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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
FROM VERA CRUZ.
SehaefYer's Predecessor says That Consuisn'p
There is no Picnic.

ColoneI w. W. Apperson OF Ford county
was in the CITY yesterday and was chaper-
oned about by Upder-sherih Frank Hen
dersop of Sumner county.
Colonel Apperson is just back from Vera
Crpz Mexico, where he has been chief
consul under President Harrison's admin
istration. He is the gentleman that was
succeeded by Captain Charles Shaeffer Of
Sedgwick, who was assistant register OF
deeds of this county two years ago.
When the news reached Vera Cruz that
President Cleveland was inaugurated Col
onel Apperson was SO glad that he pro-
ceeded at once to make arrangements to
come back to Kansas, or, as he expresses
it, to Gods country. He watched every
train for his successor, and finally
Mr.. Schaeffer reached there. After
looking around Vera Cruz and sizing up
things in general Mr.. Sheeffer's heart
turned towards Kansas and he said to Mr..
Apperson:
"Col you can keep your position, don't
want it."
"Yes but you must have it'' replied the
Colonel, Il am going back to Kansas on
the next train.''
But don't want it" said Mr.. Shaeffer.
''WelP' replied the Col. 'if you don't
take it I'll throw the key Of the Office into
the well, telegraph to Washington that
| the consular office is vacant and take the
! next train for Kansas"
After further parley both of them hit
| upon clever plan and that was to leave
the vice consul in charge and return to the
| United States. The vice consul got onto
| their scheme, boarded the cars for his
| home at New Orleans and telegraphed
| good bye" back to them. This left Mr..
| Shaeffer no alternative but to take the Of
| fice
I Colonel Appersol says that the Kansas
climate yesterday would be considered
cool winters day in NeraCruz and further
says that Hades is an iceberg compared
with it. He says there are only five
Americans in the city and that they
would not stay there ii they could help it.
| They have yellow fever there six or seven
months in the year and the death rate is
very high. He caught the fever himself
and got well after being senseless for five
days and nights. The people go almost
naked on account of the intense heat, which
is especially hard on Americans He be-
| came quite intimate with Mr.. Schaeffer
and holds him in the highest regard. He
thinks he will make tip-top
consul if he can stay with the
climate. When lie left there he came
up to the City Of Mexico on the install
ment plan, not daring to change from the
hot to a cooler climate rapidly. He says
the climate of the City of Mexico is very
| agreeable Notwithstanding the fact that
it is only little over 200 miles from Vera
! Cruz
The duties of the office, he states, are
very trying and that the consul has no
picnic even with the fair income he re-
ceives Many TIMES he was compelled to
work in his Office from in the morning
till II at night with the most intense heat
prevailing.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
ODit> sxD ESp>

Fred Person Of Caldwell Is IN the city
visiting DR. W ~ Noble
.Asdy VIII Is on the sex ljssr hu: bis
s..alsdy l. not serious and ss Is expeote@i
z, b.. we'll gaia N q few days
4 youug MAJ named johnson living Essf
Wafer Ceusrr, wa- badly hurE in runs-
wgv while going home from the ceIsora-
tsoa Tuesday night
Rev. wooSis, formerly pastor Of the First
ye;bofiSr church az Caldwell. spsn: the
Fourth in The city
A srabbsng a9szy occurred az Winfield
on the niShE et tie EonTih fas: will rsszlt
IN ,he ss~ati Of a yogos uaaa named sasw
o. heI.ogx
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
now OBJ PACKER WAS KILLED.

Robert Packer, a young man about 10
years of age, whose home is in Wichita,
Kan, is lying at the hospital suffering
from injuries received last night while
asleep at the side of the Santa Fe track
north of this city.
Last evening three young men, VIII
Lauck, Sibley Chapman and Robert Pack
er, all of Wichita, passed through here on
their way to Chicago. They were ALI pref
ty well dressed, but were trying to work
their way. They walked cut of town on
the Santa Fe, AID about ten O'Clock sat
down by the side of the track to take II
rest. This was at one Of the road cross
ings this siie of Herman. Packer sat on
one side of the track on the end Of a tie,
Lauch Oh the same fie on the opposite
side of the track, and Chapman sat
down on the bank beside Lauch. Chap
man says all three of them must have
went 10 sleep, being very tired, for the
first thing ne remembered he was awak-
ened by the noise of An approaching train,
and just had time to pull Lauck away
from the track when the train thundered
by.
Their first thought was of Packer, and
after the train had passed they went across
the track, but he was not there. Golng
down the road they found him lying with
his head in the ditch and one foot across
the track. Hastily picking him up and
making him as comfortable as possible,
Chapman atarted for help. The first
house he reached 10 men were about the
place, but he was directed to MIR. Staesel
place where water and towels were procur-
ed, with which they bathed bad wound
in Packers head. Mr.. Staesel then went
home and hitched his team TO a wagon and
the injured boy was brought to
the hospital in this city. DR..
Finley was called. and he found
that aside from a big hole in the side OF
Packers head one of his feet was hor'
ribly crushed andmangled, aud there were
numerous other cuts aud bruises on his
| body. Packer Was delirious most or the
time, only occasionally recognizing the
two friends who accompanied him.
About 10 O'Clock this morning Drs. FIN
| ley and Chalfant amputated the crushed
| foot, aud did all in their power for the
| young man, but his injuries proved more
than he could bare, ana shortly alter noon
| Packer breathed his last.
| 1t is supposed that Packer was struck
| on the head by the train and knocked
across the crack, and in falling his foot
| fell across the rail and was ground tC
pieces.-Str@ator ull,) Free Press
Mrs Packer, the mother of the deceased
| is in receipt of a letter from The aJteadng
| physicians, detailing the facts which arr
substantially the same as above related.
Mrs. Packer sent Robert some money tt
come home, but it appears the other boy!
persuaded him to accompany them t
! Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
MR, MeSAMARA's SAD NEWS

Mr.. j. j. Mcnamara of the firm of
Munsou & Mcnamara, received q cable
gram from Europe yesterday announcing
the sad intelligence OF the death OF his
father at the old home at Creegh. County
Clare, Ireland The old gentleman was 50
wears old and was grown young man
when the mighty OConuell stnmped
Clare from Galway to the Shannon and
made its rugged hills aud beautiful val
levs resound with the cry of Catholic em-
aucipation. He saw all the important
changes made in Ireland during the
present century, for the era of changes set
in at the time his native county sent
O'Conneil TO parliament. The sad news
was = great shock TO Mr. NcNamara as he
was arranging for visit 10 the old home
in the near future in hopes OF once more
seeing the we'll remembered face and
hearing the wei. remem bered voice of his
aged sire The pleasure cf such hopes and
the sorrow of theIr generalization Can only
be appreciated by those who have left the
Da;ernal home and sought distant land
20 carve out their own destiny. The EAGLE
tenders It's sympathy TO Mr. Mcnamara
who Is one of Nichlsas best business men
AMI citizens
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
A WICHITA CHAMPION.
NJ. H. Burt of This City Astonishes the Wheel
mems convention at Fort Scott.

The following dispatch appeared In yes
terday's Kansas City Times concerning
the bicycle races at Fort Scott:
"The Kansas division OF the League OF
American Wheelmen convened IN state
meet in this city this afternoon. The
races were exciting aud attracted an I'M
mense crowd from all over the state. NJ.
H. Burt, man heretofore unknown as a
racer, astouished tue wheelnen by Els
phenomeual performances on the track.
lie won the oue-half mile and the two.
mile state championships, and lowered
the marks OF both. In the two-mile race
lie fell in the seventh lap of the quarter
mile track and lost twenty-seyeu seconds,
but Notwithstanding his fall he recovered
Il good lead in the remaining lap and re-
duced the mark from 600 to 5:o4. The
one half mile mark was reduced from 1:21
TO l:15 80. He also won the one-mile
handicap in 2:27.
Henry E. Harris of Fort Scott won the
half mile race between himself and }. L.
s., a trotting horse. Both had marks OF
2:30 George Powell of Lamar, who holds
the Missouri medal for track riding, was
awarded the Kansas prize The one mile
club championship was won by Dan Myers
of Z 3rt Scott in sos As, and the one mile
novice was won by w. c. Hahn of For.
Scott Burt of Wichita, who finds no
equal in Kansas, will run against kindr-
water of Kansas City, aud William +.
Graeper, Il. NJ. Tidd, III. a. Garfield, Z. l..
Eler of St Louis, and L. j. Orr OF Car
Jhage, tomorrow.
Last night the EAGLE received dis
patch from Thomas Shaw. stating that
the young champion of Wichita won
everything, beating kindewater, Graeper,
Tidd, Garfield, Eller aud Orr easily. This
makes him the king Of bicyciists of Mis-
souri, and Kansas, aud the peer of the
great Zimmerman, whose reputation Is
international. 1t is probable that with u
little additional training and practice he
will become the champion of the world.
His record at Fort Scott has not only
astonished the people who attended the
tournament, but astonished his friends
here AS well, as only a few had any
knowledge of his ability as a wheelman.
He will come home loaded down with
medals and other trophies to the amount
of at least $500.
Among the prizes captured by him are
the following: One-half mile state cham
pionship, $50 gold medal.
Two-mile state championship, another
So gold medal.
One mile handicap. open, a $40 gold stop
watch.
One-half mile, open, S325 kodak
camera.
One mile state cham pionship (yester-
day a SO gold medal.
Two mile handicap, open. yesterday
SO diamond stud.
Merit has hosts Of friends il Wichita all
of whom are anxious 10 congratulate him
on his success May his speed never grow
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
a SUNDAY urSslo>FEsr.

The three German Evangelical congre-
catious Of Rev. j. S5lDernan Cat Clear
water. Greenwich and WschitaJ viii unite
next Sunday sJuly 81 in the celebration Of
a church festival called ",dissioufest,7 at
Riverside PARK.
The following pastors viii address the
audience: Rev II. Gyr of Newton, Kan
Rev. Il. Kruger OF Steinauer, Ne5.; Rev.
]. Yens OF 81 Louis Mo; Rev. J. Hailer
and Rev. Stelnmeier OF Wichita
Dinner and refreshments VIII be served
by the ladies OF the congregation. The
meeting al Riverside park viii commence
AT c'clccs n IA.
The German choir OF Newton and the
local choir wiz render some choice music.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the Republicans
of Sedgwick county will be held in the city of
Wichita at Garfield lall on Saturday, Aug.
Il 1888 at the hour Of 10 O'Clock a. M, for the
nomination of a county commissioner for the
first commissioner district
Also a delegate convention of the Republic
cans of SedgwIck county will be held at the
same place and date at the hour of il O'Clock
a M. for the nomination of candidates for:
SHERIFF..
COUNTY TREASURER.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
COUNTY CLERK,
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
CORONER.
Delegates to said convention shall be elect
ted at the Republican primaI les which will be
held on Thursday, Aug. TO, 1898, at the usual
voting places; said primaries TO be held IN the
county outside OF the city of Wichita from TO
6o'clock p. M.
In the first commissioner district two sets
Gf delegates may be selected.
The basis of apportionment of delegates 10
each of said conventions will be one delegate
for each twenty-five votes cast for Hon. Ches-
Ser l. Long for congress in the election of lS!i.
1ne delegate for each major fraction thereof
and one delegate at large for each voting
precinct, under which apportionment the
Tarous wards, townships and precincts are
entitled to the following representation, TO
Nj
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
OLD GLORY DIDN'T FLOAT.

The oldest inhabitant cannot remember
when the stars and stripes didn't float
from the flag staff OF the county court
house on a national patriotic holiday ex-
cept last Tuesday. That was the Fourth
of July, when thousands of visitors were in
town and the Populist administration
evidently were ashamed to have tho Wis
itors see the old flag floating from the
handsomest county building in the state.
Quite different was il at the city building,
which is under the control OF a Repnbii-
can administration. From the staff OF
that building old glory kissed the
breezes all day. The Populists fear The
inspiring influence OF the old flag.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
A BORN PATRIOT.

Before the sound of the sky rocket and
the ffzz OF the fire cracker had died away
ca the Fourth there was born unto Nj
and Mrs. 4. NJ G1oidssa ndt a fine boy. and
by the same token the yery first thing
that boz did Was to proclaim his sympathy
with the young patriots who were c~ie-
hrAtiug American Independence IN the
streets, By raising n fiDe shout himself
which .eft DO doub. as % his patriotism
The youog man j. hale and hearty aud
the mother aud father are dong well The
only thing that bothers the father now -
,xha. name TO call him He must have
n.triot;c name aud il is said he spe1t AL
day yesterday at;ing such names as
C,~or-e Washington. Thomas Jefferson.
Patrick Henry and Joan Hancock 20 the
attachment G3.ds.sadt - see how they
would sound Congratulations are 10
order az all events and 10 are the cigars
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
CORN AND REPUBLICANS ALL RIGHT.

Hon. d. 4. Nickerson OF Clearwater
was in the city yesterday, doing business
a, the court house. Mr.. Nickerson states
tba. the corn crop in his section of the
county is in excellent condition and Row
entirely free from the pest!ferous ehinch
mo In all his vast corntield only aboat
fonr acres were affected when the appetits
Of ,he hugs was NEST keen. M-. Nickes-
son also reports the Republicans OF Clear
water in excellent shape for another trial
of strength with the Demo-Pops this fall.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
PERSONAL.

A. J. Renner, Hutchinson, is in the city.
b. S. Hoagland, Hutchinson, is in the
~.
]. LrAntrim, Denver. was in town yes
esrday.
+. A. Sackett, St. Lousi. is guest at the
Tarey.
II. d. Ford, Chicago, was in the city yes
.erday.
E. Gerst, Detroit, was in the city last
night.
A. Denton, Attica, is a guest at the
Carey.
Sam P. Jones, X. c., was in the city yes
terday.
w. NJ. Jones, Ellsworth, is at the Man
haitian.
D.M. Kitslsmen, Ridgville, Ind, is in
the city.
NJ Bernhall, ST. Louis. is in the city on
business
4. F. Powers, Winfield, is in the city Cd
business.
G.. H Norton, Eureka, is in the city on
business.
j. w. Wright. Chicago, is in the city on
business.
&c. Weidenbach. Oklahoma City, is in
the city.
]. NJ. Herschberger, Kansas City, is in
the city.
j. S. DeWolf, Kansas City, is gust at
the Carey.
A. C. Jacques. Chicago, was in town
last night.
J. II. Wilson. Topeka, was in the city
yesterday
p. Schneider. Chicago, was in the city
yesterday.
G. C. Wilcox Ellsworth, was in town
last night.
We. Seward, X. c., was in town last
last night
&c. Hickey, Lawrence. was in the city
Yesterday.
C.F. Duncan, Girard, is guest at the
Manhattan.
p. II. Clare, Denver, is guest at the
Manhattan.
Newton Hanna, Newton. was In the city
Wednesday.
Clare Brodwell, Eureka, did business in
town yesterday,
w. A. Bansler, X. c., was at the MAN
haitian yesterday.
Webb Franklin, Wellington, did pusi-
ness in the city yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
WOODS vs.. WOODS.

Mrs. Della Woods has sued her husband
Andy in the district court for divorce.
She alleges, among other things that Andy
called her vile aud bad names, that be
cursed her on several occasions, that he
failed to support her properly and finally
deserted her aud left her alone In the cold
and cruel world to make her own living
They are both colored aud were married
five years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Mrs Walden, wife o, Af- Z y. Wslaea,
~ho has b--@ - kssszs Cgsy sssEss ssssss
anaezgssa. E pzsEfui 'Ersssc4s e.sr-s&sAss-s.
i uow very n2Ea imsser.ss. iisr pAyAs-
eiaa s@ys sse vii be sbss 10 sstGEa 70
N lcas.A q abo0. : NsAk
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

xw Rosrd-r-I lore 70
,ovr.rs OF ;be table
g. - have something Pre'iS "
Inok a. s.,s. hss<s
lTae yonng lady 1890 - once !.
,se n~sz bosEssr ssssf +.
xa~x
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

UndxTsnerifs Frank Hs5eersoa O: sam
rsr ccunsy ~zs = VISITOR n TIE eity ys~
ssss.Ay. l= reports Samner cou1tg erDs@
ia esszas: shape. ise.uiisg the crop e. re
paasseaas Which wss never - better eon-
a,f.oa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
HOOPER vs.. HOOPER.

Hattie c. Hooper WAS the complainant
in suit filed in the district court yester-
day She asks for an absolute decree OF
divorce from her husband John 7. Hooper.
Mrs. Hooper sums all her grievances
against John up into lack OF support"
which has continued right along since
their honeymoon was ended five years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

wichita lodge. No -. vii! install its
officers this evening In eoutanei.o" win
the Degree OF Honor. The ladies VIII
please bring cakes. the lodzs viii furEish
the rest. Tho brothers viii come prs
pared 20 pay dues In so. g By order o.
tn. COMMITTEES.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Harold Newton. farmer Itv5ns nat
north ot LOWE. vas uBtorsnssss % sossug
The rasdaie fn-sr of hrs rsgss aznd dsF
or ,~v s1nes by cozstsct with feed rnssi
Dr kariey srByststes1 wsat -as irss of IL.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Miss Emma Mckee Of Loxansport. Ioa.
is in the city visiting friends With tbe ia
teution Of remaining two months
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

gs.. Hardia Smith was called s~zy
yesterday by a telegram 20 stt@ad tSe
funeral OF see Of tts Old members zs
EsS,onex4s!r. No. He viii Le a. bGfDs by
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Mis- Amy Hays was seriously anrt While
celebrating on the Fourth- Miss &nf's
Ieysor, o. friends Ia This city wlss ios ssE a
speedy recovery.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Miss Kate Wigs, ia whose honor tie
roof party was given on toe Fourth. will
leave this morning for Canada.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Mr. Joseph 5s0ss< has taken pSssess.ou
Of p.w and pretty little cS.,sge on tbs
corner of Hgwsst and Maple streets. He
is settled comfortably is bis onE home
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

L. r. Marshall. meElacr Of hose con-
pary No. 2. Was married on tie Fourth a.
Cheney, TO Mss Rose o. that city
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

The workrnea eeloogiug 20 No 9 viii
install their Offices toaizh.- The ladies'
wi. furnish the cake for Ts;rss1rneD.s-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

G. o. Chain of Chicago. . brother te
Deputy County Clerk John Chain, Is visit
ing the latter gentleman.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

J. c. and w. W. Burnett OF the Santa
Fe Office. have been TO Lawrence. kau.
their old home, on visit.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Mrs. H. Frank and family viii leave to-
day for Lincoln, Neb., and thence 70 Des
Moines Ia
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

L. s. Naftzger has been appointed re
ceiver in the case OF G. s Daniels vs.. O. Il.
Coffee auc others.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Mrs. Julia Crippen of Clearwater, die
on the Fourth, of spinal meningitis.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
NEW yoRK sToRE

5000 yards of Imported Ginghams,
choice STYLES on sale Thursday morning, s
O'Clock at 1oc per yard former price ooc.
Come early as we have only three thousand
yards.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
SCHOOL 30 ,Rn PROCEEDINGS.
WICHITA. July 3. 1893.

WICHITA. July 3. 1893.
The board of education met in regular
session on Monday, July 3, 1888. at p. m.
with President Ward in the chair. The
members present at roll Call were Messrs.
Ward, Van Werden. Campbell, Goldberg,
Fazel. Kirk and Cole. Messrs. Black,
Powell and Casey coming In while Tie
minutes were being read. DR.. Davis came
in at 81 10 and Mr. Gill WAS absent
The minutes of the last regular and ad-
jounrned meetings were read aud ap-
proved.
The treasurer's report was read and or
dered placed on file.
The committee on ways ana means pre-
sented the following report:
WICHITA, Kan, July 3. 1899.
Your committee having been requested
| TO report the amount of funds that could
| be made available for the purpose of
building an addition 10 the high school,
| beg leave to submit the following state
meat:
The secretary and treasurer make the
| following statements to us as to present
, amount of funds, with estimated expeIdi-
| lures from which we base our conciIisions.
The secretary states that on June END
we had:
In the general fund .....S l,665 6S
Interest fund d...........-....-- -,.o1- II
Total 9,3Os. Is
The treasurer under the same date
| June 22nd) states, that we have on hsna
! about. 50 600 %
( Estimated amount due from
ty.treasure. 80 Voo wv ~ ~
I6USl. sc1sSSY-o'
! The probable expenditures will be
! general fund during vacation S 5000 90
! Interest due ia August. ....-.... l,Uh'uo
| Salaries for Sept. Oct. Nov... "a, oVJ ~ ~
| Total. s5i ,Ocp.o w
Balance estimated at g. 500 90.
The treasurer also states that the
amount estimated TO be received from the
county treasurer may vary several tnou-
| sauds of dollars from amount above stat
| ed, aud it is the opinion or your commit
| tee that it is more liable TO be under than
| above the amount given.
This es simate carries us up to December
|. 1898, al which time the levy for this
wear will begin to be available in the
| hands of the county treasurer
As will be seen 10y the foregoing state
| mcuts the amounts TO be used for expen-
ditures on the general account, will be in
excess of any possible credit that this ac-
| count can receive This necessitate over
drawing the other accounts to keep this
| good. which is not at all desirable.
Allowin. then for such variations In the
| amount OF receipts as seem probable. 1t
seems only possible to bnrely meet run
ming expenses of the board during the re-
mainder of the year, respectfully sub
mitted.
JOHN l.. POWELL,
GEORGE +. CAMPBELL,
j. h. Black,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06
Asx.J. ScExgSr

Tb. Wichita Musscal ciab ~iil bare ;ss
regular rnosstasY sn.in24z sD~st5ng - tas
finh sryefs IS effp,zisv nscz0tsz - .
arcloek Choral drlii n. = %
Ma FgkxE 20 -. oxc Pso Tsfa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-07-06

Colorel Hallowell and Judge Wall VIII
be home Saturday or Sunday.