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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-08

WHENEVER there IS any doubt about a
dogs sanity. an ounce Of lead IS worth a
pound Of cure.-Tammdny Times.
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SOUTH DAKoTA'S TWO.
PAIR FROM OREGON,

1ANKToN, ;. d Nv. 7-CoHgres-: John
4. PicAier and Il J. Gamble, Republicans.
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FINAL FIGURES.

Prevent attacks of rheumatism by taking
Hood Sarsaparilla. L purifies the blood.
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TREASURY CASH BALANcE


WAsHIN6T0S Nov. T-Ct.a baIaucs in
the Treasury r3i.y Wa SIJJ. 755. 6tij. go.d
reserve SJI So 60
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MISSISSIPPI GIVES oNE.

JAlh>oN. Team. Nov uGre-snau
. b y. E-ioe : defeated ca IES face u he
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PORTLAND Or, Nov. 7.-Congress: Her
man anu ". Il. Ellis. Republicans
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returns in the Eighth district. The Demo
cratic executive committee has just con-
coded McCall'S election.
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Totals .-....-........ so - s45 Il IS
Texas not counted in these
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MORTON BIDICULED.
Because He Advocated the Advanfages Of
the Canada Thf=tles.

Because He Advocated the Advantages Of
the canada Thfstles-
WAsHINGrOc. Feb Hearings were
given by the house committee on agri-
culture today to representatives Of the
farming Interests Of the northwest who
favor the bills before congress for the
EXTERN ination Of the Russian thistle
Governor Shortridga of North Dakota
was the principal speaker
The secretary of agriculture was ridi-
culed by Representative sibley. Da emo
crat from Pennsylvania because of a
letter written last August stating that the
weed was blessing because sheep would
eat it, Representative Eainer. "a Nebraska
Republican, resented the remarks of AIr.
sibley and defended the secretary.
The first speaker was Representative
Boen, Of Minnesota, who has 2 bill for
the determination If the thistle, before
congress, and he described the disadvan-
tage of the weed.
Governor Shortridge said that the weed
had been brought la Dv immigrants q
few years ago, and had spread until ID
had covered 10000 square miles ID
grew to height Of three feet conn
pletely choking ont grain Unless war
could be successfully waged against this
weed. many farmers would be compelled
to abandon their lands entirely
State Legislation had been directed
against it for its destruction by the town
and county agencies, bus this proved
insufficient. He advocated liberal ap-
preparation from congress. A letter was
read from A- li. Mohler. superintendent
Of the Great orfhern railroad.
BE wrote- "J Mess united action IS TAX
en- by the farmers Ina the different COM
munities and the railroads. the damage
to the land would be Indefinitely greater
than amy oI the gHA-shopper plaques
these districts have ever experienced"
Farmers were discouraged because the
weed completely choNe4 the growth OF
grain. Its spread had been within three
years and there was danger Of further
extension to Minnesota and North Da-
kota by shipments of grain-
Another letter from Governor Sheldon,
of South Dakota. stated that the weed
had found lodgment in the southern
counties Of the state Ton years and was
just making lis appearance ID Northern
Dakota. where the people are much
alarmed. He had been surprised t0 learn
that the people preferred the Russian
thistle tl fox all grass.
Tn answer to questions from Repre-
sentative Simpson the governor stated
that twenty-one million acres of the
twenty five million acres of land ia
North Dakota belongs to the govern
ment. Russian agricultural officers had
told him that large tracts q land in
Russia had been absolutely abandoned
because Of tile weed.
Representative Sibley Of Pennsyl
asked #IavH you not letter from the
secretary of agriculture saying that the
farmers should regard this weed 2
blessinge
Mr.. Shortridge replied chat Secretary
Morton had written such letter, but in
his opinion, tile secretary must have been
deceived by newspaper articles written
by man who had sheep to sell
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SIMPSON OPPOSES
Any FayOrs to the Rock Island
In Oklahoma,
In It's HardfOught Contest over
IOWnsites.
A SHARP DEBATE
Takes Place On the Subject in
the House Today.
The House Without a Quorum
on BIand's Bill.

M AsHINGToN, Feb. 17.-At the open
ing OF the session this morning, Mr.
Wheeler moved that the senate amend
ment to the bill to require railroad com
panles operating in the territories over
right of way granted by the government
to establish stations and depots at all
townsifes on the lines of said road estab-
llshed by the interior department. be
non-concurred ia.
The senate amendment provides that
within thirty days after the passage Of
the act an election shall be held ia i and
O counties i'm Oklahoma for the purpose
Of determining the location of the county
seats Of the counties.
SIR. Hopkins of Illinois moved to con-
cur, and a spirited debate followed
Alessrs. W Wheeler and Simpson opposed
that the object Of the bill was to compel
town-sites located 10y the interior depart
ment.
The senate amendment 1Ir. simp-
son declared, would give rise %
county seat wars, and the rail-
roads would be victorious. This was
a contest between the power Of the
government and the power Of The rail-
road corporations. Was the government
going to protect the people who lived ia
townsltes located by the interior depart-
ment or was it going to turn 10000 peo-
pie over to the tender mercies Of the
Rock Island railroad and the land COM
paniea Of Oklahoma9
The house was without a quorum On
the Bland seignioraee bill and the tactics
Of yesterday was resumed
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Law and order League at Wichita Goes
INTO Receivers Hands.

Kansas CITY Feb. ia special TO
the Star from Wichita. kans., sayss A
decided sensation was created here today
by the appointment of a receiver for the
Law and Order League of Sedgwick
county. Thomas Jackson. the chief
s5oint" spotter for the League, made the
application.
The petition states that Rev j. WI.
Woods is president Of the league, H. B
Hagen is secretary and treasurer and II-
Benhy and Rudolph Hatheld are its at-
torneys. that the league is wholly insol-
vent and its assets are in danger Of being
squandered and appropriated TO the in-
dividual use Of certain members; chat
the league has received IN subscriptions
@1, ,00y and has now in its treasury only
Jackson $500 for work in obtaining evil
dence against the joints and other debts.
The court appointed !. A. DEAN re-
ceiVer.
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MABKET FOR OUR BEEF.
Australia Can ship ofeat to Austria why
Not United Stataa.

WAsHISGT0S. Feb. IN otwithstand-
ing the enormous distance between AUS
traIia and Austria and the difficulties of
transportation by water and rail, it ap-
pears that it is not only practicable, but
profitable to ship frozen beef from AUS
traIIa to compete with the markets of
Vienna with native beef Max Judd. the
United States consul at Vienna. records
the arrival of q lot OF beef amounting to
5000 kilos which sold at from 80 Is go
izreutzers per kilo
lhe charges aside from the transp
ton expenses were duty Of 7.25 horins
per 100 lzilos, an eatabie tax of 1925 flor
ins and per cent commission. This
leads the consul to ask why, if Australian
meat can be sold Ia Vienna at a profit,
Americans should not BE able To open
a market for their products
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BY HER FINGER TIPS
New York Hanging On To the
Hope
That She May Yet Get the
Place
on SUPREME BENCH.
Three Names Of New Workers
are Suggested,
83t Cleveland May Now snub
New York

NAsH1NGroy, Feb. 1.-THE New York
delegation III congress is moving quickly
as d result of the rejection of the nomi-
nation of 7y. H. Peckham for the
supreme bench They dc not want the
recent discords over Hornblower and
Peckham TO result in sending the ap-
pointment outside of New York state.
Already three prominent New York
names are being actively canvasseds but
it IS known that the president considers
that the whole country IS open to him
now from which to select q justice.
Representative Tracy was at the White
house and SAW the president concerning
the nomination ofJudge D. Cady Herrick
of Albany, II Y. The leading Democrat
ie members Of the Brooklyn delegation
are urging the selection of Judge Edgar
~. Cullen Of BROOKLYN q Judge of the SUI
preme court 9f the state. and steps VIII
be taken to formally present the name Of
udge Cullen tn the president
A third New York name is that of
Judge Lacombe, one of the judges Of the
federal court in New York, who is es-
peciauy urged because of his freedom
from party and factional entauglement.
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a GIGANTIC SCHEME.
TO shorten Lake Route TO East by Canal
Aeross lLIehigan.

Across Michigan.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1T.-A stupendous canal
project, which If successful, VIII entirely
revolutionize the traffic of the Great
Lakes is said to be in contemplation by a
number Of capitalists ia Chicago, New
y 0rk, Boston and London. The proposed
canal is designed to immensely fa-
cilitate the passage Of vessels from
Chicago. Milwaukee and other north
and to render entirely unnecessary the
present long route through the straight5
Of Mackinaw, Lake Huron, ST. Clair river
and lake. and thence down the Detroit
river to Lake Erie.
The plan now said to be under serious
contemplation. is to construct a canal de
rectly across the state of MEXICAN from
the eastern shore of Lake Michigan to
either Detroit or Toledo. Ohio. Should
either Of these plans prove to be feasible,
ii will result in one of the most gigantic
enterprises of the century.
a number IF capitalists from Chicago,
New y 0rk and Boston are said to stand
ready TO back the project to the extent
of @50,000,00O, and it is also said THAT the
English capitalists Who are Interested ia
the Canadian Pacific road have also shown
q decided disposition TO render material
aid in perfecting this great work.
Among those To whom It Is stated the
plans for this gigantic scheme have been
submitted, and Who-arc said to have re-
garded them with great favor and prom-
ised substantial support. are Nathaniel
Thaver, the we'll known capitalist Of
York. Gen. T. Palmer, of Detroit; c. r.
Huntingtons Frank Sturgis, Of the New
York stock exchange; Al. Sturgis, Of the
c0rdage trust.
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nor one BILL has PASSED.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-Congrcs
ia whose districts buildings Tor ppstanieas
Or custom houses are wanted. d1 uot lgar
hopefully to this congress 10 tho tlllHlI-
meut of their caaHs. Ihe EiItE-thfra
congress has remarkable record eu tAe
matter of public buildings. lar uu ts u#ta
uO bin for neW building has passed tIfa
house and but one has been reported
from the committee on public buildings
and grounds. The treasury s. of course.
mainly responsible for this record
While the committee On public Eulid-
ings has held numerous meetings. it has
not yet decided to make favorable ra-
port on amy building bil- but has author
lied the purchase of land and Glaze erae-
tlDn Dt government printing office Il
Washington at q c0s1 of &1.500.000
In this instance the committee did uot
lean toward undue economy. for Ghalr-
man Bankhead contended that economy
in the long rum would be gained ly the
erecting Of d building which would hold
the entire government force of printers
and need no additions, gr extensive re-
pairs for many years Alr. Baukheal aaa
determined to make the printing office
the main work of his committee amid tQ
push it through II possible.
The bills for lhe various cities do not
stand great chance Of success however.
There are 1913 of them from every state.
and very equally distributed regarding
sections
III Is however, well understood that no
appropriations would be made by thia
congress for the beginning of the public
works except in cases 0f absolute neces-
sity. and that as rule provision VIII only
be made for carrying on work already
hanun
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THEY DON'T LIKE 1r.
Woman suaragisfs VIII again Present
LheLr Case % 1uaLo-ary oo-nnll--aa-

Woman Suffragists VIII again Present
Their Case to judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb 17.-The woman
suffragists viii be given another chance
to present their case to the Judiciary
committee Of the house The conven-
ti0n of suf1ragists now in session in
Washington has criticised sharply the
action Of the committee in disappearing
the resolution Introduced by Mr.. Bell Of
Colorado, for Il constitutional amendment
forbidding political Determinations be-
cause OF SEX
The committee has decided to ask the
house to recommit the resolution and If
THE request IS complied with, viii give
an audience next week to Susan B.
Anthony and other leading lights Of the
movement who are now in the city.
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Missing DTanifests ID Detroit Custom
IIonse Cause a Secret Lnveslls.atIen-

aoHse Ca0se secret InVesE7eaIIon-
DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 17 Special
Agent 81 GOD of the treas ury department,
recently had occasion to look up some
foreign mandests in the custom office
here. lie was astonished to find them
all missing. On investigation it is all
legged that Deputy Collector Tillman had
sold the whole lot under permission from
the department to sell those ~useless off,
fetal records
An Investigation behind closed doors
was begun this afternoon. Some mer-
chants have alleged oVercharges. and the
destruction of the manifests does away
with the proofs on the subject C0llec-
tor Maloney has recently succeeded
EX-Collect9r Hopkins and says lie sign
ed an acknowledgment that he found
the Office in proper condition from the
former officers.
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CUT HIS HEAD OFF.

Report chat Ch nese Minister Was Be
headed I'm cliina For Behavior Here
W AsHIEaToNs Feb. 17.-N0 credence
ls given here Is the report that Mr. Pung,
late first secretary of the Chinese Iera-
ti0n At Washington. has been beheaded
ia China as q resultof his official conduct
here.
III there had been any objection " the
secretary conduct It is believed that the
late Minister Isai would have been in
volved in the Imperial displeasure, but
as a matter of fact dr. Isui since his re-
turn 10 China. has been promoted to one
q the highest positions in the Chinese
govern ulent
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Wild AND W0OLLY EAST.


BUFFAIo N- 1.. Feb. 17.@Ler0y Har-
ris alias John III. Heart, accused of post-
office robbery, performed the rcmarfa-
be feat titis afternoon of holding
up whole court room aud making
his escape. Iie hAd asked permits i9u ta
retire % the lavatory, and returuiunt alUc-
triled the commissioner and All t4e
room ty levelfug revolver, crying
@Hands up"
JEW .ryb0dy put up his hands ana he
walked to tie door. opened it. still Eeor
iug his gun pointing toward tlo uata.--
ished court and passed out, locked tae
door from the outside and taking tae
key.
Marshal Watts Jumped fo tile window
and fired three shots to attract attention.
the others yelling Justify. Finally tHe
janitor Was aroused. who opened the
door and released the captives.
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MURDERER CAUGHT.
The Man Wanted for tho zilliug al Pltfs-
burg Aknn.s Caught.

the star from Ft Scott says The man
Hendricks, who was wanted as one af the
murderers Of the Fittsburg merchant.
Chapman. two weeks ago, was lodged 'n
the Crawford county jail before day-
light today
The murder was most brutal ONE fox
the purpose of robbery. and ta prevent
mob violence, the arrest has been kept
profound secret MOT even the people
Of Girard are aware that Hendricks s. iu
iaiI there.
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JUDGE RINER DEPARTS.

EIe closes UP His Term Of Court After
Doing Lots Of y. orlz-
Judge Riner closed the present session
Of the Lnited States district court this
noon. and took the afternoon train to ST.
Louis where be win hold court for q few
days and then g9 to Cheyenne and from
there to Denver.
The session has lasted just week, but
in that time Judge Riner bias disposed of
8 large number of civil cases. y illry case
and appointed receivers There is no de-
lay In court work when Judge Riuer is
on the bench.
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ON DANGEROUS GROUND.
Nicaragua Troops Occupy Land Under
British Domination

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. I7.@The steamer
W. 6. Howes from Bluehelds. Central
America, announces tile occupation Of
shat town by the Nicaraguan troops.
Bluenelds, which has "a population of
1.50o, IS the capital of the Mosquito ter
ritory, an indie pendent state controlled
by the native Mosquito Indians under q
hereditary chief. and under the Joint
protection uf Great Britain and Nicara-
qua Ahe terri -0ly occupies nearly the
entire Atlantic coast of nicaragua.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-17
GENEROUS SANTA FE.
The same Rig Hearted Men Running the
Hoal as Ever-

The Same Fig Hearted Men Running the
Road Ever
CHICAGO. Feb. 17--Mr Steele Nackay's
condition remained unchanged up TO an
early hour thls morning. Ills physicians,
however VIII not express any opinion as
To his chances for reco very The chief
trouble Is the inability Of his stomach to
retain nourisI ment, and his condition is
described as starving to death.
The Santa lie railway has extended to
llrs Maekay -he use of p special car to
convey 1Ir. 8Iackay to California, where
his physicians believe that he can re-
cuperAte Mrs. Aackay thinks shat her
husban nd viii be strong enough in a few
days tg undertake the journey.
Alr. Mackaye rallied during the day
His physicians gave no hope for his re-
covarv Mr Mackaye is the author of
"Paul kauvar" ana other noted plays
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SOUTHERN VENGEANCE.
one y erro Assaulter killed and another
Under Arrest

SELMA. Ala. Feb. H. Stanton, Chiffon
county is in a state off great excitement
over The murder 81 Mrs. Jessie Bucker,
and its avenoing, the dead body Of a
negro being found riddled with bullets
lying near the scene of the dastardly
crime, while another negro is under ar-
rest
The place where Mrs. Rucker was as
saulted and murdered is a lonely settle
ment ana the unfortunate woman being
dead. there is no way Of getting at the
details of the horrible crime.
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Only al TRAlIP.

Covered Up BY Eled Hot Stag and Gre
mated alive
CHATTANooGA Tenn. Feb. 17.-Dick
Porter, a 17-year-old boy from Knoxville
met horrible death here early this
morning He with two other tramps. lay
down 70 sleep near the hot Stag pile Of
the Etoco furnace
Of red hot Stag was made covering Porter
completely and badly burning the two
Others. Scarcely the bones eff Porter
were left
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TO BE HEARD MARCH 8.


The DAY Ion he EoT1T0- - oT7lnr11-17o
Hearing ds SETS
WAsHIS GToN, Feb. 17.-Judge Brad
ley of the district supreme court, after
listening to counsel for each side this
morning. fixed March Sth as the date for
beginning the hearing uf THE suit Of
Madeline Pollard against Representative
M. i. q. ErecAinrLlge al AanLleky
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FOR A PACIFIC CABLE-
London's Cham Der Of Commerce -Auxious
For Its Construction

LoNDoS. Feb. 17.-At meeting Of
the London chamber Of commerce the
strong advocacy by agents general for
New Zealand. Victoria and SIR Tupper
for the completion of the Pacific cable,
received the hearty unanimous approval
of the crowded chamber.
The Victorian agent declared his in-
tention Of asking the chamber to call
special meeting on the subject
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BAKER FOR CONGREss

state senator LuHIeu IfHHar- y UHIVHU-
worth, Probable Candidate.
State Senator Lucien Baker Of Ieaven-
worth, who Is in Topeka today. Is being
talked of as a probable candidate ier
congress In the First district, 70 succeed
Case Broderick the present incumbent
Baker was one of the ahlesf men ID the
senate last winter and IS considered &
strong man in tile First district
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REsERVE S74.5OO.O0O.
Irrazs 1n Rev YORK BAnks Continues
Decrease.

Nnw YORK;, Feb. 17.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes.
baaerve decrease S11. 1.Q96S75. loans, Inv
crease @6.748.5 5oos specie, decrease 49,,
S12. zoos legal tenders, decrease $2.930,-
zoos dappsias, decrease &4,1S4. 100; circu-
latinn. decrease SAT-, 300
The banks now hold S74.536. 775 ia ex-
cess Of the requirsuents of the 25 per
cent rula.
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PITTsBURG. Pa. Feb. 17.-lhirty y-seven
Mansfield valley miners charged Mith
riot. were found guilty, twenty zone in
nocanE
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T0DAY's TELEGBAPH TIPs

There were 7106 admissions to- the
mid-winter fair yesterday
The statue of Napoleon, which was
erected at Boulogne ia 1854. ISL English
men, has been blown down and broken
to pieces.
Al. "A. Schumway q Company, whole
sale shoe dealers Of Philadelphia, have
made an assignment. The cause given
is the staenatIon in the shoe market.
Investigation shows that the recent
blizzard totally destroyed the peach and
plum crop of southern Illinois; while
cherries and currAnt5 are badly dam
aged.
The commissioner Of the general land
Office has been directed to demand Of the
California and Oregon Land company
reconveyance Of various tracts of land on
its route for which patents we're errOu-
eously Issued
forest fire is burning ia the noun
tains northwest of Colorado Springs in
the neighborh0od of the Manitou mining
camp. Tie fire is famed by a stiff breeze
from the south and is making great head
way It is supposed to have started from
a miners camp tire.
Reports have been received of intense
suffering among the Yaaui Indians
whose territory is situated ia the heart of
the Sierra Madre mountains. I'm That
high altitude the winter has been very
severe, and this, together with a shortage
IT'D food supplies, has brought the Indians
TO the verge Of starvation
The Republican members of the Iowa
senate committee for the suppression of
intemperance, held q meeting last night
and decided by vote of to 9. to not
support the Harsh bill, as amended. a
new committee was appointed to draft a
new bill The objection Is the Harsh
Dill was It's lncOustlrutlouallEY
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ONE BRAIN L0BE s0FT.
Bud stones Brain Examined By the Doc
tors Today

WAsHINGToN. Ind. Feb 17=An
autopsy was held last night over the re-
mains of Bud Stone. the sextuple muir
derer who was hanged in the prison
Friday morning.
Stones brain weighed twenty-seven
ounces and was ia a healthy condition,
although one lobe was slightly softer
than the other
The wound on his neck did not, it was
decided, affect the brain. and that be was
sane The physicians concluded that
Stone was Of average Intelligence, al-
though his brain was two ounces below
the average Today the body was re-
moved to his fathers farm for burial