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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Cephus Escapss the Dust.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, y. Y. Aug. y The
second days races If the Grand circuit
trOtting meeting attracted Z, 800 people.
In the 2:l9 trot Cephus was favorlte at
SIS against S53 against the field By AL
vantage OF position In starting. DodgeviIle
won the first heat. In the second Ley
burns suiky broke. throwing Settle to the
ground. The hors- then ran away, throw
ing a cloud of dust that blinded all except
Dodgeyille aud gave him the heat. Cepbus
won the successive heats with slight oppo-
sitiOn.
In the 2:19 class pacing Orotted yester-
day. Daisy Despair won the second, third
and fourth heats and race. Ella Eddy
won the first heat Highland L., judi ge
Sterling. Berkshire Courier, GuesswOrk,
CaucoiU and Marrimark also started.
Time, 2:l2, 2:l3l5, PA. 2:l3.
2:l9 class, trOtting-Cephus won the
third, fourth and fifth heats and race
DOdgeville won the first and second heats.
Soudan, Greyfield, Much Ado, Captain
Woodbridge, Nellie Howard, Vera, Day
light, Catherine Leyburn, Marguerite,
Ruby B., StOrys Clay. Raven Wilkes,
Alice Wilkes aud Overholt also started.
Time 2:l715, 2:l314. 2:l6il, 2:I7, 2:1S5l.
PA class, pacing-N-llle +. Won the
thru, fourth aud fifth heats aud race. II.
J. Rockwell won the first and second
heats. Foggy. Smith also started. Tins
2:151I. 2:l2'z. 2:l3i4, 2:l4l5, 2:14s4.
2:25 trottng class-Dudley Alicott won
the first, third aud fourth heats and race
Carlton Chief won the second heat. Nu,-
shell, Little Frank aud Josie Clark also
started. Time 2:lSl+, 2.2l 4, 2:23. Piss.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Had II His WAY.

"l see you have had visit from George
Francis Train" said grizzled old news
paper man this morning. L never hear
his name that don't think Of an Incl
dent in his remarkable career many wears
ago, when he vas in his prime and en-
jOying almost unlimited power. When
the Union Pacific road was being built
and had nearly reached completion.
Train took large excursion party Of
eastern people out west TO examine the
enterprise. At Omshs. which was then
the most primitive kind Of town. Train
gave the party dinner in the only hotel
in the place. When the guests were
seated, the erratic host discovered that
one of the panes in the window behind
hls chair was broken out. and he ordered
n waiter to stand in front OF il and keep
the draft from him. The servant re-
fused. whereupon Train called the head
waiter. who also declined 20 he used as
4 pneumonia screen. The philosopher
grew angry and sent for she proprietor.
'' W hat will you take for this internal
old rookery? he demanded. The boni-
face named $4,000. Train scratched Of
& check for the amount. threw il 70 the
astonlshed proprietor. secured \ receipt
and then called up the head wsiter
So Stand II front OF that hole in that
window or get out of NV service. ne d.
rec1ed. The head waiter took mp MS
place as a breeze buffer without zny fur
tner objections W ashiug;cn Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
NAPOLEON AS = eN,RNgR.
bew He Demonstrated His Ability and Dis
comHted His Critics.

UoN ne DemDnstrafFn btS y uiftif ana Hts
comGted His Critics.
II was IN 17s2 that Napoleon. on n visit
10 his folks Al AJscoiO. bed 81 opportunity
20 demonstrate IN the prcesDoe Of the
friends OF his boyhood the superiority ~
his knowledge Of the practical uss Of artii-
lery IL may easily b. believed that he
embraced the opportunity with pleasure.
The officers VI the garrison hal received
from Paris a new mortar. which they were
trying on a mark fixed on Aspreto a rocky
point opposite the city and across tho
harbor They could not hit the target 70
save their lives Napoleon said - tho
spectators. They viii not sucoced Their
method is all wrong The officers did
not hear this remark. but after many
trials, noting the smile on the young on
cer's lips. one Of them said, with . touch
of irony in his voice
Monsieur. you are laughing A. rs Do
you desire to give Us a display Of your sl-
pc-ioT k1owlsdge''
Napoleon answered oCurtsously 81 ara
very far from laughing at you, but DO
not approve q r9ur met hDd 20
''Win you show us Jour method ak
ed the ofHccr with a sneer.
With pleasure
B0napart- loaded the mortar carefully
with his oyEn bands. quickly measured ths
distance n the target with bis eys .ioHs
E0d touched the f5ze
Iae target va shattered. snd ths-r yas
c-- q 4grlaJse from she tvs'srcerz.
who were rat ~ al troubled % sso q native
C0ricsn take the wind cut q tie FreEch-
nel esiIs.
An an zoci&s1t"' oriAd ths oflnss who
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
SUSPECT IS ARRESTED.
Authorities Think They Have the Man
Who Killed Curtis.
soiai Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.
hINGFISHER, O. T., Aug. % Coroner
Brown has closed the Investigation OF the
Jack Curtis killing. Evidence was secured
which resulted in the arrest of Sam Rus
sell rs accessory with Wright, who is also
under arrest, From the fact that bullets
aud shot were picked from the wounds of
Curtis and wife. it Is clear that the assas-
sin used shotgun. The bullets used had
been made in moulds iustead of being
regular buckshot. A shotguu was found
at RusselIs house loaded with shot and
bullets. the latter of precisely the same
cast as those taken from the wounds.
The mouids We're also found there.
hence the arrest. Russell says Wright
told him u gun was hidden in Grimes
strawstacK. Search was made and a gun
found there according to Russell's in
formation. This gun was also loaded
with bullets and shot corresponding with
those found in the wounds. Russell de-
clares his innoscence, and insinua that
Wright had loaded the gun found in his
house Tor the purpose of shifting suspicion.
Dan Ryan bought fifteen barrels OF
liquor just before the rise of 40 cents per
gallon lie says be heard the advance
rumbiings of the liquor storm and at
once grabbed root. lie nets $500 in the
spec.
- hen the corner stone of the new col
lege is laid, kingfsher will present great
scene. Eminent Congregatioualsts from
every section of the United States will be
invited, many of whom will doubtles al
tend
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet-
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being. Will attest
tie value 10 health OF the pune liquid
laxative principles embraced il the
remedy. Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence Is due to lis presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the l,freShing and truly
beneficial properties of q perfect lax
ative; efiectually cleansing the system.
di>pelIing colds, headaches and fovers
and permanently curing constipation.
Ii has given satisfaction to millions sBd
met with the approval of the medical
profession. because Il acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
aniug them and il j. perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance
syrup Of Figs Is for sale by all drug
yisJs in soc and 81 bottles, hut L Is mza-
utactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co only. whose name i printed on every
package. also tbs name, syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed. you VIII not
accept any substitute If otiereL
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
ing News.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The match between
the 2-year-old PAGERS, Directly sud Car
Donate, at Washington park this after
noon proved no contest at all excepS the
effort that Directly made 10 beat record
time. Carbonate wa. not in the hunt, be
ing beat an eighth of a mile in the first
heat, thus preventing the necessity of a
second heat. The son OF Direct moved
around the circuit as smoothly as the el-c-
tric launches gIided about on the lagoon
at the fair grounds. Mcdowell looked
back, coming down the stretch at terrific
pace. There was some disagreement
among the time keepers, but finally PIP
was hung out. Que Of them caught it IN
less. This Ia just equai TO Buffalo's
record, which was the fastest ever made
by a 2-year-old and confirms the i'm
preston then made that Directly was the
coming PAGER Of the age. None of the
races today witnessed a hard fight for first
place. FavOrites won except in the first
race where Red Bird was the choice.
Mariette Wilkes had walk over, and
went after the record in the second heat of
the third race.
Tomorrow DIrectun goes against time,
but is said TO be cut Of conG itiOn. sum
maFies:
First, breeders stake for 2:25 trotters.
2-yesr-Olds, purse 81. .5O0-LemoDe won in
three straight heats. Brry Red Bird
also started. Time, 2:23i 2:22. 2:2l1s.
Second, 2:l5 trot, purse sl,5O0-David b
won in three straight heats S!xty-siN,
Cicerone, Willism Penn also started
Time. 2:l51S, PLAY. 2:l4A.
Third, the enterprise stakes for 2 year
old PAGERS, purse 81, ,000-Marietta Wilkes
won IN three straight heats. Tutey Wilkes,
Hal Douglass also started. Time, 2;4ls,
2:20Ll
Fourth. insterstate for 3-year-old
tro,ters, 2:25 class, purse s2.OO)-B p. b.
won in three straight heats Expressive.
Onouoqua. Brron Dillon, Billy Parks.
Norvin G., also started. Time. 2:151z,
2l31s. 2:l414.
FItth-Match $4,000 Directly won; Car
Donate distanced Time, 2:l2
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
ENEMIES OF THE OYSTER.
Startsh Kill Millions OF Rivaives Every
Year by Eating the spawn.

The starfish is one of the greatest nests
with which the oysterTaen have To deal.
One Of these beautiful creatures will de-
stroy many thousands of oysters during
the spawning season 1t Is the west enc
my these popular bivalves have 20 contend
with. From the number which are taken
from an oyster bed by some of the modern
appliances for destroying them it would
seem that they are rs numerous as tho
seemingly five pointed worlds which shine
on the top Of the water ON a clear summer
night.
They hover about the oyster beds in
june, July and August in schools, droves
myriads or any collective noun which ex-
presses the largest number They eat tho
young oysters. or spawn. after it is depOs-
ited on the old shells, which are planted
every summer, and sometimes almost de-
stroy the whole bed when left 10 them
selves.
For years the oystermen have been try
Ing 10 find some method Of destroying the
starfsh without injurins the oysters. They
formerly went through the beds with aa
oyster rake and caught a good many In
that way. But that method WAS extreme
ly injurious 10 the oysters. Ii disturbed
the spawn on the shells and killed many
of the young oysters.
OF late years another method has been
used. An instrument much resembling =
huge mop is constructed for this work
The mops are sometimes 10 or 2G feet
wide. They are made of cotton strings.
loosely cOiled. This Is drawn over the oys-
ter bed 50 that the strings drag over tho
oysters. 1t does not disturb the young hi
valves, but it makes IA trap from which
the starfish ind it difficult 20 escape. The
starfish are covered with sharp hooks. or
barbs, which are SO small that they can
scarcely be seen. They can be felt, how
ever, il one is taken in "a person hand
These barbs catch in the strings of tho
mop, and the fish cannot diSentangle them
selves.
The mop is drawn up every few minutes
and dumped into a caldron Of boiling
water. The stariiSh are killed and cooked
all at the same time, but as they are unfit
for eating purposes the cooking is Unnec-
cssary. When the caldrOn is so full that
no more can be put in il, the fish are
dumped back in the ocean again. Millions
of starfish are destroyed in this way every
year, and yet they seem just as numerous
rs ever New York Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
YOUNG SONS OF VETERANS.

DAVENPORT, n, Aug. 22-At the after
noon session of the Sons of Veterans the
most important legislation of the meeting
so far was passed. The constitution was
amended to provide for the reduction of
the uge of eligibility from 81 to IS years OF
age; placing regiments Of sons of veterans
quad under jurisdiction OF siXty-two COM
mauderies, thus doing away with the
guard a national organization, admit
ting toimeetlugs of camps as visitors all
honorable discharged soldiers and sailors,
instead Of only members of the Grand
Army; providing for fall Instead OF spring
inspections; allowing division cOmman-
deries to establish permanent quarter
masters headquarters; revoking the repeal
of removed appOintees, aud making The
rank of past officers good in the division to
which they removed. The third degree
If ual was resuDmitted by the committee
on rituals and ceremonies were adopted.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
rather KpIckcrbocksr's Loyal Son.

You are charged. - said the police
magistrate, with Snrinkling vour lawn
Between the hours of and . p. nj. The
evidence against You appears to be over
wholming It is clearly violation Of
the ordinance to Use your hose for
sprinkling purposes before 6 O'Clock.
Have You anything to say for vourself:''
1t was after G O'Clock. your honor. 8"
protested the prisoner, when l began
10 use IT,
'Half a dozen witnesses have sworn
it was 5:l6.
II can't help that. =" said the man in
the box. with fierce CLEAN in his eve.
II m not a voter in this town. haven Z
been here three weeks vet I'm from
= NawS, l consider myself citizen of
N'Yawk, l carry N'Yswk time. and
when its 5:15 here it's after in
N'Yawk. II you fine me on this charge,
your honor, I'll carry the case I'D to the
highest court in the United States. so
help me Chauncey Mitchell DepewP'-
Chicago Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Bird Foraginr at the Pole.

In the countries bordering on the polal
seas, where she changing seasons bring
alternately the two extremes Of dearth and
plenty, birds are more numerous in the
short summer than anywhere else all the
world over, and in winter absent sltOgeth-
er. All are emigrants there by force Of cir
cumstanCes. In like manner the birds OF
temperate climates are affected by the
seasonal changes, though in a less degree
through the influence OF cold and heat up
on their food supplies rather than by ef
feet Of cold upon their well protected
bodies. a coat Of mail Is not 90 be com
pared TO coat Of feathers for safety, 80
far as birds life is concerned. Layer mp
on layer of feathers can withstand any
amount of water or any degree Of cold.
In proof of this see how the delicate fern,
after wintering in comparatively mild
weather, go back 20 the ice foes Of the
polar sea and lay their eggs on the bare
Ice
For two or three weeks the slender
breast Of the sea swallow Is pressed against
q cold block Of ice. Again, as another e1
emple of the influence OF food rather than
Climate in governing bird action, take tho
colony of beccafcos The beccafco is
Mediterranean bird common on the south
ern shores of Spain and Italy, in the Gre
clan islands, Sicily and Malta, and on
the northern shores of Africa Formerly
it was quite unknown in the British isles
hut some years ago large orchard Of fg
trees was planted near Brighton, and tho
beccafcOs have discovered tho fact and
come over 10 share the spoil Doubtless
the ni2htinesles told them the story ~
English figs and showed them the way
over. BE this as y may, the little birds
from the warm shores of the Medditerra-
mean bid fair % become established as nat
uralized British subjects. .-Littell' Liv-
Ing 90
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
DUST STORM AT SALTWATER.

specitl rispatCh 20 The Daily Eagle.
SALTWATER. o. T., Aug. 22-One Of the
worst dust storms that has visited this
part Of Oklahoma since it was opened tu
settlement ia 1883 is raging here this
morning. Tons OF dust impelled hy the
fierce wind are rushing oa towards the
western part Of the territory at the rate of
about twenty-five miles pes hour. and the
main streets OIL Saltwater are almost i'm
pHssabie
Troop b.. United States Third cavalry
passed through here this morning EN- route
Tor Fort Reno, Captain Johnson command
Ing. They are from tbs Osage county
where they have been stationed for the
past few months.
Best grades of wheat are selling on the
market az 2S to 33 cents.
Thousands OF bushels viii be fed TO
stock this year by reason Of the low price
and scarcity Of Indian corn.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Kansas Horses Race.

LEAvENwORTH. Kan. Aug. p - The
opening day of the races drew a good
crowd Ihe track was in fair cOEditIOu.
The first race, half mile trot or pace.
yearlings, was taken b. Cedar Belle. win.
ming the first and third meats. Lena Lock
hart won the second heat. Joe Noting
ham, Joe Medium and Thornetta started.
Time, 1:2l; 1870; 1915
Second, 2-ysar old pacs-Miss QuickieY
won in two straight heats lrOuquil.
Haroul, Happy Way. Redwood Redmon.
Wapeila, Midget a3d Jack Corder started.
Time. 2:2S; 2.2Si4.
Third, 2.40 trot-Wou by Luna 10 three
straight heats Joe Y. see. Fred Il. Je.s e
.. Milton and Robbie Wilkes started
Time. 2;3l: 2:29i4; 2:31
Fourth. z,3J pace-Ten started and the
race was Won by Minnie Higgins n the
three last OF four heats Rono " was
second, Eva third and : ? Edwin Arnold
fourth. Time. 2.9i (. 2.&3i(; 2.23A, 2S3s
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Pochino wins. Pulled Up.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-Ihere was wild
confusion at Jerome Park after the match
between Glenmoyne aud Stonenell. for al
though Glenmoyne gave Stoneuell a BIZ
beating he was disqualified for being snort
weight, having probably lost one OF his
lead pads III the journey. As soon as the
flag fell, Pochino took the lead under q
gentle pull, and as soon as Armitage tried
TO creep up ON the turn under the club
house, Hamilton let out a leg, aud this was
the state of affairs to the last eighth, when
Simms began whipping aud squirting and
IL was all over, Pochino winning, pulled
up in 1:2l, the record time Tor the track
In the other match GlenmOTne was the
favorite and Dwyer did not bet on his horse.
1he story OF the race WAS the same as the
first. Hamilton took Gleumoyne out. and
made the running, keeping about a length
and a half ahead, winning by that distanc.
under q gentle pull.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
Rnd rnhIeIs snad

CHICAGO, Aug - Bud Do0.s, the WEI
kIown hofse man HBd driver. vas made
defendant ia $1,000 damage s1It G.eI 70
day by Samuel a Brown. tie -urEsvia :
partner o. The firm Of :. \ Brown q c.
be comFlaiaauLs claim tEsT made ca-s-
tract with Dob.e hist bc Sa1IiI enter
hgr-e named Belle NsTa iH he varloas
tfotflng races Iu tie Circuit travelled over
hy him Instead q da-lZ tEi-. the pizint-
iHs claim tbat III j. be entered o; 2
hgrses sud aid no; give the PLAINTIFF
horse al ogp9staaiiy 20 t--i hsr -pe-d.
thsrsbf causing great ios- 70 tss 3iaintld
VITO claims he hoTs. would oaTe Eo1 a
q n q Der O. salusnls purse
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
THINK Ely is DANGEROUS.

MADISON, Wis. Aug. 22.-The defense in
the Richard L. Ely inquiry has letter
from Walking Delegate Klank of Kansas
City, stating that DR.. Ely never enter
tanned him while he was in Madison TO
adjust the printers strike: that he dld
not know Ely and had never seen him.
These are denials of some of State super
intendent Wells specifications against DR.;
Ely. The investigation will be renewed
temporarily when Superintendent Wells
will try to prove by Ely's writing that be
is a political economist of a type danger
Gus TO the peace of the nation.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
THE LION HAD HIS TURN FIRST.
And BiIIy's Girl at the Cape Never Wore
the Necklace of Claws.

And BiIIy's Girl at the Cape Never Wore
the Necklace of Claws.
/ often used to warn Billy about going
out so far by himself and sleeping by him
self all night as often as he did. But he
didn't give a cuss for lions and never
could be brought TO believe that lions were
capable of attacking a white man. Il
wish the brutes had the pluck, - he often
said, for he had promised his girl in Cape
Town a necklace Of lions claws and was
keen about killing lions. Well, one day
when we had not a bit Of meat for two
days be started on ahead. In the evening
we stopped at a river and concluded that
Billy had camped for the night farther on.
In the morning we started en- again, and
we had not gone 10 miles when we came
across a still smoking fire ''Hello!'
cried Bryne, "Billy's left his billy be-
hind" Just then 1 found Billy's rife
about 90 yards away from the fire, with
an exploded cartridge in the breech.
I felt somehow that something had gone
wrong with my old chum, and we all
scattered, with the idea OF finding or fol-
lowing up his spoOr. In half a minute
Bryne cried out, "Ouchr just as if ho
had stepped upon snake, and when 1 got
10 where ne was standing 1 saw him glar-
ing at one OF Billy's boots. Man, " he
whispered, there's the foot in it still!''
And, sure enough, the poor fellows foot
WAS there. There was blood all over the
place, and the spoc- Of the big lion could
easily be seen on the soft ground, We fol-
lowed up the spoor and found half of poor
Billy's head near tree. The tall green
grass all around was crushed down, show
ing that the lion had been lying there IL
was the top of Billy's head that was left,
and both the eyes were open and seemed
TO be looking at something on the ground
90 yards away We buried the poor REM
nants under a big wild plum tree and
spent week in tracking that lion, but we
never came up with it.-"A Nobody In
MaShOnaland -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
STOCK WATER GETTING SCARCE.

Special Dispatch TO the Daily Eagle.
OKLAHOMA CILY, Aug. 22.-Weather OBJ
server Widmeyer in his report on the dry
weather in Oklahoma, says the drouth ap-
pears To be worse throughout the central
section where grass is burnt up and stock
water is getting sdarce.
The following rainfalls are reported:
Kingflsher, %; Guthrie, IL; Britton. trace;
Ki ,are, 10; Enid, light showers; Mulhall.
IL; Perkins, -; Chandler, light showers;
Tecumseh, Los; Burnett, trace; Union. .25;
Yukon, 10; Dale. so; Orlando, trace; Pur-
cell, 50; ArdmOrs, so; Eastman, heavy
rain; OGtoe, .25; Seay, LOO; Watonga, 80.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-23
AIix and Directum Matched.

PoRTLAND, Ne, Aug - -TEe owner ot
Alix, who at Washington park, Chicago.
Os Tuesday tT0tfsd fai.e 10 255 :. tsl--
graphed President BaruhaIn Of The Rigby
track. that q a rice Ouid b. arranged be-
TWEEN AliX and Dirrc-um f5r = purse Of
$1,000 lie would Liag AK Lere Barn
ham agreed 70 the $1,000 purse aud Dire
tum's owner has also sgr-r1 @ iae terms.
The race Val be tue mot 3alD1rta1t N The
history q NV EngLaI tracks, aHd sii.
come OIL about September -.