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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
A CELEBRATED SwlNDLER.
"Ccunt Popow" and His Brilliant Career
In China and Elsewhere.

In China and Elsewhere.
About the end of 1888 a foreigner
giving the name of Count Popow burst
with the suddenness of new star in
the armament upon the small world of
Hong Kong, shone with the brightness
of star of the first magnitude for
few brief months, sputtered out as sud
denly with all the odium of a penny
rush light and finally disappeared into
the obscurity from which he emerged
after luxuriating for year or two in
Victoria Jail lie came at time when
the colony had, 50 to speak, lost its
head No questions were asked; no in
quiries were made as TO his antecedents
until after. His statements that he
was a Russian nobleman touring round
the world in his yacht the Coolie Doc,
that had been wrecked near pulo Obi.
and that he had reached Bangkok after
the most extraordinary adventures,
were believed by gullible public In
a certain circle he was received with
open arms. was feasted and feted, and
was loaned money on the strength Of
his representations When il was dis
covered that he was struttiDg il Dor
rowed plumes and that he had no more
claim TO the title Of Russian count
than a street coolie, and when he ulti-
matelv appeared in the dock he still
tried the game Of bluff, and held out
that he was a membe OF society
which was endeavoring 70 raise Russia
TO higher standard OF civilization and
whose first step in that direction is gen
orally to raise its hereditary rulers in
fragments How much Of this
latter story was believed those VINO
were intimate with The distinguished
foreigner" know best but even il Po-
pow he a nihiIist filed with the desire
be professed Of helping mis- suffering
ompatriots. he has since been carrying
ont mis- intentions In most incompr
manner.
Five or six months ago. attired n the
gorgeous uniform Of French admiral.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
TO PROTECT THE INOIANS

NEW YORK, May l0-1he Indian Land
AdJustment'league was formed here to-
night. Miss Emma Sickles, chairman of
the Indian congress of the worlds fair,
was elected president, and William f.
Hicks of New York city, secretary. Reso-
lutions were adopted, setting forth that
the sentiment of all genuine Indians is
against allotment in severalty; that pre-
vlous land openings, with their murders,
theft and rapine, have disgraced civlliza
ton; that these openings have simply
transferred Indian lands into the hands OF
the land speculator instead of the home
seeker. The resolutions call on the presi-
dent to appoint unbiased men to the COM
mission and upon congress TO give the
executive power to have future land
openings made by the operation OF leases.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

I'm FISK,S SLAYER.

NEW YORK, May 10-Argument was
heard today before judge Cowing, in the
court of general session, II the libel suit
of Edward s. ST. vi the Hoffman
house against w. L. u. Stokes and lawyer
William r. Martin. An affidavit made by
Mr. Martin WIS read, in which it was
claimed that Edwar;! S. Stokes, having
heen convicted aud sentenced for the
crime of homicide, for shooting Jim Fisk
was civilly dead, and that tie charges
brought by him against W. e. ID. Stokes
and himself MARTINI could not be enter
tsined.
The counsel for Edward S. Stokes there
upon created a sensation in court by hand
ing up to the court q pardon of the state to
Edward S. Stokes, dated Dec. l, 1854, and
signed by Grover Cleveland, then COVER
nor. releasing Stokes from all the conse
quences of his crime This introduction Of
the pardon is the first information that
ever has been given as to the restoration
OF Stokes to citizenship.
Judge Cowing took the papers in the
suit and reserved his decision. The aIeg-
I'd libel grew out of a civil suit brought by
Cassius II. Reed against Edward S.
Stokes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
STAMPS AS WALL PAPER.
Valued BY Collector at an Enormous
Figure.

In certain old-fashiored house in
London. there is room about twelve
feet square that IS entirely papered with
postage stamps It is estimated by Mr.
Palmer, the largest stamp-dealer in the
world, that those stamps would be
worth FIVE million dollars but for the
unfortunate circumstance that not one
OF them is genuine. Mr.. Palmer ex-
tracted these forgeries from collections
that he has bought from time TO time.
and. as rule, the people from whom
ne bought them did NOT know that they
Were forgeries. But no forged stamp
can pass as genuine when il falls under
the scrutiny OF the expert Palmer This
crazy patchwork shows a specimen 81
every known stamp IN the world There
are seventy thousand stamps on the
walls OF the room. and il took thirty
years to collect them TO make wall
paper out of them kept four pairs Of
hands busy for three months They
are pasted uDon canvas. 80 that in or
der 10 remove the stamps il viii not he
necessary 70 remove the building.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
HE kENTuCkY DERBY

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May l0-Forty thous.
and people saw the Kentucky derby won
by Lookout, the fleet sou of Troubadour
1t Churchill downs this afternoon The
weather was the finest imaginable. and
the attendance one of the largest in the
history of the jockey club There was six
starters. They were Lookout aud Bound
less of Gushing < Orth's stable, Scroggan
Brothers fleet Buck Mccain, Bailev's
Linger. Plutus of the Bashford stable,
and Peppers Mirage. Lookout and
Bouudless were the favorites at to 10
zach. Buck Mccain being the second
choice at ) 10 |.
After some delay the horses got away,
with Lookout in the lead and Liuger
second. Buck Mccain was third P!utus
fourth, Boundless fifth and Mirage last
Lookout at once took the lead by three
lengths and maintained the advantage
clear TO The end under II pull, winning as
he pleased.
Plntus. Buck Mccain aud Mirage ran
ia a punch nearly all the way. but Plutus
lett them IN the stretch and got second
place III whipping finish, length in
front OF BoundlesS. who was nearly two
lengths IN front of Buck McCsnn. Linrer
and Mirage struggled in five lengths away.
The race was for 3-year-olds. the dis.
lance being mile and a half. Time
e:39l
The winners of other events were Glee
BLY,, Cedar Brook, Prtonia In the heat
race Empress Frederick won the first heat.
In the second beat Empress Frederick and
White Nose ran a dead heat. The next
two heats were won by White Nose
ELSEWHERE.
GUTTENBURG, y. j . May lO-Winners:
Play or Pay. Harlem, EugeuJa (fi,ly) My
yellow, Bal briggau, st Luke.
81. Louis, May 10.-Winners: Emperor
Billet, Mile b. Midway, Ethel Gray.
Governor Fi;er, kenwood.
GLOUCESTER, y. j., May 10.-Winuers:
Prlz+, hi, Transit, Fernwood, Young.
Lottery, Bohemian.
HAWTHORNE His, May l0-Winners:
Slr Lanncelot.
EAST ST Louis, Mo. May 10 Winners:
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THE WORLDS FAIR.


CHICAGO, May l0.-The crowds in at
tendance at the worlds fair were aug
mented today by big delegation from
Vermont, headed by Governor Fuller of
that state. The party came to participate
IN the dedication of the Vermont state
building. The dedication took place at
noon. The program consisted of music,
prayer and speeches and the formal assign
ment of the building to Director General
Davis, the latter accepting III i neat
speech.
To set at rest all doubts and misrepre-
sensations in regard to the cost OF viewing
The worlds fair and the various side
shows, Director General Davis has issued
report, showing that for one admission
$50 cents the visitor can enter all parts of
the exposition grounds, including the
Midway plalsance, IA total area of go
acres. The same admission fee permits
The visitor to enter all the buildings of the
Worlds Columbian exposition. including
all the special exhibition buildings allied
with the several departments-the admin
lstration building, the monastery Of La
Rabida. containing valuable relics of
Columbus, the battleship, the woman 5
building, the United States government
building, all the state buildings and the
pavilions of foreign nations. III order to
visit all the outside attractions the visitor
must spend in admission fees Sl5 TO-
An interesting event of the day was the
dedicating Of Lady Aberdeen's exhibit, the
Irish village. A large number of guests,
distinguished and otherwise. were received
by Lord and Lady Aberdeen The pro
gram was Of an informal nature, iuclud-
ing several selections by Miss l. K Sui
livan, talented young harpst; pieces by
a chorus Of Irish girls, led by Composer
Thomas j. Purcell. and short address by
Lady Aberdeen. The center of attraction
in the village is a mud walled chapel and
Blarney castle. The money realized from
the exhibit will be devoted 10 developing
the Industries of Ireland, and thereby i'm
proving the condition of the people. The
village is the outcome of Lady Aberdeen
philanthropic plan, and was brought into
existence through her untiring effoIts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
THE Y. M. T.. a

INDIANAPOLIS, May 10-The interna-
tional biennial convention of the Young
Mems Christian association was called 10
order shortly before noon in the Roberts
Park church. Retiring President Nc
Pheeters of St. Louis acted as chairman,
pending the election of his successor. The
session was devoted TO IA general organi-
cation.
After routine business the committee
on nominations presented report, as fol-
lows: For president, \. g. Pierce of Day
ton. o.; first vice president, l. II. Pack
ard of Montreal; second vice president, r,
a Orr of Pittsburg. Among the other
vics presidents are Ira J. Chase, ex-gov-
ernor OF Indiana, and Francis Bachelor
of Boston. The report OF the committee
was accepted, ana the ommitte given fur
ther time to report on the other officers.
The morning session then adjourned.
At the afternoon session Ebert B. Mon
roe of New York, was made permanent
chairman.
The nominating committee presented
the names of J. a. Dummott and j. V
Reed for secretaries, and they were unani-
mOusly elected, AS was the list of officers
presented in the morning.
Chairman Monroe presented the bien-
NAL report OF the international commit
tee, giving in detail the statistical reports
ISCeiNeu from l,olo aSSOclat1OnS, winch
showed membership of 245, 500 They
own 2s4 buildings, which, with other
property aud funds paid III and pledged,
amounted TO SIC Us, $50 they employ
1.lS5 secretaries ana expended last year
<2,334, SSl. The number of reading rooms,
gymnasiums and educat ional classes has
largely increased, and the number of re-
ligfous meetings and Bible classes show a
healthy growth. The college work has
largely increased, and the railroad work
has made steady progress. The report was
referred to special committee for consid-
GRAFTON.
w. A. Huntou of Norfolk spoke on the
topic, Association Work Among Colored
Young Men" and in the evening Professor
w w. White of Nenia, O.. made an ad-
dress on The Promotion of Bible Study
In Association Work"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
ATE STRYCHNINE.

CoLDwATER. Kan. May 10.-[Special] i
a three-year-old child of Frederick Will
kins, living at Nescatunga, ate a quantity
of strychnine yesterday about noon and
died in horrible agony in an hour after
wards. The poison was used for killing
coyotes, but had been.carelessly left within
reach of the child
a number of bona-fide real estate sales
have been made recently. despite the back
ward crop prospects, at prices ranging
from $3.50 to 5000 per quarter section.
The average price was about 81 200
There were showers in many parts of the
county yesterday, and heavy rains in the
south part of the county last night.
Three train loads of cattle were shipped
from Protection yesterday. The cattle
were from the Gorham ranch in the south
part of the county and the territory The
entire shipment viii consist of some 4, 900
head
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
POLICY SHOPS CLOSED.

KANSAS CITY, May l0-Judge Alden of
Kansas City, Kan. this afternoon per-
petually enjoined w. w Atkins and d.
4. Churchill from operating policy wheels
III Wyandott county. There is no specific
law in Kansas against policy shops, and
County Attorney Cobb brought injunc-
ton proceedings against the policy men
under the statute which makes all forms
of lottery gambling IA public nuisance.
The decision i a crushing defeat for the
policy men. Attorney Cobb said that it
would an sh them from the country, as
proceedings would be begun against all
who attempt to operate. The decision
applies to lotteries and lottery agents and
Mr., Cobb declares that they, too, will be
driven out Of Kansas CitY KIN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

Popow landed in Nautilus. His nom
de guerre was Wilson, his rank vice adj
miral. Apparently his story in Mauri-
titus was as absurd as the story he told
in Hong Kong, but even there he was
well received, salute being fired
whenever his arrival was announced in
official circles He stated that his flag
ship was at Isle Bourbon and would ar
rive in few days, but IL is difficult TO
understand how he accounted for hav-
ing in his possession the full uniform of
an admiral For his immediate use he
readily obtained an advance OF money
from the Dutch consul For several
weeks ali went merry as a marriage
bell Popow. or Vice Admiral Wilson. as
he ought now TO be called, WAS welcomed
into the home circle of the best
families and in military and naval chr
cies. and is said 10 have appeared more
than once at Government house In.
couraged by the success Of his venture,
he hired villa in the most fashionab bic
resort of the island and lived in a lavish
style. fully in keeping with the profes~
sions he made.
The day Of reckoning came As IN
Hong Kong, he stayed little too long,
ard the continued non-arrival Of his
flag ship led 70 the institution Of in
quiries which were not answered salts
factorily. Popow was destined TO see
the interior Of another jail, but people
did not care 70 prosecute in case
where their own gullibility would have
been exposed with terrible baroness,
and he was allowed tolea7e the colony.
The last Of his brilliant, uniform was
seen in the window Of the agent ~
sewing machine company. Popov has
been glad 10 sell it as cheap lot" 70
the enterprising agent, who dressed an
effigy with It and displayed Il 10 HE
shop window. decorated with an sppro-
pirate inscription. much 10 the mingled
disgust and amusement II the former
friends q the seif2trled admiral
Popow has turned up In Ceylon. but as
his anteceSents preceded bis arrival at
Colon 30 and are ia the fail knowi,dze
Of the police, IL Is not likely that ne
will Snd there any scope for Ms iugs-
nuity. North China Se9A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
The CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May l0-The brilliant weather
throughout the west seemed to demoralize
the bulls today. Compared with last
night prices show a decline OF = cent in
wheat and corn, y cent in oats. 80 cents in
pork, ) cents in lard and l21s cents IA ribs
There We're free offerings OF wheat but not
much demand. Corn was weak at the
opening, but rallied later in the day. Oats
also opened weak, but firmed upon re-
ports OF large exports. Ia prov isions the
volume Of trading WAS light prices, see
saving UP and down, and closing weak
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

Ali the poisoas IN the apotaecsry
shop Of the GOOD Samaritan dispensarv
In New York are KEEP, n a single closet
with no ether medieiaes, aud whenever
this closet Is opened an alarm "a set
ringing. This alarm never stops 80
long a. the cio@st is open The result
Is that al sbseu : minded attendant can
not easily make TIE mistake Of using .
poison for a harmless drug. aud The
close. Is not likely long - be Jeff open
20 the hands q posi- ole rncddlera The
dispcnsa-y Is supplied with hail 4 dozen
othe- Ingenious devices designed 70
promote safety, precision, and coz
vsaience
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
Lbs RAILWAYS.

NEW YORK, May 1o-George J. Gould
has been elected president of Tie Missouri
Pacific and the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain
aud Southern roads
ST. Louis. May l0-Upou receipt here OF
the news OF the election At New York Of
George j. Gould, Second Vice President
Warner issued a circular appointing W.
+. Doddridge general manager OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific aud the ST. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern roads The appoint
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
FAILURES.

KANSAS CITY, May 10-William Deer
ing q Co, reaper manufacturers Of Chica.
go, through attorneys here today placed
| an attachment upon ! $50 900 pounds of
binding Irvine, the property of the Ma
tional Cordage company. The Irvine was
| i'll possession of the Kansas City branch
of the trust, and was attached by the
Deerngs to secure a debt of 500, 0C0 The
dealings between the cordage people and
the Deerings' have been very heavy in the
past, but the nature of the Indebtedness
cannot be learned here. Some say that the
debt represents a balance on account,
while others say that it is for money
loaned
NEW YORK, May 10-Sternfield Bros.
IL Co, importers of ostrich feathers. are
reported TO be in financial difficulties
The liabilities are said to be 500, 900, half
secured and half unsecured.
CHICAGO, May Arrangements have
been made for paying ali the depositors of
the failed Chemical National bank in full,
and the direc; ors today resolved to resume
business The official roster will be COM
pletely changed.
SAN JOSE, Cal, May 10-The Bank of
Santa Clara county today closed its doors.
This action was brought about by the dis
corery that shortage OF from $4,000 to
5000 existed. &. G. Leonard, vice
president and manager, informed all of
the directors that irree ularities existed in
the books. This afternoon Leonard filed
IL petition i'll insolvency, liking his liabili-
lies at $50, 900, and assets at S144 600 The
belief is that both Leonard aud Dean, the
new cashier, used the money for specula-
ton III mining stocks and real estate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

Paste, not gum, has been used, as gum
discolors stan Having been fastened
to the canvas, the stamps were treated
to a coat Of shellac, and were then
vanished. In the Chamber Of
Philatelical Horrors as Mr.. Palmer
calls it, is flat-topped desk.
Instead of leather the top is
inlaid with postage stamps. These are
genuine and they number one thou.
sand four hundred and forty. Near
the desk stands a screen. 1t is about
five feet high and six feet long. Both
sides are covered with stamps. Sew
eral persons have attempted to count
the stamps, but in each case life was
found to be too short. The most valu.
able among the forgeries is Brattle-
boro, an American stamp of the face
value Of five cents If it were genuine
it would be worth two hundred and
fifty pounds. A genuine Brattleboro
was sold by Mr.. Palmer for that
amount. If any of the inha bitants of
Brattle boro, which is a small town in
the state of Vermont, were aware Of
this they would Immediately petition
congress to have new set of old Brat
tleboro stamps printed for export Tho
finest private collection in the world Is
owned by NJ. Ferrari of Paris 1t is
worth about two hundred and fifty
thousand pounds. Perhaps next to it
in value Is the collection contributed
to the British museum by the late Mr.
T. K. TAPPING. NJ P. The duke Of
Ediu burgh possesses very good coll
lection, and so does the duke Of York
The young princes of Siam are among
the keenest stamp collectors IN the
world, and a very fine collection il
owned by one of the Rothschild family.
The car of Russia used to take much
pleasure in his collection, and there are
several collections of great value in
America, Germany and France Pail
Mall Budget.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
CHINESE DEPORTED.

TACOMA. Wash, May. l0-The steamer
Victoria left for Hong Kong this morning.
Carrying 290 Chinese actors aud merchants
who are ordered deported BY Collector
Mason. Thomas Sing. agent OF the
Ch.caSo theatrical company, which i'm
ported the Chinese, has been arrested for
falsely swearing TO an affidavit that the
company had ii concession 10 imp port actors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
EDWIN BOOTH.

NEW YORK, May 10. - DR.. St. Clair
Smith, Edwin Booths regular physician.
this evening summoned Drs. Starr and
Fremont Smith in consultation. Only
once before, and then at a most critical
Juncture. was DR.. Starr called in. and his
presence tonight in consultation with the
other physicians seem TO indicate that an
other serious crisis 5 approaching, or had
been reached
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Fantastic, Ed Garland, Livingston, Marin.

CHICAGO. May 10.-The board of appeals
OF the National Trotting association has
passed upon petition for the relief Of the
PAGER Emily Hall from the effects of al
legged 'no time" at Paris. Mo-, August 81,
1891. Her owner is A E. Carlton of Sar-
dis, Mo. The relief WAS granted, the fine
RENTED and the mare renstated
The board of review refused an applica-
ton for the reinstatement of the famous
grey stallion Alcrion The stallion and
his owner were expelled in 1889 on the
charge that Noble pulled Alcrion to allow
Nelson to win a race at Beacon Park, Bos-
ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
OBITUARY..

HAVANA. May 10 Admiral Gomez y
Lono. who commanded the Spanish yes
sells in the recent naval review at New
York, is dead.
ROME, May l0.-Cardinal Zigliria re-
garded as candidate for the papacy, is
dead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

CHICAGO, May 10.-Three workmen-
August Thomas, Cornelius Wagner and
Andrew Olson-were killed on the Illinois
Central railway tracks this morning.
They were bewldered by the rapid moving
of trains in opposite directions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

When Baby was SICK, -e gave hN- Castoria.
WIZ she VS. Child, she cried Fo- Castor;a-
When she became Miss, she clunS to Casto-ia.
~beu She had Chi drep, she gave them c..s,oria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
BASEBALL.
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.

Come with Cleveland postponed; wet
grounds.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ,, 1898
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The odds are in favor of the germs, if our
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