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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-22
SILVER CONFERENCE.

DIES MONIES, Ia, March Gin the after
noon session of the silver conference Judge
Cole of Des MoiDes made the address of
welcome. He was followed by General A.
b. Warner of Ohio, who spoke in favor of
coinage at the ratio OF ratio OF l6 to /. ID.
II. Stubs of Iowa and j. III. Skaggs of
Alabama spoke briefly, after which an
extended speech was made by L. II. Bolter
of Iowa, who until recently was Demo
crat. but attacked bitterly the Cleveland
administration on its silver policy.
At the evening session a number of COM
mittees were appointed and instructed TO
report after consulting the delegates from
Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado. which
have not yet arrived. In the evening
speeches were made by Skaggs and Bow
man of Alabama; Hon. Loucks, South
Dakota; Hon. y. &. Shinn- Hon. r. >.
Osborn. Kansas; Hon. ]. III. Powers, Hon.
j. Burrows, Hen. ". o. Stricken, General
Van Wick. Nebraska. All the sessions
have been well attended
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-22
SAW HIS BLUFF.
Escaped Jail Bird Walks Into Prison
And is Locked up.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 2l.-John Wiche-
low, one of the burglars who escaped from
the Dodge county jail at Fremont with
murderer Carleton, was captured in this
city OH Monday under circumstances
nearly leading to a tragedy. He walked
to the Jail office. None of the jailors re-
cognized him, although he had been IN
their keeping couple OF weeks. He In
Qured for one Of the prisoners, but at that
moment a trusty who happened to walk
into the Jail Office recognized him and
gave him away The patrol wagon was
called but Wichelow drew n revolver and
kept the jailors at bay. When the wagon
arrived and the police burst into the
room, Wichelow had the jail al
tendants cornered and was threat
ening to shoot if they made move.
Officer Green one of the policemen who
arrived in the wagon. walked toward
Wichelow and demanded his gun. Wich-
Glow suddenly gave It up, saying he would
surrender bnt be would shoot the Jallor
before he would give up to him.
Wichelow said that the bars to the cell
at Fremont were cut with two saws furn-
ished by himself He had taken the saws
into the Jail concealed in his necktie. The
work of cutting the bars consumed TWO
days. Four men left the jail at 2:3O In the
morning, after they got on the roof they
slung a blanket around the lightning rod
and slipped to the ground. As soon as
they were free the party divided. lie says
that ii Carleton had any friends on the
outside on the night of the escape he knew
nothing of IT,
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WORST OF THE SEASON.

DEADwooD. :. D., March zL-The worst
snow storm Of the season commenced here
Monday night and has kept up continu-
ously since. The snow is about four feet
on the .evel aud still coming down. Teie-
phone communication from sun Dance
and Bell Fourch states that snow IS fall
ing at both places and extends TO all cattle
ranches. 1t is believed the loss 70 ths cat
tlemen will be heavy as the cattle are
weak and drift with the storm 10 their
death.
Neither the Elkhorn or the Burlington
and Missouri arrived today; the former -
showed ia at Hayes Springs. and the lat
ter east OF Alliance All trains on the
Burlington and Missouri are abandoned at
EgmoDt. The present indications are that
the STOW will rival in depth the msmora-
bic storm Of March Z. 5. and 2, ia l51s,
when IL fell 20 a depth OF six feet
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KILLED THE LAST HOPE.

OTTAWA, Ills. March 2l.-The Illinois
supreme court has refused to grant a
supersedeas in the case of Prendergast, the
murderer of Carter Harrison, who is
sentenced to hang Friday AS calmly as
if allowing litigant ten days III which to
file abstracts and briefs, Chief Justice
Baker this afternoon killed the last hope
of Prendergast OF further movement in the
courts for either stay of proceedings or a
new loop-hole by which he may escape out
ragged justice. The judges filed solemnly
into the courtroom and after few unlm
portanU decisions of motions IN civil
cases, Chief Justice Baker opened the
docket at the criminal page and said:
People No. 81, PFendergast VS.. the peo-
pie; motion for a writ of error, and that
The writ be made writ OF supesedeas.
The court has carefully examined the
record. abstract and briefs in full and has
concluded to deny the application"
This was all, but 1t decided that the
Judgment of Judge Bretano's court and
the conduct of the trial of the murderer oil
Carter Harrison had been fully Endorsed
by the highest court of Illinois. and that
the case was practically closed for ever.
All that can now interfere between Prem
dergast aud death on Friday Is the gov
ernor's respite, aud the latter is absent
from the state.
Mr.. Gregory, who is in Ottawa, said the
governor would be asked for reprieve,
aud that an application would be made TO
the United States court for writ of
habeas corpus, on the ground that the
state court misconstrued the constitution
of the United States.
Prendergast WAS apprised by the author
tiles ut the Jail Immediately after the an
nouncenenJ was made, and all he had in
his pockets was taken from him. He
made great protest when they took his
lead pencil
IF am going to die, / will need that,
he said, Il have some serious writiug
to do ~
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HIGGINS PROTESTS.

OTTAWA, Ill, March 2L-Thomas Hig-
gins, the Chicago murderer who objects to
being hanged on the same scaffold with
Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor Har-
risoL, vas today refused supersedeas by
the supreme court,
Higgins is Rconcerned. He lighted a
cigarette when he was informed of the SUI
Dreme court decision in his case and
laughingly said he was ready. THEY'LL
break my spine all right Friday
He said "Prendergast will get
a stay. He murdered gentleman. |
killed man of low degree, SO FL get my
neck injured. Tue Jail people hunted for
a razor in my cell today, saying they were
afraid I'd kill myself. This was blokey
break; l don't want to kill myself. II
they'll give me barrel of whisky and a
dipper, though, Pll be dead in the morn
ing-dead drunk" The condemned man
calmly lighted another cigarette and pre-
pared to receive the priest, as he said, ITO
square himself for the next world. D."
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SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Ths vice
president being absent Mr.. Harris. the
president pro TEN. occupied the chair this
morning aud the senate promptly settled
down to routine business and number of
bills were taken from the calendar and
passed.
Among the bills passed was one grant
ing right of way TO the Johnstown and
Northern railway through the DEVILS
Lake Indian reservation in North Dakota.
Az o'clock the senate took up the unfin-
ished business which WAS the bill to SIM
plify the form for deeds OF conveyance and
trust aud releases of laud in the District
Of Columbia, and after further debating
IL Tor an hour the senate went into execu-
tive session, and at $50 adjourned until
tomorrow
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GREAT GUNS.
Test OF Heavy Ordnance at Indian Head
Witnessed by Officials.

WASHINGTON, March PA distinguish
ed party of public men and departmental
officials and a number OF ordnance experts
accepted the invitation of the secretary OF
the navy today to visit the naval ordnance
proving grounds at Indian Head to see
the official test of the first of the big b.
inch guns which have been completed at
the government works. This is the big
gest gun ever built in this country aud n
vast amount of interest was manifested in
seeing it operated. Preparatory to the
test of the big gun arrangements were
made for a test of some projectiles from q
10-inch gun. The first of these projectiles
was Johnson cast steel fired point blank
at sheet of armor of Harveyizsd nickel
steel, placed at distance of less than 200
yards from the mouth of the gun.
The projectile penetrated the twelve inch
armor about SIX inches and was then
shattered. A Carpenter piercing
shell of wrought shell from the same gun
met hardly better fate.
The test of the thirteen inch gun then
began. The enormous mass of metal of
the gun. sixty-seven tons in weight. is
easily under control for eleVating or dis
pressing by a hydraulic apparatus. The HOO
pound cast steel shot Was holsted up TO
the breech by tackle pulley and then
rammed home by a hydraulic ramming
apparatus which extends itself in most
astonishing manner by telescope arrange
mert and then folds up into convenient
compass to rest at the breach of the gun.
The 403 pound charge of powder was then
put in behind the shot. Then the gunner
pulled the lanyard of the gun and sent
the metal roaring, ripping, tearing and
raging into the Utmost recesses OF the OPP
posite hillside. The initial velocity of the
first shell was 1, 30 feet per second.
The wonderful extension ramrod was
brought into use to sponge the gun and a
second charge was then inserted, this time
4S2 pounds of powder. The testing instru-
ment indicated an initial velocity of ,915
feet per second. Interested observers
of the test were the naval attaches of the
embassies of Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Italy, and the Russian and jap
anese Legations. After two shots from
four riffs with smokeless powder, the
proiectile, which was dropped far up in
the channel of the Potomac, the tests were
over for the day.
There is no definite information obtaina-
BILE as to the exact cost of this piece of
ordnance, but it Is estimated to cost near
5000, 900. 1t Will require day or two more
for estimates to be made of the power of
the gun from the results of today's tests.
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CLEVELAND coe1rAr1Ne.

WASHINGTON, March 2L-The president
is carefully listening to the arguments,
political and otherwise, addressed 70 him
regarding the seigniorage bill. The best
information obtainabie is that he has not
yet made up his mind what action to take
Messrs, Tracy, Dunphy and other anti
silver congressman say they believe the
bill will be vetoed, On the other hand the
Democratic senator's who voted for the bill
are generally very hopeful that the presi-
dent Will sign It, The message which the
president sent to the New York delegation
advising them not to come to Washington
they think indicates he has decided to ap-
prove the bill and does not think it neces-
sary to argue the point, a view quite diff
ferent from that OF the New Workers them.
selves. The president has uutIl the 30th
to decide what he shall do with the bill.
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AFRO.AMERICANS.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 2l.-Three
5housand representative negroes from
every part of Alabama were in attend
snce here today upon the state convention
Of negroes recently called to consider the
question of emigration to Africa. 1t was
claimed that Africa being the natural
home OF the negroes, these in this coun-
try should return to that continent as
soon as possible and establish there a
great nation such as the whites had es-
tsblshed in America. 1t was agreed,
however, that as the white man had
brought the negroes to America he ought
to pay their fare back to their native
land. Resolutions to that effect w er
passed
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WASHINGTON. March 2L-The estimates
of the amount of revenue which the tarin
bill reported to the senate yesterday VIII
probably yield show that the total amount
will be about S3S1, 900 0O0 This is reduc-
ton of between $4,000. 900 and sl4. o00,O0
from the estimates ia the first bill reported
to the committee. The principal reduction
is made in the internal revenue part of the
bill, through the restoration of the present
tax rates On domestic cigars ard cigarettes,
which amounts to a loss of over SIC, DOC, Coo.
There will also be an appreciable falling
off in the duty on tin plate caused by
changing the duty on that importation
from 1 Is 70 1 cent per pound. The
change in the schedule, whereby bananas,
pine apples and cocosnuts are taken from
the dutiable list, will make up the other
principal items of loss. AS the bill stands,
If the estimate is correct, it will produce az
least $50, 900. 900 more of revenue than will
be needed. The change made in the sugar
schedule will not cause a showing in the
estimates different from the sHb-commit-
tee bill, az the first estimate was made
upon sugar testing 90 degrees fine.
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WILL TAKE ALLOTMENTS

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The secretary
OF the Interior today sent to congress for
approval two agreements made with In
dian tribes. One was made with the
Yuma Indians in California, by the terms
OF which the Yumas will take alIotments
In severalty. The remaining portions OF
the lancs that can be irrigated. will be sp-
praised and sold for the benefit of the
tribe. Secretary Smith recommends an
appropriation of &. 900 for an investiga-
ton to determine whether to construct a
levee along the banks Of the Colorado
river to protect the reservation lands.
The cost of the construction is estimated
at 100000. Tie other agreement is with
the Yumas, in Washington, for the cession
of lands known as the Wenatowahanan
fishery. It is agreed to pay SO, 900 for
these lands.
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Causes an Awful Disasser-A Number
of Workman Killed

SASTANDER, March ol.-Ano,her fatal
accident occurred here today. caused by
an explosion OF dynamite. Ever since the
awful disaster that occurred in this city on
the night OF November 3, last, when the
Spanish steamer Csbo Machichaco was
blown up By the explosion of part of the
large consignment OF dynamite aboard OF
her, the wrecked hull of the vessel has
been lying at the bottom OF the bay. IL
was discovered by divers who went down
in search OF the bodies of some of
those who were killed at the time
that considerable quantity of dynamite
was still in the wreck. This was q con-
siderable menace to shipping and the au-
thorities determined to remove il. Today
while "A Number of workmen were en-
gagged in the work Of taking the dynamite
from the hull an explosion occurred and
several of the workmen were killed The
loss OF life oceasioned by toe disaster last
November has never been accurately AS
certained. It is known, however. the list
of dead, missing and wounded numbered
fully thousand. The Mach!chaco
was lying alongside a wharf discharging
part of her cargo, which consisted OF gen
eral merchandise. including iron ore, Hour.
wine and petroleum in cases. While this
work was going on the steamer took fire
and the blaze attracted large crowds TO The
water front
Officers and men from vessels lying near
! the ship went To the assistance of the fire.
men, who mad been hastily summoned.
Suddenly there was desfening
roar, and the Inflated steamer
disappeared. The slaughter among the
spectators was frightfuL Houses along
the water front were either completely
destroyed by the shock of the e1-
plosion or else so badly damaged as
| To be unfit for occupation. Large quaint
| ties of burning oil were thrown into the
city and at one time it appeared as though
tine whole place would be destroyed. For
| tunately, however, - Change IN the wind
prevented this, but terrible damage had
| been done. A hundred small vessels ssnk
in the harbor and number of others,
| including the merchant steamer Alfonso
| MI, caught lire from the rain % flaming
! oil sn6 burned. Forty OF the crew of the
/ Alfonso lost their lives.
MaugIed ana blzckened corpses were
scattered along the quay aud the scene
! was one that defied description. Among
| the dead was Don Manuel Somozas De Is
Pena, the provincial governor. and mum
| Der of other officials. just the ship
| blew up railway train arrived at the
station "A considerable distance from the
scene of the explosion. THIS train wa
| completely wrecked, set fire TO aud most
| OF its passengers were burned TO death
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A Cold Blooded Horse Won.

ST. LOUIS, March 2L-G0iden Gates
victory in the third race at East st.
Louis today was very suspicious and all
bets were ordered to stand until a thor
ough investigation could be made. He
was entered as chestnut geIding. aged
by Joe Hooker, Dam unknown, and won
at a mile, a remarkable performance for a
cold blooded horse over sandy track.
He was entered in the name of G. Bell,
and when called for after the race could
not be found Later he was identified be-
You'd doubt as the famous ringer Tanner
who worked the Twilight killing al
the fair grounds last spring. lie is paint
ed a chestnut color.
First race-Nine-sixteenth of O mile;
Alopathy won; hayward, second; Fanny
D., third. Time. 80.
Second-Five furlongs: Roy won; Man
ola, second; Republic, third. Time, 1:05$4.
Third-One mile: Golden Gate won;
Granite, second; Msckey, third. Time.
1903.
Fourth-Eleyen-sixtee of mile:Miss
Kitty won; John Dunn. second; knicker-
booker, third. Time, l:l4.
Flfth-Six furlongs: Collector won; Bon
ME B., second; John Berkley, third Time,
1:2l1z.
Sixth-Six furlongs. Yosemite won;
Ballardine, second; Izell, third. Time
1:21.
NEW ORLEANS, March 21-Wea cher
fine; track heavy. First race-Five fur
longs: Miami won; Bobby Beach. second;
Merry Eyes. third. Time. LOO.
Second-Five furlongs: Looking Back
ward won; Maud, second Mllldale, third.
Time Los.
Third-Five furlongs: Beverly won;
Tramp, second; Fool Runner, third. Time
1919
Fourth-Five furlongs: Beatifce won;
Tenny, Jr., second; Boro, third. Time,
I;OSi1.
Flith-Seven furlongs: Carmen won;
Belle OF Springfield. second; Billy Harti-
gan, third. Time. l:39
CHICAGO, March 2L-Roby summaries
First race-Five fUriongs: Adversely won
Maggie Stowey, second; Nandorn, third.
Time, 1:l64.
standardization Of mile: Ra-
pier won; Tamerlane. second; Extra, third
Time, 1904.
Third-Eleven sixteenths Of a mile:
Ernest l.. won: Little Fred, second; Rock,
third. Time, 10
Fourth-Seysn-sixteen Of q mile:
Esther Cleveland won; Tata, second; Kate
b, third. Time. 80.
Fifth-T birteeo-Sixteenths OF mile.
Rosewood Won; Ulster, second; Co!one.
Clay. third. Time. 1:sL
SAN FaAXCIsCo. March 21.-First race
One-haf mile: Venus. . - !, won; Lady
Jane, 5 to ). second; Gssser. % j, tsird.
Time, 49, Others: Silver, COnrteli,
Bisz=awAy. CSaDta.
SecOud-Six fUriongs: Macbeth, 10 l.,
Won. Jennie Dsane. 2 20 !. second Inferno.
I ) 70 !, third Time, I:l4 Others AZ
daligbJ, StouemAn, Jackson, Kegsl, ITlsh
Johuuy, HAymATket
IhiTd-Ihree-fourtEs OF mile: Happy
Baud, 70 1. won; Hillsdsle Csief, % J.,
second; sidney. ; 70 ). ih;rd- Tine, 100
Others: Joe Frank. Morton. CheFokr-,
Nellie. q. r. Reserve.
E0urth-AsSeh x Of = mile: Border
Lzssie, 70 1. Won; tIy, 10 ), second
( Time. l-ifi{.
Fifth-Slx fur.ongs: Aiesia, 20 I. Won;
Aelsnle. ; 10 ). seoond. RofuaBeii 3 10 ].
third Time, I.l25< O. hers. = ks8o.
Melsanita, CGntella- [ Ia Colorado
Slxtc-Gile za1 ou<-si1tsenIb. four HuY-
dies, purse 500 Prince Idle, 4 70 J. WOE;
Hercules. 20 I. secosd. Alfred b. 70 - ],
third Tine. LSs5s- Oihsrs. Zsmposi.
f.reen HcgE
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KINGFIsHER, OF, March Especial. j
On Feb. IL, 1893, Mrs. Mary Fletcher OF
this city died and the remains were buried
in what is now the Kingfisher cemetery.
This was before the city had secured title
TO the land. When the ground was
properly plated the grave proved to be In
an alley, and the son, Mr.. Fleming, who
is a business man of this city, purchased
lot on which to remove the remains. To-
day the grave was opened, but, to the hor-
ror of all engaged, the remains
were gone; not vestige of coffin, corpse or
enclosing box could be found.
Last May during Decoration day the
grave, which had settled somewhat, was
refilled and flowers and shells were
strewn over it. As these were undisturbed,
the presumption is the body must have
been removed prior TO that time.
Mr. Fleming seems to think this the
work of some physician, and he has we'll
grounded suspicious as TO the guilty
Marty
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NoNEY-pAGs KICK.

NEw YoRE. March sL-Re2r.seatative
financlers of the city. al of whom tad sub
scrsbed fcr various amo1nts q the receat
Issue OF 5 per cent bonds rses today and
adopted protest 10 President Cleveland
against The signing Of tue seiEni0rage
coinage S:il They claim the right 70 be
considered Ia che premises because taesr
bond subscriptions were made With roe
understanding that tsere should be no IN
creased coinage ot size
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Fzzz FOR ALL sczAP.

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HsarT Etii probably aos RECOVER. 411 =
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DISASTROUS FAuURF

We can mention 10 failure more disss-
trous than that of physical euergy. Il iu-
wolves the partial suspension OF the diges-
tive and assimilative processes, and ept ais
the retirement from business of the liver
aud kidneys. Only through the good
Offices OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can
the restoration OF its former vigorous
status be hoped Cor. When this aid has
been secured, a resumption of activity ia
the stomach liver and bowels may be
relied upon. The Bitters corquers nalsria
and kidney troubles.
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GENERAL PRIDE DEAD.

BOISE, Idsno. March SL-Ex- Attorney
General ID. p b. Pride died this moraing
after lingering illness. General Pride
WAS pro,ege and private secretary of Sen
ator Hale OF Maine, Senator Hale seeur-
ed him The Position OF registrar Of the land
office IN Boise n 1888 In 1884 he was ap-
pointed territorial secretary 10y President
Arthur and IN 1855 lie was confirmed first
attorney general of IDAHO Re was tie
first grand commander OF the Knights OF
PSthjAs OF Idaho.
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FERD WARD MARRIED.

ROCHESTER. y. Y. March 2l--A special
to the NoraiBg Herald from Genssse says:
Ferdinand Ward ot New York and Miss
Belle Storer Of Staten Island were married
a the resident OF DR.. J. West IN this vii
lsGe AT o'clock D. III, Rev Georze h
WSrd OF Dsnviile. a cousin OF the groom,
officiating The lsdy is fine lookin :
woman aad j. said 70 be highly cultaresi.
ana the Daughter OF John 7. Store- OF
Staten island, very westny owner OF rhe
ciav banks there. and Is niece OF NJ
Stoser OF New York City, retired ner-
chant
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THE BUM BRIGADE.

WASHINGTON, March 21-Colonel E. A
Redstone. IA local representative OF Coxey's
Industrial army. was distributing maps
and pamphlets of the proposed march on
Washington about the house of represen-
tatives this morning. Colonel Redstone
assured the inquirers that a carload
of provisions were being donated for the
subsistancs of the army and some steel
works In Pennsylvania had offered wagons
enough to transport supplies. He said
they would gather 10000 men here TO serve
rs escort TO meet the approaching army.
PROJECTORS say no violence will occur. The
army will make its petition to congress
and disband