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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

career. l sat at the same table with him
IN the hotel where he stopped when he
first came to Washington, and received at
various times enough of his confidence to
keep me well informed concerning his ca
reer. Afterwards, when he became so sue
cessful, ! became sufficiently interested to
make an investigation, and learn the exact
trath Of his real history.
He came to Washington early in the
winter of 1876 as a newspaper correspon-
dent representing a daily newspaper in
the city of New Orleans The Colonel
was then in the neighborhood of .45 years
of age. There was nothing particularly
striking about his appearance; there was
nothing to suggest the military character
that his afterwards so well played. He was
a small. understood man with slight
stoop and rheumatic limp. His face,
however, was rather distinguished looking
His head was large, his forehead was very
full and broad; his iron gray hair was cut
very short; his color was good his ewes
were very dark brown and most persua-
siye in their expression; his nose was a
small aquiline; a slight gray mustache
shaded his mouth. Except this his face
was smooth shaver. In front of each ear
was a small dab of English whiskers. The
Colonel came TO Washington unknown
and uaheralded He seemed chiefly re-
markable in the early days for his ability
TO adapt himself to every new situation.
He had not been in Washington more than
month when he adopted the most care
tul and precise dress of what he called .Is
haut monde" He discarded the soft black
hat of the South for the stiff high hat of
the North and East He attached himself
very soon TO the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany and so had larger income to crafty
his Tastes, which were extremely social.
No ore ever saw the Colonel drunk. He
was very careful and abstemious in his
habits. He devoted almost his entire at
tentiun TO Washington society He made
as many calls as the wife of a Cabinet
officer. In the easy going society of
Washington any one who is we'll dressed
and deports himself with decorum and
dignity can go very nearly where he likes.
The Colonel had evidently never found so
inviting field. He attached himself TO
the diplomats by telling them remarkable
stories of his power and influence in the
South. He made many friends among
the Southern men because he represented
a Southern paper, and when with them
he was the most unreconstructed rebel
living. The wife of the Spanish Minister
WAS pleased with his formal peliteness
aud attention and honoreG him at nearly
every entertainment with her special
favor.
IL was during this winter that the
Colonel decided the role he was to play.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
PARKS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Open Spaces In the Cities Pay from ES-
thstic and Sanitarian Stan dpoints.

Open Spaces In the Cities Pay from Ep~
thetic and Sanitarian Stan dpoints.
When portion of city is inn
proved there are always spaces Of
ground at the junction of streets, plots
of irregular shape, triangles, etc, that
could be readily made to lend an elegant
air to the neighborhood by the judicious
use of few trees, shrubs and flowers.
II do not, says a writer in Scribner,
''wish by this to convey the idea that
would limit the area of city squares to
that of such small spaces. Far from IT.
I believe the allotment for public
squares should be of the most liberal
chsracter-ten, twenty, fifty acres, es-
pecially if this allotment can be made
before the ground of the city is largely
built on. will even go further and say
it will pay 70 establish these large
squares or parks long after the city has
attained important magnitude. II
goes. of course, without saying that IL
Will pay from a sanitsrian and s-stbetic
point of view, but il viii also pay in thu
rise of value of adjacent land caused
by the establishment of park
nero was DOT suC0 q Tcfk4e&s SPEND
thrift as appears at first sight, when be
made great park of hundreds Of acres
right in the center Of densely populated
old Rome. There might readily ha~e
been genuine ststesmanlike forvthought
and sagacity in what must have seemed
at the time reckless exercise of power.
Doubles many old rooker1es situated
adjacent 70 this park must have disap-
peared and stately palaces appeared In
their stead What a charming place.
moreover, this great park must have
been, situated IN the midst Of prrtur-
esque Rome o; the first century. Il
was doubtless arranged with fne taste.
too, for Nero or his architects seem 20
have bad sound i6ess concerning the
decoration Of parks and Villas and
fine appreciation IN sorae cases Of The
treatment tina, retains natural effecsA
Even in these liberal days we are for
tunate II ~e car get in the midst Of
great ctr number Of ANAL breathing
places OK two or three acres. half al
acre or few hundred square feet of
zen svzrd-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
HOW CHINESE CATCH SHRIMP.
The .nongoIians Tread on Them to Break
the Hard Shells.


the Hard Shells
'eThere are some very curious fisheries
carried on by the Chinese on the Pacific
coast" said an officer of the United
States fish commission TO Baltimore
American man in Washington recently.
Zone of the most remarkable is the
catching of shrimp, which is an impor-
tant industry in San Francisco bay and
adjacent waters These little crus-
taceans upon being captured are taken
ashore and boiled in big iron watts, after
rude fashion, holes being scooped out
of the side of steep bank for fireplaoes,
which are built up with stones After
the shrimp have remained in boiling
water for ten minutes they are spread
out to dry upon bare ground. One such
shrimp yard at Hunters Point is about
fifteen acres IN extent. The Chinese
use brooms, shaped somewhat like hoes,
for spreading the shrimp and to turn
them at the required intervals.
After being thoroughly dried by en-
posure to the sun for about five days
the shrimp are crushed by being trod-
This process loosens the meat from the
shells, which latter are removed by
shaking in basket or by passing them
through a crude fanning-min. Both
meat and shells are then packed in
sacks for expectation TO China, where
the meats are sold for food and the
shells disposed of as fertilizer for tea
plants, rice and so forth. All classes of
people in China eat the meats, although
regarding them as inferior to the native
shrimp, which are comparatively scarce
and proportionately dearer. Both meats
and shells are fed to fowls, with remark
able egg producing results.
Another interesting fishery prose-
cuted by the Chinese on the Pacific
coast is for abalones. These beautiful
univalve rnouuszs are found along the
rocky shores at low tide, chnging to
the rocks above the water line. Each
shell is slightly lifted, so that the fish
erman can thrust a stick under il and
pry 1t off; but, if alarmed, the animal
shuts down its valve, 50 that it can only
be removed by breaking 1t to pieces
The meats are taken from the shells
and boiled on shore in vats made of
sheet iron. Shells and meats are then
Francisco, whence most of the meats
are exported to China, and the shells
shipped to France, the latter being high
" valued for their beautiful mother~of-
pearl"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
PuGILIsTIc POINTS.

Sicily, the featherweight boxer Of
Brooklyn. has posted $500 to fight George
Dixon at 120 pounds.
Jem Smith has challenged Peter
Maher to a fight for $4,000 a side and
the championship of England
'sParson' Davies refuses to let Jack
son fight Slavin again, but will match
Corbett match.
Jack Slavin has accepted the chal-
lenge of Bill Dunn. the American
boxer, to fight in October for the larg-
est purse the Coney Island Athletic
club will offer.
Jim Mccoy, the champion middle
weight of New Mexico, wants to
fight any 15s-pound ppgilis. for 81 900 to
$4,000 side and the largest purse any
club can offer.
Bill Slavin, brother of the Australian
heavyweight. is anxious for fight
with Denny Kelleher, and as kelleher
is open TO meet anyone of his weight
there should be no trouble in arranging
a match.
James Corbett will make his debut
on or about November 1 as star in
new ms?odrama entitled Gentleman
Jack" The play introduces, among
other things, the training quarters at
Bay st. Louis and the interior of the
Olympic club, New Orleans.
Jem Smith, the English champion,
has challenged Peter Maher, of Dublin.
to fight for $500 side and the cham
pionship of England, according to
London prize ring rules. Smiths back
er also agrees to match MIN to fight
the Irish champion, Queensbury rules,
for $500 a side, with two-ounce gloves.
Joe Choynslzi refuses to accept the
offer of the Pacific Athletic club to
fight Joe Goddard for purse of $1,000
unless Charles E. Davies, with whom he
is under contract, permits him to do so.
Choynski has been twice beaten by God
dard in Sydney, and it is not likely that
he is eager to again meet the Australian
champion.
It is more than probable that match
will be arranged between George Dix
on. champion bantam weight of the
world, and Johnny Van Heest. Nego-
tiations have. been pending for some
weelA, and at last it looks as though the
battle would be arranged. The fight
will be for $4,000 side, and the largest
purse. The Van Heest money will be
found by a Chicago man.
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that he was one of Gen Sherman's mill
tary family. This was too much for Col.
Bacon. He even spoke to the Colonel
about it at the wedding and said:
'FWhere the devil did you get that uni
form, and by what authority are you
rugged out as toy soldierf' The Colonel
to this made no answer and, of course,
there was no occasion for any extended
conversation on the subject.
The next day Col. Bacon reported the
facts concerning the roster of the Fourth
Arkansas to Gen. Sherman and called
upon the latter to take action. 1t was not
charged that the Colonel was swindler in
the sense that he was abusing his position
to make money out of anybody. 1t was
simply shown that he was not what he
claimed to be- and that man capable OF
so thorough lie upon SO vital question
as his identity was not fit to be trusted in
a responsible position in the War Depart
ment. The facts were laid before the
President with such a strong recommen-
dation by Gen. Sherman that the Presi-
dent could not do less than approve his
dismissal. The Colonel was asked to re-
sign his clerical position. This he did
with great regret, as it was the first and
only time when he had ever occupied a
real position in the world. The Adjutant-
General of the army stood by him to the
last and permitted him to resign only
after fierce protest which did great credit
to the amable old gentleman's heart
Tho CoIopal1c coraor fro,,, than IN, ,roS
downward; for some time, upon the credit
of his former position, he was able to Dor
row money, although he could not obtain
any regular position any where
From then on the Colonel appeared to
lose heart. His diplomatic friends all cut
his acquaintance and the army officers of
Washington laughed when he appeared.
He eked out a precarious living by
writing obscure paragraphs for one of the
Sunday newspapers of Washington, but
he was absolutely without friends and
alone. In the latter days he was really
an object of pity. His natural qualifca-
tons were all good
He really died after he was dismissed
from the War Department. 1t is only his
ghost which has walked the streets of
Washington since He is now gray, pal
lid and thin; he lives in the humbles5
quarters; no one ever speaks to him and
he never dreams of looking at any one to
seek recognition 7. c. CRAWFORD.
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the full, accredited representative OF the
Southern brigadiers. How far the Colonel
was able to impress Mr.. Halstead ] do not
know, but do know that he went to Mr..
Hayes at Columbus the unauestioned rep
resentative of the Southern gentlemen
who were ready to agree to a COM
promise so as to secure the con-
troll Of their own State Governments.
Mr.. Hayes received him with all frank
ness. The Colonel was never so grave, so
reserved, SO diplomatic as when he posed
before the then coming President of the
United States as the one man of all others
who held the threads of lis destiny in his
hands. To what extent MIR. Hayes gave
him his confidence con be judged only by
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

A gentleman makes no noise; a lady Is
serene-Emerson.
Woman's tongue is her weapon, her
sword, which she never permits to rest
or rust.-Mme Necker.
Every man feels instinctively that all
The beautiful sentiments in the world
weigh less than a single lovely action
Lowell.
Show me the man you honor. I know
by that symptom better than by any other
what kind OF q man you are yourself
Carlyle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

FiTt PicxPocket-say, roc getting ~
Egson? / bear Jon have been goiay -
church pretty regular lately
Second Pickpocket--I went there ~
work Ard haven: lad = bite 20 "a,
for two DAYS
First PicsTorket--Yoa aerer did have
arr bus1ness sense Come On and III 81
you ap- I've been cot 20 the races
<here people take their uaoney Stony
Indianapolis Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

ahc,, she was a Child. she cried for Castoria-
R,hen she became Miss, she chung to Casto-ia
\. hen she had Children, she gave then CastorsA
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answer. It was found after examination
that there were five men of his name in the
Confederate service and if he had been .
little more careful in building he might
have taken the rank of one or these gentle
men, without so great a chance of discovery,
as three of them were then dead. But not
knowing this he gave his former rank and
position as that of Lientnant-Colonel Of the
Fourth Arkansas Cavalry. am at a loss 10
account for this great blunder on the part
of the Colonel He had been so artistic up to
date that he should have been better pre-
pared He made tremendous blunder OF
giving the former rank and position of a
gentleman then living. The bureau had in
its possession the correct roster OF the
Fourth Arkansas Regiment. Even then
this cruel fact might not have been pushed
too sharply against the Colonel if it had not
been for an incident which occurred the
following day after the roster was ex-
amined
The occasion was fashionable wedding
in St. Johns Church, in Washington. 1t
was at the wedding of an officer of the
army. Gen. Sherman, out of compliment
to the bridegroom, was present with his
staff among the invited guests They all
came in full uniform The Colonel also
came in his uniform and marched to the
part of the church where Gen. Sherman
and his staff were placed, and took his po-
sition so near them as to carry the idea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
DAVIDSON & CASE
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Of Sedgwiek County.
ESTABLISHED =: M: 1870
complete stock CT Pine Lanber
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
Her Drawback,

There was a young girl from CohoeA
Whose cheeks were as red as rose,
But the years onward few,
And her conquests were few.
For the same could be said OF her lose.
Truth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
No Gre.s fh.axs-

Josnscr's fallen into bad hzbi.s.-
BOT much Of q fall. guesx--Cha
cago News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
Matrimonial Amenities.

'Even the grip has its good points, said
pretty Mrs Jones; Its apt to make a
charming widow of one"
well, it'll never make a charming
widow of you." said her grumpy hus-
band: 'I'd cut my throat before Td'let ii
do that-"-Binghamto Leader.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

A Reasonable Deduction.

Pcnsonby-Precioos stones now be-
ing discovered are named after their
discoveries, Hiddenite after Hidden,
Thompsonite after Thompson, and so
on.
J Popinjay-H q man named Israel
found a stone I presume it would ba
called Israelitea-Jewe2ers' Circular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04

COSMETICS cost the fair Americans
s62- 000, 600 year.
UNITED STATES farm mortgages amount
to SIS, 35o. 515, 600.
THE national debt OF the United
States on January l, 1871, amounted to
SIS, 455. 1852.
THE revenue collected rom last years
accents to the top of the Eifel tower
amounted to $4,000.
AUSTIN CoABIS has made . contract
with the Mexican department of public
works TO complete the works at the port
Of Vera Cruz for s5.6I5.0eo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
Auoec,,o,,r. 60 -. xcr,h BOX.

a new means to reach the north pole
has been proposed by Prof. DamsslSin,
of Athens. Greece. He has constructed
locomotive tine wheels OF which have
sharp edges on the outside rim, which
easily cut into ice and are shaped in u
manner 10 hold fast in it. Thus they
move forward. The locomotive is moved
by steam, which serves 1T the same
time TO warm the entire space in which
the travellers live. The inventor saws
his engine viii run thirty-one miles an
hour; that means that the pole can be
reached from Spitzenbergen in twenty
hours Supposlng all was true tibet the
inventor says his engine could do, how
does he know there is a continuous field
of ice between the two points? And IL
he should fail to End such a continuous
path of ice laid down for his engine
what could he do but turn back without
accomplishing what he has promised?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
A Sham in All Things.

This successful adventurer played a
great part in our history during the event.
ful winter of 1876 and 1877, the year Of
the Tilden-Hayes dispute. At one time
the Colonel was absolutely the arbiter of
the situation, and held in his hands all the
threads of those delicate negotiations
which were carried on between the mana
gers of the Republican party in the North
and the political leaders in the South.
saw the Colonel at short range during a
number of years, and was an eyewitness
of some of the principal phases of his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-04
Mj1II}l ::;l1le
ROMANCE OF A ROGUE.
How A Shrewd Adventurer Fooled
Prominent officials
His Part in the Tilden- Hayes Controversy
A Colonel Who Never Smelt Gun
powder-His Downfall and the Re-
markable Events that Led TO 1t.
tooryRIeHT. 1892. By BAcHELLER JOHNSON.

COPYRIGHT. 1892, BY BACHELLER JoHNsoN.)
story has never been told. The rogue was
never discovered to the general public.
Skilled in the art of deception, he made a
great place for himself and at one time
was historical figure at the National
Capital. He had much imagination, fair
address and a good memory. He was not
satisfied with bis position in life nor his
own history. By the force of will and
his imagination he created for himself a
new position, based entirely upon false
hood. and through his adroitness he reached
a confidetial position under the Govern
ment and was accredited abroad with
letters of our highest officials, so that the
most exclusive circles of Europe were open
TO him.
The other day saw him, broken, gray
and worn, on one of the back streets of
Washington He is now in the last stages
of invaidism and bias been under treat
ment for seine time in the Government in
sane hospital. As he is now harmless and
beyond the ability to deceive anyone, it
NAl uo1 NC doCcSSaIy W give LIZ A"AA iA1hAC'
1t will be enough to call him the
Colonel"
He was always known as the Colonel,
even in his most brilliant days, although
he had never served in any army and had
never even smelled gunpowder. Through
mere force of assumption he made the
grave and dignifed War Department grant
him the honoFs due to full Colonel of
the regular army, and it was through the
Adjutant- General of the United States
Army that the Colonel was introduced in
England to Lord Wolseley as an officer of
rank and consideration in the service of
the War Department
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-13
EXCITING CUTTING INCIDENT


lCorespondanoe Of The DrsrtIt NLws
A sad, aud almost fatal affair hap
pened here on the 9TH Inst, aud as
many conflicting rumors are IN citcu.
lation In relation to It, have been r..
qucsted 10y MIR. Evan Williams, the
father Of the young man who was the
principal actor In the scene, aud also
by the mayor Of the city, to give to the
public through the DEsERET NEws n
correct version Of III. occurrence.
On the evening Of the 9TH, Mr..
william Williams and wife attended
social party here, aud with
other young men, Mr.. Williams In.
dulged somewhat freely Ia iutoxicants.
His wife, fearing, consequently that
some unpleasantness might occur Mt
the party, requested her husband 10 ne
tire and accompany her home, which
he did. The night beiug cold aud
damp, n FIRE was lighted, and theyoung
couple sat warming themselves fot a
short time. while MTs. Williams was
preparing for bed, her husband, With.
out any reason, suddenly pushed her
against the bed. She then saw "a
rocket knife 10 his hand, and ex'
claimed, "Oh, viii, what are you 20.
ing 10 do?" She grasped the hand
that held the knife, fearing that he
now meant srlf.de.trucliOn. In the
scuiile the knife was drawn through
Mn. ~ illiamS hand, INJECTING asevere
wound ON three of her fingers. Her
/ scrrams for help aroused her brother,
/ who was sleeping Ia the next room, anu
4 on going 10 see the cause he saw his
/ sister frantic with fear aud her lacef-
ated hand bleeding proiusely. The
| husband was standing In the middle OF
! the room with the knife IN his hand.
/ Mrs. Williams brother, who hal 10y
/ this time taken In the situation, en-
1 deavored 10 seize Mr.. Williams aud
take the knife from him, but before he
/ could 10 ~ the latter Inflicted dam
| gerous wound in his own throat, evil
/ IDENTIFY with suicidal intent. In the
/ struggle between the two men Mtf.
| williams brother received an ugly and
| dangerous wound on the thumb OF the
| right hand. Williams presently dropped
| the knife, but no, until he bad become
almost exhausted from bss Of blood.
| Medical aid was summoned, and II
was nssertBined that while the wound
In Mr.. Williams throat was not neces.
sarily fatal, his condition from loss Of
blood was such rs 10 require the best
~ attention 10 ensure his recovery.
Mrs. Williams anu her brother had
their wounds dressed, aud white the
injuries nre exceedingly painful, II "a
expected the parties will foon be able
To attend TO their daily juties. MIR.
Williams, now that he has recovered
his senses, regrets very much that lac
was the cause OF such an unpleasant
affair. CITIZEN.
CEDAR CITY, Iron County, Utah,
Feb. sth. 1889.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-13
The Home Comfort"

In another column viii be found the
advertisement u the Utah Stove and
Hardware company In reference TO the
Home Comfort Wrought Steel Ranges,
which are rapidly gaining In popular
favor. Wherever they are used they
give unqualified satisfaction. The
chief points in favor " any range are
OF fuel, all OF which are possessed by
gree. II has excellent water heating
capacity, aud an unquestlOnably durI.
BILE water front. The company named
keep q full stock OF those deslrabl,
household continually on hand.