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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
A RAILROAD RAINMAKER.

From the Leavenworth Times.
Again the terrible railroads are enter
ing into a conspiracy against the rights
of the people. Last year the rainmakers
did a lucrative business in parts Of this
state and they have begun again this
wear, But now comes the announce
ment that the Rock Island railroad is 60
ing to into the rainmaking business, or,
rather. it is going to experiment, 1t has
been discovered .hat the secret of the
rainnakers is in the charging of hydro
gen gas with electricity and letting it off
into the air, the theory being that THIS
will form a storm center. It is only
a theory as yet, for, While rains have
followed some of the experiments
there is no good reason for believing
that thew were result Of the expert
ments. But so long as the people could
be humbugged Just so long ralnmaklng
NAV continue 10 be profitable. But now
the great railroad corporation steps In
and will make ram for nothing, If 1t can
be done. The railroad has the advant-
age Of having powerful electric bat
teries-more powerful than small ram
making company can afford to use. and
this. together with the fact that tbs
road will furnish rain free, if 1t furnishes
il at all. will crush out competition.
Listen now for the howl against the
soulless corporation! Down with the
rainmaking trust.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
FUSION IS DEAD.

The EAGLE and other Republican
papers freely predicted as the beginning
Of the fusion movement between the
Democratic ana Peoples parties would
prove the death of tie new party, and
there are abundant evidences that the
predicted has already viItualiy come 20
mass. Some Of the more intelligent
leaders Of the new party realize the
situation and would, if they could, avert
the inevitable. but it Is . hopeless task.
The subioined from CYRUS Cornine's
paper, The People, published IN Topeka,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The New York World deserves credit
for stroke of genius in discovering the
only argument in behalf OF Secretary
Carlisles request for gold from the New
York bankers that is calculated TO appeal
strongly to Wall street. The World sug-
gests that if the west and south receive
no assistance from Wall street i'll rescu-
ing the national credit, the bankers OF
New York need expect no assistance
from the west and south for the repeal OF
the silver law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

Topeka is threatened with big SEN
sation. 4 person named tuitord says
Mayor Jones promised him before the
election the position of street commits
sioner, if elected, and, since Jones IN
stallation as mayor, he has appointed
another person to the position FulfoTd
alleges he promised to him. fulford
saws he will have Mayor Jones arrested
and prosecuted under the new election
law. but il is more than probable that 1T
is simply little scheme to put Topeka
abreast of Atchison and Kansas City in
the matter of wrangling over the mayor S
office
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

That ruling of the acting secretary of
the treasury in regard to the excess of
duty on imported wool, wherein he
orders the refunding of 80 per cent of
the duties paid, is in the nature of a
wind fall to the importers but nobody else
will be benefited thereby-the imported
goods ard goods manufactured from
imported woods have passed into the
hands of dealers and consumers who
paid to the importers and manufacturers
the amount of the excess IN the purchase
price of the goods. Talk about looting
The treasury for private and individu-
al benefit. How does this little scheme
sil.iL-a NGI :.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
LITERARY NOTES.

Harper's Weekly, published May 3,
will be largely devoted to the illustration
of the great naval review at New York.
Occupying the front page viii be a char
acteristic picture of striking naval IN
cident drawn by T. de Thulstrup. a
double-page illustration will present a
view of the fleet as it appeared at the
time of the review, while a superb eight
page supplement Will illustrate the pass
age of the vessels from the bay 10 their
anchorage in the North river. Other
scenes and incidents of the occasion Will
be appropriately illustrated. The num-
Der will also contain an attractive mis-
ceilany Of timely articles on other sub
iects of current interest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
Courts Of Cancellation.

From the Topeka Journal
North Dakota has pretty near as many
new ideas rs Kansas. The state now
has a new law which provides for the
establishment of courts OF conclllauon.
At the election in town, city or village OF
a justice of the peace. four commission
ers of Cancellation are also to be elected,
and fof the same term OF office The
commissioners are to serve, two at time
with the justice OF the peace, in hearing
pleadings and testimony in civil cases be
fore the action IS brought into court IN
the usual manner The hearings are TO
be conducted entirely without attor-
neys. and the statement of the principals
in the action will be the chief testimony
After hearing both sides. the justice end
commissioners are bound to try 10 bring
about an understanding between the two
parties on the basis of justice, and to re.
move the necessity Of more formal
legal action. None of the proceedings
in the court of Cancellation are to be
used in testimony in any action which
NAV follow Iowa is said TO have found
such an institution highly useful. The
object is of course to- decrease litigation
and facilitate adjustments OF misunder-
standings growing out OF small matters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
(utlCulra
ReSOIvellt
Died on q Train.

From the Newton kansan.
Mrs. Cora Belle Chan, wife of George
w Chan president of the Chinese board
of commissioners for the worlds far.
died yesterday morning about $50
O'Clock, aboard Santa Re tram. between
HalStead and this city, while travelling
from FL Paso, Tex, TO Chicago. she
was afflicted with consumption and had
been TO FL Paso in search of health. but
Mr. CHAINS official duties requiring him
to be in Chicago at the opening Of the
fair they were obliged TO leave that
warmer climate Mrs. Clan was al
American woman about 20 years Old
and beautiful blonde, the daughter oI
Mrs. Jennie Dewitt of Shell Rock, Ia.
who was with her at death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The shuttle-cock of labor trouble is
again oscillating at Homestead, Pa. The
new men who took the places OF the
union strikers who went out at the
time of the big trouble a year ago.
struck Tuesday against an alleged re-
duction of wages. The former strikers
will, it is stated, take the places of the
latter nou-union strikers, III retaliation
on the latter. That viii provide only q
temporary easement Of the situation, for
rs soon as the OLD men set their places
back and the others are ont Of the way,
another strike will ensue on the wage
question. There seems TO be an ire
~pressible conflict on at that unfortunate
MACE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The Boston blue-bloods must view
with chagrin, if not disgust and alarm,
The cosmopolitan strides that are being
made in that city and state. The Bay
state metropolis is today one of the great
Irish cities Of the world. There are al
ready many thousands of French Cana
dams ana a large number of other Cana
dians in the state. The Greek colony IN
Boston has become so large that Greek
paper has been started IN that city, and a
riot the other day in Worcester between
Armenians and Mahometans calls atten-
tion to the presence of Asiatic races in
the state. The old Bunker Hill monu-
ment IS witnessing remarkable changes
in the character Of the population.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

1t is an old saw that money talks.
In that view of the situation it is IN order
for N'York to keep mum and listen 10
Chicago. 1t is officially stated that Tue
tanks of the western metropolis mold
something like 81, 100000 more gold IN
reserve than dc the banks of Gotham.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

ton came. 1t was from such conditions
that Lincoln and Douglas arose.
So. toe, by that path came Warren
Hastings and Aaron Burr and Boulan-
ger.
Serve notice on Kansas that weary
world still waits with some degree of pa
thence for her latest miracle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
THE CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF HARTFORD.

Paws lar..Y dividends a. compared with pre-
r,itrrss rreeivc,l fh..n any other company "a
ts.,i' sized states
--.- i.--cr cash surrender values
yr -..fa any other Con'pauN n
tb . - ..l..~ whether premiums &c hia-
itv- Or 'g,ldGaus-
N t,a,> dividend annually. thus doing away
Nvifh AN possibility If forfeiture IA case OF
fa,, a.-suts are wanted by the undersisn-
ed. in southern and Western Kansas
address. stating tx rsricuCe. Il any aNd StF-
i,,t- r,'f-rr,re " ALTER Il. GRAVES
General As-ut-
tao <,rtb Main s. WtChitg, Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

II is surmised that Commissioner
Blount, whom Cleveland sent to Hon
olulu to harl down Old Glory, VIII have
an apoplectic fit when he hears OF the
triumphant trip made to Chicago by the
old Liberty bell Of Philadelphia.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

That is a remarkable campaign Rev.
Miner is making against the joints. tie
has dozen different plans and IS using
1Lem all at once. If this agitation fails
10 result in a reasonable enforcement OF
the law. it may be accepted as fact that
prohibition not only does not, but can
not probibit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

President Cleveland, while getting
into a carriage the other day, bumped
his head so hard that there was flow
of patriotic blood. 1t is suggested that
his head is so swelled that he can't get
into an ordinary carriage door without
hitting one side or the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
EXCHANGE EPIToMES.
The Way It " OF ks.

From the Topeka Journal
The business Of ''scalpng' railroad
tickets has come to be as general as Il
is remunerative. 1t IS an interesting
business. although the public generally
does not understand how 1t Is done. Il
IS done this way: For instance. the fare
from Topeka to indianapolis. by way Of
Chicago. Is $15 30 The fare from
TopcGa TO Chicago : sl4, leaving the
cost of riding from Chicago TO Indian
apolis on the ticket, only SL]h The
regular fare from Chicago 20 lndianapo-
lis is S4.5a. leaving an even 3, which Is
the scalper's proceeds, Again. the fare
from Topeka to Cincinnati, b. way Of
Cbicaco. is SIS 50. The fare TO Chicago
is 81. leaving the cost Of travelling from
Chicago to Cincinnati. only rt.eV- 1ne
regular fare from Chicago 70 Cincinnati
j. \. ard the scalper's commission IS,
therefore. the difference between 5 : and
81 Sti-or S3.20.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
will give fair idea of the desperation
L. =. fnI, q ], Ii, i'm

lIldt Is lett over iiiS oItudttO-A.
Fusion has been like an iceberg IN cool
ing off The political fervOr of the Peoples
party Never again will the reform forces
of Kansas rally to the conflict as IN 1917
until the party is thoroughly re-organize yea
in he state, congressional districts ana
counties. and the fusion element turned
under. Indeed, il is a serious question II
the Peoples party within the state ism /
wrecked by the infamous fusion deals OF
last fall and the equally infamous fusion
deals Of the legislature and state admin
istration following. II will do US no good
20 deceive ourselves or hide our heads
under base falsehood. Fusion has wreck
ID every moral movement 1t ever touched,
and the nature of this deluslve fraud VIII
ever be the same.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The Lawrence Journal has looked up
the geneaIogy of the Duke of Neragua'
and sets it down, in brief, as follows:
"sHis great great grandfather was the
great great grandson of the great grand
1.pghtar of Columbus Bah.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The Union Pacific are now entertain
inc the reform state officials on wheels
this week. These fellows viii have such
a taste for 80 cigars. champagne and plu
tocracy, that reform will receive great
back-Saf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The Review of Reviews for May, with
out pretending for moment to invade
the special domain of the elegantly
illustrated monthly magazines, may
perhaps claim to surpass any of them in
a certain quality Of original and
timely interest in its pictures. In con-
tains, all told about one hundred illus
trations. They pertain to the worlds
fair. to the naval review, to the flag
raising on the Navesiuk Highlands Of
April %. and the casting of the Liberty
Bell on May / at Troy. to the reception
in New York of the Duke of Neragua,
the lineal descendant of Christopher
Columbus: TO Mr.. Cleveland's various
important appointees, including perhaps
dozen of the most important new
foreign ministers and the principal com
missioners and chiefs OF bureaus.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

Edna Lyali's brilliant story, "To
Right the Wrong" which was begun IN
Harper's Bazaar fer April s, will be con
tnued in special eight-page monthly
supplements, the first of which will be
given in the next number of the BaZar,
published on May 6.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
Will .! agle
n NJ. MURDOCH Editor

The Kansas sugar question is again
commanding considerable attention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
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FROM ;ae Issce4cs Record.
Nr. Burton OF Abilene, formerly
known as j. Rats Burton, " IS chairman
Of . committee TO TX up the piano
squabble a. the worlds fair. The fuss Is
between the piano makers aud Paddy
Whiskev. who viii play no piano save
MS own. while The manufacturers
threaten 70 withdraw al other iEstEu-
lnents Il he Grlugs has To the show. one
who IS able 20 aueii = musical s4uaI :
wei fitted 20 preside OYER states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04
ron, ono Extreme tots4 0.her.

700 - IaIsla I1eal1
The PopuIis5s. IL Is we'd known. last
YEAR ohopfea OF Attorney General Ives
head l,a-gtls- }.e voted a. az honest man
n reduce tire .ats n as@@ssf,7an e. -
railroads 70 correspond wita tle general
reduction on o.her property 'trozis sasIt
.be srs-e. We look % -ee tha PopuiHf
stare beard "a assessors VINO t1r ffe pas
fortnight or more hare iseea lGnAet5as
ia a .ssxayscls fashion OVER tbe state
rarav the railroad coClTaufe7 t'y fhsss
foolish courtesy hv I49a-3az an outrage
GUS AMI unprecedented ASSESSMENT .5t tAs
railroads ei the Stale NS-H rofir77
yrou.l b. IN str.cf coniogualy ~'fn t..s
rssr gso.5cy d the People party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

The Grand Commandery knights
TempIar of the state will meet IN Topeka
nm the 9th. next Tuesday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-04

SPRISG HCN0RS. blood humors, skin hunors,
- scalp hamors with loss OF hair. and every
ether humo-. whether ticking. burning, bleeding
ecaly, crustei pilnplv or botchy, whether SIMPLE
serofuious, hereditary. from infancy 10 age,
now speedily. permanently. AID economically cured
by thai greatest Of ali known Eum0r cures, tho
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
A valuable Gift.

The papers of DR.. S. Fl. Fogg, now COM
ing to the Maine Historical Society are
of great interest. The will of DR.. Fogg
devising to the Maine Historical Society
his extensive collection of letters, manu-
scripts and engravings will bring toMaine
one Of the most valuable col sctions in
New England. 1t is said to be worth ten
thousand dollars or more The letters
are of the Pilgrim governors and some
other of the settlers, Governors of the
Massachusetts, Bay Colony, and of the
State Presidents of the United States,
Cabinet officers, prominent officers of
the Revolutionary War, early judges of
Massachusetts Bay. signers of the Dec
laration of Independence, Member of
the First Congress and nearly all of the
prominent men in the United States
Congress Many commissions of ulcers,
both of the Army and Navy in the War
of the Revolution, with other historical
papers collected by him for the last 25
years are in the collect on, DR.. Foge
was one of the best judges of value of
this kind of papers in the State of
4sioeSaohuoetoS. Iuese papers nave Deen
put in the best of shape by himself and
Mrs. Fogg, who is a well known expert.
No historical society in the United
States has such collection as he has
given to the Maine. There are two large
collections, but not of so much worth in
the hands of gentlemen who have execut-
ed the papers for the delivery of them to
the Pennsylvania Historical Society,
to take place after their decease. These
papers when they come into the posss SIS
ion of the Society will be of great use to
historical students.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.

BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.
Wednesday-George L. Fish, mama
ger, VS.. Ellen A. B. Hasty.
The plaintiff is the manager of loan
agency in this city, and the defendant is
in business in Sanford. In August, 1892,
she hired of the plaintiff $1,000 agreeing
to pay therefor 3 per cent per month.
She assigned to the plaintiff as collateral
security, claim of $500 then due her
from the Odd Fellows Relief Associa-
ton which accrued to her on the death
of her father Ivory Brooks, and was pay
able to her as the beneficiary of her
father. She paid the interest at the
rate of 3 per cent per month for four
months and then stopped. Thereupon
Mr.. Fish brought this suit upon the
note. The defendant claimed that at
the time the note was given, the plaintiff
agreed to rely upon the assigned claim
and await payment oflthe note until the
amount should be realized from said Re-
lief Association. The court ruled that
such testimony was not admissible; that
it was an offer to prove by oral testimo-
ny different contract than the parties
put in writing and therefore incompe-
tent. There was no other ground of de-
tense set up and the court directed a ver-
dict for the plaintiff which the jury re-
turned for $979.94. The defendant filed
exceptions and the case will 60 to the law
court.
It is well known that the Odd Fellows
Relief Association is being wound up,
and Mrs. Hasty's claim which was then
thought to be good for $500, has turned
out to be worth less than $500.
Fred V. Chase for plaintiff
A. w. Bradbury for defendant.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
MARRIAGES..


At Pleasantdale, Dec. 5, by Rev. w. Canham
OF Old Orchard, Henry 7. Maxwell OF Millbury,
Mass. and Miss Emma j. Garland OF Pleas
antdale
In Camden, Nov. 81. Orreh S. Waterman OF
North Haven and Mrs, Eliza A. Hardness OF
In Camden, Nov. 2s Harry P. Clark and Miss
Jessie Jones.
In Milo. Nov 20, Harry Snow, NJ. D., and
Miss Minda Davis.
At Great Works, Nov. 80, Fred Leavitt and
Miss Nettie Pike.
In Gorham Nov 20, John N. Fogg and Miss
Jennie l.. Carver.
In Gardiner, Nov. %, Duncan Campbell and
Miss Helen Freeman.
In Gardiner, Nov. 80, Robert Hill and Miss
Alice Matthews.
In Augusta. Nov. 20, David W. Merrill and
Miss Mary +. Merrill.
In Gardiner. Nov. 81, Daniel Hattin and Miss
Albertha Weymouth.
In Waldoboro Nov. %. Morris Hager of
Union and Ms. Lillian E. Jameson.
In Vinalhaven, Nov. %, Howard " Noyes
and Effie E. Graz.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
DEATHS.

In this city, Dec. 9Th. at the residence of
Phillip H. Borden, Mrs. Martha H. Cobb. widow
of the late Charles r. Cobb, aged 81 years and
z months.
burial at Fall River Massachusetts papers
IN this city, Dec 6, Nellie F. Howe. aged 50
years months.
Funeral on Friday afternoon at o'clock,
from her late residence, No. AZ Green street.
In this city. Dec. g. Eliza, widow of the late
Ephraiham Whitcomb. aged "a years 10 months
Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2.3O o'cock.
from residence of f. +. Loyejoy, No. 26 Sher-
man street. Burial at Norway Friends Will
kindly omit flowers
In Kennebunkport, Dec. 5, Mrs. Mary Ann.
widow of Moses Wescott, aged 80 years.
In Bangor. Nov. 80. Mrs. D. A. Dillingham;,
aged 80 years.
In North orrngton, Nov. %, Levi W. Billing
ton, aged "a years.
IN Unity, Nov. "a, Allen Gates, aged n wears.
In Bucksport, Nov. "a, Charles A. Hillman.
aged % years,
aged 50 years.
In Smyrna Nov. g. Moses Clark, aged rs yrs
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.

BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.
The December term of the District
Court began Tuesday morning. The
following grand jury was empanelled:
Alvah traitor, foreman, York.
Frederick F. Dearborn, Bangor.
George s. Chalmers, Bangor.
John G. Anderson, Eastport,
John A. Capen, Eastport.
VIM. K. McGown, Ellsworth.
John G. Remick, Ellsworth.
VIM. I'll. Bailey, Freeport.e
Jas. H. Randall, Freeport.
VIM. S. Moulton, Hollis.
Roscoe G. Stewart. Hollis.
David II. Porter, Houlton.
Henry Murch, Lewiston.
Patrick j. Comedian, Portland.
James Files, South Thomaston.
Geo. N. Burton, South Thomaston.
Benz. F. Rogers, York.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
Presentation.

Mr.. j. E. Finn, who has been head
waiter at the Preble House for some
time, has left that position to take charge
OF the dining room at the Parker House,
in Boston. Before Mr.. Finn left the CITY
last evening he was given handsome
gold-headed cane. The cane, which was
made especially for Mr.. Finn, was the
gift OF the walters of the Preble and
Messrs. J. w. Carter and Ira Bailey. MI.
Finn appropriately acknowledged the
gift. The cane is from Carter Broth
ers.