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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
COYOTES IN CALIFORNIA.
How a Strange Tawry Army Secures
Breakfast in the Desert.

In the dim light of the early morning
IN certain parts of the Humboldt, Per-
anegat, Mason and other valleys
may be seen queer tawny army mar
shaled in some places by dozens and in
others by scores. The army is called
together by a reveille, and soon there
after the strange music, which breaks
the stiffness of the desert, swells into
a chorus, participated in by all the
members of the tawny troop. 1t is the
gathering of the coyotes, and they are
out, their appetites sharpened by the
crisp air, to gain their regular break
fast of jerked jack-rabbit meat. There
is a shifting among the sage and
greasewood by the avant-couriers of
the sharp-toothed brigade. Meantime
all the others have been deployed in
such a manner that when a feet-foot-
ed jack has been raised from his lair
he is passed on and on. The coyotes
usually arrange themselves in the form
of long ellipse. Thus the jack, how
ever large and strong he may be, and
whether fleet as the wind, is sure to
at last weary himself. He cam
not get out, for willy coyote
at every turn checks him and keeps him
in the ellipse and in the lead of his pur-
suer. When the coyote in pursuit tires,
another, fresh as the air of the morning,
takes up the chase. Thus an untiring
Nemesis is always after him, and in due
time the tired, painting rabbit falls
prey to the yellow troop. At the death
they all rushin their jaws working like
fast-fying shear blades. The rabbit is
cut in pieces, snapped up andeaten, and
then another weird reveille is sou0ded,
another jack is started up, and thus
they go for two or three hours some
times, until the hunger of all is ap-
peased.
This hunting in troops, as is pointed
out by Col. Joseph Grandelmyer, the
sagebrush pioneer, enables each of the
brigade of coyotes to get good meal.
If but one of the coyotes were to start
after the rapid-nying jack he would be-
come quickly winded without affecting
the jack whatever, but with relays Of
coyotes, and one always to take up the
chase when the other is tired, victory
soon perches on their banner. Grandel-
myer insists that the coyote army is
most scientifically generated. The
commander in chief, veteran of the
chase, usually sits on some slight emf
nence, his lieutenants and aids being in
full view to repeat his orders.
Never was there better drilled
army than this of the coyotes" said he
to n San Francisco Examiner man.
"What they don't know about maneu-
vering, ambuscades and the tactics of
the field generally it will take a long
time to find out. have studied them
much. 1t is one of the most interesting
sights of the desert to see the marshal
ing OF the coyotes at the sounding of
the weird reveille and watch their cap
ture of the rabbits"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
PUBLISHING BALANCE SHEETS.
A Practice Which Has Resulted in Ben
eft to Private Banks in England.

A Practice Which Has Resulted in Ben
eft to Private Banks in England.
A notable change has taken place in
English banking circles within a few
years. Formerly the balance sheet of
private bank was an unknown thing to
the public, and the exhibition of one
would have been regarded as a sign of
weakness Some heavy failures of pri-
vate bankers showing unsatisfactory
revelations reduced the business of this
class of fnanciers, and they began to
see the mistake of keeping their busi-
ness secret. In 1885 an eminent Lon
don firm began to issue balance sheet,
and since then the practice has grad
ually become general, SO that a recent
number of the Economist, in its review
of bank balances, gives more than forty
of such accounts The general result is
to show that these banks are in very
sound condition, which, of course, must
tend to enlarge their business Private
banks do not fill SO large space in the
financial world in this country as in
England, but they nevertheless do a
very large business, and some of them
are known the world over by their ex-
tensive transactions Occasionally the
country is startled by failure among
them, producing very disastrous re-
suits among their patrons. They de-
pend upon the community at large for
their business, and would it not, asks
the Boston Journal, be sound policy to
publish balance sheets as their English
brethren do? Such a course would
prove beneficial to themselves as well
as to their patrons. The knowledge
that balance sheet was expected
would induce caution among the man
ayers, and their business would be con-
Quoted more conservatively and in the
long run more successfully. The public
annually intrusts immense sums to pri-
vate bankers and it is but just that they
should have more definite information
as TO the financial condition of the par
ties to whom they loan their money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
a SNOBelSH EQUlPAGE.
The Dog Cart and Its Gorgeous Belong
inEs.

ings.
Of all the snobbish equipaFes OF the
snobbish rich the most snobbish is one
of those high carts, with the half Of the
seat upon which the driver sits fully a
foot higher than the other half Of the
seat, and thus laden, SAYS the Boston
Transcript: Upon the high seat, driv-
ing sno5hisl young lady, IN gor-
geous snobbi5h pink driving gown, snob-
bishly puifed up at the shoulders; upon
the other half of the seat a snobbiah
young gentleman converting snobbish-
" with the young lady. He sits so
much lower than she that his shoulders
are about on a level with her belt. and
he has 70 look Up sidowise with q most
painful. grotcsque stretching q his
neck The young lady row aad then
looks down upon him. smiling IN her
snobbishly superior way. TIE spects-
Gle Is 50 genuinely Croteseue that all the
people on the street are on an ingolun-
tory broad grin, not srobbish, "a they
lool; a. the fg7iish-looEinG Toung man.
So high up IN the air and yet 50 low
down as regards the young lady. The
horse wears saobbish brass-moHnted
harness. with little ring tiakling
snobois1ly somewhere at the front Of u
The animals tail Is snoboishIy bazged-
The young lady urges him on a. a ma
jestic gait The l2w-dorsn young man
stil cranes his neck upward, grinae-
ing The young lady beams down from
her height, grinacsng- Tie dcr-cz-t
rolls or down the road II Is az exquls-
itelTsnoLb.sh plt.ab.T riEicnieas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
CONCERNING DIAMONDS.
Their Sales Arc Increasing with Wonder
full Rspidity.

Xhelr Saies Arc Increasing with wonder
ful Rapidity.
A diamond expert in London thus dis
courses on the product and distribution
of diamonds: 1.-The Americans are the
finest judges of diamonds in the world,
and insist upon having the finest stones
and the most perfect cutting. It is esti-
mated that they will take fifteen mil
lion dollars worth this year. Indic
furnishes market for large numbers
of white stones, as well as for yellow or
colored diamonds, or stones with flaws
or specks in them. The natives invest
their savings in them and in other pre-
cious gems as we do in stocks and
shares. Russia's fancy is for large yel-
low diamonds. China is becoming
buyer, for very recently the empress
has broken through the old custom
which prohibited women from wearing
diamonds in her country. She could
not resist the beauty of superb dia-
mond necklet presented to her. She
wore it at court and set the fashion.
Japan is also rapidly becoming con-
siderable customer. With the opening
up of the world by railway and steam
ship communication the demand for di-
amonds has increased marvelously. The
world now purchases about twenty-five
million dollars worth per annum.
Twenty years ago it was about two
hundred thousand dollars"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA.

ST PETERSBURG, July 5.-Reports from
EliZabethport, Erivan and other cholera
infested towns in the Caucasus, all testify
TO the incapacity of the authorities to cope
with the situation, and to the filthy con
dition of the towns. The food used is de-
scrlbed as injurious, while the non-exist-
ence of a system Of drainage is deplored.
The risk of contagion in Astrakhsn is
greatly increased by the Inhabitants eating
putrid fish, which constitutes their
habitual food. Only four doctors at Baku
have volunteered to attend the patients in
the cholera hospitals. The hospitals in
Baku are inadequate for the heavy de-
mands which are being made on them, and
medicines and disinfectants are only TO be
obtained by the payment of exorbitant
prices. Official advices from Saratov. capi.
tai of the Russian government of that
name, state that in the past few DAYS
twenty new cases of cholera have been re-
ported there, and that in the same time
eight deaths from the disease have oc-
Cured. The disease is spreading at As
trakhan. On Sunday there were nineteen
cases in the town and forty-fiye in Rhodesk
PARIS, July 5.-Several more deaths
from cholera have occurred in the suburbs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
When Did Ladies' Begin to Ride Sideways
on Horseback?

In book entitled Remains Concern
ing Bristain," published in 1914, it is
stated that Queen Anne, wife OF Rich
ard H., first taught English women to
ride on side saddles, when heretofore
they rode astride. AS late as 1772 Queen
Mariana Victoria, of Portugal, always
rode astride.
There has been some discussion as to
whether this ancient practice should
not be revived, and the side saddle
abandoned, says the Rider and Driver.
In May, 1890, lady, wife of an English
baronet, appeared in Rotten Row at
tended by her groom and mounted cross
legged.
Her riding habit was not only some
what longer than the new fashion en-
joins, but longer than the old one as
well, and was simply very volunin-
Gus divided skirt.
The fashion, however, does not ap-
pear yet to make much way, although
it is known that it is not SO uncommon
for ladies to ride cross saddle as might
be supposed. A curious side saddle is
used by women in Iceland.
1t has a seat with back like a com
mon chair, and has, instead of stirrup,
a little shelf on which both the feet ca1
rnCt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
Americas Merchant Marine.

The transportation feet Of the United
States at the beginning OF 1890, with
the exception Of canalboats, numbered
25,540 vessels of all classes, OF which
6,067 were steamers, s,912 were sailing
vessels and 1861 were barges or IN
rugged vessels, whose gross tonnage was
7,ss3,sT6 tons, and whose estimated
value stood at s215, ,060, 500. Other totals
show that during the preceding year
the freight movement bv the whole oPe-
rating American feet amounted 70 H.
10. 423 tons of all commodities Others
show that the number of persons OF all
classes employed 10 made up the orlli-
nary or Complementary crews Of all op-
Grating vessels OF the United States,
exclusive of pleasure craft on the At
lantic coast and gu,f of Mexico, NUN
bered iO5, 4S6, and that the total amount
paid in wages was 10 less than 81, ,s53, :,
SOS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
MAKING THE BENCH.
A Carpenter Who Made HIS Way to
Ju6geship.


A good story is told of United States
senator who began life as carpenter,
says the Youths Companion.
Il will not always be 4 carpenter" he
used to declare, for it seems he had set
his heart upon sometime entering the
legal profession. He did not slight his
carpenters work for his day-dreams OF
what he should do and become, but was
noted for his honest, conscientious
labor.
One day the young man was planning
a board that was to become part of a
Judges bench, when friend, observ-
ing his painstaking, inquired:
why do you take such pains to
smooth that board?"
Instantly the young carpenter replied:
because I want smooth seat when
come to sit on it."
His friend laughed, and thought the
joke so good that he reported it in the
shop, and the young man was bantered
not little about the Judges bench"
He always replied, good-naturedly:
''Wait and see. He laughs who wins,
and l may sit there vet
And he did; but the distance between
the carpenters and the judges bench
was paved with heroic struggles and
self-sacrifce.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

LONDON, July 5-The Pail Nall Gazette
saws that theLiberals have begun splendid
ly. Yesterdays results confirm the re-
markable precision of the Liberal predic-
tions. The best feature In detail of the
victories is that at Westham. This ought
to be the precursor of many victories.
Major General Randall j. Fialden Con
seryative) and Honorable Humphrey
Napier Stuart (Conservatlye) were return
ed without opposition from Lancashire
and Dorcas, respectively. in Sunderland
Samuel StirreyG GberaD and Edward Tenn
perley Gourley UiberaD were elected. In
Grimsby, II. Josse, (Liberal) has defeated
the former Liberal UniOnist incumbent.
The Star today says that if the average
of yesterdays gains is only maintained it
will give the Liberals majority of 80
members in the next parliament, while
there is a practical certainty that that
average will be exceeded.
The defeat yesterday of Sir I. SOuther-
land. the Liberal-Unionist candidate at
Greenock, by Mr.. John Bruce U4iberaD is
the death blow to the Unionist cause in
Scotland, and justifies the inference that
the Scotch Unionists will almost dlsap-
peat, and that the number of English
Unionists will be reduced.
With regard to London the radical tri-
umph as Westham precludes a roll OF
metropolitan victories for the Radicals.
Mr.. Gladstone is jubilant over the re-
suits of yesterdays elections.
The total returns received up to half
past three this afternoon shows the cleo
tioa of 81 Conservatives, Al Liberals, and
Z Liberal-U nionists.
LONDON, July 5-The returns in the elec,
tions up to 1:30 o'clock a. m. show that so
far the Conservatives have 30 seats the Lib
erals co, the Liberal Unionists s, and the
McCarthyiteS one.
The polling in twenty-three London dis
tricts yesterday proceeded amid an inces-
SAINT downpour of rain, making all exter-
nal electoral display impossible. Viewing
the result as a whole the Liberals may
congratulate themselves upon an increase
of the numerical minorities in the London
districts where they were again defeated,
and on two signal triumphs
Nothing stirred the pulse of the National
Liberal club tonight like the news of the
rejection of Richard Chamberlain at
1slington. Richard had acquired such
club men rejoiced in his defeat almost as a
personal matter. Henry NJ. Stanley's
defeat was taken more quietly. Neither
the Conservatives nor the Liberals be-
lieved that he would be successful. Mr.
Stanley alone was confident.
While lubilant over some of the results.
the Liberals have no reason TO boast of
brighter prospects. Their defeat in Perth
and the loss of Scarborough, Barrow-on-
Furness, WolverbamptOn and West St.
Pancras, have further checked the expec-
tation of a sweeping party Majority. To-
days gains and losses are equal, each side
having six gains and six losses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
A MAMMOTH FluME.
Eighty-Ffve Feet High and Thirty-Fivs
Miles Long.

Eighty-Five Feet High and Thirty-Five
Miles Long.
The fiume which conveys the water
from the mountains to the reservoir at
San Diego, Cal, is said by those who
know whereof they speak to be the
largest and longest thing of the kind in
the world. 1t is thirty-fve miles long
and is composed almost wholly of red
wood
In its course this monster fume
crosses 315 streams and canyons on
trestles, the longest of which is 1,700
feet and S. feet high. The timbers
used in them were put together on the
ground and raised to their present posi-
ton by horse power, says the ST. Louis
Republic.
Besides its many trestles. this fume
passes through eight t~--lels, the
longest of these being a,l0o feet in
length. The tunnels are each six by six
feet in size. with convex roofs.
Each mile of the fume required on an
average a5O,ooO feet OF lumber and
timbers of all kinds. that used in con-
structing the water-box itself being OF
redwood, two inches thick.
Building a water-tight box thirty-fve
miles long over fathomless chasms and
though the hearts of mountains is a
gigantic undertaking which many be-
heved could not be accomplished The
result has proved different.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06

CHICAGO, July 5-One effect of cheaper
rates TO the east on account OF the Chris
tian Endeavor and national education
conventions has been to practically wipe
out the summer tourist business for the
season. Owing to the decentralization that
exists in regard TO the conditions of the
tickets, the low rates made for these
events are available for everybody, and, as a
matter of fact, the general public is tray-
ellng on them to greater extent than are
the parties for whom they were originally
intended. The final limits of the tickets
are far enough off to enable everybody to
go and spend ten weeks at the seaside, and
the rates are considerably lower than the
regular summer tourist rates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
BISMARCK DEFIANT

BERLIN. July 5.-The Hamburger Mach
richten tBismarck's organl has caused
sensation with an article beaded The
Opinion of Prince Bismarck" " in renIy 60
the recent threatening article IN the North
German Gazette government organ)
The article says that that il the govern
ment carries out its threatened intentions
it will hear unpleasant things when the
prince takes his seat IN the reichStag. The
article charges that Emperor William has
arranged 10 place the German army at the
service of the English.
ut would be interesting;' says the
article, in the highest degree if an at
tempt should be made TO silence Prince
Bismark hy judicial proceedings. Such i
step would not be unwelcome 20 the
prince, even if the consequences were
more serious TO one than Is p, ssible
according TO law
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
MUSCLES OF THE JAW.
They Can BE Developed to Very High
Degree.

They Can BE Developed to Very High
Degree.
very curious question has recently
been answered by Prof Karl Sauer, one
of Berlin's most prominent dentists, in
the following manner, says writer in
the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
1.-THE various circus performances of
iron jaw development, whereby man
hanging from trapeze holds another by
strap between his teeth, denotes such
a powerful strength of the muscles Of
the jaws and neck that to layman
such feat seems little short of mira
Gle.
But this demonstrates only to what
extent the strength of the muscles of
the jaw can be developed by CORE
spending exercise. It is not as difficult
as it seems to find out the average or
dinary power Of these muscles.
"A fat steel or iron band pierced at
the end with two holes through which
a piece of wire can be pulled serves for
this purpose. The band is laid across
the teeth of the lower jaw as far back
IS the corners of the mouth will permit.
The weights are attached TO the wire.
and must touch the floor or table when
the mouth is held open. The wires are
taut, and the person making the exper-
iment must stand perfectly erect.
Il found more than twenty years ago,
while making a similar test, that the
average weight which can be pulled up
with the jaw, SO that the lips viii close,
IS fifty pounds. Persons VINO eat coarse
food, hard, dry bread, etc, or those in
the habit of cracking nuts with the
teeth, acquire greater strength Of the
jaw than gourmands, who mince deli
cately prepared dishes"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
BASEBALL

CINCINNATI, July 5.-Cincinnati: Runs
3, basehits 5, errors 8; Philadelphia: Runs
Z, basehits Z, errors 2. Pitchers Null
lane and weighing.
LOUISVILLE, July 5-Louisville: Runs
T. basehits 9, errors /; New York: Runs 3,
basehits 0, errors q Pitchers-Hemming
and King
CLEVELAND, July 5-Cleveland: Runs
II, basehits 10, errors 6; Baltimore:
Runs s. basehits 10, errors 5. Pitchers
Young and Cobb.
CHICAGO, July 5-Chicago: Runs 6,
basehits 6, errors 2; Brooklyn: Runs .,
basehits 2. errors f. Fourteen innings
Pitchers-Gumbert and FoutZ.
Second game-Chicago: Runs 4, basehits
10, errors 2: Brooklyn: Runs >, basehits TO-
errors l. Pitchers-Luby and Hart.
PTTTsBURG, July 5.-Pittsburg: Runs
4, basehits 8. errors /: Washington: Runs
2. basehits s. errors T. Pitchers-Ehret
and Abbey
ST. LOUIS, July 5-St. Louis: Runs S,
basehifs 9, errors {; Boston: Runs IA, base
hits IS, errors z. Ptchers-Breiten-
stein and Nichols.
MILWAUKEE, July 5 Milwaukee: Runs
16 basehits 15 errors 3; Indianapolis: Runs
s, basehits II. errors l. PitcAers-Weidn
and Gayle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
pEPOSlTORS ROBBED.

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 5-Startling fig
ures came to light this morning concern
ing the National Savings bank defalca-
tion. The widest guess has been outdone
by the cold facts Only about half of the
pass books have been examined, and the
defalcation figures up TO the surprising Z
amount of 1926, ,G36. These are the exact
figures, SO far as the investigation has
gone.
No decision has so far been made this
morning in the supreme court by Judge
Hamilton Ward. wherein Deputy At
torney General Hogan made application
for the appointment of a temporary re-
ceiver for the bank
Regarding the defalcaton of the Nation
al Savings bank, Chief Examiner Judson
said today that ne believed that the total
amount of the defalcation would be half u
million dollars. Judge Ward will appoint
receiver for the bank Oh Thursday
morning.
BEECHAMs PILLS cure Bilious and
Nervous His
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-06
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