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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
"a LITTLE NCNSENSE."

What are you doing now?" asked
one Yale man of another I'm writ
ing for living" what do you write?"
Letters to the governor. Harlem
Life.
Miss Hasbeen-"Imv very tired after
the dance last night" Little Ethel
Yes, Won must be. Sister says you
held the wall up the whole evening. -
Brooklyn Life.
You must 60 to bed new. dear.
You know the chickens all go to roost
with the sun" ''Yes; but then their
mamma always goes with them
Boston Beacon.
Mr.. Hayseed Gn the cityl-"There's
a wagon sellin' condensed milk. l
wonder wot that's fer" Mrs Havseed
u guess that's fer people wot live in
flats. Credit Lost.
Taken and Taken.-She-'I hate
70 have a photograph taken" He
well. you don't have TO. do you?"
She-"How can I help myself? l left
it here on the table and now il IS
gone" He-"Oh, ah."-Detroit Free
Press.
-Prattle Ito his wife)-v"You don't
seem 20 have the courage Of your con-
victions" Mrs Prattle--I should like
to know how YOU get at that eonclu-
sion?" Prattle-"You say there's no
use talking. and then you talk for
hours. boston Home Journal.
Not Hasty-A very small boy was
trying TO lead a big St Bernard up the
avenue. What arc you going to do
with that dog?" asked kindly gentle
man. Il can't make up my mind. was
the answer; mot tell I find out whut
the dog thinks o doin' weth me. -
Washington Star.
You told me the parrot you sold
the other day could repeat everything
1t heard. Rubbish, Preach TO il as /
will. il remains as dumb as a fish
1T is quite true 1 told You It would
repeat everything il heard; but then it
hears nothing: II is as deaf as 4 post"
lie Petit journal pour Rire-
oh, And is il real diamond?'
twittered the young woman in the most
artless manner imaginable 1t Is lot,
Miss Fetherbee." said The young man,
firmly; but ! viii say that Il has Al
WAYS been my custom 20 give bond 20
replace IL with real one immedia tely
after the performance OF the cers-
nony 3-SiRcinnsu Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
WOMEN MAKE HIM UNHAPPY.
The Street Car Conductor Expresses Hi
Hostility to the Softer Sex.

HOSTILITY 10 the SottSf sex.
81 would rather handle twenty men
than one woman" said the Broadway
car conductor, eying the retreating
figure of an irascible old lady who had
just got Off Women have been PAM
pered and humored and taken care of so
long that they are rapidly becoming an
absolute nuisance as far as street cars
are concerned"
Then the conductor produced list of
one days experience with women, says
the New York Herald 1t was:
Number of women who chased the
car two blocks when another chr was
just behind, 326; women who COM
planned because the car did not stop
within ten feet of the crossing. IS;
women who gave the conductor the
bad eye" on general principles, l26;
women who hung to straps and refused
10 step forward" 375; women VINO re-
fused to move along and make room for
other women, SO: women who carried
pug dogs in defiance of all rules, IS;
women who quarreled with each 9TH
er for seats, IS; women who tried 70
make the conductor believe that ten
year old children were babes in arms,
Is; women who consumed ten minutes
looking for their fares, 27s; women who
felt insUlted because worn-out work
ingmen did not get up and make room
for them, 3O1; women who smiled sweet
y on being jostled and acted courte-
ously to all Salvation Army, L; women
who said please" to the conductor
when asking him to stop the car
(blind), l.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
HELPED BY LONDON
STOCK MARKET Is FIRMER WITH
ADVANCES n PaIcES.
Improvement in American Securities
Abroad Affects Shares Favorably
sugar Breaks Early OF IqGidat-
ing Sales - Western Union Sold
Down-Most Gains Fractional

New York. Dec. ga firIrer tone
characterized the speculation on the
stock exchange today. but the vc.rme
OF business was but little heavier than
on yesterday. London was n small
buyer Of St Paul and 20 a lesser de-
gree OF Erie. and later sdvices from
London showed an Improvement there
in American securities. which had a
favorable effct on the market here.
At the opening % business the Scneral
market was held firm. bat SUGAR
broke Is per cent on liquidation sales.
and Western Union sold down IA per
cent. owing 10 a pressure 70 sell by
holders who had been waiting 20 coli
lect the dividend before nquidatipy
their accounts. \ slight reaction oc-
CURED before the end OF the first half
hour. but the market quickly rallied
and up 10 noon the tendency OF prices
was upward. Consolidated Gas made
the greatest advance. 90 per cent. en-
buying induced by n renewal Of thu
reports OF a proposed combination be-
tween the Consolidated and East Riv-
er Gas COmpa MES.
The gains IN other stocks We're merely
fractional In exception 60 the gen-
eral Improvement Sugar declined In tho
early dealings Ia per cent. but recov-
cred II. per cent. During the hour and
half Immediately following midday
the active stocks were practically with
cut movement but some 90 the special
ties nuctuated rather wildly. Before .
O'Clock there was inauguratSd a selling
movement IN Chicago Gas on western
orders which caused decline OF per
cent In the share and "A sympat hetic
reaction In the rest OF the list. The
depression did not last long and before
aHaf..g Il -. IL.
ward track. prices continuing TO adj
vance up 10 the final sales and the
market closed firm at or near thebest
figures OF the day
The bond market was heavy IN the
early tradings but the influence OF
good buying stiffcned prices somewhat
and the closing was firm. Total sales.
81 g65 0D0
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
SAYS HE HAD TO,
Van Houten Still Claims BE Shot New
ell in Self Defense,

Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec. 20.-The
shooting of Richard Newell, general
superintendent and chief engineer of
the Midland Terminal railroad, by
a. W. Van Houten. d miner. near In
dependence last night was the result
OF a difficulty over a right of way OF
the road. 1t appears that the owners
Of the Black Wonder mine could not
agree with the railroad company as
To the damage done TO the property
10y passing over il, and so arbitration
was decided upon, which gave 10 the
Rldck Wonder a verdict for $50. OF
this sum il appears that the Midland
Terminal only paid $l25. and SO the
owners told the men who live in a
cabin standing directly on the right
OF way not to let the railroad people
disturb the house under any circum-
stances. The railroad folks were bound
20 go ahead, however and so they
swerved out and around the cabin
with their line, thus making il neceS-
sary for all the trains in passing to
come almost TO the post in question.
Superintendent Newell was out on the
road in his special car. When the
train reached the cabin. Mr. Newell
sigGalled the engineer to stop, and
jumping of his car he pulled a paper
from his pocket and walked into the
house Suddenly Mr.. Newell came out
ana instantly Van HouUen appeared
in the doorway kith a rife in his hand.
\ quarter Of a minute later the weapon
was discharged and Newell staggered
and ran few feet and fell into the
arms of Pat McEwell. From the time
he was shot he never spoke and seven
minutes later he was dead. Van Hou-
ten claims he shot in self-defense. but
siN railroad men who witnessed the
murder will testify that Mir. Newell
was unarmed. Van Houten had no
interest in the property in dispute.
He has been taken TO jail a I Colorado
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
NOVEMBER Is TOO LATE.
Lord Dunraven w uld bs willing to
Race in September, Though.

New York, Dec. 20.-From a cable
message received by eX-CommOdore
Smith, of the New York Yacht club.
from Secretary Grant, of the Royal
Yacht Squadron. it apears that the
Englishman considers the middle Of
November too late for the American
cup race, but that Lord Dunraven will
race in September or within three
weeks of his arrival. If this is accep-
table a special meeting of the squadron
Will be called at once. otherwise a
special meeting is considered unneces-
sary. To this MESSAGE Commodore
Smith replied today, agreeing to fix
the first race within eight months
from date of notice, that The terms of
the New York clubs cable Of Decem-
Der L are officially agreed TO, and also
granting Dunraven's request FOR three
weeks in which to tit out after arrival.
Commodore Smith said To-Day that
this message had settled the question
Of race in 1895.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
mExtCO's SHARK INDUSTRY.
Bow tn. Ftsh l. Turned TO Account 10


Sometimes the Mexicans catch four
or FIVE sharks in the day, sometimes
only one or two-their luck depcnds
on the season OF the year. IA the hos
summer months, a run ~ mAn-eating-
sharks from the south rsinfOrecs tho
common local species known as sun
sharks" These assume larger proper
tions than the harmless local variety
and furnish a greater supply % oil.
but all the year round Francisco was
sure OF a constant supply % one kind
or another. lie laid their llvsrs on a
little platform in tho sun, which rem
dcrs out the oil, causing It 20 drip
slowly into a barrel beneath. From a
angle liver he obtained from = gallon
% Eve gallons. The Isst amount ws..
% course, taken from The large man
eaters. bat 10 shark vas too small FOR
him % cut up.
Il vas al Ssh tha, came % Francis
cos net. or. rather, line When BE hAt
SLED barrel with tie oii. he uaileei
down the head and 80 y y oar side "a
wait until he had a supply % several
hundred gzllonA This cargo &c load
- - .Aan atts - -saa-ftf-a AHrA'r Aaftst+H
made ike tie suFf boat-aud saslsd
away north - the town q saB Diego.
IL southern California. The nearest a
ANY size belonging % tie Uaitad
States There hs got "a - q % -
Yankee merchant for Gfty esatS, os
isso shliluys. gallon
The dried dDrsaI fas. lid 90 IA tsn-
dIes. be Sold % tAe representative - a
Chinese frzn for future sac T. MA fsl-
ics1- couptrye3~n. bV zhoru they are -
t-eD~d a. = great table dsieacv. o.
casi0nally. even ~ s.in itsslf foast
q ready sale. sor .t Is made into 'sha-
green" azf use1 bv czb.as,-aEaksrs.
who appreciate ifs sne rough iaa-r
sgTfaee. considering that - gives sc
per.or GBish - tie harder sad rnor-
valuable woads than the auea. sad
paper. Aud tie hack hon~s7 1b-y.
TOO. are source q Tcs~ua- o. 80
many ,xqzisiss waikiny st.ess favored
y ias A-evican snd &ezican sSssis
O. fhs Facasc coast, none are sngr-
bssutsfal than taos@ made = tasa ia
.eva@L Cham osrs' Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
BEAT TWO HUNDRED
GREGORY MAKES 4 MIRACULOUS
RUN IN a CRICKET MATCH.
Gets = Hundred Guineas From the Tx
cited Kangaroos-Sydue Sees the
Most ReEi aTka able Game on Record
Fitzgerald Pulls Ricardo at San
Fraucisco--Sporting News.

Sydney, n S. W.. Dec. 20-What is pro-
nounced TO be the most remarkable cricket
game ever played, was concluded today.
StoddaTt's all English eleven PLAYED
against all Australia. Ia the first inning
all Australia scored SIS. Of which Gregory
made POI runs. This % delighted the ex-
cited crowd OF Australians present. that
they subscribed purse of 100 guineas on
the spot and il was presented to this
phenomenal cricketer by the governor, Sir
Robert w. Duff
All English then went TO the ball and in
the first inning scored 325 ruUs Not hav-
ing eq1aled thu first innings score of all
Australia. the Englishmen went in again
and in their second inning scored 437,
making he total of all England 1872 runs
The Australians then wsnt in for the sec
ond inning and amid scene OF the most
Intense excitement they were put out for
l6o runs. making their total 752. The
English boys won the match, which lasted
four days. by u score OF 762 TO 152, winning
bV ten
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
Second. Intertered Twice.

New York, Dec. 20.-Jack Downey Of
Brooklyn and Eddie Leeber of Will
HamsbUrg fought ont Of the Iveliest
prize fights in years at Stanford. Conn,
last night before an audience Of about
500 people. The fight lasted sixteen
rounds. In the sixth round when LOe-
der was being severely punished his
seconds sprans into the ring and
sought to save him from further casti-
cation. Dominick McCaffery, however.
who was a spectator, inteTferred and
drove the seconds outside the ropes.
In the thirteenth Downey landed on
LOeber'S left eye and closed il. In the
sixteenth when Downey had Loeber
against the ropes and was in a position
TO end the mill with d knockout, Loe-
ber's seconds again inteTfered. \ free
fight ensued. \ sheriff's posse went
through the crowd TO quiet the dis
turbance at the ring side. When quiet
was restored the referee announced
that the fight would be resumed in
few days in private.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
Ricardo W 3 Pulled.

San Francisco, Dec. 20-Hal Fisher
was the only favorite to win today
and all bets We're called off in his race.
Fitzgerald could have won with Ri
cardo. but the boy pulled him. The
boy confessed his guilt and together
with Ricardo's owner, James Long
has been suspended, pending further
investigation. Summary:
FIRST racr--AUUuI sIY furlongs. two years
selling: Huen"me, 10 10 l, won; Arro
Molie King. 2 to !, third. Tina, 1917
Second-Five furlOugs, selling: Hal
Fisher. 6 TO ,. won: Ricardo, 9 10 ). second;
Warrago. ID o !. third. Time l:0S$i
ThiFd-Mile. handicap: V.ssai . TO 1,
won; Tbornhill. to l. second; Dir Reel, 3
to l, third. Tine l:5IJ4
Fouvth-Five furiougs. -elling: LO,tie ID.
Bozeman. TO /, won; Draw Scot. 2 TO l..
second; Chartreuse Al to l, third. Time
1:0S1I
Fth-Seven furlongs, selling: Realiza-
ton, 5 to l, won; Jack Richeleu, 3 TO .
second; Motor, TO third. Time 1853.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
Dispersion OF New England Families.

The extraordinary dispersion of New
England families is illustrated in a let
ter written by William Chaplin Web
ster, of Hudson, o., to the Hartford
Courant. Mr.. Webster says that his
great-grandfather, Thomas Webster,
OF Hebron, Conn, who lived to be
ninety-nine years and eight months
old, had a family of thirteen children,
all but one or two of whom married
and some of whom settled near by
among them his grandfather. William
c. Webster is now in his eighty-ninth
year. When he was boy there were
four Webster families on -Four adjoin-
ing farms in that part of Hebron
known as Gilead, and he can count up
fifty Websters born and raised on those
farms. Now there Is not Webster on
those farms. and the name has run out
In that neigh borhood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
DONE BY SELLING
WHEAT TRIES HARD BUT Is FORCED
BACK ONE-FOURTH CENT.
Local Dealers AuXioDs For Profits
send Wheat Backward - Nort;i-
western Receipts Responsible.
Also-Lower Flour Bids Overcome
Stronger Foreign Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 2e.-The wheat market
struggled to gain a little on yesterdays
prices but too many hands went up
against il and il closed I. cent lower
than on the day before. Corn. for May.
sold as high as 4sls 4s1. cents, and for
enc small lot as low as 1875 cents. II
closed at 40 cents bid. Provisions ruled
firm and made a fractional gain IN
price.
The local people who bought wheat
yesterday and had a little profit on il.
took their profits this morning AT the
opening. The first transactions We're
at the same price as at yesterdays
close and We're steady for the first
twenty minutes when selling began 10
have its effect and a break OF I. cent
occurred, partly Influenced by the fact
that receipts at Minneapolis and Du-
luth were AS cars against 500 cars on
the corresponding day of last year.
The cables giving the close OF the for
eign market We're strong and quoted
considerably higher prices, hut New
York, Minneapolis and Milwaukee
rather threw cold water on the bullish
feeling abroad by reporting that bids
from the other side for flour came at
lower prices than We're offered from
there yesterday. The market held
fairly firm but trading was light and
fluctuations narrow. The opening
prices for May were 5sss cents and 5sSs
Q5S4 cents. 1t had dump TO 5sSs
cents, a recovery TO SIS. cents. long
interval OF steadinesS at around 5SSs
cents and then another weak spell
which left the price struggling TO keep
its head Lie cent higher than the previ-
Gus lowest point Of the day as the ses-
sion was closing
Corn suffered from the Improvement
in the weather. prospectively heavier
receipts and very poor demand for
the spot article. Three sixteenths Of
a cent covered the range OF the fiuct-
uations for the day. May opened at
1915 cents and did not sell higher than
1914 cents nor lower than 49 cents dur
ing the session, closing at 40 cents bid.
Oats were quiet. The disposition was
principally to sell. May started at 32is
cents, sold at 32A cents, declined To
32432b cents and closed at the lowest
price of the day.
The market in provisions did not es-
cape the general dullness. Future de-
liveries were firmer. however. due 10 the
run of hogs at the yards proving 10
unmber only 80 900 instead of 81 600 as
estimated and tomorrows receipts
being estimated at $4,000 Compared
with last night the market is unchang-
ed to 2l2 cents higher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
ALPINE TORRENTS IN HARNESS
Water Power Now Used to Light Noun
tain Villages With ElectricIty.

tain Villages With Electricity.
"AIl over the Tyrol. Switzerland, and
the Alpine country generally. you find
to-day a curious conjunction OF the
modern and the medieval IN the village
streets, the stores and the inns" said
traveller to a New York sun man re-
Gently. in the smallest, the most re-
mote and the most ancient villages in
the Bavarian Alps, the Tyrol and the
Berncse Oberland you find the streets,
the stores, the inns. and not iufre-
Guently the houses. supplied with cleo
trio lights. I revisited last August
little village back in the Tyrolean
mountains, near Innsbruck. which Is
one OF the most cha-acteristicaliy
medieval communities one could well
find The people live in the houses Of
their grandsires, and follow their Gus
toms and ways
This year | arrived there in the
evening. and was amazed to End the
streets as brilliantly lighted as Broad
way. where formerly the only light
was from 3 swinging horn lantern here
and there. There were clusters OF in
candescent lights strung across the
streets every few yards The little inn
had complete installation. aud 50 had
the few little shops / was prepared
u learn that the formerly quiet village
had become a fashionable watering
place But Il hadn't Il was Is quiet
and as slow. antiquated and out Of
date as ever Later. a ! wandered
about the Tyrol and Switzerland.
found the same change everywhere.
1T is very natural that il should be
so. too. for in all that region there Is
power in superb abundance. running
waste on every hand From every
rock leaps a cascade. and over every
Cliff rozrs a waterfall. there are
streams that flow evenly with steady,
small power and torrents that thunder
down with tons q force The village
Of Murren, percheG on the edge q
cliff opposite the Ju2gfrau. - height
OF FIVE thousand feet above sea level.
has q very complete electric lighting
system. and power enough within -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
is SAFE AND SOUND
GERMANIA C0MFS INTO PORT AT
SAN FRANCISCO.
Her Captain Can Give No Tidings
the Other Sailing Vessels, but
Hopes Are Built on the German1aS
Safety-Rush Returns After
Fruitless Quest-Coast News.

San Francisco. Dec 20-The coal la
den bark, Germania, one of the eight
sailing vessels which was overdue be-
tween San Francisco and northern port
came into port this afternoon. When
the Germania came to anchor in the
harbor she was quickly boarded by
several persons eager for any informa-
ton of the other missing and overdue
vessels. Captain Pearson could give
them no consolation. He had seen noth
ing of the missing Golfers Montserrat
and Keweenaw nor has he sighted
any OF the seven sailing vessels which
are considerably overdue between San
Francisco and Oregon, Washington and
British Columb ia ports. None Of these
seven vessels, however, have been
longer out than the Gernlania which
was eighteen days from Seattle and II
is but reasonable to suppose that they
have met with no more serious mlshapS
than befell the Germania-
Captain Pearson in his report states
that on Dec. in 45 deg. 90 min. north,
126 deg. west, the Germania ran into
a hurricane from the south. For hours
the bark was swept by a terrific wind
and terrible sea but she finally
weathered the gale sustaining no more
serious damage than the loss Of sew
eral sails. During the rest Of the voy
age to this port she experienced very
rough weather. The revenue cutter
Richard Rush which left Neah bay
near Cape F'llatery on Sunday last to
search for the missing vessels came in
TO port this evening. Captain Hooper
reports that he went seward twenty
miles out of his course and though he
kept a man continually at the mast
head during the entire voyage from
Neah bay, the Rush saw no sign of any
vessels or wreckage. Were the Mont
serrat or Keweenaw afioat at sea the
Rush would have undoubtedly seen
them. That the Rush sighted none Of
the missing sailing vessels is not re-
garded as particularly strange mas
much as they would naturally stand
far out to sea in stormy weather.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-21
LkADvILLE'S GOLD BOOM.
Predictions That It VIII be the Worlds
Star Gold Producer.

Denver, Col, Dec. 20-Recent great
gold strikes at Leadville are causing
wild excitement in mining circles.
Trains to the camp are crowded and
the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison
railroad, the short line to Leadville, is
preparing to put on extra trains to ac-
commodate the travel.
Gold strikes have been numerous III
Leadville the past two years but none
have attracted SO much attention as
The two latest, in the RoX and Triumph
mines, which esta blished the fact that
the gold belt extends at least three
miles. the two discoveries being that far
apart The prospect is that Leadville
in 1895 Will be the largest gold producer
in the world.