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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
SEIZED BY THE SHERIFF.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The sheriff last night
attached the ditchiug apparatus of the
Mccormick Construction company, under
an unpaid chattel mortgage. 1t is said
that the financial affairs of the company
are badly mixed. The company holds a
contract on the Illinois and Michigan
canal According to ii statement by Il P.
McCormick, president of the company,
who came into the city to-day, he was last
night. while proceeding to the camp of the
company near the canal, held up by three
masked men and robbed of IS. coo, which
was to pay eff the employees. The police
here claim 10 have sealed confession
from Mccormick, in which he says that
the hold-up was manufactured to account
for the money, which he got rid of in
another way.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16-Herman Niemeyer
Of this city has obtained an attachment
against the East Tennessee Land company,
with headquarters at Hartman, Tenn,
for $4,000. The amount is claimed to be
due on TWO notes of the company. 1t is
claimed that the company has valuable
securities in this city. Several wealthy
New York men are interested in the COM
paDy,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
A RECEIVER WANTED.

ST LOUIS, Nov. l6.-Suit was brought
here today for the appointment of a re-
ceiver for the st. Louis Railway company,
operating transfer railway system along
the river, and for general accounting on
the part of the Virgins Ferry company,
operating the transfer railway, as alleged
by plaintiffs, Illegally. The allegation
against the Wiggins Ferry company, which
owns controlling number OF shares of
the transfer railway, is that it is operating
the ferry company to the injury Of the
railway stockholders, who are not stock
holders of the ferry company. II is averred
that the railway is apparently $3.50, 600 in
debt TO the ferry company. when really
there are 5000 600 of debtednesS the other
way An accounting and Il receiver are
asked for, and also an injunction TO pre-
vent the ferry company from voting its
railway sIpck
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
FOR 1S93-94. WICHITA, KANSAS.

sibly in anticipation Of the lst Of jan
uary.-Augusta Chronicle.
IF some men had killed Goliath they
would remind the Lord of IL every day
in the week.-Ram's Horn.
He tpleadingly)-"Would You love
me if were rich?" She-"I can't say
as to that. but I'd probably marry yor."
--Tid-Bits.
WHATEVER happens TO silver sA
money. so long as weddings last il
will always have it's present value
Philadelphia Times
JAesoS says the butcher NAV pre-
tend TO be your friend. but he'll givs
you a terrible roast whenever he gets
a chance .-Elmira Gazette.
GoeDNAy-''Do you ever think Of Tho
good old saying that it's more blessed
to give than 20 receiver" Pugsley-
"Yes. when I've got the boxing glove>
on do 'i-IoC7,a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
Th deita 1aily agle gr1dap 7oruo II 1888.
THE SANTA re wRecKERs.

LYNDON, Kan, Nov. 16.-Alf Reynolds,
member of the gang charged with
wrecking the Santa Fe passenger train
hear Barclay in September, 1892. which
resulted in the death of Engineer Maher
and three others and the injury of thirty
others. today turned states evidence.
Fred Tucker, the youngest member of the
gang. is now on trial for the deed, while
Steve and Charley Webb aud Reynolds
are in iail awaiting their trial. Reynolds
took the witness stand this afternoon and
testified that Steve Webb was the leader
of the gang Webb, he said, asked him
to 60 into the scheme TO wreck and rob
the train He consented, but weakened
on the night of the robbery. Webb. there
upon pulled a revolver aud SAID that IL be
(Reynolds) backed ont he would Kill him
Webb said that everything had been
arranged Before arriving al Barclay
they were Joined by Charley Webb.
The trio went to the Santa Re tool
house, broke il open, and stole claw bar
and IA track wrench. Near the Bsrciay
creamery they were joined by Tucker
This was near midnight. Gong 10 the
loot of the curve two miles east OF Barclay
they removed the spikes and iishpIates
from the left-hand rail and moved the
west end oil lie rail four inches toward
the center of the track and spiked 1t down.
Throwing away the tools, they repaired
10 plum patch and waited for the tram
to come The wreck was SO terrible that
the gang fed ia disnay.
On cross-examinatIou Reynolds said
that his reason for turning states evidence
was that the railroads had promised to
shield him from prosecution. The defense
Will attempt 10 prove an allbI aud that
Reynolds story was manufactured TO keep
the public from finding out that usIec
tive track caused the disaster.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
q MERCHANT HELD lip.

LARNED, Kan, Nov. 16.-One of the
boldest robberies ever committed in this
section occurred in this city at ESQ o'clock
this morning. NJ. +. Campbell, Il harness
dealer. was the victim. Ia the scuffle that
ensued when two robbers demanded his
money, Campbell was shot through the
left hand, and it had to be amputated.
The weapon used was double Darreled
shotgun, The robbers secured Sl75 and
escaped. A posse of armed men is III pur-
suit of them, and if caught d lynchiug Is
not improbable.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Nov. 16 A robber
entered the jeweiry store OF Alexander &
Davis, at Batesvllie at o'clock last night,
and, presenting Winchester at the head
of the only occupant of the store, compelled
HIM to hand over the contents of the cash
drawer. The robber then backed out and
disappeared. He is said to be a young
farmer named Frank Lassister, and to
have lived near Batesvllie.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
RIDLEY'S HEAD.

stuck out of the sand to mark her grave.
! The elements had buried her deep Her
cargo of tobacco Was never reached by the
wreckers. The bodies of the crew were
swallowed by the reefs. The captains re-
mains were washed upon the crags and
there found. Two persons miraculously
escaped. The bodies of . man and young
girl We're discovered in q shallow near the
shore. They were not lifeless. and with no
inconsiderable exertion the inhabitants
who had collected there famed the spark
Of vitality in each into steady flame
The stranger, when he had recovered con-
sciousness, said his name was John Ridley
The girl was his daughter. When the ves-
sci became unmanageable, the two bound
life preservers about them and jumped in
to the ships boat. The captain followed
them. All the crew had taken the other
boat and deserted. The frail craft contain
ing these three was carried over the reefs,
right up to the shore, and then capsized
The captain doubtless was hurled On rock
and stunned, but the man and girl man
aged to cling together. He grasped crag
and hung on until the spray choked him.
Then, it seems. the pillows flung him and
his fainting daughter into an angle behind
reef. Here they were in a comparatively
sheltered place. And so life was vouch-
safed to John Ridley and his child. He
never told his history.
Inquiry since has demonstrated that he
was an Englishman of wealthy and noble
connections He was accused of crime
and fled from Liverpool to America. He
took passage from Baltimore on the llrew,
for his daughters health he said. He ex-
pressed no desire to return to America An
occasional fruiter is the only vessel that
visits Spanish Wells. Ridley appeared TO
be satisfied with his lot and bought a
house there. and with the assistance of his
neighbors furnished ii. He was uncom-
municative, and although lie appreciated
the favors shown him be sought no company
save that of his daughter He idolized her.
Bessie Ridley was veritable angel of light
TO these simple. homely Bahamans. Her
blue eyes, her wavy hair, her slender little
figure, her sweetness of disposition, form
an ideal worshiped to this day by these
islanders.
Ridley purchased dingy. and he and
Bessie spent most of the daytime on the
water. Two years passed. On a Sunday
afternoon sQuall rushed down from the
east, and many a small boat was wrecked
near Spanish Wells. After the storm was
over the body of the Englishman was found.
battered and disfgured, at the base OF the
great head. Life was extinct. The girl
Bessie Ridley. was never seen again, but
her hat. daiptiiy oruamented with colored
grasses, was picked up way on top Of the
cliff.
And so Ridley's Head was christened.
They say that on bad nights the spirit OF
the English maiden can be seen there fit
ting from crag 10 crag. But john Ridley
rests quietly in the little graveyard, at Span
ish Wells Ed L. SABTs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
Nervous headaches promptly cured by
Bronio- eIIzer-trial bottle 10 cents.
THE KATY OFEICFRC-

TOPEKA, Kan, Noy. 16-The proceed
iDgs 10 forfeit the charter of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway company for
failure TO maintain general Offices within
The state of Kansas are about TO be re-
Eived by Attorney General Little The
suit was suggested by tue citizens Of Par
sons about six months ago, when the gem
erai ofhce> were removed from that city.
but the law provides that if the road has
tailed TO maintain general HEADQUARTERS
Tor SIX months action could then be
brought, SO sufficient time has now
elapsed for the beginning of the suit and
il Will he begun before the lst of Decem.
Der. The Commercial club of Parsons
has petitioned Mr.. Little not TO begin the
sun, but he says that will make no
difference with him. The management of
he road has kept up supposed head
quarters ut Parsons for "A long while. but
ihe main business Is done in 81. Louis
and very lew men are employed at Par
ions.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17

THE STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK. Nov. l6.-On the stock
market today General Electric was ham-
mered down per cent, on rumor that
the company's books, after a recent ex-
animation, disclosed certain disagreeahls
facts. The truth Of the rumor having
been denied, when the pressure to sell re-
vived the stock recovered per cent. The
general market was no. seriously affected
= by the raid. and about ii O'Clock a GOOD
many buying orders were sent in, which
advanced quotations 1sG1$t per cent.
sugar and Cordage being the most prom
ineDt in the upward movement. Toward
noon the market became quite stsgnant:
prices generally sagged of a fraction, and
Manhattan lost an early gain and some
besides There was trac, Ional recovery
about O'Clock. followed quickly by "A
partial reaction. During the last hour a
nrmer tone prevailed, accom- pained by an
Improvement; raugiug to =. per cent.
Ihe general market closed truI, at all adj
vance OF a to Der cent;
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
BANK SWlNDf FRS.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16.-Charles F. Clay,
formerly head bookkeeper of the Kansas
Clty Safe Deposit and Savings bank, now
uefunct, who gave himself up to the Chi
cago police, saying that he WAS wanted in
Kansas City for embezzlement, will prob
ably be brought here for trial, since he
has confessed his crime. If he had said
nothing lie would, il is said, have been
free from arrest. Clay left the bank three
years ago. The late officers of the iustitu-
ton refuse to say anything about his
shortage. Assignee Holden found. upon
examination of the books today, that Clay
was undoubtedly Gefauiter, but for
what smount lie does not know The
matter Will be placed in the hands of
Prosecutor Brown, and Clay Will undoubt-
edly lie indicted.
RICHMOND, Ind, Nov. lG-J W. Fuller,
the noted bank swindier and crook, was
arrested tins afternoon while attempting
TO realize on a worthless draft for 81 QUO
drawn on "a Ssndusky Ohio firm.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov 16. - Franklin
Pierce Scsrce, a young real estate deale
who secured over $40, 000 by forgery, escap-
rd Trom jail last night by saving out the
bars. IL Is thought that he went 10 CHI
caSo.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
WONDERFUL WOMEN.

Miss DORA MILLER, New Orleans
teacher, has patented blackboard
eraser, for the right of which she has
been offered s.. 900. She's going 20 wipe
out mortgage with IL.
MISS LILLE HOWARD. described "a a
plump and pretty young girl. wears
the cap and uniform of railroad sta
tion agent at East Peru. Ne She can
flag a too fresh drummer with the
greatest facility.
The telegraph messenger in East
hampton, Mass. is girl, Miss Elsie
Cough. Messages intrusted 20 her are
promptly delivered. Unlike the boy
messengers. cog fights. baseball,
street quarrcls, etc, have 10 attrac-
tions for her.
Mss RAr FRAxK. of Oakland. Cal,
is 70 be ordained soon az rabbi Of the
Jewish church. and will be the first Of
her sex. IL is said, 20 occupy such a
position She has been studying q.
the California state university and ..
the Hebrew Union college a. Cinoin-
natl
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
STUB ENDS OF THOUGHT.

A GOOD dinner is benediction.
FAT pockctbook IL great tonic
SrsAs-coATED lies are easily swals
lowed.
No WOMAN ever grunted her way %
glory.
MioHrr few people 60 TO Heaven OF.
an empty stomach
WE love the bomely flower that flls
the air with fragrance.
HorE and energy and sunshine never
thrive on q torpid liver.
4 HALr-Dozrs hearty laughs are
equal 10 q meal OF v!esusls
WHAT does q woman care for angel
wings when she has . new elk gown
THE man who gives mneh 20 the poor
doesn't leave much for thieves 70 steal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
THE BUSY BEE.

LIVE queen bees are shipped from
this country to Japan.
HONEY. kept in the light, graduates.
Therefore, the bees always store il in
the dark.
MANY years ago a beekeeper named
Wildman surprised all Europe with the
ease with which he handled bees, com
pelling q swarm TO settle where he
pleased. His secret was TO get pos
session of the queen bee. when the
others would follow wherever she was
placed.
SOME of the beekcepers in Skapit
county, Wash, viii take one hundred
pounds from each of quite a number of
their colonies this season. This
means twenty dollars per swarm,
gross, which is regarded as better than
one hundred per cent interest on the
investment.
FoR some time past the congrega-
tion of a church near Oakland. Ill, ,
has been bothered with honey bees.
Recently they decided 20 investigate,
and in removing part of the wall on
one side found a large bed of honey.
Over seven tubs Of honey were taken
out and the bees successfully hived.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
= MUSICAL MElANCE.

PATTI has arrived in thi. country
70 MAKE another farewell tour.
JANIS y. RANDALL. the author Of
MARYLAND. NJ Maryland" !" is now con-
neeted with The ofRce Of the s~ns,-'.
sergsant-st-srnns. Nr. Randall re-
ceiTes requests from al over the Enr-
disappearing world for autograph
copies of his song
AncHHisHor REDWOOD. e' View Ten
land, who preached 10 Baitinpor. r.
Gently, IS an accomplished and .n,hu-
ssastic vioiinist lie carries with bi,r
on bis travels az old violin Of e.I.-
brsted make. and on. eveniny IA. .o.k
THIS highly prized instruments from IL.
case To entertain Cardinal Gisho..
with Home, Sweet Home" and OH,
-seiodiex
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
OERAlLEO AND RuRNED.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. l6-A pas
senger train on tie Eastern Alabama rail
road was derailed and wrecked near
Lafayette This morning. The coaches
csught fire. and Thomas Driver, pas
senger. was burned in the smoking car.
The other passengers We're rescued. but
many were badly IHjnred. Among the in
jared are Judge j. Il. Dowell. arm aud
jaw broken, fatal; L. !. Mitchell, skull
fractured, fatal; j. +. Mitchell. badly cut
about face aud chess; ". t. Hunter, in
ternal injuries; J. p Osborne. arm broken,
and cnild OF Mrs. Roberts, shoulder
broken. Several passengers were slightly
bruised All the wuuuded people are
residents OF Alabama
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
0SiTllaRY

CHICAGO, Nov. l6. - Thomas Mack,n.
whose fortune j. estimated at 81. 0o0, 600
died today, aged o. He had long been
prominent in affairs in Chicago. He came
here IN lsis as "A poor boy. aud amassed /.
fortune Ia real estate deals aud contract
lug
-Nh" ipAh' Wv w imam II. Beers,
ex-presIdeat of the New York I.;fa Insur.
ance company. died this morning AT his
hume. after pTotracted Illness
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
CLICK SUCCEEDS KELLEY

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 16.-At the close of
business today Bernard Kelley turned over
the Topeka pension agency to his sue
cessor, Ex-Governor Click. who arrived
from Atchison this afternoon. There was
au understanding between the two men
that the transfer was not to be made until
Dec. l. bat Mr.. Kelley receives. a per-
emptory order from the pension commits
sioner To turn the office over today This
will cause the outgoing and incoming
officials much Inconvenience. Mr.. Kelley
must go out of office with l,401 signed
checks on his hands. together with other
incomplete work that Mr. Click Will have
10 do over aSa.D.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
ACurinu. Phernmennn.

A correspondent al Caristiania gives an
account oi very curious phenomenon wit
messed from the top Of Gapsta mountain
theigat s.ssJ Norwegian feet, in Telemark-
en-, sonFt of Moray He says that early in
the evening alter Esavy fog. a douo
rainbow, forming a soI piete circle seeYa-
ingiy about - feet distant was otserged IN
the heavens. Continuing farther. he adds
I'm the nsl9tlle of tnls c5rs.les We ali appeared
a. black. e-sct and nearly life size slIhou
ettss- Iale cJlSanss os abe signOuettes we..
so sharp nat We could ess.ly recognize the
ngur'=s oi eseh other anG every EsoYe1ers
was REPRODUCED .
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
CAST UP BY THE SEA.
THE STORY OF JOHN RIDLEY AND
HIS DAUGHTER.
Tho Singular Phenomenon at the Mouth
of Spanish Wells Harbor-Fate Of . Hys-
terfous Englishman - Tho Dreadful
Storm of the Bahamas.

Especial Correspondence
SPANISH WELLS, Bahama Islands, Nov.
s.-The natives of this region still speak
with awe of the hurricane of CO." 1t was
indeed dreadful storm, and it spread
deaths mantle all over these beautiful
isles. We who live in the busy world have
veil nigh forgotten the disaster. Its mem
CRY is crowded out of our calendar. But
the people of Eleuthera and other Bahama
islands lead almost eventless lives, and q
casualty such as that hurricane is perfect
ly fresh to this day.
Passing up the coast Of Eleuthera from
Harbor island to Spanish Well, saw the
tim bers OF vessel projecting above the
sand of a little beach. When l arrived at
Spanish Wells, Joe Pindar and sailed day
after day in his dingy, and heard the
story of Ridley's Head. ! also learned the
history of the wreck
l doubt if in all the world there is more
singular phenomenon of nature than this
presented in Ridley's Head. AT the mouth
OF Spanish Wells harbor a series of high,
Jagged cliffs jut boldly out over the ocean.
A native of the settlement will convey You
In boat to the sharbor entrance, and when
he reaches the right spot you will see Rid
ley's Head. A stranger would never find
1t himself, but with Bahaman as pilot
you will behold the crags blend and blend
until gigantic profile is formed. The out
line is that Of the face of an old man. Ev-
cry lineament is stern, from the firm chin
to the high forehead. Bushes perfectly re-
semble hair. A fragment of rock has fallen
into the water, and that is Ridley's Hat
The face must measure 80 feet in length
1t is wonderful sight.
The eastern coast of Eleuthera Is very
rough. Instead of the smiling landscape
that greets us as we approach the majority
OF the Bahamas, here the waves beat against
precipitous headlands or rocky shores.
From Harbor island up around the north
east of Eleuthera to Spanish Wells the sea
IL especially dangerous for vessels The in
side passage is rarely attempted-never
without an experienced pilot. Reefs show
In every direction, and through them and
skirting the inhospitable coast winds mar
row channel. Sometimes there is scarcely
room for a schooner to slide along The
vicinity is dreaded by sailors and is hardly
equaled in the world. God help the ship
caught on lee shore at this point The
sharp coral rocks would splinter her in an
instant, and the bones of the crew would
be broken in pieces.
The brig John Drew of Nova Scotia was
overtaken half way between Harbor islond
and Spanish Wells by the hurricane of
1866. She was, of course, absolutely help
less and was driven, in the first fury of the
Storm, over the reefs upon the shore When
the gale had ceased, such was the force of
wind and wave that only few timbers
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
MRS. LEASE AGAIN.

TOPEKA. Kan, Nov. 1G.-It transpire.
that the origin of Mrs. Leases grievance
against the state administration dates
back TO the appointmeut by the state board
OF charities of |. c. Hitchcock to be saper-
intendent of the state reform school ut
Topeka. Mr.. Hitchcock is one of NJ A.
Househoidrr's appointments, which ex-
plains Mrs. Leases dislike for him (Hitch-
cock. The board will meet early IN De-
cember when, !f Messrs. Householder and
Waite VIII consent To the removal of Mr..
Hitchcock, the matter viii be brought up
Otherwise it will rest until the governor
either removes Mrs. Lease or Mr.. House
holder from the board
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
q DEMOCRATIC ROW.

TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 16.-Ex-Assistant
United States District Attorney Hagau
and other prominent Democrats have pro-
tested to the authorities at Washington
against the appointment of Frank S.
Thomas as postmaster of Topeka, made
upon the recommendation of Senator
Martin. They declare that the appoint
ment is an outrage upon the party and
that Thomas has never been in sympathy
with the principles of the Democratic
party. The Democrat tonight made a
bitter attack upon Thomas, charging him
with violation of tue civil service regula-
tions and the removal OF letter carriers
without cause.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
Shark Hunting Police.

Arong sfse n;,ltiEsraoas duties which to
H1au6 the attention q the CaBezitts po!.ee.
the capture of -h:2rss u he H0oglIs fness
pssce- D8T1a-; the past - years rszzEzis
have tNs-sI EsNid io. tlse distraction Of snese
marine Frzs1esfc-s. as-i re1xssE8y she f.eAzsi
government lid 4ossn & sea for iaese s>ay
ue.tA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
A SALOON TRAGEDY.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, Nov. 16 - A
double murder was committed in "a saloon
on Bull mountain late last night. A girl
named Irene Good WAS drinking at the
bar, when an eX-prize fighter named Lar
ren came in the back door and opened fire
on her. The barkeeper, james, elnptied
his revolver into Laren, who then sta. ger
ell over to the prOstrate girl, shot her III
the temple, and then fell over dead at her
side. Jealousy at her desertion of him for
a rival Is the supposed cause.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
THE PLATE GLASS TRUST.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 16.-Secretary d.
E. Wheeler Of the National Plate Glass
association today stated to an Associated
Press representative that the association
today ceased to exist. The association had
capital of $40, 900 900. and was one of the
strongest trusts in the country. The
financial depression rendered it unprohta-
Die TO continue the association.
PIITSBUEG, Pa, Nov. 16.-A meeting OF
the flint glass manufacturers outside OF
the United States Glass company today
decided to form an independent associa-
tion. ana to start the factories at once.
This will give employment to 5000
strikers, who are out against cut made
by the United States Glass company.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
A STATION ROBBERY.

EUREKA. Kan, Nov 16.-The joint Frisco
aud Santa Fe station at Severy was robbed
last evening by two masked burglars, who
were well armed. just after the south
bound Santa Fe train had left they entered
the Office and forced the agent to open the
safe. After bidding him goodby and ex-
pressing the hope OF seeing him again,
they departed. They secured 500.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-17
IIIRE WINNERS.

BosToNt Nov. 1.-THE Alix-Directum
race has been declared off. The lsteness
of the season is given out as the reason for
canceiine the race.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 16-Winners:
Aldebaran. Somerset. Audrey, Cactus
Blossom. Marble Rock
GLOUCESTER. n. j., Nov 16 Winners:
Westchester, ARTILLERY, Equity, Ontario,
Vendetta. The third race was Il dead heat
between Censor and Annie 4.
CLIFTON, \. j.. Nov. 16.-Winners:
Mohican, Lento, Wheeler, Comanche,
Darkness. Mabel Glenn
EAST ST LOUIS, His, Nov 16-Winners:
SeXohia Attention, Pat, Roy. MOllie b.