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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.

Last Saturday afternoon as Mrs. Slower,
whose husband runs n laundry on Market
street. In company with her son was driv-
ing along the public road near Goddard.
she passed a farm within the yard OF which
q team was hitched. The gateway throug n
which the team was driven was left open.
and lust rs Mrs. Slower was opposite this
opening 4 steam thresher also PASSED aloD s
the road This frightened the farm team.
and II dashed out into the road and liter
ally ran over the buggy in which Mrs.
Slower and her son were. The buggy was
completely wrecked. tha boy was bsfiy
hurt and Mrs Slower WAS fTightfuliy
crippled. having brr thigh bone broker,
aud receiving her serious Injuries She
was put III spring wagon, Oh Il spring
bed. aud conveyed 20 HOWE. aud i was
midnight before the injured woman
reached her home. And the curious part
of the matter MAS that fhr i9gary 10 her
thigh was not oi-covered iii s.-xt day. 50
serious were her ether iajar.es aad tnnse
OF her sou.
Last L ght Mrs Slower was resting com
forlab.y. and hopes were entertained that
she would survive tie terrible shock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
STkIPLETS.

Judge Campbell was passenger on last
nights south bound Santa Fe. He was
going TO Arkansas City to see the fun.
The merchant who kept bis store open
last Sunday violated the ordinance, but he
raked in whole lot Of boomers money.
There was great demand for provisions.
A colored preacher from Kansas City
was among the south bound Santa Fe
passengers last night. He has a sermon
prepared for next Sunday which he says
he will deliver at Perry, as he proposes
that colored minister shall be the first to
preach there.
A private dispatch received hero yester-
day morning stated that trains would be
allowed to enter the strip at noon Satur.
day under certain regulations prescribed
by Hoke Smith. This will materially de-
crease the demand for horses.
A telephone message from Wellington
last hight stated that over 2 800 boomer
wagons passed through there yesterday.
The report that two or three men had
been killed at Arkansas City yesterday
was fake.
dispatch from Guthrie yesterday
stated that the governor has been requested
to prohibit the carrying Of deadly
weapons into the strip on opening day.
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THE UNITED STATES DlsrElcr COURT.

The regular fall term of the. district
court for the Second district of Kansas
convened in this city yesterday, Judge
Cassius G. Foster on the bench, aud Mr..
Ady as attorney. Mr. Perry has been con
tirmed as attorney for this district, but
has not yet received mis- commission.
Judge Foster shows the ravages of thu
dire disease that has held him almost
PROSTATE since he held court here three
years ago. His voice is weak. and he had
assistance in calling the docket. But ht
is gaining rapidly, and it will only be {
short time till he will be entirely recov-
cred. And for this happy consNnmatlor
his many friends devotedlY wish.
The following well-known attorneys
from abroad were in the court room early
in the morning, and many others came il
during the day: Judge S. r. Peters, New
ton; Mr. A. Fyke, Kansas City, Mo-; Johr
A. Eaton, Winfield; Milton Brown. Garder
City; f. F. Prigg. Hutchinson. c. S. Bow
man, Newton; c. L. Brown, Winfield
George Getty, Garden City; H. N. Jack
son, Atchison Eugene Hagan. A. r. Jet
more, g. A. Whitcomb, Charles B. Smith
and W. H, Rossington, Topeka; w. j.
Patterson, Lawrence, and W. p. Hackney.
Winfield.
The docket this term is a large one. but
for all that the term will be short, prob
ably not to exceed ten days. to be followed
by an adjourned term late in the fall OF
early in the winter.
The grand jury was sworn soon after
court opened, and after being instructed
by the judge retired. John N. Wilson Of
Garden City is foreman.
The Clyde Maddux case is again post
poned, and will probably come up at the
adjourned term at which Judge Williams
will preside.
The civil docket was called through be-
fore noon and cases assigned or otherwise
disposed of.
At the afternoon session business was
commenced in earnest, and will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Leon DeBost. Marshal Walkers efficient
deputy, is in command.
There is a long, loud, leviathaI wall 60
ing up because the elevator is not running
When sick men aud fat and tired men
have 10 climb three or four flights of stairs
on DAYS when the fire of an incendiary SUI
is raging, it is enough to make Christians
swear.
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OFF FOR HIS NEW HOME.

Mr.. C. A. Van Ness finished packing his
household effects yesterday and last even
ing took the train for I'll Reno. his future
home. Mrs " will follow in Il few days.
1t is not exactly pleasant to give up such
q family. They were not only among the
earliest settlers Of this valley. but Mr..
Van Ness has been prominent man.
politically aud otherwise for twenty
years. In all the public stations he has
held no breath Of criticism has ever been
heard, NO charge OF fncompeteucy or dis
honesty made. There is no varying In bis
life or character. Solid. conservative.
level headed aud conscientious no one
who has ever tied TO him has found him
wanting or been disappointed. His word
has always been as good N bis bond IN
every relation and ia all capacities. The
EAGLE in commanding him to bis new
neighbors and associations can only wish
him success 10 all his undertakings.
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POLICE COURT.

Business was not so voluminous IS one
woald expect to find it on Monday morn
ing. only two persons appearing before his
honor.
A Ross, an individual who perferred the
comforts of home to those of the bastile.
even though he was drunk, put up bond
for his appearance at the usual hour, but
did not have sufficient courage to face the
'music," and forfeited his money.
John Rossler was charged with being
drunk and Disturbing the peace. He, too,
forfeited bond, which, twas said. some
friends put up for him.
Jim Jones, who INDUCES in sport that
too many engage in, that of fast driving,
forfeited S. bond.
Mat Langan, on whose head the frosts
of sixty winters glistened. was charged
with being drunk, while his patient and
loving wife, with bowed head listened
with tears in her eyes to his confession Of
guilt and how she explained to the judge
that s. was all the money she had in the
world His Honor spoke to her kindly,
and said the chief would arrange the
matter.
James johnson forfeited $40 rather than
sleep in that abhorred place.
James Reeson plead guilty to disturb
ing the peace aud was mulcted In the sum
of So
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srEAI.InG KvEkYTnIxe.

There are Thousand % honest people
going to ;be strip TO get homes. but there
are Others wbc.e honesty does as. bafosss
them very much, - sesersi citszsg< ~
Wichita and the surrounding country - o
testify TO. There Is oct a q gist ibat sores
are not stolen bY The score and sunday
nsrht was 40 exemption. While Joaa
ID Davis and isis ssie were listening saD-
6sy uixa. 70 osie Of tjle siszi1~gt s~rsssesss 81
Rev boa. = Col; % ;ts FIRST Ms;Bosisss
CHURCH sa14se oue withna; she love 81 & 81
or the fear If the Devil is bis 1sass .fs'sJp~ti
into rhesr bugs< thst stool ia r. 5tst s.f shs
Church aad drove assg. NesiesE Ike
horse mcr bnggy has since beea ssra ssId
tie tneIses are esiaeatiy Gear Ihz
Cherokee "trip IIne 81 tails iiuss- AboTi,
isss other tscrs~s are reported 10 have I-xn
s.oless that nlg.as from elfkx@rs II ~ .e1sfz
Farmers who ear.s Iss fs0sss every direct
lou Yesterday ssT fhsx tsss ssass1. fer u =.
s..s either ~i4e 81 " icb.sa are ssrrssa a9sa
ct~s. sbfseks AID essck~ "a feathers fssSotn
ers If vicious fEIut< hzFe 10 tzsss fss1ezsos.s
stost jumping Sato = ssrFn Eeiss sEss isEiae,
- Igsans ears OF c0Fss a. thst essz. Esassie
aud ssx3g faSra - their - srxz lssssifesY
thy 70 1s0sss the read. ft-F Irxsf cBseA-
cts IN yree1seiy Ga< sss1se n4sass~s. asd
sasazer. si.i u S.ad w-sa iise cssvia IS
Dssg.
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IN THE TOLLS.
TIE FOUR MOUND VALLEY ROB.
BERS IN TOWN.
The Man Who Killed the Messenger
Made Confession Valise Full
Of Stolen Watches

Sunday night the Santa Fe train brought
to Wichita among its other passengers the
four men who robbed the Frisco train at
Mound Valley and killed Express Mes
senger Chapman. Lass week. The quar-
tette of GRIMM ais were in charge of Deputy
United States Marshals jackson and {.
Taylor Hicks. by whom they were cap
tured at Ingalls,, Oklahoma. ana put on
the Santa Fe train quietly at Orlando
Sunday lest the immense number of boom
ers there might interfere with them. The
four are named Walter Curry, Charlie
Rowhut and George aud Charles McCune.
An EAGLE reporter met them at the de-
pot but they were svlien and
stubborn and would not talk.
They were not bad looking fell
lows By any means and the Mound Val.
ley incident was evidently the first act of
any note in their criminal career. Mar
shall Jackson felt elated over the success
Of his efforts at capture and will receive at
least reward of $1,000 as the state offered
a reward of $500 for the capture OF each of
the participants in the Mound Valley rob-
berry. When they arrived here each of
them was chained to seat OF the santa
Fe smoking car and while they were being
transferred to the Frisco train they were
chained together From here they were
taken to Oswego, but as excitement ran
high there they were taken to Cherryvale
to prevent being lynched.
When the robbery was committed Mar
shall Jackson took up their trail at the
scene of the theft and murder, and fol-
lowed it with an eagle eye until he reached
Ingalls,, O. T., where he caught up with
them and arrested them so nicely that they
had no time to offer resistance.
After being handcuffed valise found
with them was searched, and many
watches and articles of jewelry were
found therein. Whisky led to their
apprehension. After the robbery was
committed the three actual partici-
pants went over the brow of a
hill, where the fourth party
naQ q QOuDio Sedteu SouACieS
in readiness to drive them out of the coun-
try. They at once drove to Coffeyville
where George McCune got drunk and told
an old chum of his named Sam Jones what
he had done. The party then started south
and Jones informed the officers what he
had heard. The officers informed jackson
who was on their trail and having good
description of them increased his speed in
pursuit with the result above stated. Mr..
Jackson ''looked wise" when asked wheth'
er any of them had made confession
and said nothing. 1t is known, how
ever, that one of them did admit that
they were the parties that committed
the robbery and that he was the
man who fired the first fatal shot at Mes
senger Chapman. The revolver found at
the scene of the robbery belonged to Curry,
and as the shot that killed Chapman was
fired from this weapon, Curry is evidently
the man that made the confession.
AS the mail was tempered with on that
occasion it is thought that the United
States will commence the prosecutions.
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For the Eagle.

A little maiden climbed an old mans knee;
Tell me story. uncle. please;
Why are you busted? why are you broke?
why is your watch in pawn? clothes ali IN
soak:''
II had Doodle long years ago.
Where it is now you will soon know;
How lost my money. how I lost my grip!
/ was a chufnp, dear, and went to the strip"
After the strip is opened. after the run is
made,
After your horses are buried, after your debts
are paid,
Many the sucker is kicking, many viii lose
their grip,
Many a man will wish he'd been hung ere going
to the strip.
II got claim. child, in that promised land.
Twelve miles from water, twenty fee. from
sand,
Then came my wife, dear. my love, my own.
Go hustle for water, I'm dry as a bone
When returned. pet. there stood man
Holding six-shooter as only sooner csni
This is my claim. pard; git up and git
l nearly broke my neck, dear, leaving the
strip.
Chorus
I'm back in Kansas, where 1 should have
Stald:
l will be contented when my debts are paid:
My wife is happy, willing to stay,
And of the strip trip we speak every day.
One day letter from that sooner man
His name was Jerry Simpson, so the letter ran;
His breaks in congrsss made him lose his grip;
That's why he wanted my claim in the strip"
DR. J. H STEWARD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
JInGE CHITrY DEAD

Judge Gritty, one Of the oldest lawyers
at the Wichita bar. passed away Sunday at
ripe old age aud honored and respected
by all who knew him. The funeral services
will be held at the family residence. 81
North Hydraulic avenue. today at las a.
m. All friends of the family invited to he
present. Short services will be leld at the
residence. after which the remains viii he
taken to the Missouri Pacific train and
taken to Metamora, Ills. his former resi-
deuce, where he will be inferred by the
Masonic fraternity. His son, who arrived
last night from Washington, will accom-
pany the remains
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THANKS
WICHITA. Kan S


WICHITA. Kan, Sept 10, 1898.
The directors of the Wichita Children 3
House gratefully Acknowledges the the
following donations during the month OF
August:
CASH
Robert Jacks, monthly subscriptions. ".
John Moore, monthly subscriptions. IL.
Mrs. c. A. Walker, membership, 81.
Miss Eva Walker, membership, III.
Jennie NcAlister, bananas.
Oracle Murdoch, May Gallagher. Geor.
gia AxteI. Maud Cryderman. Mission
Band OF Empor,a avenue Baptist church.
basket OF oranges. lemons. potatoes,
crackers. bonHnas, bread. nuts. etc.
Jessie Holiipgswortb. clothing aud doll
pictures.
J. NJ Hariin ard J. 81. Bell. melons.
Lehman & Hig2inson. box OF soap.
Presbyterian Aid society, west side.
Mrs. Il. Z. Lawrence. president, cona'
tiou Of sewing.
Mrs. FoGts. clothing.
Charles Marx. literature
Mrs. T. f. Smith, canned fruita-
Mrs Marsion, clothing aud books
The EAGLE company. daily paper
NAET ". BUczSEI:. Fin. Sec
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
THE FAIR.
IT WAS FORMALLY OPENED YES.
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
It Promises to be Great Success as the
Display is Better Than Any Ever
Before Witnessed in Wichita.

| The Sedgwick county fair opened yes
| terday under the most favorable auspices
and it proves to be great success from
the standpoint Of a display OF products
and racing. In addition to the regular
supply of permanent buildings six OF
seven large tents, nearly as large as circus
tents have been put up to afford addi-
tional facilities for exhibitors, and they
| will all be full.
| Yesterday being opening day all the
displays were not in, but hundred ham
mers were kept busy driving nails pre-
| paratory to hanging art displays and such
things.
Nearly all the privileges were sold and
| the enterprises started and as a conse-
quence lively scene was witnessed with
men and women vociferously eulogizing
their goois.
There was no charge made for admis-
sion at the gate and many took advantage
of it ana were delighted with what they
saw.
tie, horses and sheep, is very fine and is al
ready much larger than the entire dis
play made last year.
There was no racing on the program
yesterday but some shot stuff in that
line may be expected today. There is as
fine field of horses present as has ever
been seen in Wichita and ali of them
come from the best of stables.
AS the purses are liberal there will
be some pretty contests and nobody
can afford to miss them. The track is in
fine shape. and roller and sprinkler
were kept busy on it all day yesterday,
This forenoon the horse and stock dis
play will take place in front of the grand
stand SO that every spectator might see 1t
without having to trot all round the
grounds to do so. This Is "a new departure
and will be highly appreciated. 1t was in
| tended to give list of the variety of ami
mails in this display but space forbids it in
this issue, 1t is only the naked truth,
however, to say hat this forenoon's exhibit
of sock will be the finest ever seen IN
this city. The races today will be five in
number and are as follows:
l. Trotting. stake. Foals of 1892, 500
class.
2 Trotting, purse. 2:45 class.
8. Pacing, purse. 2:40 class.
4. Trotting, purse. 2:l7 class.
3. Running purse. y mile dash.
Iu order to see all these it is necessary to
be at the fair early in the afternoon as
the start will be made promptly.
NOTES.
Thomas Shaw's baby show will be held
Wednesday and it promises to be a
great event. A White sewing machine
will be given to the hapdsomest little one
under twelve months.
The Rainmakers will! be here on Friday
instead of Saturday, and nobody should
miss seeing their experiments.
The balloon ascension on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday will be out of sight.
The big days viii be Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Superintendent George Hartman, of the
Santa Fe was a spectator OF the fine stock
at the fair grounds yesterday.
The fair association have wisely con-
Guided to sprinkle Lawrence avenue from
Douglas south for the benefit of fair visi-
tors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
A BREAD FAMINE

The bakers of Wichita are as busy as
nailers and every shop is working over
time. The cause of this is a bread famine
at Hunneweli and other points on the bor-
der where boomers have congregated in
large numbers. Yesterday a heavy requi-
sition was made on Wichita with the re-
suit that an extra express car was sent
down over the Santa Fe last night with
great big stacks OF bread. About two
mere cars OF bread will be shipped todsy
to Caldwell, Hunneweil and kiowa. 1t
does not take long for q. GOO boomers with
good appetites TO get away with car or
two of bread, but fortunately Wichita IS
fixed for them. and can supply them if
they were as many more.
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THOUSANDS REGISTERING.

NJ. A. Jacobs, chief clerk Of the general
land office, with headquarters in this city,
received kilograms last night from Cald
we'll, Hunnewell and Arkansas City with
reference to the registration for the day.
Just 5000 persons were registered at these
three places, 200 at Arkansas City, 1,S2l
at Hunnewell and $50 at Caldwell. A,
the same ratio they can accommodate IS, 0O(
in the time allotted for them before the
opening. This would indicate that no,
more than about $4,000 can be accomodat
ed at all the booths. and as it is now esti-
mated that nearly 150, 900 people will enter
the strip somebody is going to get left.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-12
GARFIELD UNIVERSITY.
Annual Reunion Exercises.

DESPITE the nseasonable heat and dust
the gathering of old students, friends and
teachers at the Garfield last night WAS a
hagpy occasion. Mrs. Mccoy and Miss
Inez Creditor fully sustained in their num-
bers the high standard of artistic excel
lence so we'll known to them in this city.
Sheridan Ploughe of Hutchinson, class
of 80, responded in a neat speech to the
toast Our Alumni" tracing the history
Of their work in various fields and in
prominent positions from England to
California.
The annual address by President Griffin
on "The Universities in Modern Life" was
an aJraignment of those who ''sing the
praise of ignorance" and commensurate or
sheer at the college gradurte" and higher
learning. Such men rs the Elder Astor,
A. L. Stewart. Chauncey NJ. Depew. etc..
college men all, can hardly be counted
failures. Statistics prove, if anthing.
that in the case of the highest position
within the gift of the American people,
college education has increased the
chances for obtaining that position
from l in 1900 to in 4-or
about 80 times-other calilngs
professions, and occupations would show
like or more favorable results. The Uni
versities have been the life. and the organ
ized intellectual and moral forces in every
nation. They fill society with "A richer,
higher current and save it from becoming
mercenary and sordid.
They are the regenerators and emanci-
pators OF the modern world-Its thought
leaders. searching, disclosing, revealing
new truth, dispellng old errors. elevating.
broadening, bringing men nearer to the
heart OF nature, OF humanity, of Gos-des-
tined to create new heavens ana new
earth, and 10 people them with a higher,
diviner race of gods aud men.
Owing to Mrs, Waiden's fatigue from
her worlds fair trip from which she had
inst returned, she was unable 10 be present
much to the disappointment OF those
present.
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PERSONALS.
c. T.. Goodwin. Monet. is in the city.
&c. Gum. Great Bend, is in the city.

C. f.. Goodwin. Monett. is in the city.
&c. Gum, Great Bend, is in the city.
John S. Donnes, Marion, is in the city.
George N. Wilson, Fredonia, is in the
city.
i. E Steele, Newton, is down on bust
hess.
f. F. Bell, Harrington, was in town last
Dight.
w. T. Walker, Beaver, o. T., is up on
business.
G. A. Milton, Dodge City, is a guest at
the Carey.
F. G. Bills, Garden City, was ia the city
yesterday.
c. Nj. Wickwire, Great Bend, is at the
Manhattan.
n. l.. Hallowell, Coldwater, was in town
last night.
ID. w. Peel, Bentonville, Ark. is visi-
tor in the city.
+. NJ Cronkrite, Memphis was in the
city yesterday.
john NJ. Grant, Oswego, was at the
Carey Monday.
T. S. Qnintou, Topeka, was visitor in
the city Monday.
John Z. Morton, Topeka, was at the
Carey last night.
Alex g. Black. Bentonville. Ark, was in
the city yesterday.
G. W. Hallenbead, Coldwater, was in
the city yesterday.
w. A. Snoddy. EmporIa, was at the
Manhattan Monday.
c. S. Ingersoll. Garden City, was at the
Manhattan yesterday.
George NJ. Craig. Bentonville, Ark, was
at the Carey yesterday.
Arson B. Conrad Newton, was down
yesterday on business.
Charles A. Brlce, Sedgwick, was down
Oh business yesterday.
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TOOK THE FLAG.

An unbalanced individual named John
son attacked the Salvation army last
night while they were praying on the cor
ner of Maain and Douglas and held them
up. He struggled TO get hold of their flag
and after hard effort. which nearly pre-
cipitated riot, succeeded. The police
were summoned. aud after struggle sue
ceeded in arresting johnson and putting
him in the city bastile. The flag was re-
turned to the army and they retraced their
steps to their tent on North Main street
joyfuly singing, Praise God From
Whom ETC."
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II was reported In the associated press
dispatches Sunday morning thai Madam
Wright who was so brutality murderer al
Kansas City Saturday night. was sisi~-
10 Bat Mastersop. the famous Dodge { ~
ex-msrshal The report was not tra-
Bat Mssierson never lad but one sister
aud she IS the wife % ex-ehief OF poles
Jimmy kearns OF this CITY. Bat Master
son's brother who lives ia this city sssd
last night that ne never beard Of the
Wright woman and j. a. loss 70 kuosz
how she could t~ mixed up With bis fam
lily IN The press reports.
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NO QUORUM.

When Mayor Cox called the council TO
order last night be looked into the faces OF
only four city fathers. Eight seats were
vacant and nothing remained to be done
but adjourn Seven OF these eight had
gone TO the strip and two wards were out
and out orphans with not father left. Il
is hard to tell, until the scramble for town
lots is over. bow many counciimen will be
left In the city, but there will be at least
three vacancies 10 be filed By special
election although no designations have
been banded ia 20 far.
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rogNtTTEE AprolSTED.

atam meeting Of tie Republican central
COMMITTEES. held yesterday at their rooms
above 10 North Mails street. ta- folioviu <
were appointed A. AZ executive committee.
". F. Walker. w = CorsT-ff. y j .IoAa-
soa. ii. :. oliver. Thomas Gloser, J. II
AlexnufieT. AaFr.s 1. LeFJ. } w. Chand.
Ter. IL. {. Boyle and Eli Laagaoa.