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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
HOTEL soJoURNERs.

L. c. Moore. l. H. Stephens. A. Edison
J. A, Gilbertson, c. +. Mckee, w. b.
Boyer, A Bergman, Il. j. Stone. Kansas
City; E. E. Lenke. r. J. House, j. G. Bad
gett, G. w. Foster, George v Sneed, st.
Louis; A. Harrison, Furlev, K. w. Sander
son, Cleveland. O.: }. G. Burlinga and
wife, Perry, o, T.; NJ H. McMillin. To
peka; Z. A. Jone. Arkansas City;
G. +. Chase, Rochester. n. Y; J. I. Rose,
Chicago; A. Z. Powers, Winfield. kas.
w T. Hoffman, Jerryville, H.; w. /.
Smith, Chicago; L. G. Niles, Leavenworth;
A. j. Lindell, New Mexico; J. c. Becker,
Benton; A. Jaeds, ST. Joe; g. 6. Doran,
Carthage, Mo-: VI. s. Dawden. New York;
j. 2. Neuman; Whitewater. kas.; Henry
Schwartz. Whitewater, kas.; Lon euler
ton, Chicago; c. H. Russell, St. Joe: W. Il.
Stephens, Winfield; w. r. McGeorge,
Saltwater; E. II. Brown, Lincoln; j. f.
O'Brion, Topeka; G. L. Nipple, Hutchin-
son.
Hotel Metropolis. r. Burnett, Weir
City; j. ii. Miller, j. c. Sommerville, Ben
Spitz, I. ]. Holt, Kansas City; +. G.
Young, Worthington. Ia; j. Donovan,
Sells Bros show;J. c. Watts, Horton; j.
NJ, Rershburger, w. G.. Green, Chicago;
\. c. Gourett, Milwaukee; Margaret
BedelI, FL Dorado: r. Boyd. Sondon, KY;
J. 4. Anderson, Sweet Springs, Mo-; 4.
l.. Pearson, Larned-
Manhattan Hotel-John T. Showalter,
Wellington; H, Lardner. Fort Scott; ID. h.
Bankmau, w. G. johnson, Princeton. ILL.,;
\. L. Hart, Philadelphia; L. p. Osborn;
Kansas City; Jack Miller. ST. Joseph: ID.
A. Hauck. Newton; W. NJ. Copeland, Ok
ford; ID. b. Higley, Sterling.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
IMPERsoNATED OFFICER.
Louis Tester Evolved Into Ofhcer sutton
with Disastrous Results.

Louis Tester Evolved Into Oficer Sutton
with Disastrous Results.
"Impersonating an officer" is the queer
and unusual charge made against Louis
Tester upon the docket of the police court
yesterday.
1t is alleged that Tester attempted to
palm himself off for Detective Harry
Sutton, aud as a result now languishes in
the city Jail. He is very sad man and
his soul is weighed down heavy with sor-
row, for he languishes in the chill of
prison, while his family listen In vain for
his returning tread, and his mortar board
and trowel lie beside his unfinished work.
1t all happened firm Jealous attempt
to be a friend in deed TO a friend in the
willy clutches of the law. The EAGLE has
already published an account of the arrest
of Zoe Dodd who is charged with assault
ing I2-year-old girl.
Dodd was the friend In need so Tester
thought and no sooner thought it than he
decided to help him. He said he believed
that Dodd was innocent and this was "A
case of backmail and so went TO the place
where the girl stayed to investigate. II
had occasion while there, said he. ito use
the name of Sutton, but 1t was not that of
Harry Sutton. I now believe also that
Dodd is guilty"
The girls people tell different tale.
however. There is law in the state
which describes a certain act "a COM
pounding misdemeanor. For instance
il the one complaining should bargain 70
stop prosecution for a consideration, the
act would be called compromising Il mis-
demeanor and the person so doing would
be liable TO punishment.
This is the object which the girls people
claim brought the trusty friend of the
Dodds' around. They say he came to the
house and introduced himself as Mr.. SUIT
ton and began to make proposals for COM
promising the affair.
The little girl told how Dodd had come
into the house, run his fingers through her
cnrls and then Rugged her. They say that
then the friend indeed offered $500 if they
would say nothing more about the affair
and that this they absolutely refused
TO accept and Immediately sent FOR AN Off
Ger TO lay hold of Louis Tester, and the
testing Tester was Carried to prison.
Which story issto believed will be de-
cided in the police court today. 1t is likely
that which ever side gets the decision of
the court the punishment Will not be
severe, as no harm was meant and the
motive was purely TO get friend out of
trouble.
Dodd is ont on $3.50 bail with his father
ms toudsmap
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
AN ODD CREATURE
Journ-y Of Pair OF Shoes 1hrough the Express
on e.

A man came into Wichita last night by
freight who was one of the most delapi
dated beings one could imagine.
One OF the employees OF the Santa Fe
railroad said that he started from town
ascribed from the fact that a woman's suf-
frage club had tried to convert him TO
their way of thinking
About year ago an express agent in a
Connecticut town sent a pair of shoes 70 a
fellow agent in an adjoining town, charges
collect, be in turn tied on a whiskey
flask with an inscription affixed and SCI
1t on its journey around the world. A.
each town and city some curious thing
would be attached. In Pennsylvania an
agent had wooden head cut out, which
looks very much like an Indian image, and
tied the bottle aud shoes to it. At the
next stop a switch OF braided hair was
nailed to the head, until now this being
has the following articles in his anatomy:
A coffin plate is fixed TO bis chest bearing
the inscription, REST in Peace" Every
thing tied to this string OF junk has
label telling from where it comes writ
ten both in prose and poetry, cigarette
pictures, an eight-day clock, a watch, four
finland necktie, a shirt bosom, an old cap,
a tile. umbrella. grip, tobacco pouch,
whistle, silver knife, feather buster, u
rubber doll. The boys at Newton put a
nursing bottle, the Wichita boys not to be
outdone tied on an iron boot so that zone
leg would be longer than it really ought
to be-"
This poor creature leaves on the Santa
Re this morning for Colorado where he
expects TO die by the tongues of the Colo
RADIO suf1ragists. Peace to his bones.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

Experiments to determine the influ-
ence Of electricity upon the growth Of
plants have shown remarkable results.
An apparatus consisting Of poles con-
nected by wires for eondensine at
mospaeric electricity over an inciosed
area was arranged. Tho ordinary
grain crops grown within. the Enclosure
showed an increase Of from twenty
eight to ffty-six per cent All other
crops were increased in proportion.
The scientist who conducted the ex.
psriments also tried the effect Of cleo
trifying seeds before planting and
found that when they were subject to
the current for only two minutes ths
rapidity Of their growth was nearly
doubled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
APPLAUDED WITH VIM.
Local Hits OF Local Hypnotist Throws Audi
ence Int Fits OF Laughter.

Great amusement and laughter were
produced at the interesting mesmeric per
Torrance of Justice G. w, G.. Jones under
the auspices of the Wichita bar in the
auditorium last night. Although the
auditorium was not crowded yet
nearly 1000 people constituted the audi
ence, and so great was the hit made that
the entertainment will be given again
Monday evening. The two best perform
ances of the evening were the Coxeyites
and the rain makers.
In the former the subjects were made
believe they were Coxey's army and had a
petition to present to congress which they
proceeded to do but as each one wanted a
different project jargon of discordant
sounds arose-a good representation of the
real army.
As raiumakers the subjects represented
themselves as Mathews and Childs and
with tin horn called the rain from the
heavens while they used the chairs on the
stage as umbrellas.
The entertain nent on Monday night
will be given wholly for the benefit of the
auditorium. A change of program will be
given and the auditorium is expected to be
filled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

marks which drew the ponderous fist of
the sculptor against the irate Cofee's
nose and stretched him over on his back,
but spunk was not exhausted and though
Mr. Coffee's spectscles hindered that gen
tleman's sight his action and courage did
him credit.
His strength, however, was not equal to
his big antagonist and after two more & God
sockdolagers he ceased the unequal con-
test. By this time a great crowd had
gathered and MIR. Coffee picked himself mp
and departed showing his common sense by
holding no malice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

The river is on another rampage and
one more serious than the last Que.
At midnight last nigh: it was higher by
several inches than it was last week and
the colored people in the Second ward,
adjacent to tue Little river, were getting
out of their homes as fast as they could.
The Little river has not only overfiowed
its banks at Griswold's park but that place
is thoroughly and entirely covered that
boats cross the entire space and can be
rowed with ease out into Central avenue.
AT the Pine street bridge the water
backed up through the sewer pipes until!
il reached Waco avenue. The street car
bridge was in danger as the water was
nearly up to the tracks.
The valley at the foot of Morris street
was like an ocean and swift current was
continually running over the banks OF big
river into it.
A hack driver who came down from the
north part of the city at i O'Clock this
morning said that the Little river had
left its banks at several points above there
and was flooding all the low places.
The debris that went down the river
last night showed that good deal of dam
age had been done TO personal property
along the river.
A trunk and two valises fioated under
the Douglas avenue bridge. lt was said
that the body of a man accompanied them,
but Chief of Police Cone, who saw them
afterwards, denied the report that a mans
body was seen. Ii is not improbable, how
eyer, that some one was drowned. The
suppostion is that a wagon, taking some
traveller across stream. had been turned
over by the swift current and perhaps all
that il contained persisted.
Some people who came In from north of
the city reported disastrous floods up there
aud much loss. II was said that thirty
two hogs belonging to Fred Sewers were
drowned.
Yesterday morning Chisholm creek was
on a great rampage. The stock yards were
inundated and the vicinity of the packing
houses looked like an ocean. The water
went clear over the East Douglas Avenue
bridge.
Reports from Dodge City yesterday
morning said that the Big river was raging
there and that the whole country was
flooded. If this food reaches here before
the floods in the Little river and tributary
streams are exhausted the condition here
will be quite serious.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

War has again broken out at Round
Pond. and il would not be surprising TO
see the streets of that city drenched with
blood before tonight.
Last night Deputy United States
Marshal Madsen arrived from the terri
tory and he was not here five minutes be-
fore kilograms OF a serious nature began
pouring in upon him.
The first telegram he received was to the
fleet that as the north bound Rock Island
train sped through Round Pond the con-
ductor was ordered to stop the train and
npon paying no attention to the command
TWO shcts were fired and something of q
heavy nature thrown against the train.
The next telegram be received was that
bridge north of Round Pond, just out
SIDE the city limits, had been blown up
with dynamite and completely wrecked.
a similar telegram to the EAGLE stated
that great excitement prevailed ana tnat
The sheriff and narShals were poWerlesS TO
control the mob.
The bridge was only a small one, but
the act nevertheless, serves TO show the
temper Of the people.
AT o'clock this morning Mr.. Madsen
was telegraphing to headquarters for a
special train to carry him TO the scene OF
he trouble He said that when he ar
restore order or wipe the city out OF eX-
istence.
Mr.. Madsen was quite indignant at the
news, as he had hoped there would be no
more trouble. 'All this trouble, " said he,
sis caused by lot of worthless fel-
lows at Enid. principally tlnhoru
gamblers They came in there when the
city was booming. Since the land office
business has ceased, that is the bulk Of il,
the city naturally became dull and these
fellows attribute this dizziness to the fact
that the Rock Island trains do not stop
there. The consequences Is that instead OF
agitating their own people against the
Rock Island road they agitated the people
OF Round Pond and this lawlessness Is the
result of it.
The marshals force is there to maintain
order. We do not propose to take sides
with the Rock Island Railway company
or the city of Round Pond. Our purpose
is TO maintain order and we propose To DO
it, We are very careful not to do any
thing that would precipitate trouble and
if trouble comes, which Is very evident, we
cannot be- held responsible for its results.
The peace aud dignity of law in Oklahoma
cannot be allowed to suffer with I'M
punIty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
For the Eagle.
IN MEMORY OF MRS. M'CALL.

The earth is not so bright since she is gone
We miss her sweet presence as the days
slip by,
Forgetting che is dead, we often long
To hear her cheerful voice, and wonder why
We do not see her form upon the street.
Alas. alas! no more will we rejoice
To clasp her hand; still are Eer willing feet
And hushed forever is her pleasant voice.
In my dreams saw her face last night,
With star-lit eyes she gazed through portals
fair;
Her graceful form was clad in shimmering
white
And lilies rested in her SOFT brown hair
She smiled on me, and o, the heavenly grace
The sweet contentment and the perfect
peace
That dwelt serene il her enraptured face;
Oh, blessed state! whose joys will never
cease. Mrs. j. 81. KNAPP.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
CAR SERVICE.
Stock Yard Cars Abandoned Last Evenin.

Last evening the street car service to the
packing houses was abandoned. From
now on the cars VIII only run to Fifteenth
street aud visitors to the packing houses
will have to walk six blocks. The Electr C
Railway company give as the reason for
the discontiuuauce OF the service that the
right of way from Fifteenth street north
costs them more than the service pays.
They have 10 pay $50 per month for a
right of way through Mr.. Kessler's land
and they prefer abandoning the service
rather than to pay this. The street is not
opened above Fifteenth street and hence
the cost of right OF way. They will take
up the track.
1t was feared yesterday that the Pine
street bridge over the Little river would
be washed away, and if it was the conse-
Guence would probably be the abandon
menU of the Riverside line also.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
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COMING LOCAL EVENTS

The Cooking Club picnic which was to
have been held today at the residence of
Mrs. Todd. is postponed on account OF the
rain and mud. Mrs. Nellie {. hartman.
Ali members OF the Couaty Republican
Central committee requested TO smeet
at B. L keenan's Office lis North Main
street, Saturday July 7;h, at ? o'clock p. n
). H. Mccall, Cnairman; A ". Sturde-
want secretary.
The ladies OF the Unitarian church who
have baked the palNtabie cakes, etc. wall
be delighted TO serve you 10 tae best they
have at George knoFr's store today.
Please remember them. and they will be
greatly encouraged by your kindness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
SURPRISED HER.
Women Meet on the Birthday of Neighbor IN
Load Her with Presents.

Mrs. g. w. Berdiue entertained merry
assembly of ladies at her residence 334
South Main street, in honor of Mrs. N. +.
Nuss yesterday afternoon. The party was
ia the shape of a surprise birthday gath.
ering and some elegant aud appropriate
presents were presented by the guests
with Miss Lizzie Dickinson as speaker.
An enioyable time wss had throughout
and 'in due time superb dinner w as
served.
The following were among those present:
Mesdames : :. Peckham, j. Armour, l.
NJ. Brown. George Morgan, r Braitsc0.
L Froomsn, J. Milhaupt, 5. l. Long,
William Lilly, s, ID. Hallowell, {. r
Martin. A. Wigand. Dudley. a. Z. Fou>t,
j. A. Rummell and Miss Lizzie DickiB-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
China's Language.

a writer holds that Chinese lam
guage" is a misnomer. There Is, he
saws, no such thing ss Chinese Ian.
guage any more than there Is q Euro
pean language. \ Canton man can not
understand an Annoy man, and / have
seen two Cinnamon sitting together
with a third one acting as interpreter.
Pigeon English is the common tongue
of commerce. IL has vocabulary OF
less than one thousand words. but Is
sufficiently flexible 10 answer any pur-
pose" We're China but an island. or a
series of islands, instead ofhalf of alsrge
continent. and were thus open OF all
sides To the omnipresent language car
rying British steamer, Il Is within the
bounds of probability that pigeon En-
glish would ere now have replaced the
national tongue 10 such an extent as n
cause intense alarm to reign in the Chi
nese Chauvinistic camp.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
MEET WITHOUT GLOVES
Two Citizens Settle Their Differences IN the
Old Fashion.

What proved TO be a real enjoyable and
laGghable rough and tumble fight occurred
on Douglas avenue, between Lawrence and
Topeka avenues, yesterday. For a time
what threatened to be a bloody war
lowered in the air, aud then il broke out
in a three-round fist fight, in which Jim
Coffee was knocked out in the first round,
Tut had to have the fact emphasized by
two more bouts before he could be Induced
TO throw up the sponge. The ether partici-
pant WAS Stephen Hess. The trouble arose
over SIS which friend of both had given
Stephen TO see tina: when he came TO be
iaId away TO rest on the hill ali would be
done correctly.
Stephen is a much larger man than Cot
Zee and when the two confronted each
other the heat grew so intense that Coffee
boiled over and let fly at Hesse some re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
RIVER Is RAGING
RAIN OF THURSDAY CAUSES AN
OTHER BIG RAMPAGE

Griswo,d Park Completely Under
Water, With Good Boating on Gen.
trail Avenue-Citizens Along
Little River Moving Out.
Lower River Banks are
Broken-Serious In
juries Reported.
Another b ig
Rise Coming.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
GIVE MUSIC.
Band viii Play Twice Week for the Delight
OF Citizen>.

Arrangements have been made by the
business men OF the city TO have Neff's
Mscsbee band give evening concerts every
Monday aud Friday. The first was given
last night at the corner of Main street and
Douglas avenue. The one Monday night
will be ut the corner of Fourth and Doug
las avenue and the one on next Friday will
be on the court house steps facing on Main
street. The merchants are determined to
have good Wichita band.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
SATURDAYS BARGAINS.

Friday we were busy all day and with
our special sales for today, there will be no
question about its being busy day also.
Our competitors are still following in the
rear and occasionally we see their mud
splash around us. We can stand it and
will keep on leading with the Bargain
van. The people know who have the goods
and prices. So long as we continue with our
present astonishing trade we will make it
hard for them to keep in sight of us.
We have for today:
900 Linen Towels at 2Xc
700 Bath Towels at EXC
A nice line of Kinks Seasons Soap, 3
cakes to the box, lac.
Turkey Red Damask, in fast colors,
lac per yard.
Twenty patterns Egyptian Mulls to
select from, I5c the yard.
A rare bargain Dimutie Mulls, regular
IS cent goods, today selling, 1aHc.
A new lot Shantong Pongees at Ioc,
worth more.
Another choice bargain is selection of
stainless misses ribbed hose, selected zoe
goods, selling today in all sizes at Ioc.
We have choice lot of Sea Island Cling
hams, nearly 5000 yards of them. they will
sell quick at ~ cents per yard.
CASH HENDERSON.
$50 and 1872 North Main st.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

"PIease, Mr.. Chief of Police, nnd my
husband for me"
The above is. in substance. the contents
of q letter received at police headquarters
yesterday from Mrs. Hurlbut. of ST. Louis.
The husband in question is the son OF
Mrs. n. C. Hurlbut Of this city, and there
is a strange story told in connection with
bis absence.
He worked on the 81. Louis Republic
till the hard times struck that city and
all its Institutions. He was one OF num-
Der of men who was discharged according
to the retrenchment plans of that paper.
He left ST. Louis for the west to find live
town with plenty of work. and naturally
enough came 10 Wichita He stopped
at his mothers home while here
and the very first night the spirit OF
friend appeared to him in his room and
uufolded to him an opening for becoming
rich. The spirit told him that in cave in
Old Mexico there was quantity of gold
hidden that was equal TO three car loads,
and that If he went there be would tnd It.
He starred out last Wednesday for FL Paso,
and from there be will follow the dlrec-
lions of the spirit.
A reporter for the EAGLE went out in
search of the mother of the gold hunter
ing located her on the third floor of the
building occupied by the c. 4 Potts
Drug company.
YES" she said, my son has been here
and he left Wednesday for FL Paso, DE
told me nothing about any hidden gold,
and am sure he is all right.
as he a spiritualist"
81 dou't know. He may be. He Is verv
liberal in his religious views, but can't
tell whether he is 4 believer in the spirits
or not. While he was here he wrote a let
ter to his wife at st. Louie, but don't
know what il contained.
The wife, in her letter to the police. told
the story of the spirits communication to
him and it is supposed that he told it to
her in the letter which be wrote to her and
which was referred to by the mother in
speaking TO the reporter last night.
The wife was very much alarmed for his
safety she, evidently, thinking that his
mind had become unbalanced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
Two Views of q Full Moon.

Reggy Jagged five}-What does the
moon look like TO you tonight, papa?
Papa-O, it looks like beautiful big
gold plate, such as kings and queens
use. What does it look like TO you?
Reggy-Just like q big vaccination
Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

The Graea were demons of fear.
They were greatly reverenced By Greek
women. for it was generally believed
that they did no. like 70 see woman
too beautiful and sometimes changed
beauty INTO fright
Among those who telegraph con-
cratulations 10 Mr.. Walsh on his ap-
polntmen, a senator from Georgia
was New York man VINO CHANGED TO
share Mr.. WalshS umbrella for few
minutes some TWO years ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
Had Studied His Tastes.

Miss Brightlie-O, Mr.. Search, there's
q young lady here tonight / know you
will like.
Mr. Search feel extremely hattered
to find that you have made such close
study of my tastes. Please describe her?
Miss Brightlie-She's worth million.
N Y Weekly. ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23

Mrs. Ed Goblin and two children, OF
Rocky Ford, Colo, arrived in the city yes
terday. They will spend some time here
among friends, after which they will 20 to
Cheney, where Mr.. Goblin formerly prac-
ticed law
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-23
WAR Is RENEWED
ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE BLOWN UP
WITH DYNAMITE

Officers Powerless to Cope With the
Mob at Round Pond-Two Shcts
Fired at the Engineer of Rock
Island Train-Deputy Mad
sen Trying 10 Get Special
Train to go to Scene
of Trouble - He
Talks with
eFgy.