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The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
POULTRY EXHIBIT CLOSED.

The Southern Kansas Poultry Associa
lion wound up their fourth annual exhibit
yesterday after ive-days successful show.
Much Of the great success of the exhibit is
due to the uDtiring energy of the efficient
secretary. Mum. and the next most not.
able agent was the Wichita Poultry club.
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Wichita Eagle for its full reports, tending
to make the exhibit such grand success,
and to the merchants and others for their
liberal patronage. Every dollar of expense
In premiums. and incidentals was paid
and small balance left.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
CALLED AWAY.
Frank Dickson. One OF Wichita's Bess Young
Men. Died Yesterday Nornins.

At 10 o'clock yesterday, surrounded BY
his loving parents and other friends. G. f.
Dickson yielded his spirit to the God who
gave it, and calmly passed to eternal rest
Frank, as be was hest known, was q
years old and unmarried. Before be had
attained the age of manhood he held au
important position in commercial life, be-
ing manager of large lumber yard at
Salt Lake City. Utah, until about year
ago, when be returned to Wichits afflicted
with the ma!ady which eventually caused
his death. He was a young man OF prom
ise, and had be lived and remained in good
health he would undoubtedly have risen
to high plane in the commercial world,
as be had splendid business qualifications.
Personally. he was a splendid young man,
who was capable OF making many friends,
and holding them. He was good hearted.
courteous and genial, and it is truly q pity
that he should have been cut down in the
prime of life.
His death was the result Of an
operation that had been performed .
few days ago, in hopes of prolorging
his life and relieving him of the most ex-
cruciating pains. These pains were so in
tense that it is said that the application of
d hot iron to the eyes could not be worse.
1t was most unusual trouble toc-ths
formation of large stone in the small in
test.nes.
Frank was the son Of George NJ. Dick
sou, chairman of the boa rd of metropoii-
tan police commissioners. The many
friends of the heart broken parents are
very muck grieved at their loss, and this
grief was manifested in mauy quarters
and in various ways when the sad news be-
came public
The funeral will take place at 2 p. m. to-
day from the residence 1907 Pearce avenue.
The religious services will be conducted
by DR.. Winters.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
STARTLED THE LAWYERS.
Motion for New Trial Filed in = Divorce Case
Suits Filed, Estates Settled.

Judge Reeds time was taken up yester
day in listening 10 the case of Sankey,
| Campbell s. Amidon against Hoolihan,
suit for attorneys fees in the trial of the
| notorious Jim Creighton, Hool!ban gave
a note to secure the attorneys for their
| fees in defending Creighton. There was q
verdict for the plaintiff
After this case was disposed Of the court
adjourned till Monday.
The time of the court will be taken up
from now till the end of the month with
arguments on motions and demurers. The
new terms begins Jan. 3, 1894.
Frank Sayre was admitted to practice in
the district court.
S. W. Shattuck filed a suit against 9.
E Chrismore in a replevin suit.
A suit on account by A. II. Maxwell
against Eva c. Moore and W. R. Tucker,
was flied yesterday.
John Farrell. through his attorneys
O'Bryan &, Gordon, las filed motion for
new trial. and sets up the following rea-
sons therefor:
/. Because of irregularity in the pro-
eeedings.
q Because the court abused the discre-
tion given him by law.
5 Because Of misconduct of the plain
tiff.
l. Because of an accident and surprise
which ordinary prudence could not have
guarded against.
5. Because of excessive damage, appear
ing to have been given under the influence
of passion or prejudice.
6. Because of an error in the assessment
of the amount of recovery, the same being
too large.
Z. That the decision OF the court is not
sustained by sufficient evidence.
S That the decision of the court is con-
trary TO law.
The suit is that of May J. Farrell VS..
John Farrell, praying for divorce. The
case was tried and stubbornly contested,
but the verdict was for the plaintiff. aud
Mrs. Farrell was granted divorce Now
John kicks, and states his reasons. as
above sc, forth.
In the probate court an inventory aud
appraisemsn, of the estate Of Bessie II.
Baldwin Was filed.
In the matter Of the estate OF n. o. Bur
leigh, deed executed Friday was reported
TO his honor and approved.
A demand against the estate OF Sallie
Kennedy FOR sl,2sa44 was filed by W. z.
Kennedy. No date set for hes rim ::
Ths second annual account of D. F.
Boone, guardian OF the Hiuckley minors,
was filed and approved.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
COLLEGE NOTES,
What the Busy siudenis are Doing AZ the Sou,
western Business College.

Mr.. Shoemaker accepted position Al
book keeper in tie Ashland bank, Ash.
land, Kan.
Mr.. c. II. Thies called on Friday and en-,
gagged book-keeper and stenographer fol
bis bank in Enid, Oklahoma
Mr.. Z. T.. Matthews Of the shorthand
department is going home next week K
spend the holidays with his family g, Se-
dan, Kan.
Miss Alta Baker, who entered the short
hand department on Sept LIST. has attained
a speed Of l4o per minute and will re.
ceive her diploma this week
Messrs. johnson aud Crawford, WHO com.
pleted a partial course last year. returned
and have taken out scholarships for the re
maiuder Of the business course-
The shorthand department. viii have .
vacation from the Rad Of this mouth TO
Jan. 2nd. The business department will
remain 10 session during the holidays
The following enrol.ed during last week
Frank johnson, Thornton. Kan: Sam
Mills. Moran, Kan; j. 7. RouEke. C ".
Beatty. L. ". Beatty and Eeary Schn:tx-
Ter. Wichita, han.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
AMONG TIE BOOKS.
The New Proprietor OF Popular lis; ;itution
Entertains His Fatrons.

Mr.. Harry Goldsmith, the new proprie-
tor of the Wichita Book and News COM
pany, followed the established custom Of
that popular institution by holding the
annual holiday opening yesterday As a
result the store was crowded from morn
ing till night with ladies and childre n, all
of whom were delighted with the many
nice Christmas presents which were piled
up everywhere in endless variety. Shaw's
orchestra was present and filled the spac-
ious room with melody. Mr.. Goldsmith
was assisted in entertaining his visitors
by Mr.. VIII Troup and corps of some OF
the most popular young ladies and gentle
men of Wichita Mr. Goldsmith is a
splendid young business man and made
himself popular with the throns that
visited his store yesterday. many OF whom
did not have the pleasure Of meeting him
before. In the artistic arrangements of
the store as well as in other respects he
demonstrated that be is thoroughly fitted
for the advanced business methods OF the
most progressive city of the west
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
TACKLED THE WRONG MAN.
Grant Clecg Makes Quite Record with Burg
Lar at MatoOn.

Grant Clegg. of Wichita, Kansas. who
is visiting his uncle, I. T. Clegg. on Wa
bash avenue, had lively tussls with a
foot-pad last night. The fellow was prob
ably lying in wait for Mr.. Clegg and when
the gentleman stepped out into the back
yard, be was pounced upon aud.his watch
and chain torn from his vest. But the
robber had caught a tartar. Mr.. Clegg
grappled him aud secured his watch
which he threw back toward the house
and almost succeeded in overpowering the
foot-pad, who got away after desperate
struggle. The william drew knife and
cut through Mr.. Clegg's clothing and just
grazsd the skin. 1t is too bad the pluoky
gentleman did not have a loaded revolver
at the time.-Matoon Daily Journal.
A letter from Grant states that be has
recovered from the results Of the fight and
is ready TO maintain the honor of Wichita
in any similar engagement that might
occur.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
oBlPcagy.

john Il Wilson OF kingEsheE, o. T.,
died IN this city yesterday afternoon. g, ?
o'clock, of dropsy. aged 81 years
Mr.. Wilson came to the city a week ago
for mediea. treatment. and stopped a. the
residence of Mr. Weiseuf3uh, 2i5 Norsb
Market street WHARF he died. Medical
aid Was uuavsising. and he succunbei 70
the fell disease His wife and children
were a. h:s bedside when ,iesfa occurre<:
His rsmsius were shipfsd kissfi..er
last nigh, Tor iptegmeul
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
SIMPLY WONDERFUL

Hundreds and hundreds of boys and
girls, maids and maidens, beanx aud lass
es, fathers and mothers, uncles aud aunts.
cousins, bachelors, old maids, poured into
the Eagle Office all day Saturday for the
trip around the world portfolios. Tue
rush WAS so great that the rkrd invoce
was absorbed. BY Monday we expect the
car in with enough 10 supply all None
shall go away disappointed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
eAsrrEl.ps cnALLENerp.

The Wichita Cniversisy Football team
has se1f tie following challenge 70 tbs
Garfelds:
We, the Wichita University Football
team. hereby caalieaS= tie Garfield Foot
ball team for gaas~ II football. soT The
championship cs s1a hs-8 Kansas. TO te
aiayed GA Garfield .sRp1s. Saturday.
Dec -, -arnS ,o be Called al : o'clock ,.
N. A. Ehey azve nof p3ayst The best
team IL " seniga, they c&ases fairly claim
SLr CHAM psoaeasp. i. NJ WAGosEE
Aan.ger ". E. fooihsl. Team.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

A prominent citizen, during the days Of
Wichita's rapid growth, spent a good
many sleepless nights because he was
afraid there wouldn't be enough of the
county left for agricultural purposes
This same man is losing flesh now for fear
The people of the state will all he candi-
sates and no one left to do the voting.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
DON'T NIsuNnERsrANn

Coupon series number one is good iol
portfolio numb.r one any time during To,
next twenty weeks. Any three OF last
weeks coupons will get the first book. II
you have no. the coupons twenty-five
cents will buy the book.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
SOUP FOR TRAMPS.

From the Greensburc Republican Banner.
Wichita always pulls together. Follow
ing dwellings tramp order comes the
announcement that WIGHT: is to have a
soup house, and Marsh Murdock don't
even kick. 1t is pretty evident from the
EAGLE that the colonel is not in sympathy
with the governors policy, but when any
enterprise is started in Wichita Colonel
Nurdock puts his sholder to the wheel aud
lifts with all his might.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

All railroads will give rate Of one fare
and one third for the round trip to per
IONS attending the meeting of the State
Teachers association TO be held in Topeka
December 70, - and IS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

Come in any time with your three cou-
pons and eight cents and get your port
folio. The Car came in Saturday night.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
DON'T MISUNDEkSTAND.

DON'T MISUNDEKSTAND.
Your coupons are good for the cores
ponding series. For example number one,
three coupons of that series first week) is
good for the first part of tho portfolio for
the next twenty weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

Rev. n. Z. Harmon will preach at the
Oak Street Presbyterian church at II
O'Clock this morning.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
NOW READY.

STAMPS FOR SALE AT THE COUNT
ING ROOM
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
Cooked Food For Sale

By the Ladies Catering Club
Saturdays at knorr's III
North Main ST.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

My little boy Willie,
now six years old. two
years ago had a bunch
under one ear which the
doctor said was Scrof-
ula. AS it continued 10
grow he finally lanced il
and it discharged for
some time. We then be-
gan giving him Hoods
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17
SCrofuIa in the Neck

The following Is from Mrs. ]. ". Tillbrook.
wife oi The Mayor of McKeesport. Penn:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

Remfttarces may be made at our risk, either by
draft express ert IN bpy other way
is al the risk of the person sending IL Tive Iosis
ofce address in full il cding state ana county, II
address Is to lie Changed, give oio doofeSs as "eA
new.
BY CARRIERs-IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS.
TIE EAGLE is delivered by carriers in wichita
rnd all suburbs al 10 cent? week. Inc papeTT T ma R
ard will be served early and regularly
# service cbnnge of address Should De repor'eo
Immediately to the EAGLE onice
TO ADVERTISERS.
our rntes Of advertising shall be as low those OF
any other paper OF equal value AS an advertising
medium. ..t, Co.. &,
The Jroprietors reserve the right to reject ard I'D
Giscontinue any advertisement cohtracteo ioi
Fntersd in the postofice at Wichita AS second
class matter ard entered ior TRANSMISSION 'hrouih
Eastern once at Poom a. Tribune Building. New
York City and 800 ~ be Rookery." chicago wherS
ali contracts for foreign advertising will be made
and where files OF the paper Gun be seen. 5. C.
Beckwith, Agent. -
Readers Of the EAGLE when in New York City or
Chicago cGn copies y? the paper AT the oillce VI
our agent at the address given above.
All notices for entertainments of any KIND ln
which admiffance fee rs required Will bechareeu
at the rate OF five cent per ne pcr day, anu niust
be classified and win not be run AS pure reading
matter.
daily paper in Kansas and covers more terrltorSy
than any two Kansas dali les com bDed; reaching ~
towns on the day OF publication in Kansas, lD1ish
Territory Panhandle OF Texas and eastern Coio--
RADIO. The columns RI the EAGLE have been testeG
and proved to be the best advertising medium IN te
Southwest The only daily that reaches all tc TER
ritory above nhIr ed on day OF publication AS ah
advertising medium It is unexcciled
The FAGIF will he found OF file az the office
Of the American Newspaper Publishers asso-
ciation-office on the ground floor of the
Administration Building-during the Exposi
ION.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

HOODS PILLS do not weaken. but aid
lixestion and tone the stomach. Try them. sc.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-17

Willie Tillbrook. -Ssrsapariila and he i'm
proved very rapidly until the sore healed up.
Last winter il broke out again. followed by
Erysipeias. We again gave him Hoods Sar-
saparisfs~ with most excellent results and he
has had no further trouble. His cure is due 10
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
ETCHINGS.

OVER slo6, 900 was Melted by the re-
cent sale in Paris of the collection of
pictures belonging to NJ. Coquelin
aine.
Miss SELMA HARRIS, OF Frankfort,
KY, has been asked by the author of
"Ben-Hur" to sit for a picture of
Esther.
In the spring of 1889 a Hungarian
jew sent TO "a Vienna paper a grain Of
wheat on which he had written 500
words taken from Sissot's book of
Vienna. al, 81
THE S~tonehenge monument con-
sisted, when entire, of two circles and
two ovals, the outer circle being COM
posed Of 90 stones, each from IS to 20
feet in height. '",.
"A PRISONER in the Montana peniten-
tiary at Deer Lodge is quite an artist
in wood. He carved upon a single
stick the heads Of all the presidents of
the United States, and the Licensees
are said to be excellent. W
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

There was reported recently the
discovery Of an ancient copy Of the
Syriac Gospels. Another biblical manu-
script of great interest to scholars has
been brought to this country by Rev.
William Scott Watson, Of Towerhill,
N. J. 1t Is q codex of the Samaritan
Pentateuch, which he discovered In
Palestine. 1t gives the Hebrew text Of
the Five Books of Moses in the old
Samaritan characters ON 53s pages of
parchment and eleven pages of paper,
A c~fyptogram found In the parchment
portion states that II was written by
abraham, the son Of Israel, the son! Of
Ephraim, the 10 OF Joseph, the prince,
king OF Israel" sin the year six hun
dred and tw~enty-hine Of the Kingdom
OF tshain@l' This manuscript, whicfs IS
unique in America, is 1874 years older.
than the earliest dated Samaritan man
uscript in the British museum.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
TOUCHES OF ART.


THE French government has bought
of W. I. Daunat, the American painter
in Paris, his PORTRAIT of Miss L. H."
shown atsthe salon Of 1855 and again at
the Universal exposition of 1889. 1t
will be placed at the Luxembourg.
THE picture galleries Of Rome are to
be illustratedb by acknowledgements
with the carbon process. A selection
of paintings, three hundred and TWEEN
ty-four in humber, will be issued in
portfolios, with lctterpress written by
Prof. Ventura, director of the Royal
museum at Rome.
THE German sculptor, Josef Kopf,
who lives at Rome and has n ~atelier in
Baden Baden, has presented the con-
tents of that studio to the grand duke
of Baden with the request that they
be kept as a museum for the citizens
and guests. There are many paintings
and tapestries besides the sculptures
by KoPf.
A ROMAN tomb has been unearthed
at Cologne containing the bones of a
man, n silver sword handle with an in
scription and an inkstand of bronze.
The sword grasp is inlaid with gold
and enamel, and the inkstapd is rich
in decoration. A coin of Gordian III.
gives ONE clew to the period of the In.
terment.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
LOVERS OF THE WHEEL

A oNE-LEaeED bicylist rode all the
way on his wheel from San Francisco
to Chicago. His name is +. S. Beedle-
ELEVEN blind men lately rode In
company on bicycles from London to.
birmingham, "a distance Of one hun
bred miles
TIE winner in the military ride be-
tween Vienna and Berlin last fall COW
cred the distance in seventy-one hours
and forty minutes. Fischer, who won
tho bicycle rae over the same road,
took thirty-one hours to accomplish
the task. The regular express trsins
make the trip In sixteen hours.
Mas DUDLEY, an English bicyclist,
holds the record for long-distance rid.
ing by women. She made the distance
ofone hundred miles, between Hitchin
and Lincoln. In little more than seven
hours. or ct an average speed Of nearly
fourteen miles IN hour. This, too, In
rtguiation petticoats, and not the new
style of wheeling t~roussr%-washing
~ Post
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
FOR WORK.
Unemployed Poles Create a Series of Riots
10 Detroit, Mich-The Mobs Dispersed
by Police.

Unemployed Poles Create a Series of Riots
In Detroit, MiCh-The Mobs Dispersed
by Police.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 26.-A crowd
Of Polish laborers clamoring for work
filled the corridors of the city hall.
The board of public works had no work
for them and the crowd repaired TO
Grand River avenue aud attempted
to force tho laborers employed on a
paving contract to quit work so they
could GO to work themselves. The mob
made demonstrations with their shovels
and many personal encounters took
place between the members of the two
factions. One mar was struck on the
head with a shovel and seriously hurt.
A squad of policemen at the point Of
revolvers finally managed to dispense
the mob on Grand River avenue.
Then the mob started for Montcalm
street, where another gang of PAYERS
were working. At Grand Circus park
the police and moi came together
again. The policemen were largely
outnumbered, but a liberal display Of
revolvers by the officers overawed the
mob. Clubs were freely used, and some
of the mob were roughly handled be.
fore being dispersed. More trouble is
feared. H.Ie f,"s,i f,-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
Echoes of the Eastern storm.

New YORK, Aug. Se.-Stories of loss
to life and shipping by Thursdays
storms are still coming in, Stephen
Cooper, Of the pilotboat Thomas d.
Harrison, reported that when 30 miles
off the Highlands at s o'clock Thurs
day afternoon he picked up a man
clinging to the mast head Of a sunken
wreck. He proved to be the only sur
vivor of the schooner Narragansett,
Capt. Chase, bound from Philadelphia
for Waltham, Mass, coal laden, which
founderded during the hurricane. The
crew of five men were all lost, and the
survivor was for seven hours on the
mast before being picked up. Z
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
August.


Ny wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be.
came d burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, l purchased a
bottle Of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. My wife received i'm.
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs I6s pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
~'deleterious results as vas formerly
the case. G. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. q
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

-Minnie-"I never could bring my.
self to marty u iian who had been
divorced. Ughl" Mamie-"He'd be
lots better than a widower, anyway.
He couldn't be Dragging about his first
wife all the time. indianapolis Jour
,.,t Wa ."|'
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

fofthented with dyspepsia, you could not
give him better advice than TO adopt and
stick to n course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, finest and safest Of tonics and regula-
tors. This Is no barren assertion. Expe-
rience has proved, physicians aud the public
certify to it No less emphatic is their In.
dorsement Of 1t as q remedy for malarial
disease, constipation, rheumatism, kidney
disease, govt and neuralgia Use it with
persistence. Z
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
A victim OF the south chicago Fire.

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-It is found that
the I'M uries of Mrs. Francis Colburn,
who lived at 159 N~inety-first street
may prove fatal. Mrs. Colburn had
safely escaped from her house, but re-
turned to get her pocketbook. After
securing the book she started to run
from the blazing building and ran
against the door frame. Stunned by
the shock, she fell fainting to the
ground, where she was discovered by
some neighbors a few moments later.
She is suffering from extreme
prostration and the inhalation Of
smoke, and it is feared will not recover
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31
HILL ON SILVER.
The New, York Senator Presents
En..r His Views, !
The Causes Leading Up to tho Prevailing
Monetary Crisis Reviewed and
the Permanent Remedy
Prescribed.

! WARRINGTON, Aug, 1.-At this citSe OF Tho
routine mQrnlpg business. Mr.. Hill dem. N.
w Addressed the chair and was recogni.et.
but yielded 70 Mr.. Nest dem, MOI WHO had
tho clerk read q communication to him tMr.
vestj from the director OF the mint, giving
statistics OF the purchase, cost and COINAGE di
silver. Mr.. Vest said that no assumed from Inc
real manifested by the advocates Or The uncondi.
ticnal repoei VI y sherman act that the
ercAt tptns ~ he deeided IN the interest Of the
american people was q parity between the two
metals and that the commercial ratio should
be Us far as possible the same rs tho ratio es-
tnbltshed by statute, The commercial ratio
had been UP to within A few days es 10 | while
the legal ratio ives 10 pi6 TO !. and he took Il
for granted that II there was to be On attempt
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

PHILADELPHIA, Aug e6.--Assistant
Engineer Albert Smith OF the Reading
Railroad Co.'S steam colliery Panther,
which, with the barge LAksns Valley,
was lost off the Long Island coast
about 8 { o'clock Thursday morning, arr
rived here yesterday. OF the twenty
persons on the two vessels osly two
were saved--Engineer Albert smith
and q fireman employed on the Pan.
Their. Mr.. Smith Is not positivs ~ u
ths name Of the latter.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

or the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has n per-
manently beneficial effect on the human sys-
tenn, while the cheap vegetable extracts and
mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines,
are permanently injurious. Being we'll in
formed, you will use the true remedy only.
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. " TH
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-08-31

"wHAr makes the weather 90 uncertslni'
said the man with his coat buttoned up TO
his chin. ~ guess the Thermometer must
have taken q drop too much,'' replied his
friend, with . SILVER. Washington Stare