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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
IL Ml.MOEY.

Mrs. Ann f Cook, wife OF A. J. Cook,
among the oldest residents of Wichita aud
of Sedgwick county, departed this life at
o'clock on Friday morning. Feb. II, 1898.
She was born in Green county, Ohio, Oct.
5, 1929, being at the time of her death 63
years, months and IL days old. She re
mem bered her creator ia the days of her
youth;'i and was buried with her Savior
in baptism in the beautiful waters of the
Mad River, Ohio, near the Knob Prairie
chsrch, by Jacob g Reeder, n minister OF
the Chris ian church. which church she
then joined and lived a consistent and
working member in for many years Since
coming TO Wichita, March ii, 1871, she
has been member of the First Pres
byterian church. Here she has brought
up her children in the nurture add adj
monition of the Lord. Here she has toiled
and worked aud endured, and suffered
and sacrificed for the good OF all until the
Lord sent his angel to bid her come up
and walk with him in white, for she Is
worthy" Besides her husband, she leaves
five children and many relatives and
friends who with sad hearts mourn their
loss and bear testimony TO the love Of one
whose life was spent in their behalf, and
in loving, Christian service.
Her funeral services were con-
QUCItu On 1<DEu
Feb. ., By Rev DR. Winters.
Der beloved and faithful pastor, atreud-
ed By large concourse Of loving friends
who came together to show their appreCi
ton of quiet, sweet and Cody life. The
memory OF her toiiing, anxious, busy and
Christian life, viii be cherished rich
legacy to the whole community, and
especially TO the bereaved family aud the
church.
'.sunrise Her feet have touched the hills Of
God:
Heavens morning air blows sweet upon her
brow.
She sees tie King in al his beauty now
Ard walks HIS courts without caAst ming
rod -
Feb. -, IS2 .. II. J.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
WICHITA UNIVERSITY NOTES

Next Friday evening the musical re-
cital will be given in the chapel by the
students of the music department
number of students who have gone
home on account OF sickness will return
this week and take up their studies.
The alumni Of the university have
formed an association and will have
the usual exercises of such associations
during commencement weak.
T6e spring term will open March Is
Classes will be started in applied psychol-
ogy, algebra, higher arithmetic, and other
branches.
The trustees Of the university met in
special session last Friday. The prospects
of securing a larger endowment are very
encouraging. Two or three OF the trus-
tees viii go east in the spring 10 secure
larger endowment All the departments
of higher education will be opened at the
beginning OF the next school year. Ap-
plicaIions have already been received for
admission 10 the theological depart maut.
The favorable decision Of the supreme
court in the case which was pending Ia
that court for the last two years has en-
Outraged the authorities Of the school
Better accommodations, additional appsr-
atus anu larger faculty viii be secured
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
a SLICE RASCAL.
After Making the Eagle Think He was Honest
]. Z. Thompson Goes At Ills Old Tricks.

About week ago one J. E. Thompson
was arrested By Rufe Cone. chief OF police,
| on telegram received from Conway
| Springs, and, upon being searched, there
was found every character of device about
mis- person and in the valise be carried,
known to general sli-around rascais. from
burglars tools down 10 instruments for
loading dice. Tie crime for which he was
! wanted at Conway Springs was swindling
young fellow named Joe Probst out of
gold watch. Thompson, among
the other contrivances that he used
in his swiudling operations carried a knife
with sham blades. These blades were not
on hinges like ordinary knives, but were
solid part of the handle although it didu't
seem to differ from other knives He and
his two pals were at the Conway Springs
depot when Thompson offered 10 bet $40
against the gold watch that ProoSt
couldn't open the blades of the knife
while be would count ten. ProbsI thought
this was an easy matter and took the bet
by depositing mis- watch in the hands of
Thompson's pals. That was the last he
saw of his watch till Thompson was
taken back to Conway Springs
of that place. By plausible story he was
let go free after returning the watch and
paying small fine. The marshal Of Con
way Springs must have been very green or
worse. for he actually gave him note
signed by his own hand. rs follows:
CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan, Feb. q, 1898
To the Editor of the Eagle.
SIR am the officer that brought J. E.
Thompson from Wichita 10 this place.
The Wichita officers claimed they turned
over all his effects to me. and IN justice TO
him | wish you to inform the public that
he had no burglar tools or coutrivances
for burglary The charge against him
here was for gaming
I. B. SPENCER, City Marshal.
When the arrest was made here the
EAGLE published the details and referred
to the evidences of crime which Thompson
carried about with him. Thompson, in
his smooth, slick manner. brought the
above statement to the editor of the EAGLE
who had no reason to suspect
the rascal, and by series
of plausible lies made the editor believe he
WAS wronged and by that means secured a
correction of the statements formerly
made in these columns as a matter of JUS
tics to the fellow, as the editor looked
at it.
The very day this statement was pub
lished Thompson acknowledged to Chief
Cone that he was an ''all round man."
meaning that be was professional swim
dler; but about two hours before Chief
Cone had secured another charge against
him he had skipped the town. He did
not remain long out of the tolls. however.
for he went to Winfield and WAS arrested
there yesterday with his two pals for rob-
berry. Sheriff Nipp was in town last night
and he stated that he had him and had
sufficient evidence TO send him over the
road. That Thompson is dangerous man
to be at liberty there is no doubt, and it is
to be hoped that Mr.. Nipp is in a position
to convict him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
SAVED eY HIS HORSE.
Very Peculiar Eso@pe 10 Mas from =
Break In the Ice.

Very Peculiar Escape 10 y MAJ from .
Break In the Ice.
The story comes mp from below ths
city, says the Lewiston CMel Journal
about a man who attempted 70 croaa
the Androscoggin on the ice and Wa
sEvanped. together with his team. lie
had been hauling wood acroes the river
for several days, and had juSt one mars
load to haul
As ths water was up on the face Of
the Ice he first thought % put of haul
ing 1t, but the thought THAI perhaps
there would not be another chance 10
haul It made him go Across When no
started back he thought he wouldn't 90
In the same trnok where he bad hauled
the rest, 90 he went q little aoova
The ice began 30 crack slowly when
he got TO the middle Qnick a. . fAah
he unfastened tho two tugs and ous
holdback- Then he struck thu borsa
violently With the whip. A, the saG1o
tirno the sled load OF wood went
through with crash- Hs eoanno<need
70 sink with IL. but when the horse bad
been struck be jumped ahead and.
breaking the OF holdbseA, jer4ssd The
man Of the load and Dragged him 10
the shore with the rc4nA There be
stopped and the r1an got up
When be LOOKED heck t1ss top Of The
wood and tho shafts could b s>eu stick
ing out Of tho hole tn tbs Scs. He szgA
that he had ra4hs- iose The wood than
60 near the hole again II b frozen Ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
KIsHET CLCR PARTY.

The last of series of parties arranged
by the kismet club occurred on THURSDAY
night last al Peerless hall 1t was very
delightful event and was so voted by all
those participating, who are a. follows:
Mr.. and Mrs G. l. Pratt. Mr.. aud Mrs.
W. w Johnston. Mr. aud Mrs. W. S. Cor
bett. Mr.. and Mrs IL l. Gordon. Dir aud
Mrs II. T. Kramer. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Oliver. Mr. aud Mrs. c. J. Fletcher. Mr..
and Mrs a : Parks, Mr aud Mrs Vail.
Mr.. and Mr. f. Waller, Misses Maud
Pratt, May Young, Bessie DagusT, Lsuie
Bone. Fame Taylor, Sara Chapman. r.
Woodruau. Elsie Woodmsu, EVE Walk
er, Geneyra JocelyB, Florence Wash 5uru.
Jessie dwelling. Gsrtie LaHcs, Pearl
Skinner, Bertha Hoffman aud Aeva Vain
wright. aud Msssrs. o. 3. S,oeksr. ". /
O-buru. l. g. YOcum, willard Boone. Il
Aim, MOTT hsliowrli. u. kenaeit, Krznk
Craig. John Kelley. Ralph Se5dsriaudrr.
Ira SAer<iS, Fred Rect. Bert Allison,
Fred MAucourt. DR.. Hoffman. George
Lewis, Sargent and VIII Holman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
WICHITA WATCHES.
Before the Yer IS Ended 30. 900 OF Them VIII
Trr West OF the Mississippi

The time was when everybody knew
what was going on in Wichita in a com
mercal way; but that time has passed.
The city has grown so large ami enter
prises have become so diversified that he
is well posted man, indeed, who can now
keep track of them. This was nicely
illustrated yesterday v hen the local mau-
ager Of the Wichita Watch company
pulled handsome watch out of his pocket
and asked the reporter for the EAGLE
whether he knew that such a watch was
made in Wichita?
The reporter said he did not, whereupon
he was asked to examine it closely. Look
ing at face of 1t one can imagine his aston
ishment when be beheld the brand. made
ny the Wichita Watch company, Wichita,
Kansas. American Timepjece" He was
still more as:onished to learn that tbs
Wichita Watch company has nine travel
Ing mon on the road selling their time
pieces i'm every state and territory west of
The Mississippi river. Imagine mail Or
ders pouridg IN from Oregon, California,
Arizona and even hom Mexico, for IA
Wichita watch. and people living in the
sity not knowing that there was such a
time piece in existence. outside, of course,
Of a few whose business il is exclusively
10 watch the inauguration and progress OF
such institutions. In his statement, the
manager saws that the company expects
10 sell $4,000 of these watches
during The present year and if they main
tain the same rate of sales that they are
making now they will go beyond this esti-
mate. What a splendid advertisement
this is for Wichita abroad. The watches
will be placed on sale in this city shortly
and would have been placed on sale here
long before now, but the demand from
abroad has been so great that the company
had to do an outside business exclusively
IN order TO fill orders
The company also intends to make a
chain and charm soon that will be of fur
Their advertising benefit TO Wichita. On
one side of the charm, which will be about
the size of a quarter, picture of the
watch factory viii be engraved while the
other side Will contain the following in
scription; Keep your eye on Wichita, {"
the eye 20 be "A Tepres tntation of the hu-
man optic. \ number OF these charms
wul be placed on sale at the worlds fair
Tor the purpose of giving 1t additional cir.
eulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
LAB0R'S CAUSE.
THE employees OF THE SANTA FE TO
FORM A VAST FEDERAr TON.
Wichita Chosen for Their Meeting Place,
and Many Delegates are Coming in
From All Quarters

Last nights train brought in many rail
road men from all points on the Santa Fe
system. They are coming here to take the
initiative steps to form vast federation
of labor among all classes of employees of
the system.
They will hold meeting in this city to-
day, and the indications are that it will be
an important one and far-reaching in its
results.
Many from a distance are expected this
morning.
The delegates who are here are very
reticent and it is almost impossible to get
any information from them as TO the de-
tails of their plans and purposes. One Of
them, however. told az EAGLE report
er last night that the meeting will be a
very important one aud that the object is
to form vast federation of labor that will
include every employe 10 every operative
department of the Santa Fe from Chicago
to the coast, including engineers, switch
men, brakemen, conductors, bridge and
building men, section men and telegraph
operators. Beyond this he had nothing to
say.
A dispatch from Denver, received last
night, says:
San evening paper says that the en-
ployes of the Santa Fe, from Chicago to
California, are laying plans to organize a
vast federation, to include every order of
wOrkingmen on the system. The place
set for the consideration of this gigantic
confederation is Wichita, Kan. The gath
ering will take place in day or two, and
will contain delegates from all the orders
connected with the line-engineers, fire.
men. railway telegraphers and brakemen.
The boys are reticent over the affair, but
say that it is grand movement all along
the line to combine for protection, and
the better to cope with the company.
When asked if there was any dissatisfac-
ton that is likely to end in strike or in
Il demand for An increase OF wages, the
men say no. The utmost secrecy attends
the movements of the parties at interest.
A Denver delegation of Santa Fe men lett
for Wichita last night"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
CITY TEACHERS, MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the city
teachers was held yesterday forenoon in
the the high school chapel. The exer
cises, began with singing, the members
all joining with more than usual spirit
There is much musical talent among the
teachers of our city's school; and under
the skiilful leadership of Miss Jessie
Clark their singing has a very fine effect.
The first paper was read by Professor
J. g. South who has charge of the sciences
in the high school His treatment of
the subject of electricity aud its use
in telegraphy was remarkably interesting
and lucid. The paper was supplemented
by drawings on the blackboard which
aided in the explanation of the various
methods by which this wonderful agent,
electricity. does its useful work in the
transmission of messages far aud wide.
The institute was much instructed by the
clear presentation of the subject and the
professors work received many favorable
comments.
Mr. Vowel, principal of the Washing
ton school. read paper on the subject of
practical Drills" He showed clearly the
distinction between the drill work
and that many sided intelligent
treatment of a subject which presents it
clearly to the mind and enables it to Sc
cure permanent Judgment.
DR.. Richardson emphasized the import
ance of securing thoroughness. The work
that is really important is often neglected,
because it is mistakenly supposed to be of
little account. The advancement of pupils
is often Murdered in higher grades because
that which is fundamental in preceding
grades may not have been perfected And
this perfection is only secured by persist
ent and intelligent review.
The remainder OF the session was devot-
ed 10 a discussion of spelling reform.
Mr.. Smith, principal of the Lincoln
school, read an able paper in advocacy of
the reform of our barbarous spelling. as
he termed it. The paper was a strong
presentation of the cause of the reformers.
The waste Of time which is entailed is q
great evil. and the very processes OF
reason by which the pupil masters his
arithmetic are reversed when applied to
the subject OF spelling in a language
where one sound is represented by dozens
of different combinations of letters.
Mr.. G. D. Ceilings and Dr. Hoss, being
present, made extended and forcible argu-
ments in favor of purely phonetic spelling,
and advocated the enactment of laws for
securing such II desirable object. They
earnestly besought the teachers to agitate
and educate until the reform is accom-
plished.
Professor Shull took a conservative view
of the subject, and, while not opposing
the project absolutely, suggested some of
tue difficulties in the way of its consuIn-
nation.
Charming little Opal Street favored the
meeting wth'a recitation which was de-
signed to show the follies of our present
methods. She was compelled to respond
to IA hearty encore. Her recitatious were
a most acceptable feature OF the session.
The announcement of some details closed
the program
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
ZONE SYSTEM IN HUNGARY.
ofnCiai Figures show IL In conplss.
Success

Ofnctal Figures show IL In n Complsta
Success
Three years ago the Hungarian gov
eminent adopted the zone system OF
rates for railroad fares. The principle
involved Q large reduction in rates. es-
pcciAlly TO long-distsnce travellers. With
Buda-Pesth rs center, the circumfer-
ence of the first zone was u bout one hun
dred miles away, the second two han
bred, and so on TO the ext-sIae limits Of
Hungary. Only slight rcduetio Ia rates
was made IN the first sone, much larger
IN the second, and increasingly larger
in the outer pones The gross reduction
was in the neighborhoOd OF sixty per
cent Hungary was an ideal place for
trying the plan, as al roads run TO
Buda-Pesth and the city itself WAS prac-
tically in the center Of the country.
Railroad men everywhere declared tho
plan foredoomed TO failure, even where
the conditions were as favorable as in
Hungary.
The first Official figures on the sys-
tenn have been published. Commenting
on them, Trnnspor. says:
Excellent results have according 20
the official figures just published. been
shown by the working of the zone sys-
tenn on the railways OF hungary. Tbs
eyes OF Europe have h>en turned with
good deal of curiosity and interest TO
this, the most daring and Systematic
method of discrimination In favor Of tho
long distance as against the short dis
tance traveller in the world The vari-
Gus zones or circles within which Ger
tain fares are charged are Axed by reg-
ulatiou, the principle adopted being tho
greater the distance from the capital
the less the proportional rate per milo
travelled. The system has been greatly
appreciated by thu people living In tho
more distant parts of the country, rs
the result shows For some years BE-
fore the introduction OF the system the
number of travellers averaged o,0o0, 0OG
annually. In the first year of the pono
tariff the number rose TO $4,000. 600: tho
second years. returns showed that Ia
900, 900 bad rsed the railways. while
during the third year ere number Of
travellers totaled %, 600 10 II |. salts
factory 70 note n corresponding rise in
the receipts, advancing from S.EO5. 900
gulden during the last year Of the old
system 10 2s 300, 600 gulden during tia
year rust closed"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
OVER THE WIRES

Loxpoz has %. 900 telephones
Extensive surveys have Lately ben
made for = cable between North Amer
lea and Australia
MoEx than one-balf Of The Etr-~s rzll-
way mileage IL Massachusetts "a now
operated 10 whole or in part By e!so-
tricity.
A NAsAz-sE writer quotes Inrentor
Edis0n's father a. saying that his son
- bile a bog woald not play with other
boys. Dat would sit KrranG and mop"
&eigbbors used 20 eall the bog ''EdS-
sons fooL~
81 the end of June lsat there we're
ss-5s9 miles Of telegraph liI.ss. rspae-
seating rs. pa miles Of wire thrOayh-
ou, Germany AZ regards seIspboDs
communication IA that country. IN
lsss than as towEs are provi1sa vitA
sYSterr.A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26

Solution: Let ABC be the angle TO be
trisected. With any convenient radius,
X, cut the sides of the angle at d and T.
From d and Z with r cut the sides of the
angle at and II and bisect the angle A b
at G. From + H aud G., as centers, with
radii equal to K, bisec5 the angles FDG
aud HDG and l and X and cut the sides
of the angle ABC at \ and NJ.
The lines 81 and BK trisect the angle
ABC.
Proof: DE, FIJI and NM being paral-
lei, and DE-, FIN, Do, Ell, HIM. OK
and CT being each equal to K, DEIN
aud DIME are equal parallelograms and
Nj and KIM are equal each TO DE. But
triangle DGE and IGK have sides 81 and
OK and included angle of one equal to CD
and GE and included angle OF the other
and TX equals DE. Hence NJ, TX and
KIN are equal.
CHAUNCEY HUMPHREY,
Garfield University.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
AT THE CAREY.

E. D. Bowen, Dodge City; VIM. Taylor.
Topeka; w. b. Wringment, Atchison,
John Zlnsmuster, Syracuse, y. Y; A. Y.
Benjamin Kansas City; C. Z. Vandemost,
Harry Squires. Arkansas City, Lou Bank,
Russell; z c. Foster, Kansas City; w. b.
Morrison, Chicago; Il. w. Black. ST
Louis; S. c. Owen. Chicago; John ID.
Morris Hahn, Kansas City; +. j. Ruff
head. Ness City; o. A. Gilbert, Still
water; r. Nayen, Omaha, Neb /;
j. V. Zerby. St Joe; T. II. Hatcher, Chi
cago; George w. Nelles, Leavsnworth;
Otto Konrad, Kansas City; A. +. Butler,
New York; A. Fl. Robinson, st. Leuis;
Tim Mccarthy. wife and daugh. er,
I.arned; w. 5. Casey, Kansas City; Ben
Garland and family, Coldwater; W. Wiley,
Sedgwick; J. w Quail, Sedg wick; Charlet
Shisld, ST Louis; D Conrad. Chicago; II.
w. White, Jr., New York; IL. L.
Whitney, Detroit: L. II. Myers, Go
shen, Ind; Ii. W. Chapman. Topeka,
j. Fagatty. Arkansas City; NJ. c. Fisher.
Chicago; G. L. Ridges. Chanute. +. J.
Adams, Chicago; &. II. Myers, Goshen,
Ind: ii. c. Wood, .CoIosado City, l. NJ.
Springs; 4. d. Bowen, Dodge City; q. W.
Whitney, New York; Z. =. Wright, Chi
cago; H. IL Brown. Denver; II. Newburg.
Chicago; II. T. Weaver, St Louis; d. &.
McKinnon, Chicago; w. T. Ney. Kansas
City; A. H. Jesse, ST. Louis; W. Wilson.
Bert Anderson, Latham; Sam l. Kern.
Topeka; W. II. Mcdonald ST. Louis; A.
J. Rider, Usage City; S Goldsmith,
Chicago; VI. Shane, Kansas CITY; W.
Merrett. Newton; H. b Forsythe. New
ton; I. A Glaze. Emporis; z. ID. Okesfe,
Chicago; Charles w. Arnold, NlckersOn;
ID. f. Porter. AtchisoD; Frank Hamilton,
Topeka; q. ID. Hohermsn, Chicago; T. VI.
Vantkeu, kickerson; II ;. Filson, Orsn
Tex; G. A. johnson. Chanute; I'd Lain.
Chanute; Il. Deacon. Cnanute-
AT TIE MANBATTAS.
Mrs. J. NJ. Mcpherson, ParsOn; " S.
Albright, Kansas City; Ii. A. Keller,
Mound Valley; J. Is. Ayers, Bisbee. Ark;
J. A. Lamb 81. Louis; Bob Mack, Joplin;
". E Philips, Winfield: j ". Hickey.
Fort Worth. Tex; Samuel Small. Arksn-
sas City: Z. J. Barbsn. Kansas City;
Harry Zeegier, j. VI Silton. A Morrison,
Atchison; L G. Allen, Kansas City, ".
Z. Lemon, Id Miseuer. Newton; y Valley.
Chicago; c. "A Stinson, ST. Joe: l. II.
Stubbo and c II. Mason, Kansas
City: q, +. Cooper: Aonstts. No;
Hall. Pueblo. Col; F. E MCKINNEY.
Springfield, Mo; +. E Hote and vile,
Beatrice. Neb.: J. Il Thompson. Quincy.
Ill: 6 F. West, st. Loui-, W. NJ Cong
don. SsdgwIck, Kan. U. X Garrison.
Chicago, + II. SpT4tt and so1. A1burn.
Ind: j. NJ Jones, Arkansas CIT, J. X
Pitts, Topeka; Il. o.. Mold, KIM hsb.r;
Josu Msudeuhsl. KiDgfsber, l. r
Danold, Lawrence X ia. Il II HsnoaA.
Monstie. Mo.. X. T. Purweil. DDaEe L.ty.
Kan: u. II. Bidwsii. ABdals, Kan, l. 81
Bauzr 4, CINCINNATI, o.
Al The oCcIDESTAL
g..
ChIeags: g. r. Mcmillan. Newark. O.;
J. 3. Alien, Quincy. Isl; A Gray. COnHay
SprIug.: Nay Booth. EdIth B0oiL, TopekA
J. + Bxcs. lows Falls IA: g. oey,
OmAb4: Msdge HBtcaisOa. Ashland, J.
". y 4isn. E!4wAthA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26

The charity concert on Wednesday even
iug Of his week = gwen under the aus
pices Of committee q .aIi~s interested
IN tbe undenominstian- .Fse Sunday nEr-
s-ry. Mrs " 4 Fr.zer sas kindly oSer-
ei her house for tie occasion. and she
program. under The direction OF Mr.. MI
lie X Ho6bs-Smiih. viii Dc popular and
attractive one. embracing ruubSr %
cgs aud -elections for Two piAu0@ TIE
Tree Sunday n1rsery. ia the Sedg~isk
block. has proved its@!f most assfal Ead
practical inssItation. enabling Parents %
srteBa church by providing place wSsss
cAildsea are happy sad sci cared foF
Sausch hears