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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
THEY LIKE SPOOKS
Supernatural Happenings in the
Old French Quarter.
Hxuuted Houses ArenParticuIarIy Popular
with the Creoles - A Young Spirit
In White and Her Midnight
Promenade.

The old French quarter of New Or
leans is remarkable f.r 1he nulnoer ot
its mysterious characters end haunted
houses, writes CINCINNATI Inquirer
correspondent.
Whenever a murder or mysterious
death occurs in house, the supers IT,
tious Creoles at once look upon the
house as being haunted. These mystic
rious characters are generally supposed
10 have something to do with these
haunted houses, or why their mystery?
One Of these characters is a large
man. with big shock of hair on his
head, more like a horses name than
human hair, and a mustache like a
shoebrush. He carries q large cane
and umbrella and wears an oyercoat,
even in summer. He is usually seen in
q doorway peeping out as if fearing
the approach of somebody, and not ver,-
turing out until he has looked in all di-
rections. He carries greasy, torn
letters in all of his pockets, also print
ed circulars of large financial schemes,
addressed TO himself, and he will ask
strangers to read them. In moment
be will abruptly take his letters, and
with good day. rapidly disappear.
What he does and how he becomes
possessed of this money is the mystery.
His identity and place of residence are
plso q part of the mystery. 1t Is be-
iieved, however, that he lives in the
damp, deserted, ivory-twined rookery
Oh St Louis, near Bourbon street, said
to be haunted. The curious have
watched the mysterious character, but
all efforts to locate his abode have
failed. The mystery deepened into
suspicion, and some years ago be was
suspected OF being Jack, the Ripper"
Of Whitechapel.
He claims to know the secrets of
chemistry, and that he possesses the
power OF converting brass into gold.
His confidence has been betrayed, and
The police now have an eye upon him,
rs well as the superstitious Creoles, who
fear his supposed supernatural powers.
In this house some years ago a dead
body was found. There was no clew as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
Killed. Them or.

Mr.. Grumpps-I notice that big hats
are not worn so much at the theaters as
formerly.
Mrs. Grumpps-No, some lying para
grapher started the story that big hats
were the cheapest. Y.Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
REMOVAL
DIR. u. 4. WILLIAMS

Has moved his Office to room 9, over 20
\. Main -. He has fcc sale the Futile
Electric Belt and BATTERIES Tor the cure
of diseases. Call and see him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03

to who the dead man was, but slignS
marks on two Of his fingers showed that
he had worn rings. As the rings were
missing, 1t is supposed that they were
diamonds, and that The man had been
murdered for his jewelry and money,
and the body taken upstairs into this
unoccupied house. Since that time it
has been known as haunted"
There is another haunted house On
St. Peters street, aot far from the
cathedral. The superStitious Creoles
Say that on any dark night after twelve
O'Clock the form Of young woman in
white can be seen walking along the
broad piazza that runs the length of
the building.
Why the spiritual and spirituelle lady
selects such an hour and costume for
her parade is not explained by the
ghOst-SeerS.
The story OF this ghost is the usual
story of nice young lady who wishes
to marry a nice young man with
mustache and who can dance lovely,
while the hard-hearted father insists
upon her marrying a man who has
whiskers all over his face and cannot
dance. but owns few brick houses,
and knows how to collect the rents
promptly 1t was SO in this case, ana
thereby hangs the ghost,
The father told his daughter that
love was 4 matter OF education, and
that she could as easily cultivate pas
sion for wealthy man IS for a poor
one; and, furthermore, told her that she
was too Young to love sincerely, and
now was the time to plant her affections
properly She had dcmurTed to his
reasoning, and he finally delivered up
on her head d Leah the Forsalen curss
81 she should marry the idiot OF her
choice.
This is exactly what she did by tbs
MD and confidence of her mother, al
elopemcnt being planned.
In due time the young man whom she
loved so much deserted her. After =
few weeks os extreme poverty She
sought out the parental roof In rags
and almost starving she rang the door
bell Her father met her at the door.
lie recognized her wan features, but,
still unforgiving, said:
mo. Won are not my daughter; she
Is dead.'
The poor woman left. thoroughly re-
pentent and crying most piteously. She
returned next morning, knowing that
her father would be At his place Of
business. and that her mother would
not turn her away
When her father returned she knelt
ct his feet and asked for his forgive
ness. lie pushed her from him, say
ing: No, you are not my daughtezi
she IS deadi'
She then went TO her room and
stabbed herself 70 death.
\ few days after the burial the
father disappeared.
About year afterwards the my'ste-
~ was cleared up by the finding OF his
skeleton in Z garnet room.
But his spirit never appears; he IS
evidently satisfied where he is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
Whose il This Oncs

Laugh and the world laughs with you,
I..uSh ard you ia2gh'alone.
According as the joke Is the worlds.
Or oDlv one Of your OWL
-Oetroif Tr.hf-nA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
F. +. PARSONS :.

Contractor and Builder. Estimates
furnished ol ali Gases Of buildings
either IN CITY or country. Job work IN
city given careful attention Office lis
South Lawrence Ave. Wichita kansa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03
". u. McCLEES. n. D.

Office and residence over 601-GO3 East
Douglas Avenue.
Office hours 10 i a. m, 81 10 $50
and 10 s y. M. Phone 203.
ANY che desiring information after my
,ffioe hours VIII please inquire OF day
II night clerk at Hotel Carey
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11
NO. a..
TAKE NOTICE.

A worthless and detestable bum and boon asso-
ciate with the worst villains on earth, though
formerly my husband, and known as Uncle
Sam, has left my bed and board without just
cause, and for felonious purposes, having, as /
have just learned, associated himself with
gang of fends who unfortunately escaped from
hell, and am told that they have lately forged
and uttered large amount of false paper
against my children of earth, intending to en-
slave and degrade, and finally destroy, my poor,
dear children hence, warn all good people in
the heavens above and OH the earth beneath,
not to trust the aforementioned worthless pup
on my account, or to, in any way, give aid or
comfort to the miserable wretch and his vile
associates on pain of my displeasure, for, by
the eternal intend to prosecute, to the full ex-
tent of the eternal and memorable law of justice
the whole gang Of blood-stained scoundrels, and
will never rest until have them safely landed
in the internal regions, from whence part of
them escaped and the other is now due
[s1GNED] GODDESS OF LIBERTY,
Essex, Iowa. Per VIM. J. TABER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

In the darkest days of Israel's idolatry, seven
thousand NEIL had not bowed the knee to Baal
No Populist farmer bows, or will bow, his knee
to the Kansas Republican Baal, but will, as in
the past, fight the corporation devil-fsh with all
the vigor of enlightened American manhood,
worthy to be called the descendants of Wash
ington and Jefferson, who, by the way, were
both farmers, and absolutely refused to raise
tobacco for King George, or taxes, either
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

CoxEY has been snubbed again. The senate
committee on banking and currency has refused
to hear him on the currency question. The
Wall street people have probably told them all
they want to know.-Topeka State Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

UNITED STATES Judge c. G. Foster has again
been brought to public notice as mendicant.
For twenty-one years he has been on the bench
at a salary Of $3,ooo-sixty-three thousand dol
lars and now it is proposed to retire him on
full pay because he is an invalid. The inquiry
naturally arises, Why should he be retired and
paid for doing nothing If he has squandered
the $3.50 per month paid him for 252 months,
he should be compelled to take his chances with
all other proAigates, and take his grub in the
poor-house We are not informed that men
who put in their lives for one-fourth the salary
per month that Foster has been paid, and who
have become unable longer to labor, are retired
on full, half, quarter or any other amount of
pay. Lop off the parasites.
THE display head on the first column of last
Thursdays State Journal reads as follows:
Topeka Club In It. Topeka's Big Social
Organization Hard at Work for J. R. Burton
for United States Senator. Courtesies Offered.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE DNED AND
WINED and Made Much of by the Club Men.
out seeing that the old regime is again fully in
force. The appeal is to be made, not to the
mind and heart but to the appetite. Such
man as Burton is little worse than the other
Republican leaders. He is only little ripper
for revelry.-Manhattan Republic.
SOME people wonder why the women of Kan
sas are already working for another vote on the
equal suffrage question. The women reason
that with o5, 3o2 votes for the amendment and
73,8o5 votes that did not express choice in
regard to equal suffrage, they have reason to
take courage and press on. They also think
nothing can be gained by letting it alone
Manhattan Republic.
GOVERNOR LEwELLING sold six hundred
pounds of gilt-edge butter to the insane asylum
at Osawatomie few days ago.
REV. J. D. BoTKIN has been selected as
chaplain of the senate, and Mrs. Sam Wood, as
senate postmistress, at which every good Popu-
list in the state will rejoice.
MORE members are looking for cheap board
and rooms than ever before.-Topeka State
Journal (Rep.)
That's queer. We thought prosperity was to
come now that the Republicans are in power.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

JoE HUDSON, of the Topeka Capital, has
been elected state printer.
THE wise of earth fight in vain against big
otry and ignorance. They must let such die IN
their ignorance, and educate the rising gener-
alton.
JUDGES Woods Jenkins, Recks and others
are simply judicial shysters. Such men are
ever ready to render just such decisions as plu-
tocracy demands.
WHAT Indifferent consideration does the aver
aee millionaire and multi-millionaire give the
thought that all men are brothers! On the
contrary they look upon men who labor as le-
pitimate subjects to be feeced by the rich.
THE People, of Erie, Pa, says "No man
has moral right to more than he can honestly
and legitimately acquire, and no man can
s'honestly and legtimately" acquire million
II he eets it, several thousands have been rob-
bed.
FIRST iniquitous acts of the individual or
party rarely destroy the actor, but long -contnu-
ed debauchery and crime will, in due time, de-
stroy. The measures of iniquity of the Re-
publican party is about full, as is, also, that of
the leaders. The demise is not far away.
The, are having their Belshazzar feast now.
THE law makes the throwing of dice, COM
monly known as "crap-shooting," misde-
meanor, but stock-jobbing and deposits on
futures, which is lower type of gambling, is
made respectable because the 'upper crust' ell
gage in such gambling Attention is thus call
ed to the peccadilloes of the poor devils-that
the greater gambler can proceed unmolested.
FREEDOM of contract is wiped out by our
modern jurists. There is but one turn from
freedom to despotism We are approaching the
turning point. The chief actors will be Shy
lock Judge, subservient president, trucking
secretary of war and the hired cut-throats from
every cline with their gatling guns. Just keep
close watch on the shifting of the scenery.
THE Herald, Vicksburg, Mississippi, dubs the
president of the United States "Old Failure. I"
That he is such in all things the great majority
of the people want goes without question, and
that he has not failed to play into the hands of
Wall street, the Standard Oil trust, the fraudu-
lent armor-plate and all other classes of robbers
goes also without question. He's not failure
for the robbers.
THE Meadowcroft brothers, bankers of Chi
capo, robbed hundreds of widows and orphans
by receiving deposits when their bank was in
solvent. For this crime they were sentenced
to one years. Imprisonment and to pay S2S fine,
each. At the same term of court, a woman
who had stolen $I3o was sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment. If this is not a travesty
on iustcie, we are wholly at loss to determine
what it takes to constitute such. 1t is punish
ment like this that is bringing the courts into
contempt-and justly so. The great thieves
are subjects of particular favors from the courts
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

SOME of the men who came here from west
andwho were disappointed, have not got money
enough to take them home again.-Topeka
State Journal.
What pity they didn't fill their pockets
with confidence" before leaving home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

CHAs. LoBDELL is speaker of the house, and
Frank Brown is chief clerk
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

SENATOR PLATr of Connecticut, lifts his
hands in holy horror at the corruption in Indian
legislature, where, he says, legislation is openly
and unblushingly bought. If Senator Platt
can point out Legislative body where legisla-
ton is so openly and unblushingly bought as in
the body of which he is member, then he can
see further and deeper into corrupt legislation
than any other public man of the age. If the
Indian legislature is corrupt, they have learned
it from association.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

THE John Sherman school of conspirators
unsettled values by clandestinely eliminating
the silver dollar from the coinane of our merits
in 1873, and by subsequent legislation unfriend
ly to silver, and, now, these same ,conspirators
lift their hands in holy horror that the men who
have, for over twenty years, suffered financial
losses as the result of that legislation, demand
ed that silver be given the SAME privileges in
the merits given gold.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

THE Garnett Plaindealer of the 4th has ga
Word About Banking" in which our national
banking system is commended because 1.-THE
people have not lost dollar by holding nation
al bank currency" The Plaindealer is away
off, for, as fact, the people have lost millions
of dollars, extorted in taxes to pay interests on
bonds upon which Our national bank currency
is based. Now, will the Plaindealer, or the
Globe Democrat, which is quoted in the article
referred to, tell us why a Notwithstanding
currency, based on the credit of the govern
ment, would not be as good as, and cheaper
than, a currency based on interest-bearing
bonds in which the national banker is chiefly
benefited ? And, further, national bank as
bank of deposit is not necessarily safer than a
private bank since the government does not Sc
cure depositors
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-01-11

THE Kansas Farmer has struck some good,
hard blows for silver and the burdened farmers,
but recently, it seems to take the view that we,
as nation, have been brought down to gold
standard to stay. We do not agree with the
Farmer. No question is ever settled till it is
settled right, and we cannot believe that any
power can compel the people of the United
States to accept the single gold basis as inality
The seed that has been and is being sown will
eventually bear fruit in a complete change in
our monetary system. The Kansas Farmer
may despair; it may be getting ready to go over
to the enemy but there are many faithful ones
left who will never abandon our cause.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01

grounds before 500 people. The Y. N. Z.
A. won. Mayor Tiepke kicked the bali
OF.
Saturday morning a high mass OF re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at St. Mary's
Church for the repose of the soul of the
mot herlof Sister Leo of Providence.
George X. Corrigan, Secretary OF the
Democratic City Committee, has SO far re-
covered from his illness as to be- able to
appear at his desk In Farnsworth's law
Office today.
The memorial service which was to be
held yesterday afternoon by the Sacred
Heart Christian Doctrine Society In men,
ory OF Charles Hanley was postponed on
account of the illness of Frank Powers,
President of the Society.
Thomas McCusker appeared on East
avenue Saturday evening with his mogul
lunch wagon. It was formerly street
car No. 81 OF the Broadway line and still
retains It's blue exterior, although 1t has
been remodeled and handsomely fitted
up.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01
TERSE TRIBuNEITES
CONDENSED NEWS or INTEREST TO ALL
or OUR READERS

Use Strange's Saive for piles. All drug.
gists.
Officers Watson and William McCusker
began their vacations today.
The monthly meeting of the Business
Mems Association will be held this even
Ing.
ring wi h,ch he lost at the Auditorium
Thursday evening.
At Meriden Saturday night the Paw
tucket polo team defeated the Meridens 2
to and then disbanded.
Don't kick an old nat or pick up a
package IL you see either OF them on the
sidewalk today. Remember it is April 1s..
The creditors OF G.. d. Nichols met Sat.
urday. The liabilities are s12 ,000 and the
assets $4,000. An offer OF % per cent. was
refused.
Friday morning months mind mass
will be celebrated at st. Mary's Church
for the repose OF the soul OF Mrs. Bernard
Keenan,.
The following Pawtncket people were
In New York during the past week F. II.
Borden, A. 3. Mann, E. +. Racikin, b. 2.
CIapr, Fl. l.. Perry.
The first OF the series of game for he
Mayors charity cap between the Wan
derers and Y. NJ. Z. A. team was pl1yed
Saturday afternoon on the Dexter street
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01

Five miners werc killed by On explosion
In Mexico.
Oxford defeated Cambridge in the boat
race on tho Thames.
President Ridgeway of the Garrett BIB
lical institute is dead.
Train wrecker Thomas Gregg escaped
from the Jail Mt Norridgewock, Me.
u. :. s. Machias has arrived at Annoy,
and the Yorktown has sailed from Che
mulpo for Che-Foo.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01
Permanent
Patronage
Preferred.

II our Shoes do not 90 customers good 1t
does not do Us credit, rthey do not do US
credit our business is with transient trade.
We seek rather to serve tie same people.
season after seas on, and constaLtly add to
our family trade new members.
Therefore we arc very particular about our
stock and very careful to satisfy customers
We take all risks. We never release our.
selves from our Iiedgc until we are certain
our customer has the bes. value fer his
money.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01
THE WEATHER.

ALMANAC FOR MONDAY. April l.
SUN RISES .... 5 23I Moon SETS. >. IL 18 AN
syss gsa1n ssTs, or p.ys ie Full SEA 90 fM nM
Forecast for New England: Fair, fol-
lowed by rain; north to east winds.
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-06-23
KNOWLEDGE

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 Its excellence is due to is presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of q perfect lax atiye; efectually cleansing the system, dispeIling colds, headaches and feyers and permanently curing constipation: IL has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession. because is acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance.
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Tombstone epitaph., 1895-06-23
he Dance.

The dance given for the benef, of the baseball club at the Skating Rink last night proved to be grand social and financial success.
 4 large crowd was presen; aud the light fantastic was tripped to the har- monious strains Of the Tombstone String band until past midnight. The floor was in excellent condition ard the youth and beauty o! our city there assembled were in excellent spirits and all enjoyed themselves immensely.
 The delicious cake and lemonade refreshments, tnoughtIuliy provided by the committee in charge, were par taken of by great number ana duly appreciated.
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-06-23
Fined aI0oO.

The district court at Tucson for the past several days has been occupi d m the nearin of the libel case of Editor Dunbar of the Gazette of W, ich our readers are doubtless familiar, The case has been filed over two years and was decided by Judge Bethune yesteT- day at , P. m. The case was prose- cuted by ex-District Attorney Hereford assisted occasionally by Francis J. Heney, ex-attofney general of the ter ritory.
 The defense was looked after by Judge Vim. II. Barnes, ex.judse of the First Judicial district, aud District Attorney Vim. H. Lowell.
 The jury brought in verdict of guilty and at ? o'clock yesterday sen rence was pronounced by Judge Bethune in subjecling the Gazette ditor 70 pay q fiue ot 5000 remand ing him 10 the custody of the sheriff uulll pald. Judge Barnes moved Tor new trial which was overruled. An appeal was taken and MT. Dunbar was released on 5000 bail which furnished
 The cause of the libel is based on the following which appeared in the Gag cite:
 "Heney, Meade, Bruce and Hughes ct al paid s200 for Washington dispat- ches 10 defeat Sam Webb and made all kinds of ridiculous charges against him. Yet the senate in executive res sion, consisting of tifty-four members, voted unanimously for Mir. Webb's confirmation. This shows the strength of this gang of hoodoos with decent people. Vale patronage peddlers, land grant sharks, assa.sius and loot ,rs"
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-06-23

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