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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22

the rich and growing trade of San Juan,
was pushing a road up the Rio Grande
To preserve her supremacy Saguache
was obliged to also coStruct a road to
the mine, and it was this enterprise
that enlisted the enterprising Saguache
merchants.
Enos T. Hotchkins. who, in the early
days Of Colorado, kept the toll gate and
had charge of the toll road on the Col
den and Central road, was selected to
locate and construct the Las Animas
toll road referred TO. He had. after
overcoming innumerable obstacles.
completed the location of the road to
the shores of the beautiful lake San
Cristobai three miles south of Lake
City. While prospecting for a route
Tor the road along the west shore he
found some mineral float and following
1t up located the lode. He Staked
some Of his companions in the location,
which was named in his honor, the
"Hotchkins." During the summer Of
1874 some work was done and a wagon
load of the mineral taken TO Del Norte
and sampled; to the Amusement Of
everybody il yielded upward of s30. 900.
1t proved to be tellurium ore. Need
less to say that there was a tremendous
excitement. The night the returns were
received a wild stampede ensued for the
new Eldorado. Other locations were
made in that section of San Juan. and
the founding of Lake City followed.
The Golden Fleece was worked with
great profit for while. but in 1878 while
under bond and lease TO John J. Crooke
et al. the chute was lost. the leases
ran the property into debt and George
Wilson ct al. employees. filed a lien upon
il. Wilson was in charge Of the prop
erty when on January l. 1880. I think
the property became unpatented and no
work having been done upon il during
the previous year. Wilson et al. located
il as the Golden Fleece
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
GENEROUS AND JOLLY.
Wonderful Kindness of Some Bright Lit
crazy Hen.


The dinners at which the artistic and
literary staff of Punch-nost powerful
and renowned of comic papers-has for
many years gathered weekly for COM
bined festivity and business have be-
come unique and famous institution
A recent article in the Magazine of
Art relates their history and some Of
their most brilliant episodes and witt
cIsus- never. surely, was a happier
mingling of play and purpose than at
some of these dinners, where often
amid almost bovi.h frolic, laughter and
flying personalities of the freest and
funniest kind. has been evolved the le-
gend. motto and cartoon that few
DAYS later have turned the force OF wit
TO serious account n indicating or in
Auencing the policy of an empire.
Among the many amusing anecdotes
Of the merry men al Punch one is re-
lated, however, which Is Tot merry, but
which shows hove Wholesome, kindly
and human that uairth must have been.
One OF the earliest Contributor
Percival Leigh-nicknamed on accoun.
of his early studies the professor,
lost in later LIE the sense Of hunor
upon which his maintenance depended
de came still 30 the dinners, where he
told IA: stories and sent TO the editors
reams OF dull manuscript They never
thought Of rejecting il, remembering
his usefulness in making the papers
E-st success
Bu. that was not all By tacit con
suiracr the staff a. the weesiv dinner
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
STORY THAT Is ROMANTIC.
Man Who Discovered the Golden Fleece
Mine was SURPRISED.

Denver. Colo, June 21.-Henry c..
Olney, as an old San Juaner, corrects
the statement that the discovery of the
Golden Fleece was due to the eXertionS
of a boy in search of rabbits. This, he
says, was the history of the Golden
Wonder, a latter find, but the true
facts of the Fleece are given as fol-
lows:
1T was in 1873 that Otto Mears. now
the well-known pathfinder set out
upon his career of toll road building. In
connection with other enterprisng spir-
its, who, like himself, in 1874, lived at
Sagua chc-the then metropolis of the
southwest-Se formed a company to To-
cate and construct a toll road from
Saguache to the Animas river. The
point aimed was Bakers park, wherein
Silverton was located. The first great
discoveries in tina vicinity were of gold
in AraStra gulch-and extensive gold
mining operations were carried on
there for several years, the history of
which would take too much space for
this article. Del Norte, then the ouly
rival to Saguache in the southwest for
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never failed to listen patiently to his
dullest anecdotes, nor to crafty him
with laughter and applause at their
close.
Not oply was bis worthless work &C
cepted and paid for, but the editors,
dresding to hurt the old mans pride
and self-respect. took pains to have his
contributions put in type and his proofs
duly sent him, trusting that he might
account, by some exigencies of space
or convenience in arrangement, for the
small portion ever actually published.
That portion was very small indeed.
Yet occasionally they would tuck into
an obscure corner of the paper the
most passable of the poor old PRO
fessor's" jokes. for his eyes alone of all
the hundreds that would scan the col
umns.
The unwearying patience and IN
genuity of their devices actually kept
him to the end In ignorance that he
had ever lost the faculty Of fun which
once could set all England laughing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22

MuIlhaIl. o. T., June 21.-(Special)-
ssHaul off those pants" Those were the
the words of a highwayman near here
last night. The young man to whom
the bandit spoke pulled off his trous-
ars. At the same time the bold high
wayman took off his own pantaloons.
When the young man had disrobed his
legs, the bandit took the new pair and
out them on his own legs. He then
handed his own tattered pair to the
young man.
The incident happened last night
about II o'clock as the people OF the
Fairyiew school district were return
ing home from an ice cream Soclal helo
at the school house three miles south
and one mile west Of here. Two men
attempted TO hold up and rob the party
who they supposed had the proceeds
Of the social The gentlemen, Mr. Rom
bo. with his wife and four children had
proceeded about a hundred yards north
from the school house when he was
oyertaken and passed by two men on
horseback They rode by him on ell
Their side and when a few rods IN ad-
vance of him stopped their horses ana
dismounted. When ne drove up they &C
costed him and he supposlng IL 20 De
some neighborhood boys, stopped. They
as they wished to go through his pock-
cts. Instead of complying with their
request he put whip TO his mules and
attempted TO pass the men one Of whom
seized check rein as they dashed past
Finding he could not stop the team the
robber placed his gun TO the mules SIDE
and fired. The animal was shot thro-
ugh the heart, but gave a plunge for
ward that threw the miScreant aside
and ran madly down the road a dis
lance OF a hundred yards, where it fell
dead When the bandits thought them
selves foiled they mounted their horses
and rode back not knowing that their
aim had been fatal. They soon overlook
John Maple and relieved him of all
his change. Then Overtaking party
of boys they compelled one Of them TO
exchange a good pair of pants for one
of the robbers tattered ones. They
told the boys they had shot RombO's
mule and would have shot him had it
not been for the women. Search parties
from Guthrie are expected TO take UP the
trail Immediately. the parties who
did the deed were seen in Mulhall yes
terday and they evidently went to the
social for the purpose of securing the
proceeds. IT is very probable that they
will be captured and brought to JUS
fice. They are probably not profession
ais, as they did their work in a very
bungling manner.
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Gibbons came to voice the American

Gibbons came to voice the American
diSapproval of this step. Meantime the
matter has been carefully studied here
The result is, Satolli will be made a car
dinal. This. together with the special
attention shown to Cardinal Gibbons
NUT needs tend to convince him that
the presentation of the bishops memoir
ial would he both useless and inoppor-
tune, so it is hoped that he will carry
1t back TO America.
These incidents have caused many
persons to think that the election of a
foreign pope is not impossible, that the
pope himself faVors the idea. This also
is not displeasing to the vatican, be-
cause it recalls the intransigeants TO the
necessity of remaining true and vigi-
liant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
GATHERED FROM GRAVES.
A Cs,orsd Barber Buys Cp Wire Frsnss
and Sells Them Again.

"The wire frames in twothirds Of the
floral designs that are placed on graves
IN the Chicago cemeteries have been
used on graves before, and some OF
them ten times before
This statement, says the Chicago
Tribune, was made by a wholesale
manufacturer of these frames Said
he:
Some years ago there was e colored
barber who had shop Ct Rosehil.
Business was dull and he began to look
for new job. In his ramble through
the cemetery he was struck with the
number of floral offerings placed on the
graves. and also with the fact that
after they were withered they were
gathered MP by the workmen and
thrown into pile as useless rubbish
ii occurred TO him that the wire
frames of these designs were nearly as
good as ever and ought TO be worth q
good deal Of money He inquired Of
some one emnlared Ahouf the nians 90
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
AS TO MRS. CLEVELAND.
She Moved Out of the White House Against
Other Women's Wishes.

Washington, June PA local paper
has the following to say about Mrs.
Cleveland and her stay at Gray Gables:
Mrs. Cleveland is fairly settled for
the summer at Gray Gables, where her
mother, Mrs. Perreine, Will go to visit
her in July in order to be present at the
great event Of interest to which the
president is looking forward with such
hopeful anticipation that it will result
in adding another voter to the Demo-
cratic party of the future.
Before leaving Washington, Mrs
Cleveland was urged to remain in the
city by the ladies Of the cabinet, who
desired that the interesting event of
July might take place in the White
House, However, Mrs. Cleveland decid-
pd otherwise
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whataterms he could get possession OF
this rubbish, and 1t was not long before
he madea contract to take it all the year
round at five dollars a wagOn-lOad.
The barber then gave up his barber
shop and rented a place on Division
street, where he established a depot for
the storing. renovation and sale OF
these goods.
"In some cases the moss is retained
in the frames and sold wieh them. But
it is always necessary to paint the wire.
whether it has beeN painted before or
not. After being revamped they are
hawked around and sold to1he small
florist establishments for probably
one-fourth as much as new frames
would cost.
1.-THE BARRIERS new trade Is not now
confined to Rosehill, but takes in all the
large cemeteries in the city, the rates
being different at different cemeteries.
One of them charges five cents for each
design, large or small. When you
understand that these wire frames cost
all the way from few cents up to
seventy-fve dollars you Will easily see
that this may be q profitable business.
In fact. it is profitable. and the barber
Is getting rich.
up to the present time, so am in
formed, he has monopoly of the bust
ness. Meanwhile his business is death
to mine. 1 suppose ii it were not for
this barber and the cemetery employees
who stand in with him my business and
the business OF the other manufacturers
of these goods would be three times as
large as it is. But, you see. frames that
i made year ago have been in use on
first one grave and then another ever
since made them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22

Topeka, Kan, June 21-(SpeciaD-
! There is a difficulty in the officer OF
Labor Commissioner Bird. Old John
Speer, than whom no better man and
Republican ever lived in Kansas, has
been superseded. But he will not go out
without making some sparks fly.
Shortly after Bird was appointed la
Dor commissioner he appointed John
Speer of Kansas to the position Of
chief clerk, the salary of which was
fixed by statute at $1,000 year, $50. SO
per month. Miss Augusta Hayes was
made assistant clerk, which position
pays $500 per year, s66.66 a month.
Mr.. Speer says that when he drew
his first months salary Mr.. Bird came
to him and demanded the excess over
$685.. Mr.. Speer did not pay it at once.
but after consulting an attorney and
discovering that his tenure of office
hinged upon the will of Mr.. Bird, he
paid him the money Sl6.66. Each month
since that time he has done the same
dhipg-acceded to the commissioners
demand of s1666.
Hayes has also been compelled to give
up S1666 of her salary each month.
1t is stated that Mr.. Birds eXpiana-
ton of this somewhat unusual way Of
doing business is that he is creating
fund for the payment of a clerk for
which there will be no appropriation
after July.
Mr.. Speer has prepared full state
ment of the affair and will file it with
Governor Morrill, this morning.
John Speer, who has suffered financial
ly from the withdrawal of a portion
of his salary which the statute pre-
scribes he shall receive, is perhaps the
best known man in Kansas. He is a
veteran journalist, having started the
first paper in Lawrence and the first
daily in Topeka. He edited and pub
liShed the Lawrence Tribune for
score of years. He came to Kansas in
1855 On the steamboat with Jim Lane
and has been intima tely identified with
all her fortunes and misfortunes since
that time. 1t has been mostly misfor-
tune for Mr.. Speed during the past few
years and now he is old, feeble and
nepdy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
SECRET HISTORY OF CATHOLICS.
Cardinal Gibbons said to he Altogether to.
independent.

London, June 21.-The Standards
Rome correspondence, discussing the
attentions which the vatican has paid
to Cardinal Gibbons says:
The secret history CT all this is ratf-
er curious. Cardinal Gibbons is DOW
er in America. This is not altogether
pleasing in the highest quarters, es-
pecially when coupled with the fact
that the American bishop shows great
spirit and independence.
The pope Instituted the apostolic del
egation at Washington with view to
checking this independence. Cardinal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
SHOW INDIANS ARE DESPERATE.
They Hold mp the Cashier OF a Defunct
Wild West Aggregation.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 21.-The En-
quirer special from Greensburg, Ind.
says the twenty-five Cree Indians who
were stranded there penniless with the
Beverage Wild West show last night
were somewhat riotous in their clamor
for bread today. one of them made
the cashier of the show disgorge money
at the point of a revolver. Another
took possession of a drug store and held
II for few minutes. The authorities
are doing all in their power to feed and
shelter them. and are casting about for
a way to get them back 10 Montana.
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THEY SHOCKED UNCLE REUBEN.
hat Hs Learned to Endure, Then to Es.
brace, the Bi0omers.

brace. the Biooners.
A family from the New England
states who moved % Chicago shortly
before the fair. and are now living on
the South side, received letter n short
time ago that al old relative, an es-
teemed bachelor uncle, familiarity
known 20 young and old as Uncle
Reuben" would make them visit be-
fore ne died, and, no time being like
the present-not, Of course, 20 die, but
20 make them visit-he would arrive
.. such and such a time, sayz the Chi
caeo Times-Herald.
Now, Uncle Reuben bang, n TREY
term IL In New England vernacuIzr,
RATHER well fix'd," and having no
nearer blood relations than this family
IN Chicago, his intending visi, wa,
discussed and cordial invitation En-
tended.
The family, Of which the male head
Is professional man. consists 81 two
charming young daughters and in
equally charming mother thts SIDE OF
forty, but young for her age The
family live IN rather svzel neighbor-
hood and move among ths gayeSs sss
on the South hde, participating urs
pleasrfre In ali amusements, and -
particular btcJcEng. both mother and
daughters belonging % q swell elEb,
and having adopted the latest s'y.s "a
bloomers-
OF course. knowing Uncle R~obrna
oldfa&hipned he~1 Of what n proper.
). wouh not do 20 appear on bicycle,
Tar lexs tn 2 bicycle cp&.uzse, but "a
several days would alspse before Une.o
Reuben would arrive The ladies' dsc5ded
ono beautiful morning 60 take = final
SPIN. and started out for thsir fDrssoos
Of pbsx&sure-
TfrSse or four hours later thry az
Ftred home, r.. themselves IN TIE h0ass.
with their latch kcya. vh~n. % thar
horror. who sb0alA they End ia ths
library bu. Uncle Eouten- The ed
man s.ood e-eec.iesz FOR minute and
then grabbes. his Ia. and keld ); bssors
his hce. Your kxfrts have fallen oH'
Yorr skirts have fallen of the cd
faan c-isd- To run rpxtAsr. and ebaage
shesr costumes vas The work Of few
minutes and GA descending the young
women tyzr-d Uncle Rs1t<n closely exc
aiming The Wheels IA the hall
IL sec=as that Uncle Ksabea Rad d.
esded - star earlier than be intended.
asd thss telegram had Esscarr1sd
In so-se way. To no~ make racio
REUBEN f1rye- his a-~. iny-e~ssoa aaA
~lez- the matter IN = nixet~cnta o~r-
sury ~sy was The .zs< The ls6ie. had
before theza. snd when I'd sos ~1<a<aa
v-es &c. the bez: os Ezaak,S47
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PROFESSOR HUXLEY VERY ILL.
Great Scientist is Having Hard Siege with
Disease.

London, June 21-Profesor Thomas H.
Huxley. the eminent naturalist, who
has been in poor health at his home in
London for some time, has suffered a
relapse and is now in a critical condi-
ton, owing TO complication of diseas-
es. His serious lines causes the keen
est regret in the scientific world. as
with those of Spencer, Tyndan and Oar
win, his name stands at the head of
English science. Since 1851 every year
has seen valuable contributions to the
literature of science from his pen and he
has made many notable lectures He is
in receipt of kilograms from all parts of
the world expressing hopes of his re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
GRAfSON'S CHECKS ARE GOOD.
Creek Supreme Court Decides that Sam is
Still in Office.

South McAlester, I. T., June 2.-The
the recent call of a session of the coun-
the recent call IA session of the coun-
Gil being for the specific purpose of ad-
Justing the rolls of officers, it had no
power to pass the act suspending the
chief, treasurer and auditor, and these
officers are still in office. Treasurer
Grayson's checks and drafts will there
fore continue to be honored.
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Dr.. Pillem-Did you administer thu
opiate at nine o'clock, ss directed?
Mrs Camp with sniR)-That I did,
sir. But il seemed pity 70 have to
wake the poor man out of the first
sound sleep he's had in four days TO give
= to HMM. Y. World.
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Rough on Himself.

Invalid-Doctor, I should not fea,
death but I am SO afraid OF being
buried alive.
Physician-You need have no fear 81
that with me attending you.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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Polite.

Briggs-While l Was very sick no less
than three undertaxers called.
GriEgs-Whst did yon do7
BrisgS-I sent word down and asked
Il they wouldn't please excuse me-
Judge
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
AGENTS WANTED.
SITUATIONS WANTsO--MAie.

WANTED-Employme by younf
man who has had some experience IN
clerking; can furnish good recommends
ton. Address "A W." care Eagle.
dlSa-2t m
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WANTED-Reliable energetic man 70
take charge of a branch house controlling
wholesale and retail trade for Narcoti-
Cure. Splendid opening: worth s2.Go a
year to right person. Only those with
$500 cash ard good reference need apply
for interview. The Narcoti Chemical Co,
Springfield. Mass. do 81
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MISCELLANEOUS,

GERMAN-Cierman teacher wants class
OF ten. Terms 81 weekly each for -four
lessons. Enquire 30 n. Emporia Ave
d3,-3t %
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GET YOUR MEATS ready cooked and
hot for dinner at Dawson's, 32ii2 y. Main.
61-5-Sf
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

ANYONE having a good stock Of dry
goods. boots shoes and clothing and wish
ing TO change their location to a good live
town in Oklahoma can by writing 10 Lock
Box 323 Blackwell O. T. learn OF a good
chance. and they can get a good room
(22x6O in the best location in the town at
a very cheap rent. Address Lock Box 49,
Blackwell. Oklahoma d3D-ltfp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22

PIANO TUNER-W. J. Schneider has
10 equal as a piano tuner. We will guar
antee all work as strictly nrst-class.
Barnes az Newcomb. d5-tf.
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GAVE UP HIS PANTS
OKLAHOMA FORCED TO DISROBE BY
A HIGHWAYMAN.

Bold Bandit Thereupon Sheds HIS Own
Tattered Trousers and Exchanges Them
for Those of More Dudish Cut--Incident
Occurs Near MuihaIl, where Whole
Church Social is Held Up, and Some of
the Society People are Forced to FORK
Over Their Spare Cbange--Ofhcers have
been Dispatched in Pursuit.
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WANTED-By an experienced girl. sit
uation 10 do general housework- Call at
1915 oSuth 4th Ave. dI29-3tR
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Statesmen WANTED.

WANT-You 10 know that you get fresh
cooked meats-beef veal. ham, etc.-at
Dawson's market. 324i2 y. Main. d25-6t-
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HELP WANTEO-MAlE,

WANTED-A position TO do genera
Homework. 1918 n. Fourth ave. Is iGo
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE
Our entire stock of new and secondhand
goods must so in the next ~ days. A lot
of good gasoline stoves and furniture. both
rev and secondhand VIII so for cash
cheap as dirt. NJ. w. Cave & Co. 80 y.
Main. d. A. Drake, Mangr. c. ". Ross.
Salesman. d5o-l2t.
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Always
Popular
THE EAGLES
WANTCOLUMNS
H Wants
4 For Sale
4 For Trade
For Exchange
Il Miscellaneous
4 Real Estate
Il FinanCialS
II Personals

Advertisements under above classical
tons must be in the counting room by
> o'clock every night except Saturdays
which is 10 o'clock.
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JOHN SPEER KICKS
Has A GRIEVANCE AGAINST LABOR
COMMISSIONER BIRD.

Charges the Latter with BobbinE up Pleas
Asking Speed to Hand Over Part of His
Salary--COmplaint Will be Laid Before
Governor Morrill, and an Investigation
will Likely FOllow-SPeer is an Old and
Respected Citizen, Having Come to
Kansas with Jim Lane.
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WANTED-First-clas sober barber: I'M
married. Address Elmer Davidson. Ar
kansas City. Kan. d3o-2t.G
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HELP WANTEO-seMaLE.
SITUATIONS WANTEO-FEMAle.

WANTED-A good girl for general
housework. Apply at 5oS S. Topeka Ave.
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WANTED-The biggest snap ever offer
ed 10 agents; none but energetic wide
awake men need apply Photo Gallery,
loo E. Douglas. d30-3t a.
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WANTED-Stock 10 pasture; plenty OF
grass; excellent water. ga miles west OF
cor. Main and Douglas 81 per month l..
D. Leweiling. d3D-tf.