q feather and screwed
| down the rollers. If the defendant fed
in wet sheet in great Jumps until 1t
clogged up the wringer so that your
orator could not turn it, we cannot see
that it was his fault.
In fact, at this distance, the whole
case seems to be one of wifely cruelty.
And the pity of it is that the husband
has only small redress. He can get a
divorce, perhaps, but that is all he can
do. The condition of man in this
country remains practically defenceless.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11
1RBOR DAY NOTES.

At the late meeting Of the American
Forestry Association the committee on
Arbor Day reported that the day was
now officially recognized and observed
in 81 states and territories.
In the recent report of the superin.
tendent of public instruction of the state
of New York, it is said that the interest
in the planting of trees on Arbor Day
and at other times has been greatly
stimulated throughout the state during
the past two years, by prizes offered for
the best-kept district backgrounds by
William A. Wadsworth of Geneseo.
Last year the first prize of 500 was
awarded to district school No. 6, of New
Windsor, Orange county, and the second
prize of $50 to district school No. l, of
Mannheim, Herkimer county.