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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-17
Hoods Cures

4 safe, sure remedy. Even my VIE, Ait+f
taking Hoods became healthy and feshy aud
has the bloom Of girlhood again We have used
only three bottles, but keep !; tn the house"
REV J. NJ PATE. Broosline Station. Missouri
NIB. Be sure 70 get Hoods and only Hood 8
Moods Pills cure Constipation BY res'of-
ing the per;stzitie action OF the altnentsry canal
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TRIAL is BEGUN
WARD AND COLE ARE NOW FULLY
BEFORE THE BAR

Attorneys Squabble Over Motion
for a Continuance, but Finally JUS
tice Jones Arranges 1t to the
satisfaction Of Both Sides.
Every Teacher and EN-
ploye Of the school
Board to be Sub
pOenaod-Prepar-
ing Statements.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-17
BASKET BALL

The fourth game 10 the series viii Be
played st the Y. NJ c. A gymnasium To-
night between the Clippers and Crsscents.
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Garfield Post No IS Will meet AZ shsir
post this evening AZ s:i5 oeLocx promptly.
BE- older Of r II. OoWXUa
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MEL RANSOM DIED

MEL RANSOM DIED
END OF THE UNFORTUNATE CON-
TEST OVER A HOMESTEAD.
Cooper, the Murderer, Has Fled the
Country-Traced rs Far as Well
ington, Where the Trail Was
Lost-Mrs. Cooper Held as
an Accessory at New
kirk-How the Deed
Was Done and
What Brought
1t About.
Constable George Green telegraphsd
from Hunneweil last night announcing
the death Of Mel Ransom from the effects
Of the wound be received last Wednesday
at the hands of Frank Cooper. the man
who was contesting the same claim with
him.
The body will be brought to Wichita for
burial tomorrow.
The murderer is still at large. Officers
traced him IS far Is Wellington, Sumner
county. but there they lost track Of him
aud the probability is that he Is now hid
den in some distant state.
Two days ago it was thought that Mr..
were made to bring him to Wich-
t. where he would receive bet
rte medical attendance than he could
get in the territory. Yesterday morning.
however. word was received that he had
changed for the worse and he died At
O'Clock. The fatal bullet entered as the
pit of the stomach and came out 1t the
side.
The details OF the crime are as follows
as related by his friends: Mr.. Ransom
lived on one side OF q creek and the party
who was contesting the claim lived on the
other side. the farm being about equally
divided by the creek. There was but one
ford and this it appears was the bone OF
contention between the parties. In order
to gain control of this ford Mr.. Ransom
crossed it Wednesday morning and begaa
to plow on the other side of it. When
Cooper saw him he came running towards
him flashing a revolver while Mrs. Cooper
accompanied him with n big club in her
hands. When he arrived on the scene
Ransom quit blowing. telling Cooper be
would rather await tue tardy justice Of the
courts than have any trouble with him.
Mrs Cooper WAS excited and she began to
assault Ransom with . club while he had
TO hold his horses to prevent runaway.
Ransoms cousin interfered and then Coop
er raised his gun to fire but Mr.. Ransom's
cousin turned his hand away and told him
not to act rash. Cooper swung his gun
around in another direction and fired at
Ransom. the ball taking effect as stated.
He then fled aud is still as'large.
Mrs. Cooper was arrested and taken to
where she was bound over to
await the result OF Ransom's wound.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
.MY AUNT BRIDGET"


George w. Monroe in bis irresistible con-
ception of Aunt Bridget has always been
a favorite with theater-goers. and his per-
f.rmsnce is we'll up with his reputation.
Although the same old title, my Aunt
Bridget" is still at the top OF the paper,
the play has been entirely remodeled, and
outside of Monroe's own part would never
be recognized. Nothing GOOD has been
taken from it but the lines have been
Gifted aud much that Is an Improvement
has been added.
OF courss Monroe, with his big Jolly
face and infectious laugh, makes the hit
of the performance. When Monroe laughs
everybody laughs with him aud nobody
wants him to stop. The star, however,
has surrounded himself with a company
that is we'll worthy of him for there Is not
a poor Que among its members The
comedy itself is witty and humorous. the
spec;aities are away above the ordinary
vaudeville performance, anu there Is
plenty Of good music.
Owen Westford and Ben Grinnell as
Monroe's chief support are away up. and
the former in his costsr song Is very clever.
Among the specialties the big hit Is made
by the topical songs and dances of the
Stewart sisters who are repeatedly called
at every performances.
Miss Alice johnson with her pretty face.
sweet voice aud elaborate costumes also
makes many frieads. Every performer is
good, and every ono who sees them are
we'll pleased. The Rainbow Dance" of
Miss Sadie Kirby is one of the great big
hits of the season, and the effects very
beautiful.
At the Crawford Grand Wednesday even
ing next
RAILROAD TICKET"
Most excellent reports Of both the per-
formance aud the business OF "A Railroad
Ticket" company. who appear on Thurs
day evening, April 10Th. are heard from all
quarters.
The piece this season is said to be better
and brighter than ever before. having re-
Gently been reconstructed and enriched by
the addition OF much new material, par
ticularly in the direction of music. The
company has no star and needs none, for it
Is an aggregation of the cleverest people
Unidentified with musical farce, and there
is scarcely q member of the cast who does
not make an individual hit. The Rail-
road Ticket" is a strictly "ur-to-date"
farce company, il not "a little way be-
yond." and should be greeted here with
packed house. At tho Crawford Thurs-
dav night
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notice.!

have sold my residence; and will
offer for sale all my household goods.
consisting of Beds, Carpets. Curtains
Piano. Etc, at private sale. at the house.
from 10 10 10 and from 3 TO 8 each day;
until the 18th inst. House will be open
for inspection of goods at the above
named hours.
j, A, WALLACE,
1921 N. Lawrence.
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Saved Our Boy
4 clergyman's statement
Constitutional Scrofula Entirely
Cured.

&C. I. Hood 3 Co.. Lowell, Mass:
Gentlemen. Wishing 70 tell what Hoods sas.
saparilla has done for US. L win say that years
ago We had . beautiful boy born to rs. When
about six months old he TOOK q sore mouth.
Everything that was known Is usual remedies
in such eases was used. had two doctors but
ali to no benefit At the age Of II months no
breathed his last Thus We laid
Our Darling Child
in the grave. On Aug. T. 1881, another boy was
born unto us. At the age of two months he be-
came afsicted with the same disease. i believed
ths boys trouble was constitutional, and net
common sore mouth. I procured . bottle Of
Hoods Sarsapari!ls and commenced 70 give is
regularly to beth mother and baby. and eccs
sionly washed his mouth with a syrup OF buck
brush root. Improvement began at once. We
have succeed IN eradicating the scrofulous blood
from the system and to-day We are blessed with
. nice, fat baby boy, eighteen months old He
Is the very
Picture Of heaith,
al life and fun Of mischief thanks 70 hoods
sar.spariila. am minister In the Methodist
Protestant church. am here 70 back what I
say and am In no way interested In any prefi
In the matter, except IL Affords me much pleas
uye To recommenA Hoods SArsapariiiA 70 al as
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Justice Jones then announced that be
wouid hold the trial in the common pleas
court room in the county building. I'm
der ordinary circumstances" said he, Il
do not believe in gratifying the morbid
curiosity of the public, but this is case
in which all the people have an interest
and have concluded that il IS my duty to
secure a place for the trial of the case that
will offer as many Accommodations as posi-
HE to the public He then dilsted on the
snbiect of morbid cnriositY and referred
10 tue Breckenridge case IS notable and
vicious example.
The Jury will be struck of this morning
and the examination AS to whether those
secured are competent TO try the case will
be commenced at once.s
The new school board is preparing a
statement which they will address TO the
teachers aud other employees concerning
rhe noodle cases Tue statement will be
somethisg on the order OF the personal
statement o; Mr.. Hsts3n published in the
sunday Issue Of tue EAGLE. Il will
guarantee The teachers and other employees
tie same standing with the board that
they would otherwise hold IL they freely
give evidence in the pending case about
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17

The election last week was the most
sweeping revolution that has ever taken
place In the politics and membership OF
the national house. The Democrats lose
total of no less than I34 members. The
Democratic tidal wave of 1880 was counted
. phenomenon. standing almost alone
in political history: but in that case
the Republican strength fell only from
lee to IS votes-a loss OF - MEM
bera The nearest approach to the
present overturn In its extent was seen in
1874. when the house fell into .he hands Of
the Democrats. In the Forty-third con-
gress, elected in 1872, the Republicans had
1914 members out of q total Of 293. Two
years later the Republicans went to the
country in year of great business depres-
sion following the panic of 1873 and won
only i07 MEMBERS loss of 81. They had
In the house of the Forty-third congress
about 81 per cent. of the total number; in
the Forty-fourth congress they had but
about 81 per cent. The Democrats have 81
per cent. of the membership in the present
house; in the next body they have only
23s per cent. Their relative loss is there.
fore larger even than the Republican loss
in 1874
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ELKcrIos or SENATORS.

The question whether the election of
United State. senators should be made by
the people OF a state instead of by IL,
legislature is discussed in the November
Forua by sx-united States Senator Ed
munds Senator Edmunds alphabetically
condemns this project and his Judgment
is entitled TO great weight as he stands in
the front rank Of sound constitutional
lawyers who have sat In the United States
senate. and as leading Republican can
rot be charged with any bigoted oppo-
sltion 20 the removal Of balwark Of state
right.
Senator Edmunds points out that the
constitutional provision Tor choosing Of
two senators from each state was devised
o. one Of the corner-siones Of the structure
necessary 10 secure ths rights and safety
OF the states
In the Federal convention OF i7s7 the
method OF choosing senators By the peo-
pie Vas debated, but the committee of the
whole unanimously reported that the
members Of the senate ought to be chosen
By the individual legislatures
This report vas accepted by the eoavsn-
ton ey e vote Of nine states 10 two. and
when the question again came up there
was no difference Of opinion ss 20 our
present constitutional method OF slscting
senators.
Mr.. Eamunds iussihss tAis dscisioa Of
the trainers Of the Federal constitution 20
necessary 70 the expression Of the dsliber.
ate will q the state. '-in its character as
such, represented in al It's parts in the
way in which It's ewn state constitution
distributed power"
Mr.. E3mands poiatx out thst the reopls
Of stats never elect either branch or
their Legislature By the popular vote OF TIE
citizens On general ticket Ga this
point Mr.. E1mands says,
''Sueh . mode Of slectinx the nernA .r.
Of = state Legislature voal1 be merely tAe
voice Of an aggregation Of mere naraesrs
regardless % intelligence rrorsrtx .na
business Interests. as xslg a. ef ths vales
Of the geographical distribution al TIE
rArts Of state into esnmunssEs. sab
stantiaiiy homSEsEeoua A recognition 81
the tmpcrtznee % such considerations ia
20 the divisioa 81 the states Iato eoaxrp..
/ districts, whleA teok rlacs snraa nfsw
years after exnsFssnee had revealed ths
evils Of the svssera 81 eieetiag on a sea.
era stckes the Esns esss 81 iAs heuse 81
Representatives arqSrtlone4 to each
state"
An election By the majority % a. sAs
| people OF . state 10 radically a dlfsrsa.
! taing fron . choice o; the same officers
by TIE representatives Of iss separate Do
liiieal divisions
To TIE pea that the method % s.sessn G
Instse Stasss ssnatozs prescribed 81 tie
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The storm center of the impending sen
atorial contest has been in aud about
Seattle during the past week. Candidates
for senatorial honors and their friends have
congregated here realizing the important
part that King county. with her seventeen
Republican members of the Legislature.
will play in the final result
So far as King eounty is concerned she
can afford to view the situation with
eanansmity. She has no candidate for
senator and Is ready to Join hands with
the rest of the state in conierring this dis
tinguishsd honor upon any worthy candi-
date who seems TO have the preponderance
OF strength outside Of this county.
IL has bean generally conceded In the
past that the two senators should be
elected one from the Eastern part Of the
state and one from the Western part
The sentiment In favor of this plan - very
strong, particularly In Eastern Washing
ton. While Western Washington has .
larger population and could elect both
senators regardless of geographical ioca-
ton. u IL doubtful II such move would
meet with general approval.
or the candidates now before the people
three are from Spokane county. They are
Senator Beiknap. who has recently come
Into the race. Attorney General Jones and
Congressman Wilson. Southeastern Wash
inglon has strong candidate in the per-
son OF Hon. Levi Ankeny. Of walia walla.
South western Washington will undoubt-
eddy present the name Of Hon. John ID.
Gsoghegan. Hon. Nelson Bennett, of
Tacoma, has been mentioned in connec-
ston with the position. but he has not as
yet publicly announced himself as = can
didate. This Is also true OF Hon. ID. j.
Crowley. Of Tacoma.
The only men in Seattle who have been
spoken Of in connection with the senator
ship are Judge IL. q. Bond and Hon. John
&. Alien. Judge Bond is gentleman Of
large wealth. aud Is = successful man OF
affairs. lie would undoubtedly, II elected,
make most eredltable representative 1t
4 q singular fact tina, the suggestions re-
garding Judge bond and Senator Allen
have come from outside of King county.
- far as can 10 learned the members OF
the King county delegation will 20 to the
legislature entirely unpledged. They can
Doubtless re relied upon 10 act with the
majority for tho beat interests Of the state
and OF the Republican party.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17

CHICAGO. Nov. 16-Twelve millers. rep
resenting 500 merchant Touring mills with
daily capacity of $50. 600 barrels, met in
secret session at the Auditorium today to
consider the proposition to reduce the
output by 100 goo barrels of -four day for
thirty days, or 1000. 900 barrels in all. The
scheme was proposed some time ago,
owing to large understandable surplus,
but the recent better demand for -four and
advance in price has. it is claimed.
changed the complexion of the situation,
and the opinion was expressed by some
OF those present that no curtaiiment
would be ordered. II is not thought. how
ever. that decision will be reached before
tomorrow. Those present represented
mills in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Missouri and North Da-
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Robert Ellis Thompson. distinguished
political economist, declares in the Irish
Hssli tha: not only the Republicans will
elect the next president. bat that they
wiii elect Bealsm Hsrrlson.
Mr. Thompson declares that We have no
pubic speaker EFF Who sxeels Mr.. Hsrrl-
sen in powsr 20 touch the popular MAD
with conviction
OF Mr. Hsrr!sons reeens speeeh In New
York city Mr.. Thonp,on sAys; "It re-
vsslsd AR. uarrisoa to the New Yorker.
iast as Mr.. Linoolns Cooper Institute
speech o. iseo ala IN shAs DAY."
Is is pe.sihis that Mr.. Themr.on I,
right IN his prediction. bat IL is hardly
probable that Nr. Harrison will es re-
nominated.
OF sac great in,sGisetuAl ability and
sterling personal worth of ex-Prrsiasas
Harrison there Is 20 Question: be &. hv far
the sblest executive y DO has eeearisd ths
white House sines lincoln. hns lie has
nothing to gain by another election o. the
presidency. and IL h quite likely that he
raight end sorss dsSenlsy IN securing a re-
nomin sticn. for Gov. MeK!aley and Tom
Reed are beth lksiy 80 10 ssnaida,s. Ia
lSaa
Reed 10 . great man. . psrlisneatary
leader. . stasesnaant . man Of imnsnss
intellectual power, Who IN the sravsss
emergency has never saewa slxa Of
weakness Reed 10 wiss, witty. broad.
honest. fearless, earnest, . sisas. profound
thsaksr. very abe esesssr in shs lesls-
lsssvs arsaa. lie has marvellous gin Of
condensed sxrressien. lie eaa pat tAs
whole argument Of . qasstion iaso dorea
pishy. sglgrammssss phrsssa lie eaa
aash more light area scusssiea eftsa.
tignss In phrase than al ordinary man
can do in an hour's logical elaboration
Reed is a great man--is described BY nsa
~ all PARTIES IS . gsersors good fellow. a.
sogassly epsn and without cant or any
tasFa Of rretsnse.
Daring the debate ever the skialsy hgll
in $50 Tom Reed stood like rosa sad
looked cslnsly iaso sae fsees 81 that hSot-
lag, bowling. yelling met Ct psaoSEsss.
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OUR SEA COAST pErExsEs.

According t. the annual report Of the
United States chief Of engineers. Gen.
Casey. considerable progress has been
made in protecting the Pacific sesboard
from the possible attacks Of an enemy's
feet.
At San Francisco battery of sixteen u
inch mortars is very nearly ready, and by
the middle Of next year three Finch rides
will probably be mounted on high sites
overlooking San Francisco harbor. The
project for che defense OF that port in
cludes eighteen i2Inch guns on lifts:
tventy-.hree l0-incn and thirteen s-Inch
guns on disappearing carriages; fifteen IL
inch, five f0-inch and six s-inch on non-dis-
appearing carriages, since these are on high
sitss. which need not fear an enemy's
direct fire; IA i2-iDch mortars, together
with submarine mines. operated from
seven mining easements, part OF which
have been practically completed. With
the mounting OF three 12-inch guns and
sixteen mortars. with half a dozen en-
placements nearly or quite ready for a.
many io-inch guns, and with the coast
defender Monterey ready and the Mon.d-
mock nearly completed, the work at San
Francisco seems TO BE- well started.
When the new ornaments for the coast
forts have been completed it will be neces-
sary TO procure additional gunners for
them.
Gen. scho6eld in his last annual report
points out the need of more men for the
sea board forts; the war strength of the
gun detachments alone At twsnty-seven
points marked for new Notifications on
be, with three reliefs for each gun. "a. e63
men, while the force needed for minor
ports would swell the total 10 s., 2o4 men.
In any event the war force of the new
forts is IS, 900 men, which Is 1000 more
men than We have today in our whole
regular army.
The difficulty Is that congress viii be
very reluctant, save under the stress Of
war. TO increase our permanent army.
IL is proposed to meet the difficulty by
forming auxiliary garrisons from the reg
ular state militia forces.
OEAAk0f AI1dk0Ft NheH scIEctAly Vi war;
said that lone of the most useful direc-
tons which can be given 10 the drill and
training Of the militia of the seaboard
states il in connection with coast defenses,
where its services are most likely to DO
needed, If ut ALL"
There is little or no danger OF the land
ing of large army of invasion, but our
great cities would be In danger OF dcsiruc-
tive bombardment BY an ironclad fleet.
What Is needed Is q force of trained artil-
iery men sufficient to man our dsfenses.
and the seaboard states should organize
their militia Is heavy artillery. which are
also drilled ss infantry. Each seaboard
state should add . regiment. q battalion,
or at least company Of heavy artillery to
its present organized militia force.
All this ought to be done. but the
chances are IL never will be done until we
are face TO face with a formidable fleet of
ironcisds thre atening to lombard cur great
cities. Then. IS our harbor forts must be
manned, We shall reinforce them with raw
state auxiliary garrisons instead OF we'll
trained heavy artiilerists.
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rHE PEOPLE CAN BE TRUSTED.

The Mugwump organs at the East wifi
probably stop shouting that the masses
are not TO b trusted with the suffrage,
and have limited that one Of she great re-
forms We mus. institute. IL We would pre-
serve the republic. would be In the direc-
ton OF q curtaiimens Of the suffrage. In
dozen districts of New York city in
what are called the Sums. Democracy.
Hill Democracy and Tammany Democracy
were repudiated, and We saw the tenement
districts, where the suffrage has been con-
demned as ignorant, delivering msjorities
for good government, for Morton and for
protection.
A distinguished New York reform poll
tieiaa. who has hitherto thought that our
only safety lay in restriction of the suf-
frage, Acknowledged lis error last week.
saying: "Never again will suspect tina:
universal suffrage Is an error. / am salts
fed now that it is really 9 guarantee Of our
permancucer
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Fede-sl constitution should Be changed
because the senators do not fairly repre-
sent the people Of their respective states.
Mr.. Edn4nds replies that of the less than
90 persons Who have served ~ United
States senators since ths present govern
rnent was organized IN iTs9, more than 30
hare either before or after their senatorial
terms been members Of tbs house Of rep
resentstives. and very large number of
tie senators have been governors, or
judges elected by the people of their states
These facts make IL clear that those
chosen senators have possessed the coz e.
dence of their legislatures and Of the whole
body Of the people.
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rho cursed and denounced him and
CRASHED their teeth in impofent rage.
Nothing bat ToEa Reeds fnsomitabls
vii and splendid nerve carried as through
70 ground where legislation was possible.
Tofn Reed no doabs would make an ideal
executive.
Mckinley IL man Of remarkable intel
iigenee on the question OF protection and
. man Of admitted skill and sbilitv in his
popular presentation Of the protection
argument. bat his best friends do not pre-
tend that he compares with Reed as an
all around" statesman
He 10 IN adroEt man: has keen appre-
citation Of tbs drift Of popular sentiment
and rare faculty Of adjusting bis sail TO
the coming breezs: be is man Of charm
ing manners. Of me temper. and Is . man
who vouid never consent TO any acs dis
creditabis 10 his ADMINISTRATION Reed
or Mckinley eouI9 be easily elected.
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sorres TO rnE rUsLIa

The public 70 hereby warned not 70 pay
mr. money to parties representing to b
accents Of the eesst4s Posr-IsTKIIfsEscrA
sreeps tbs following. who are the only
authorised travelling agents OF the Posr-
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Hswlev and Robert L Lee Hill. 7AA
xs~ ~: ssyiy 10 resident agents OF this
xsper Who are COATED In various cities
end toxns Of the Northwest nor TO post
mas.srs who are m all cases authorised
70 saxs subscrsp fior. for the Daily Sun
day and Weekly Posr-TsrxrIrsKscEA