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The Redwood gazette., 1895-02-28
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS


Tuesday, Feb. IL.
Nine prisoners escaped from the Col
umbus CO., jail.
The Chilian government announces
it's intention to purchase all the railways
in Chilli
The president has appointed Euclid
Martin postmaster at Omaha and John
G. Curtin at Helena
The condition of the treasury shows
available cash balance, $l42, ,412,OO1 !;
gold reserve, 81, ,S9S,212.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to 61,532 tons.
against 81, ,256 for the preceding week
and AZ $50 for the corresponding week
of last year.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed and
commissioned E. c. johnson of Port
Townsend, WASH, formerly chief of
the sugar bounty division, as chief of
the income tax division, treasury de-
partment. go
Wednesday Feb. 13.
South Carolina reports a 10-inch fall
of snow.
Baron Won Thummel, finance minis
ter of Saxony, is dead.
The cash balance in the treasury is
Sal ,544 800; gold reserve, $41, $40, lSl.
The president has signed the act es-
tablishing national military park at
Gettysburg.
The big hotel at Browns Mills, N. J.,
was entirely destroyed by fire, causing
a loss of $150,0OO.
George H. Gordon, inventor of the
Gordon self-binding reaper, died at
Rochester, n. Y. He was So years old.
The treasury department has been ad-
vised of the shipment from London of
about s., ,00O, 900 in gold under the bond
agreement with the Morgan Belmont
syndicate.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-02-28
Heart Disease 3OYrs!
Short Breath, Palpitation.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure

I decided to try it. The first bottle
made a decided improvement in my
condition. and five bottles have COM
pletely cured me.
G. W. McKINSEY. P. NJ, Kokomo, Ind
DR.. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for IS, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF price
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
LAST OF THE HUTCHINSONS.
Once Famous Singer Sings an Abolition
Song at Douglass Funeral.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The remains
of Frederick Douglas were conveyed
early this morning TO the Metropolitan
African Methodist Episcopal church.
there to lie in state until the funeral
services this afternoon. Before remov-
al from Cedar Hill, AnacOsta, Douglas
late residence. services for the immed-
late family were conducted by the Rev.
Hugh 7. Stevenson, of the AnacOsta
Baptist church. The services consist
ed of prayer and the reading of scrip
lures. Remarks We're also made by
Rev. Dr. W. d. Derrick of New York.
y touching incident of the service
was the tribute paid to Mr.Douglass by
John Hutchinson of Boston, who, him
self an extremely aged man with snow
beard and long white locks reaching
down on his shoulders. is said TO be
the last of the well known Hutchinson
family with whom Douglass was
known in the slavery days. The old
man had come all the way from Boston
to be present at the funeral and sing
an old abolition song with which
by Douglass. he had inspired many an
audience in New England and abroad
against the evil Of slavery. he made a
few reminiscent remarks and sang a
song, at the conclusion OF which there
We're few dry eyes in the audience.
The benediction was pronounced by
Bishop Williams OF the Colored Meth
odist church in South Carolina.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

Dover, Del, Feb &-One ballot was
taken in the United States senatorial
fight today without result.
Fresno, Cal, Feb. 25.-Coionel Harry l.
Thornton, one of the best known men in
the state, died tonight at Fresno of preu-
monia- He was a noted lawyer and was
interested in horse breeding.
Chicago. Feb. 25-Final disposition has
been made of the Ferris wheel. 1t will
be located on the north side in this city,
The building is to be devoted to amuse-
ments and will be built around il.
Dallas, Tex, Feb. 25.-In the suit of the
vs. the Texas Trunk railway, the United
States circuit court ordered foreclosure
of mortgage and the sale of the road.
Nashville, Feb. ga great change for
the better has been experienced by United
States Justice Howell Il. Jackson, and his
family are now hopeful that he will be
able to resume his place on the bench
at no distant day.
Atlantic, Ia, Feb. 52-The First Ma
tona1 bank of GriSwold, Cass county, was
entered last night by burglars, who blew
into the front door of the lock safe and
put in a heavy charge of dynamite.
Chehalis. Wash, Feb. ga Phillips.
logger about So years of age, shot and
killed his wife, Estella. at Centralia, to-
day and then blew out his own brain.
Both died within an hour. The affair
grew out of Phillips jealousy of his wife.
Battle Creek, Mich, Feb. 25.--At today's
session of the general conference of Sew
enth Day Adventsts, the following di-
rectors of the sanitarium were elected:
c. II. Murphy, L. Mccoy, ]. II. Morrison
and T. d. Starr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
Sympsfhetic Painter.

Tho language of hints is Creek To chill
dren. as "A rule. and they interpret Il. after
a simple fashion OF their own.
Where have you been ell the morning.
Dick?" inquired Mrs. Sampson uf hor 10
ycaT-Old son.
I've been down by tho old sswmiil
watching man paint n picture. replied
Dick, whose chubby couBtenance was doc
Grated with paint Of various ooiors.
L am afraid you must have bothered
him. said Mrs. Sampson as she began q
scrub her sons besmirchod features.
Nom. Gidn't bother him bis, -
said Dick IN n moments intermissi0n be
tween the applications Of soap and water.
lie was interested ia Ene. / could tell
By the way be talked
What did he sayf" inquired Mrs
Sampson.
He looked at bis watch, replied Dick,
land told me be knew 10 was most M.
dinner time. lie knew boy 81 ny a.,
must Dc hungry, be said, FOR he'd been q
boy himself Youth Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
Flashes From Foreign Parts.

Berlin. Feb. E.-Emperor William. ac
corlpanied by large suit left Berlin
this evening in order TO attend the Fun.
eral OF Field Marshal ArchduEe Aibrecht
OF Austria
London. Feb. e5-The home secretary
Henry Asquith. introduced the Welsh dis
establishment bill in the house OF com
mons today. and in so doing said that the
measure was identical with the b-l IL
iroducs.i in 1894
Massowah. Egypt. Feb 2S.-Dispatrhss
have reached here By carriers from,
Adowa. capital OF Shea thating that En-
peror NeneIek lost I.as1 warriors IN the
last raid at VoiIsmo. His forces killed
100 Calais and captured H.oo slaves
City OF Mexico. Feb Zs.-Everything on
the GarteTnaia ia Mexico frontier is reported
quiet Hopes OF a peaceful settlement
continue There is 10 change n the ns-
gotiations- Society Is promised an ex-
citing divorce case In the American colony
soou.
London. Feb .--Tbe Standard says tha;
Sir William Vernon EarcouTt VIII on Be-
half OF the government take very stro1g
lire against TIE resolution ira, VIII -
Submitted TO the house OF commons BY
Robert Leverert. Liberal declaring that
q national agreement: 20 restore tie tree
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
JUST SHORT or SUCCESS.
Lazy Inventors Experiment with .
Wonderful Alligator Engine.

"My boy once had pet alligator that
wss pretty fierce, " observed Meekin. the
lazy inventor when be teased this
young sauriau, the beast would swipe out
with its powerful tail In an amazing fash
ion, without doing itsef or anybody else
any good. Il occurred 70 me ths. here
was splendid example % wasted energy,
and set oJt 70 device means Of conserv-
Ing it and turning y 70 some useful pur-
pose
1 spent q winter IN Florida. and after
/ had Experimental with some az the
small gators that ara supplied % tourists
for q consideration ordered sons big Eel
lows. After some little trouble I secured
ten gators each about four FEET In length
and Of about ten Horsepower tail capacity.
Ny scheme for utilizing their tail power
was this. The gator were placcd side by
side IN stalls which left thc.r tails free %
waZ. had uprigh; beams SCI ike pen
dulums, the swinging ends q the teams
coming close enough q the gators tails
. be 81 4 good position Pr action Then
built a tank over the stalls and filed IL
with thuBdering big cannon balls There
was 81 inclined chute running from the
tank 20 a power whecl Fnsde wi.a hollow
places IN tho rim, something lac q water
wheel T. the cnGte had valve 20 rea,1-
late TIE aow II cannon balls Hais the
gators Used 70 WORK the cannon hall pars
q tie machine and the other half q run
q couyeTCS ccntrivsnoe % liz the halls
back into tire tank after they had done
their work IN turning tire wheel con
nectsd a small dynamo By belt 20 q pul-
ley wheel On TIE power ahesl shaft Gy
main circuits -an from The dynamo 20
hank q ineaDdesoent lamps whlch were
TO be used IN ;he test.
When everything Tas rrady. tbs
wheels oiled up. main switch closed and
tie gators pretty mad ] bird four Etiis
coiored boys % % Ia 'front.' q the stalls
sn1 crack the gators On the he2d yirh
thcrt slul-- This made en- sxfaI mad.
md 50 they struck out with their tails
Then the cd sEebsnz ecEs@sssree- - ruu.
A lizzie coon would r.: a Gator 60 the
head, &c q iei c.t Vi1b he tai. strike a
beam. open tie valve. 1T co; csnron
tzu, which Tolissi down the chute aed
onto the ~baei, turning . around Thsa
IRE ball relied hsck % the cesTeTrr a.sa
Wa holsiezl Up by one q Sic other ssstcrs
She zss kuHnsins besuflG1.Iy. hut Lad
forcuften enc thing -tksr ssss a yovr~-o-
The irtle CONS liked fbrlr work sd far,.
basts3 The 'g1tors 1Er.errifllIg. s,orp.l
'eEn- c.; The Wild ensIaais .zr-~ -,-.r.r,t
ccGGcL IGeY issAcss aru..s mil -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
SCIENCE STARTlES US.
How Hypnotism l. Made to Help the
Deaf and Dumb.

It was from the great New York Insti-
tuition For the Instruction Of the Deaf and
Dumb that the world first learned how an
individual born deaf and consequently
dumb could be taught 20 hear and speak.
and now comes another discovery promis-
ing 10 be the greatest Of all.
Professor Currier openly asserts over
bis own signature that he is willing that
hypnotism shall be given a fall opportu-
nifty TO demonstrate what can be done
through its agency toward the relief Of
the mute He declares II 20 be his belief
toat wonders OF which tho most enthusi-
sstic investigator has hardly dared 10
cream may he accomplished through the
use Of hypnotism. and, bold and progress
sive student as he Is, Is willing TO afford
every facility for skilled operator To En-
pertinent on the line suggested
Professor Currier almost took my breath
away, says a writer in the Boston Herald,
when, a. / sat IN his study at tho insti
tute looking out upon the Hudson. he M
nounced 10 10 be his belief that through
the agencies Of hypBOtism n man who has
been deaf from the day Of hts birth may
be made to hear distinctly.
The prophet OF the Israelifes spoke
truly said Professor Currier, when he
predicted thousands of years ago the com
ing Of the day when the eyes O. the blind
shall be opened, the cars OF the deaf shall
be unstopped, the tongue Of the dumb
shall DC unloOsed and the lame be made
10 run ana leap as an hart. Ny friend,
this day is az hand. IL Is already here.
Gradually a force in nature--a force first
Knocked and ridiculesi, next wondered at,
now studied ana made useful-has been
accepted by science. And now Is heraldsd
the news that through hypnotism ;he Ia
tent senses aro To TO made healthy and
vigorous, and the nerves which from birth
our ignorance has hitherto allowed to
slumber In him who, through some defect
in natures processes, has been unable 10
operate them, are 10 be made 90 convey
messages Of the mind a. electric wires
convey mCsEuces 4"
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An Exclamation.

The Boston Transcript tells a story o. a
large mission school for negroes ia Georgia
Every dag some laugEable incident takes
place, particularly in the primary room.
One which occurred recently must be re-
lated. The teacher * a bright wide awake.
down east Yankee girl She had q class %
a, dozen or more little black skinned
urchins ont On the fOor. whom fc- several
days she had been teaching the words
dog and cat. p she had written the
words on the board. and had used them
In connection with the picture % = house,
and had had the children write the words
and draw houses. This day. to vary the
exercise, she drew the picture % a tree.
In the ton Of the tree she placed the cat,
ana at the foot the dog. Then at the bot
tom she wrote, The dog has ru1 the cat
Up tree" Vow" she said. can any
one tell me any word THAI they know
here;' Up went little black hand, shsk-
ing with exciteme1t IN tho ar. Well.
Sidney" said the teacher, you may tell
me " At the top Of his voice the little fell
low shouted ous, The dogs done tEessl a
r,nz-rfraf1 80
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give him new emotions that life might
be worth living. In response to his
frenZied appeal, Mephisto appears and
agrees to give Faust youth, health and
passion, End all the pleasurable en-
joyment to be drawn therefrom. upon
condition that when the gamut has
been run his soul shall belong to Me
phisto. Faust is dazzled and held spell
bound by a beautiful vision of Mar
guerite wrapped in an angelic halo
which fades away as he paSsionately
rusheS upon il. He accedeS 10 Me
phisto's demand and a compact is
drawn between them. The aged and
senile philosopher is transformed into
a handsome youth, burning with pas
sion and eager with anticipation. From
this time forward his one thought is OF
Marguerite. Then follow his meetings
with her, their mutual love, his be
trayal of her confidence, the poisoning
of her mother, while seeking only To
make her slumber more deeply, the re-
turn of Valentine, her soldier brother.
whose anguish and rage know no
bounds, when informed OF his blasted
home. He meets Faust and by the
devils aid is killed. Insidious Me-
phistO excites the justice loving neigh
bors OF Marguerite by informing them
of the seeming unnatural murder OF
her mother, and she is carried of 10
prison Faust finds his way into Mar
gueTite's cell. through the Intervention
Of the devil. only to find poor Margue-
rite partially demented. He proposes
u carry her away 10 escape the dread
consequences Of her crime; hut a this
time the gentle spirit goes out and Ne
phisto claims Faust as his own, who is
saved by the intervention Of the spirit
OF repentance and remoTse. This story
made famous ~ the immortal Goethe
1.-THE Shakespeare Of Germany, is a
standard. and as presented by Mr..
Morrison's company is famous the
world over At the Crawford Grand.
March { and :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Wichita and vicinity-Gen-
orally fair with nearly stationary tenn
perature until Wednesday.
For the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature has been IS degrees.
the lowest Al degrees, and the mean so de-
grees, with a dense fog about noon. fol-
lowed by cloudy weather. light southeast
10 east wind and slowly rising barometer
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been "a degrees.
For the past six years the averag &c tenn
perature for the month of February has
been IS degrees, and for the 18th day 80
degrees. FRED l. JOHNSON
Observer
Washington, Feb. 25.-Following is the
forecast up TO n. m. Tuesday:
For kansas-Shcwers; probably cooler
in northern and western portions: east
winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Showers; cooler; easterly winds.
For Coiorado-Rain or snow; variable
winds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-26
Guigiini.

Guiglini, the great tenor, was once play
ing Polio TO Nine Titien's Norma In
one scene the Druid priestess summons an
assembly together by the sound of a gong
TO decide on the punishment to be inflicted
on a guilty person unnamed. Titiens
struck the gong with such force that In
throwing back the drumstick she caught
Guiglini or the nose and made it bleed.
The singer was furious. he swore that he
would never play In Norma" again and
insisted that the offending drumstick
should DO solemnly locked Up. The opera
was so popular that it was necessary 10
give IL sometimes, but the tenor would
not hear Of appearing in it. Consequently
Signcr Corsi was announced TO sing in his
place The house wss very full, and the
opera went splendidly until the time came
for Pollio's entrance. No Polio appeared
The disturbed manager few To Guisiini's
dressing room and found him hastily put
ting on Corsi' 3 dress In great hurry 70
ecRie in for the applause be heard coming
from the front. The audience was SO de-
lighted when he came on at last that it
willingly forgave the delay. Titiens struck
the gong with her hand instead of the
drumstick. and the opera ended magnih-
centiy.-Today.
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Agnes R~prlier. in one o, her little &c
ssys. In tie DOzy Hour. wants - 10
ted ~ one Il ths accomplished critics of
the day ~hst =. or rather wha, IL not.
pastel ID Uictiona-ses, 80 shs ssys. with
w0ntss T.gldlfy. define tbs sord a. q col
ored c-aycn. ignorlng is literary sigaia
canoe ard sGCr,iing us M cleS 70 rs siu
sivs and iaufs5is oharactsrisfso. sh.
then rsfers . &r. Stswsrz Hsrrill's trans
istisns. PAsseis IA Prose" 70 Branasr
hs;-beTs calling . description u Car
rzerc4ts . dancing g pastel ara sax. "a.
"Cricke. o. tss Hearth" ooul. VITA r-r,.
fr's'J hsVs len termed pastel, judging
it0n ts-s yAy!sty q it, us.z- Ard xu.Iiy
soe s.sks II The foregoing can logically IL
called pasisls- add Mr. G04se's reviews
efs p~sis = ard Maurice De Gaerin's Gen
'asr . a pastel. aid Eph-zirn glkhzsl,.
sl.esorses So pasfcls 4" 20 have scyr,, On,
Ni-c knows tel her w.sers The limits Il
tAs TERN sfc slisslsIphis Ledger.
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San Francisco, Feb. 25.-Arctic, at
$50 to 1, missed winning the fourth race
today by a head. The boollmakers laid
10 TO | against him for the place and
cashed quite a number Of tickets at
that figure. Summary:
First race-SiX furlongs, Maidens:
Raw Alta, won, Little Bob, second;
Bravura, third. Time lis.
Second-Six furlongs, 3-year-olds:
Flashlight, won; Mollie 3, second;
Mainstay, third. Time 1872.
Third-Six furlongs: Tartarain, won;
Articus, second; Terrier, third. Time
1:13l1.
Fourth-Six furlongs, selling: Hiram
Argo, won: Arctic, second; Mutineer.
third. Time lis.
Fifth-One mile. selling: Whitestone.
won; Rico. second; Garcia, third. Time
{
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City Chemist, ST. LOUIS
ROYAL BAKING POWDER excels all Others highest in
strength, wholesome, free from lime alum

Baltimore. Feb. 25.-The Baltimore Cen
tennial association on Thursday next will
select site for the great exposition to
be held here in 1897. Clifton park, the
property of Johns Hopkins university, and
Patterson park, the property of the city,
are the places to be considered.
Boise. Idaho, Feb. 5.-The vote for
United States senator today, with one pair
Is; Claggett.. IA. The situation has
changed in favor of Sweet. There is
strong talk of his having succeeded in
making a deal with the Populists.
Baltimore, Feb. 25.-Milton ". Taylor,
". D., aged 20 years, died today. Heart
failure was the cause of death. DIR.
Taylor had been active in political life
since 1891. he took a conspicuous part
in the reorganization of the Democratic
party in Maryland after the civil war.
Minneapolis, Feb. 25.-Fire today par
tally destroyed the plant OF the Crown
Lithographing company and the House
keeper Publishing company, both owned
by the same men. involving a loss of
about $4,000. Several employees and fire
men were slightly hurt by jumping from
windows and falling glass.
St Louis. Feb. 25.-Three craftsmen
entered the pork packing establishment of
Heilzberg &; Co, at the northern end of
the city, during Sunday night, bound and
gagged the night Waterman, Charles
Herhel, blew open a small iron safe, Sc
cured upwards of Sl,0(9 and made their
II a. the DeneI OF the Waterman
that the Heilzberg's employees committed
the robbery.
Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 25.-The Gazette
correspondent at Malvern, Ark, twelve
miles from Hot Springs. telegraphs that
there are at least twenty-five cases of
smallpox at Hot Springs. Malvern has
one case at present and three or four
suspects. A rigid guarantee is being
maintained at Malvern against Hot
Springs. Arkadelphia today quarantined
against both Hot Springs and Malvern.
st. Louis, Feb. 25.-The jury in the case
of the w. 5. Milford Commission COM
pany of Chicago, against Joseph VI.
oShea, state grain inspector of Missouri.
today returned verdict in favor of
O'Shea. The Chicago house sued for
S2.0S0. alleged to have been advanced the
Richland Grain company of Kansas City
on a shipment of wheat and which was
not delivered. The money was paid on
the strength of certificates OF inspection
which accompanied the bin of lading.
The defense was that the certificates were
fOrgerieS
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No outiawed Need aupiy.

St Louis. No, Feb. 25.-The East ST.
Louis Jockey club held meeting to-
day and decided 10 reopen its track
and run daily. commencing with next
Saturday No license from the Turf
congress Will be asked for at present.
but in view of the fact that the track
may apply for one later. no outlawed
horses, owners or jockeys will he al
lowed TO participate in the coming
meeting.
In deciding 70 run every day and
barring the Madison horses. owners
and jockeys, the East St Louis peo-
pie VIII clash with the Madison track
and naturally this will bring about an
other race track war
Captain Sinclair viii preside at East
St Louis with J. W. Brooks handling
the flag
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tween the witness and his brother,
Adry, who he said, had proposed all
the bloody details of the murder. Har-
~ explained that he had been SO shock
ed at his brothers depravity that he
resolved to sound many other people
to see il they had such wonderful
consciences. Thus it was that he had
questioned Waterman, the hackman and
even L. NJ. Stewart, and he dared the
state to put Stewart on the stand. In
stead of having threatened to kill his
brother with a knife, Adry, he said.
had threatened. to rip his entrails out;
had threatened to kill his father and
had often stated that he was so devoid
of conscience that he could kill his IA
Their easily and not be troubled about
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