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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-04-22

engaged"
ssEngagedl What To that engineer
fellow?"
'That is no concern of yours. l have
given you neither right nor reason 70
question me about it, or toto insult
me, as you've just DONE" she faltered,
only saved by her pride from breaking
down into tears--for the young cub.
who was intoxicated, had just kissed
her.
Her father, for his fathers sake, had
shown Bastable much kindness since
his coming to Worston, and Milly had
been as pleaaant to him as she was to
everyone. Her winning manner he had
taken for encouragement, and had the
audacity tonight, upon meeting her In
lonely lane where she expected her
fiance, to snatch kiss.
you're an arrant little fiirt, and
have ruined my life," he cried, thick'y,
with sudden savageness. Then, seizing
her in his arms, he kissed her brutally
many times before she found breath to
scream.
Har div had she uttered the scream
before her assailant was gripped by
the coat-collar, wrenched aside, and
thrashed with stout stick so furious
ly that the blows fell like rain on all
parts of the head, face and body. The
young engineer laid his blows on with
such fierce force that Bastable's face
streamed with blood, while his body
was mass of bruises before Milly
could hold her lovers arm. He then
flung the fellow to the ground, little
ashamed of the violence of his assault
upon man physically so much his in
ferior. He had walked many steps
away with Milly before Bastable
raised himself into sitting posture
at the moment that Milly was looking
round anxiously in the fear that he
was seriously injured.
You villains!' he yelled, as he
wiped the blood from his mouth.
you'll pay for this-both of you
both of you-both of you!" he re.
Iterated. with such concentrated malig-
nifty in his face and voice as made
Milly shudder.
For days after she was haunted BY
the remembrance of the Satanic hate
In his face, and with the horror of re
veage upon her lover it portended And
this she did well to dread. Bastable, 9
vindictive brute naturally, had received
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
FOwTY-THREE Ci.ERKs.

Last eyenin. forty-tiree clerks from tile
general land Office as Washington arrived
in the city and put up for the night ut the
Carey hotel ftey will leave this morning
having been assigned TO t.le reg istration
booths along the strip. according 10 the
assignment published in The EAGLE yes
terday morning. without change. They
We're nearly all eastern young men, and
not colonel was among them, but one
who had the misfortune OF leaving an arm
at Chattanooga ia the sixties. Ex-State
Treasurer James ". Hamilton, who WAS in
the city last night, met him at the Carey,
and upon comparing notes both found
that they fought on opposite sides that day.
whereupon the colonel accused Hamilton OF
being the man who clipped his arm off II
is not stated that they adjourned and took
drink together, but they became very
fast friends aud fought the battle over
again. Some of The yoIrg men became
uneasy When those who preceded them a
few days began telling them blood curd-
ling stories about the boomers and how
necessary it would be for them to trea.
them right as they al. had guns and
would use them on the slightest provoca-
tion such as shooting strange designs in
head dress off, etc. This made some of the
young men who wore lawn tennis caps to
go forthwith and buy sombreros and the
hat market last night was quite lively for
IA few hours. They were also told that
they had to sleep out doors and that it
would be necessary for them to have
blankets, aud not few invested few
dollars on these comforts.
Ii WAS also circulated among them that
the country in which the booths were
located was teeming with rattlesnakes.
who had a particuia ar luminosity for VIZ l.
ington clerks, and this, of course, started
a traffic in aEtidotes that would cause an
epidemic of heart failure in a prohibition
camp meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
A PLEASANT EPISODE.

Several years ago our worthy fellow
citizen, Tony Bruhn, presented his good
friend and comrade. Judge J. NJ. BaldeI-
son. cabinet photo of himself taken in
the early sixties AS he appeared in his full
uniform as captain in Que of The Illinois
infgutry regiments Judge Baidersou has
preserved the meuto with scrupulous care
and the picture is MS bright fresh and life
like now when arst taken. Recently
the Judge conceived the idea that more
appropriate place for the picture would b.
among those of the distinguished heroes
that adorn the hall of Garfield post, OF
which Cap:aia Bruhn has been a
prominent and honsred member since
its organization. With this in
mind he carried the picture with
him TO the post meeting Wednesday
night. aud AT an opportune moment sprung
a pleasant surprise upon TN, meeting by
presenting it with the picture in ii very
appropriate and entertaining speech of
about twenty minutes. Those who heard
he speech pronounce it the best effort of
the Judges life, if IL WAS improm ptu-the
inspiration grew upon him as be recalled
memories suggested by the picture. aud he
fairly outdid himself ID lervid eloQuence
and patriotic JUNCTION.
Tae presentation speech was responded
to 10y Hon. Charles Hatton on behalf OF The
post In his most felcitous vein. All pres
ent were at once brought en- rapport with
the inspiration of the occasion ana he in
cident made the meeting of Garfield post
one of the most interesting, and wiIhal,
profitable ever held.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
TRIBUTARY NEWS.

| 1t is now almost definitely settled that
no railroad trains will be run through the
strip six hours preceding aud three hours
succeeding the hour OF opening Excep.
tion will be made to one train carryin Z
| mail and express matter. but this will be
confined to one engine and an express car.
| This arrangement has been criticised,
| many being of the opinion that it would
| be better to let trains run and carry as
| many homesteaders rs wish to avail them
| selves Of this expeditions method of iu-
vadlng the strip. Commissioner Lamor-
| eauX says, however, that those who would
get aboard the train would not be tine
needy homesteaders who have been wait
ing on the border since spring. relying on
their teams to carry them to the front
III the great surge, but sharpers and men
who could afford to pay handsomely for
their passage and buy an advantage from
which thousands would have to be de-
barred. For that reason there will be
| available no train service for nine hours
on the day set for the rush.
Professors Jewell and Nat Gilbert, bet
ter known as the Rock Island raiumakers,
propose IA novel way OF entering the Chero-
kee strip. Tney have three balloons in
readiness that will carry fifteen people
each, and they viii charge each passenger
$40 for the trip, which almost certainly
means Il good claim co every one who thus
enters the promised land.
Last night John f. Frost, land commits
soner of the Santa Fe, was in Arkansas
City on his way to Guthrie in company
with Henry Z. Asp. Mr.. Frost was called
to Arkansas City in connection with the
Willow Springs townsite scheme and last
night was closeted with the projectors uu-
til after midnight. When questioned upon
the matter Mr.. Frost Stated that he had
nothing to give out upon the subject ex
G pit that the Santa Fe would not interest
itself particularly in any Of the towns.
Captain f. Hayes of Wellington received
a circular letter yesterday morning from
AdJutant General ArtZ, stating that Oh
account OF the committee failing to secure
transportation Tor The National guards To
chicago the enCampment ut that place
during Kansas week had been declared off
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08

Judge o. P. Ollinger started yesterday
to have the lot next to the postoflice at
Perry.
George Ross, Jr., buckled on his six
shooters yesterday and started for the
strip with IA view to getting claim.
A cowboy pony of sprinting ability sold
yesterday on West Douglas avenue for
5ll0. Usually he would not bring more
tLan $50.
Most of the Wichita people who will go
TO see the run will go to Caldwell.
DR.. Noble sent his two famous black
chargers to Cald well yesterday, where they
viii be handled by Professor Fosset until
he opening day. Doc says he wants two
claims, one for himself and one for his
daughter. and lie is going to have them or
xiii the two blacks"
Joe Henley is going to make a run for a
town lot at Perry from Orlando
E. NJ. Duncan will go down to Enid the
morning of the 10th and remain there to
witness the settlement of the town.
During all the excitement about the
opening of the strip Harry Hill has not
been heard from mt all. Harry will be
heard from on the day Of the opening.
Harper's Weekly has sent an artist to
Caldwell TO make sketches of the boomers
camps for shat paper.
Tom Irwin, ex-secretary of the board OF
education, will 20 TO Enid in time 20 be in
at the election OF town officers. lie does
not say what he wants.
Chief Cone thinks the opening OF the
Cherokee strip will bring a large mum Der
of thieves and p.ckpockets TO Southern
Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
CORPS DOISGS.

The ladies of the Womans Relief corps
are taking time by the forelock to increase
their funds for their winter charity work.
Their treasury is very low. while the indi-
cations are that there will be a good many
needy people in the city when the cold
weather sets in. To increase their funds
for relief purposes, they have adopted
plan which is n good one. They propose
to give al entertainment at either the
opera house or Garfield hall. something on
the order of u merchants carnival, each
young lady participant to represent some
we'll known business house, dressed in
sacn n manaer as to bs good advertise
ment for the firm she may represent. A
good program Will be given; such pro-
gram as will insure large attendance. 1t
is to be hoped that their plans will meet
with success, as the Womans Relief corps
is among the most worthy institutions in
Wirhijfu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
BOOMERS WITHOUT MEMBER.
Ii is Es, m,tcd Tint leo Of them passed
Throngh frSterd :.

It WAS estimated by men who are in a
position 10 know that 1000 Cherokee
''strippers'' passed throash Wichita yrs.
terday in Wagons alone, 10 say nothing
about those WHO went through on the
trains Lawrence avenue WAS one vast
cloud of dust all day caused by wagons.
One man stood at the corner OF Lincoln
and Lawrence from $50 to 6:l5 and coun-
ted IS wagons which contained an average
ofthree rlen each. making ia men in ali
aud IL must be remembered that this is
only one exit from the city. Ii Ia passed
in less than two hours il IS not improbable
to believe shat 1000 passed during the en-
tire day: indeed Eco is very conserva-
tive estimate Every boomer is dead sure
that be will ge, u claim, but six out Of
every ten of them will be disappointed for
there are not more than about 1900
claims il the entire strip while the num-
Der of boomers will probably reach 100. 0O0
This. of course, means after the allotments
and reserved ldntls are deducted from the
sum total of claims which numbsr In all
about 81 600.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

The new sensational melodrama "'sa7''
will be the attraction at the Crawford
opera house Tuesday. Sept. u. Mr. A w
Fremont is the star and is a most popular
actor of vigorous methods. we'll adapted
to plays OF This class.
There Is considerable amount of ex-
citement i'm '41s1.r The rivalry OF two
young southerners OF opposite character
istiC.s, for the affections OF a balf-oreed
Indian cir. leads 70 m1Tder, and, BY IA
rather ingenious chain Of circu stances.
the inamorafa is led to deuounce the good
young man for an assassination commit
ted Try a,> bad rival The second act plays
n the prison al Baton Rougs and a strong
comedy element is iutroiuc while the
melodramatic interest is heightened A
particularly clever scene IS thar n the last
act, wherein the haif-5reed gtri Cont rives
10 learn the identity OF tue murderer
The play has number OF wall drawn
characters aud It's incidents are riore than
usually original TIE company = strong
and all capable artists
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
CALMING AN ANGRY SEA.
The Use of Animal or Vegetable Oils on
Rough Waters.

I The Use of Animal or Vegetable Oils on
Rough Waters.
! Capt. Bower, while on voyage from
/ New York to the Mediterrane an last
! December in the steamship Ponca, en-
countered strong gale with very high
seas. He says: THE vessel was deep
ly laden with grain and became I'M
manageable. We were running before
the seas and shipping large quantities
of water, until two small bags filed
with COLA oil We're put over on each
side of the bridge. This oil was found
to be too light and of little use; but
after olive oil was put in the bags no
more water was shipped and the decks
became almost as dry as in fine
weather, although the gale continued
for two days. The vessel was drawing
twenty-six and a half feet of water,
think she conld have withstood the
storm"
Capt. William Peake, master of the
schooner J. f. Krantz, while making a
passage from Port Spain, Trinidad,
to Boston, met a terrific gale off Cape
Hatteras and had the following expert
ence: ''The sails were blown away.
men washed from the pumps, and boats
and other things above the deck
wrecked by the heavy seas. I was
compelled to head southwark and
scud under bare poles. Then
thought of oil, and deter
mined to see what effect it would
have on the sea. Two wooden, ten
gallon kegs, containing boiled liuseed
oil, were dashed to the quarters of the
vessel. The oil was allowed 10 ooze
out through two small holes IL the
heads OF the kegs. The effect was all
that could he desired After the Oil
had spread. no water came on board,
the men returned to the pumps. the
vessel was pumped ont and the decks
were cleaned up During the sixteen
hours IN which oil was used eight gal
Ions were expe nded
An examination OF thousands Of re-
ports like the preceding ones demon
strates that a small ouantitp. say two
quarts per hour, of the thick and heavy
oils. especially those of animals and
vegesab Die origin. when allowed TO drop
into the sea soon spreads over its sur
face forming an oily layer within the
area % which the waves. instead Of
breaking, become huge rollers upon
which the vessels rise and fall without
shocking and without shipping any
water.-G W Littlehales in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08

it with different eyes from ourA1
He is shocked; but would il be hetter1
that the king should have seventy chill 1
dren, AS Mindon his father had, 90
raise up trouble in future: Have En-
glish queens never killed their rivals.
or English kings allowed their wives
to executed? No. ThAkin. do net
think these things right. they are very,
terrible; but does the Thaisin ever con-
slider the reason? There was no pun
ishment tne queen could give save
death Imprisonment was only death
made . little longer and a great deal
harder. There were nc lsiis with high
brick walls. such a. the English gov
eminent has raised all over.xs-..-i.s-----
The Jail was but a wooden hut. and
the prisoners were kept in wooden
stocks, and the heat WAS deadly in tho
low hut crowded with prisoners.
Death were much preferable. Thakin,
to such imprisonment, especially for q
woman. -Blackwood's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
RAILN KUMBIlNGS.

Conductor Viii Speer Of the Missouri
Pacific is running to Yates Center now in
stead Of TO kiowa
The freight that is being moved towards
the Cherokee strip already is something
enormous. Probably fifty Car loads of
merchandise from this city is already on
the tracks at Arkansas City, Hunuewell,
Caldwell and kiowa.
Many of the railroad men resident in the
territory, have moved out in order to be in
shape 10 exercise their rights in tie
country after the opening.
T. T. Sloan of Newton was Wichita
visitor yesterday. He is an old time rail-
road man and has many friends here
Frank Murphy of Florence was in town
yesterday.
George Gray, Rock Island conductor,
has resigned his position in order to go
into business in the strip.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE.

Sheriff Ault has returned from Chicago
and is wearing Midway" cap OF tie
la lest design.
Under-Sheriff J. c. Williams will be a
spectator OF the big run into the Cherokee
strip.
New improvements have been made In
the district clerk 5 office for the purpose OF
keeping the public away from handling
the records iadiscriminately
JUICE Reed Is busy in the district court
dispos ng of the court cases, of which there
are many.
Commissioner John Madison Allen con-
templates going down TO Caldwell on thu
49, h to see the big run. The other com.
misSioners may take IA day off also and
accompany him.
A moving machine IS at work shaving
the CONT house lawn. when adds mater
tally 10 its looks.
County Attorney Boone is working bard
preparing for the iria, CT the criminal
cases on the docket, which are numerous
aud many OF them important
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
FAIR NOTES.

The secretary desires that persons in
tending to make entries do so this week.
and thereby avoid the rush at the grounds
the first of tie week.
Tomorrow fine herd of Shorthorn cat
tie will arrive on the fair grounds from
central Missouri. Big premiums will
bring prize stock.
The rainmakers will be here the last day
of the fair to make test. This ought to
insure big attendance, and 1t doubtless
will.
A restaurant is already running in full
blast at the fair grounds. and doing a
good business.
The street car company is preparing to
give visitors to the fair first-class service
during the next week
The premium list offered for ladies'
handiwcrk is the best ever offered by
Kansas fair association, and the exhibit
in this department ought to be ''out o
sight,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08

Old bills of sale % negroes ara
very common relics Of slsvery days.
but bin 81 sale Of an Indian worasa
Is a rare article among collections II
aniiquaTians One Of the latter. hOw-
ever, is IN The possession 81 J. u Baleh.
OF Harwinton. c. The document.
which Il dated f5i7. records the selling
o. . -'squaw7 FOR fifteen shiiiiu2z
The earliest chest ~as simply ~
tronk % an oak tree seoopei out and
cut down the middle orIe-bsf serving
a. lid. which s.as al drsf kept elozee'
b . strap o. leather. and later bT ons
made % iron AsIate as the fourteenth,
century the OAK chest ia addition ~
being repos5t0rr FOR valn2tles. served
g. seat- and sometimes as table
The --latest relic clsimesl o. ~ ia tho
possession a collector lssfsbs s<ulI q
sopfoeies tie great n8astsr n ffreels
tragedy The re3sc j. - present ossur1
by DR.. Herman Nyntsr ~ Buffalo. = Y.
70 whom Is svss recently seat b m
brother, PROT Laasvsg HTnter. direct
or-geperal q ihs royal possessions &
Greece. for exhibition - the worlds
& -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
NOT IN 1T.

Some smart alec OF a writer in the Chi
cago Herald in defining the reasons for the
late financial troubles says that the west
ern boom cities suffered most and that the
greatest number of failures were in Min
neapolis Denver, Wichita. Kansas City,
Los Angeles, Sioux City. etc, The writer
did 9t know what be WIS talking about
so far as Wichita is concerned. He can't
name single failure occurring IN this
city, of either bank, or mercantile firm.
The suspension of Francis Whitaker &
Sons WAS wholly due 10 outside causes aud
the general markets of this country aud
Europe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

| Yesterday morning at 3:15 o'clock tht
! IRE alarm WAS turned i'll from the cornel
J ot Fourteenth and Main streets and in 4;
! jiffy the depar; meut was sailing up Mar.
ket street aud Oh reaching the point IT.
Gicated, bright blaze iured he fire boys
yet further on. The destructive demon
had full possession of "a fne. large frame
house on the corner of Twentieth and
Wuter streets, occupied by ID j. Nieder
lander. The building burned TO the
ground, the fire department being IN
able, on account of the distance aud the
lack of prompt alarm to save it. Mr.
Neiderlander was alone in the house, his
family being in Colorado. He was awak-
ened by the dense smoke ii, his bed room
and discovered the house in flames from
cellar to garrett, and how it originated Is
AS much mystery to Mr., Nleder-
lander as to anyone, unless II
was caused by the explosion of 4
lamp which WAS left burning in the
hall upstairs. There WAS apparently ne
escape for him, and he hurriediy threw
some bedding out of the window, and then
threw himself after it. Nothing was saved
except chair or two from the kitchen in
tue DaCh IttTb VI Tue bOuSe.
was owned by mortgage company. Mr..
Niederander had about 81 POO worth ui
insurance on the household goods, etc.
An incipient fire occurred in Charley
Fulier's store at 1880 O'Clock yesterda Y
morniug. The boy in the store had ascend
ed the step ladder, and was filing the tank
on the gasoline stove where the coffee i,
roasted. The stove had been in use and
everything WAS hot. In some way the gas
ignited aud blazed up INSTANTLY to the cell
ing, where il consumed the paper almost
is quickly and completely as ii it had been
powder. The rapidity with which that
boy came down off hat ladder would have
put 10 shame a streak of CREASED light
ming.
Outside of the smoky condition of the
front part of The store, and the corrugated
appearance of the ceiling the loss is small
Charley IS very thankful that a d lsas
trous conhagration was Iipped III the bud
by prompt action.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
c. s. Reed, Fredonia, is at the Carey.
james Moss, Fredonia, is in the city.

G. s. Reed Fredonia, is at the Carey.
James Moss. Fredonia, is in the city.
J. r. Burdett, Saltwater, is in the city.
f. =. Sawyer. Oswego, is over on a visit.
II. X. Porter, Atchison, is down on busi-
Jown Kim. Oklahoma, came in last
night.
II. A. Smith, st. Joe, is guest at the
Carey.
George " Parke, Ell Reno. came up last
aight.
p. Sutherland, Albany, is visitor in
the city.
Harry Bacon. Oklahoma, was in town
YESTERDAY.
! X Rosborougb, Texarkana, came in
| st night.
Z H. Pattison, Ell Dorado, was in town
asst night.
l. 3 Giliett, Marion. was in the city
yesterday.
A. {. O'Dowd, Leavenworth, is visitor
in the city
j. s. Dean, Marion, is stopping at the
Manhattan.
w. H. Schofield, Mound Grove. Mo-, is
In the city.
G. W. Hallendlock, Coldwater. is at the
Manhattan.
A w. Frank. Caldwell, was up yester-
day on business.
John Murphy, Wellington. was in the
.iry Wednesday.
7. L. Cobs, Bowie, Texas, was in the
iiy Wednesday.
w. c McCune. Wellington, did business
in the city yesterday.
Frank Hoibrook. Kansas City, was at
the Manhattan yesterday.
p B. Maxsop, railroad commissioner,
WAS at the Carey last night.
Walter T. Treadwel and George r.
LInders, Anthony, are in the city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08
Tho VIKING shsp..

The mystery of the viking ships -
now passing away owing 20 the dus-
covery of their remains during this cen<
fury In 1891 a good sized ship vat
1852 there was dug out Of a mgrialJ
mound At Gokstsd, near Christisnia.
the entire remains of viking ship
with most OF her equipments in good
state Of preservation The chip was
evidently the burial-tomb Of its great
captain, for the bones Of his horses and
dogs lay beside IL, aud. stTangest thing
Of ali 10 relate, the bones Of the
viking himself. man Of giant size. ak.
feet three aud half inches tall. wer.
found in a covered place amid shlpA--
ST. Nicholas