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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
THEY NAY HANG EN-
Law FOUND GOVERNING CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT IN KANSAS
And Under this Law the Two Mlrdsrsrs Of
Up Without the Interferesce of the
Gosernor-Judge Hoock Says that the
Judge and County Attorney Can Order
the Execution IL They Want To-rhe
Opinion of Judge yandivert Is Anxiously
Looked foc-How it Works


About a year or so ago two young
men at Kinsley murdered the mayor %
that town, Mr.. Marsh. IN cold blood. At
the time an Infatuated mob wanted TO
hang them, but Judge VaDdivert OF
that district prevented X by promising
that if the murierers were convicted
before the court he would personally
ask the governor TO have the death
sentence executed. In due time they
wehe tried and convicted and Judge
Vandivert, true to his promise, asked
the governor TO sign the death warrant
As Is well known the governor refused.
Saturday last Judge Houck OF Hut
Crimson, who is regarded as an able
lawyer expressed himself on the matter
saying that the men could be hung re-
gardleSS of the governors action. He
cited a statute which virtually gives the
power of having death sentence exc
cuted 10 the judge before whom the
case was tried and the prosecuting attor
ney. The statement OF Judge Houck
was recited 10 local lawyers OF Wichi-
Ia yesterday and they agreed with him.
Judge Houck bases his opinion on sec
ton 210 OF the eneral statutes OF Kansas
a section which seems TO have been over
looked by lawyers and judges
Under all previous theory a murderer
convicted shall be sent TO the peniten-
tiary of the state where he remains a
year and then the governor may order
his execution in which event the prfs-
oner is given thirty days notice to pre-
pare himself for death.
The provisions of section 20 are that
when for any cause or reason the gov
ernor fails 10 execute the sentence. az
ter reasonable time. the county at
torney Of the county in which the crime
was committed may appear before the
supreme court or the district court OF
the county in which the crime was COM
united, and apply for a writ of habeas
corpus directed TO the warden OF the
penitentiary TO deliver the prisoner TO
TO the sheriff of the county TO be taken
before either the supreme court or the
district court, that inquiry may be
made as to why sentence should not
be executed, the judge may issue his
order to the sheriff and the sheriff shall
execute the sentenc.
This provision of the law seems to be
clear and the action of Judge Vandivert
and the prosecuting attorney of Ed
wards county is anxiously awaited. IL
CONTINUED on Third Page)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
MISS JEkYLL'S ART WORK.
I'm the Cities of Chicago and of Buffalo,
New York

Miss Fannie Jekyll of this city sent
several pieces of her Ceramic work to
the Western Decoration society exhibit
ton in Chicago, also to the Ceramic ex-
position in Buffalo, n. Y. THE Arts, :"
the leading art publication of Chicago,
says that her work shows the true ar
tistic instinct and the value of previous
canvass work, pronouncing her style
superior. The Ceramic monthly of Chi
cago particularly notices her Clothilde
vase, pronouncing ii elegant. The
China Decorator" a New York City
publication, in its write up of the Buff
falo exhibit refers to Miss Jekylrs work
as being beautifully painted and finely
fired. OF course Miss J. is f1attered by
the notices of these three publica tons
as she well may be, and her Wichita
friends are correspondingly proud
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boy keeps On doing something wrong Of
bis own accord. hes wl:hUl, isn't heYs
Yes. = said Mr.. Rigid Then II be doesas
do nothing Of nobody ei-e's accord, he's
~or'tfuI. isn't hef=-Hzrper' Round Tsh.A
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a Il
At the council meeting last night
there was a full number or members
with the exception of Councilman Max
well and Mclean
The first thing to raise a point OF in
terest was when Mayor Cox asked for
the report of the committee on public
improvements. The chairman of the
committee announced that the commit
tee had nothing to report, but Council
man Burton was Of the opinion that
there was somthing like twenty miles
of sidewalk in his ward that was simp-
w in a horrible condition. TINS
brought every councilman to his feet
with a like report All stated that the
warlks were in bad condition before
Hallowe' cen night and since that time
they were in a condition which was
simply dangerous and demanded i'm
mediate attention.
ATayor Cox Joined in the general COM
plant and City Engineer Jackson was
'.ns uucted to examine all the sidewalks
I'm the city and where they were found
10 be in a dangerous condition to re-
move the same, plow two burrows and
fill the center with cinders.
favorable on the petition of the South
Emporia Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church for A rebate of the taxes for the
years 1S9I-92-93-9, and the report was
adopted.
Dr. Minick then took the floor TO
raise what he termed, holy kick in
regard to the progress being made at
the prospect well. He declared that
enough money, time and trouble had
already been spent to have the hole
down 1000 feet instead of forty feet,
and he wanted the thing stopped I'M
less something was to be accomplished
He did not know much about drilling
but he was satisfied that the work was
not being done in a manner TO give
satisfaction to the taxpayers, and that
unless there was a downward change
there would be a howl raised, such as
the council had never heard. He did
not know who was to blame, but he
did know that every school boy in this
city knew enough to drill a hole more
than forty feet in four weeks time. He
moved that the city engineer be in
strueted to discharge all the watchers
and tag keepers until such time as the
contractor said he was ready to begin
an investigation of the contents of
mother earth.
Councilman Oliver explained difficult
tieS with which the committee had to
con tend with. He said that the action
of the subterTanean river or lake, and
the quicksand had caused the tubing
10 be anything but perpendicular. and
that instead of raising ten loads of
sand that the pump had raised near 200
load and that he believed they were
now in position TO begin the work all
right
1t was finally agreed that the en-
gineer should be instructed to dis
charge all help, but suc7 as was actual
ly needed s-
The mantron of the African Or
phans home made the following report
which was placed on file:
Wichita, Kan, Nov. 10. 1895.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
We, the board of directors of the
Afro American Mission home beg leave
to submit the following report for the
month of October:
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COMING LOCAL EvhNrs

Regular meeting OF Wichita Divissnn
No. loo. o. r. T., this evening az 80
o'clock.
The Womans Unitarian society meets
with Mis- Mathews. SIS North Market
street Tuesday afternoon al 2:So. A
fun attendance IS desired.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
THEY KICK LOUD
OoUNCILMFN MAKE 4 KICK ON
SIDEWALKS AND WELLS

At the Council Meeting Last Night the
Members Let Loose Several Severe
Roars Concerning the Descending Pro-
gress Made at the Prospect Well, but
After Hearing from the City Engineer
and Chairman of the Committee De-
cidcd to Let Things Progress as They
have for a Time-SidewaIk War.
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CONTINUED on Third Page
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
The SITUATION.
1t is J. r. Burton Against the
Field
In the Senatorial Contest Now
Being Waged.
NTI-B URTON MEN
Are Holding a Caucus This
Afternoon.
Their Intention is to Combine
on Some One.

The senatorial situation has been very
materially changed during the last twen-
ty-four hours and it now seems to be a
fight of j. r Burton against the field.
In the caucus last night Mr.. Burton
came within seven votes of securing the
nomination, but he did not possess
strength enough to prevent the caucus
from taking an adjournment until to-
night
Major c. Hood is the next strongest
candidate and he had thirty votes in the
caucus. Scion 0. Thacher stands next in
point of positive strength, and he had
eighteen votes.
The forces of the other candidates have
gone either to Major Hood or to Mr. Bur
ton, most of them to Major Hood, and
this afternoon an anti Burton caucus is
bing held at 821 Kansas avenue.
In this caucus are the members who
were supporting all the other candidates,
and they are trying to unite on some
man for candidate, whom they can all
support.
Major Hood seems to be the most
available man, as he is the only man who
gained on every ballot il last nights
caucus.
The, Thacher forces are not overly
anxious to go to any other candidate aad
Major Hoods friends are so numer-
Gus they think it inadvisable to go to
Senator Thacher. Most of the men who
have been supporting Leland and Ady
are ready to go to any candidate
the anti caucus may select, and
it is expected that before an
adjournment is taken some one will
have been selected who will go into the
general caucus tonight and receive the
nomination for United States senator at
the hands of the anti Burton forces.
Mr.. Burton's workers are today as they
have been during their entire campaign,
claiming everything, but it is known
that number of members who voted for
Mr.. Burton in last nights caucus will
not vote for him tonight If by
any chance. however, the anti. Burton
caucus should fail to unite on candi-
date the nomination would be very like
ly to go to Mr.. Burton.
Tonight's caucus will be held in the
senate chamber at O'clock.
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A PROTEST.

If j. R Burton be nominated by the
Republicans for the high Office of Uni
ted States senator, a protest will go up
from the masses of the Republicans of
Kansas that will shake the Republican
party to its foundations. The nearness
of the prospect of such a fatal blunder
has awakened scores of Legislators to
their duty.
Mr.. Burton's candidacy is today no
longer a burlesque possibility on the
party which says it means to stand for
clean records, different methods, for true
reform. 1t is a serious condition.
Will the Republicans be equal to the
emergency? Will the members of the leg
islature make an ignoble nomination,
will they manfully present the right
man? A tremendous sense of the impro-
priety of such nomination exists on ev-
cry hand.
1t is not disguised. 1t is outspoken.
Do the Republicans mean to endear
themselves to the rank and file and true
representatives of the party, or do they
mean to stultify themselves and misrep-
resent their constituents?
VIII they invite political ruin, or will
they build anew on better, stronger
foundations the party which few years
ago dropped from the pinnacle of the
greatest state majority ever given-and
slipped and fell because the leaders of
the party disgusted voters.
The time of all times when Kansas
Republicans are now again put into the
balance to be weighed, is to nominate a
clean, able man of high character.
Mr. Burton's past record is not one
which can be pointed to with pride. His
reputation in connection with his politi-
cal and public career is one which does
not entitle him to the greatest honor a
state can give citizen.
Is it proposed to send him to Wash
ington as typical Republican Kansan?
The situation requires a determined,
powerful union of all the forces against
Mr.. Burton. He has apparently shown
his full strength. Such a purpose
patriotically, unselfishly, unitedly de-
cided upon can result in some man for
United States senator of whom the state
may be proud. That man is not J. r.
! Burton
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A THTEF'S BIG HAUL.
j. B. Wagstaff, of Ell Paso, Claims to Hav
Been Robbed of $4OO at the Throop.

j. B. Wagstaf, of Ell Paso, Claims to Have
Been Robbed of $4OO at the ThrOop.
j. B. Wagstaff. of Ell Paso, Tex, has
employed Gleed. Ware & Gleed as his at
torDeys and begun suit against the
Throop Hotel company to recover over
$400, which he claims was stolen from
him in that hotel on the morning of last
Tuesday, the 10th.
The estimate Mr.. Wagstaf makes of
his loss is as follows: Cash, $165; watch,
$3.50; diamond, $65; vest, So, and there
are few other little items that bring the
amount to a sum a little in excess of $4OO
Mr. Wagstaff says that on Tuesday
he awoke and rang for porter. Before
the call was answered he fell asleep and
did not awake for some little time
When he did the articles he enumerates
were gone.
Mr.. Wagstaff claims to be a special
United States treasury agent at Ell Paso,
and seems to be reliable. He is well
dressed, tall, wears black soft hat and
russell shoes.
1t was on the same morning also that
! Mir. Try was robbed of $50. the story
of which was told in last evenings
| JOURNAL
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committee

When one leaves the main lines of rail
road, east or west, and travels, or tries &c
travel, on some road which merely serves
a local purpose, he is likely to find pre-
vailing a free and easy state of things as
regards speed and schedule time. A Wy
oming newspaper gives this account of a
certain railroad 'lier'' out that way:
People never take this train except for
journeys OF considerable length. Walking
is as easy and much safer for short dis
tances. On a recent occasion, when the
movement OF the train was even more de-
hberate than usual, passenger went 10
the conductor and said:
''Aint we going pretty slow?"
''Weu." " said the conductor, I'VE ain I
flying, III admit.
May l ask what is the trouble, then?''
''Ain't any trouble -
|'Then why don we so faster?''
'WelI, I'll tell you, since you seem to
be so inquisitive. Back here a piece we
found a fine 2-year-old steer stuck in the
trestle, and we stopped and helped him
out Now, the rules of the road are that in
such cases the animal belongs to the com.
pany."
But how does that make you run sc
slow?''
Run slow? Why, that ere steer ain't
used to being led, and when we hitched
him on behind the rear car he didr't walk
up very we'll I'm doing all 1 can-got
the BRAKEMAN punching him from behind
with an umbrella and an ear of corn tied
to the belIrope But if you think IN &c
Ing to yank the horns off as good steG
as there is in the state, why, you're aw
fully mistaken, that's alll'' - Youth
ComnaniQn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
TO UTILIZE THE MISSOURI.

Representative Trueblood Would Have a
Great National IrrigatinG Canal Built
Mr. Trueblood of Usage is the author
of a suggestion for great national canal
for irrigating purposes He would have
the unruly Missouri river tanned and de-
voted to the purposes of irrigation. The
following concurrent resolution has been
offered by him in the house:
Whereas, The experience of settling
the great plains country has demonstrat-
ed remarkably fertile soil but a
deficiency of water for agricultural pur-
poses; and
Whereas. The annual rise of the Mis-
souri, river causes great damage in the
lower valleys, entailing great loss OF
property and the expenditure of vast
sums of money to prevent damage by
overflow; therefore be it
Resoleed, By the house of representa-
tives of the state of Kansas, the senate
concurring therein, that the congress of
the United States be requested to cause
to be made thorough scientific survey
to ascertain the feasibility of constructing
a great national canal to be utilized In
carrying off the flood waters of said river
from some point near the base OF the
mountains and utilizing the same for
irrigating purposes Oh the great plains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
PUGH HAS A BILL.
Said He Was Ready to Surrender His
Convictions.

Convictions.
WASHINGTON, Jan 1T.-Mr Pugh
CDem., AIa.) secured recognition soon
after the senate met today to present
what he regarded as a solution of the
present lack of government revenue
The bill provides for the immediate
issue of 500, O0,000 of treasury notes, to
meet deficiencies, these notes to be re-
deemabie in coin and to be constantly re-
issued. 1t further directed the coinage
of the seigniorage and the deposit Of sill
yer bullion from American mints.
Mr.. Hill (Dem., n. Y. asked if the
senator wished the immediate passage of
this bill.
That question" said Mr.. Pugh, sis in
line with the New York senator's treat
ment of al. great public questions and
decline to answer it"
Mr. Pugh proceeded to urge the grav-
ity of the present situation. He was
ready to surrender his long convictions
in order to secure a remedy. Thus far"
said Mr. Pugh, senators have stood here
and torn down. 1t is easy to tear down,
but it is hard to build up. We have torn
down until we have nearly torn down the
country.
Mr.. Pugh begged that the finance
committee, in which he had great con-
fidence, should do something at once.
He did not believe the senators were
lot of muscovite brakes, bowing and
/ STOPPING stupidity.
Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb) Interrupted to
! ask as to the attitude of the adminiStra-
! ton on this bill
Mr.. Cleveland has sent a message to
congress calling attention to present
I conditions" responded Mr.. Pugh with
great earnestness. The president and
! his secretary of the treasury had offered
a scheme of currency revision designed
to meet present evils. If this was not
accepted, let both houses propose some
thing else
"The president has discharged his
duties, now let US do the same"
The bill was referred to the finance
committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
The Oklahoma Midget.
Is on exhibition at 627 Kansas ave.
STAGE GLINTS.

Frederick " aruu and Louis James
nave been liked i'll 1.-The Lions Mouth
at Chicago.
Franklin MacLeay's performance Of
Iago is considered by many critics the
best since Edwin Booth.
Dominick Murray was once in a COM
pany which was personally rehearsed
by Charles Dickens, the novelist.
Effie Stewart, who sang in The Mes
siah, has since been successful as San
tuzza with the Duff opera company.
David Belasco has new play, ''Heart
of Maryland, - and it is said Palmer
may put it on before ''Trilby' is ready.
Maud Harrison has succeeded Blanche
Walsh in 1.-THE Girl 1 Left Behind
Me- Miss Walsh will join Nat Good
win
Stanley de Lonzo, formerly Meth
odist minister, has joined the ''McFad-
den's Elopement'' company as advertis-
ing agent.
Westward, Ho, - new comic opera
by Ben Wolf. is being tried and praised
at the Boston Museum. j. H. Ryley
is in the cast.
Mrs. Langtry has tried "A House of
Cards. which she calls new, on Phila-
delphia. 1t is made out of Sardou's
"Maison Neuve'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
RIOTING IN BROOKLYN
A Car Wrecked and the Conductor Badly
Hurt.

A Car Wrecked and the Conductor Badly
Hurt.
BROOKLYN, Jan. ia car on the Flat
bush line was attacked by strikers as it
was passing Prospect Park plaza this
afternoon. The police drove off the
attacking party and the car proceeded.
Laetr in the day conductor on the car
of the same line was assaulted by two
strikers who pulled him off the rear plat
form and kicked him in the stomach.
His injuries were serious.
A mob of strikers attacked a car at
Halsey street and Broadway as it left the
barns The men stood on Il bluff and at
a signal several hundred pieces of stone
hit the car together. The car was wreck
ed and the motorman was injured. Chas.
FitzsimmOns was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17

monuments of Egypt and therefore
vote no."
The speaker announced the following
committee on militia:
Beekman, chairman; Bender, Renmer.
Byers. HOllenbeak. Schuyler, Hart
Attorney General Dawes Opinion.
Attorney General Dawes transmitted
an opinion as to the enrolling of bills ac
cording to the request of the house. He
interprets the law that the clerk on en-
rollment of bills may appoint such assis-
tants as are needed and that their pay
shall be 20 cents for each folio enrolled.
The house adjourned to 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
NEW POLICE BOARD.
A Report That 1t VIII Be HIessrs. Bone
brake, Balm and Green.

brake, Balm and Green.
1t was currently reported on the streets
this afternoon that Governor Morrill, had
appointed the new police commissioners
for Topeka and that the new board con-
sisted of P l. Bonebrake as chairman,
Thos. II. Balm, secretary, and William
Green as the Democratic member.
1t is true that these gentlemen have
been in consultation with Governor Nor
rill in reference to the organization Of
the new police board, but aJ the COVER
nor's office at 2:30 this afternoon it was
given out that positively no appoint
ments had been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
WRECK on THE s. p.
Bralremen Killed and Engineer Seriously
Injured

BralKemen Killed and Engineer Seriously
Injured.
WADswoRTH, New, Jan. 17.-Passenger
train No. 4, which was wrecked at White
Plains. was caused by the engine jump
ing the track while running rapid rate.
The engine and four cars were piled
across the track and smashed, necessitat-
ing transfer of the mails.
Wrecking outfits and Southern Pacific
surgeons were sent from Wadsworth
and Lovelocks Head Brakeman Vim
cent La Farge was killed and Engineer
Martin Kline seriously if not fatally in
iured. Fireman Van Why was slightly
injured. No passengers were hurt SO
far as known.
E32 calls m the Paerlaaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
THE WRIT Is DENIED.

Leave Granted for Petition for Habeas
Corpus.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-In the Debs
case before the supreme court, writ of
error was denied, but leave was granted
to file petition for habeas corpus return
able January 2S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT.
He Has Been in Office Most of Time Since
1881.

VERSAILLES, Jan. I'm Felix Faure
was born in Paris on January 30, 1S4l
He was formerly ship owner
of Havre and was president of
the chamber of commerce of that
town. During the Franco-Prusian war
he was chief of battalion of the Garde
Mobile ana led from Havre to Paris, the
volunteers who assisted in putting down
the commune.
He was first elected to the chamber of
deputies as Republican In 1881.
He three times became under secre-
tary of state just previous to the resig
nation of NJ. Casimir- Perier he was min
lister of marine.
NJ. Faure was slated for the presidency
of the chamber of deputies in the event
of election of either NJ. Brisson or NJ.
Waldeck- Rousseau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
ReninYiCO COming.

Remenyi. the violinist, will play at
Hamilton hall on the evening of Thurs
day. the 31st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
Beg<s' Little Giant Pills

Are the most complete pill on the mar
ket, besides being the cheapest, as one
pill is a dose, and forty doses in each
bottle. Every pill guaranteed to give
satisfaction by ". R Eennady.
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absence of NJ. Mirman, who, as already
noted. is serving in the army.
NJ. Richard shouted: "This election is
illegal"
1t was announced by NJ Challemel-
Lacour that NJ. Felix Faure was elected
president of France.
The following was the result of the
second ballot, SO far as the leading can
didates are concerned: M. Felix Faure,
435; NJ. Henri Brisson, 1858. There we're
violent socialist protests when the result
was announced.
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in the convention or caucus. The aim of
this bill is to make all candidates the
choice of the people.
At noon the senate adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17

The smallest Living Child
At 627 Kansas avenue. Admission 10 cts.
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s32 calls up the Peerless