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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-16
CAUGHT IN The TRAP.
An Old Vermont Farmers Device fer Hro-
tccting His Henfoost.

An Old Vermont Farmers Device fer FRO.
tectiag His Hsnreost
"The neatest case of catching .
chicken thief ever heard Of" said q
Maine merchant, according to the Lex
ington Journal, OCCURRED where used
20 live in Vermont. There was a fellow
round there who was wonderful horse
trainer, but good for nothing else. be-
ing shady in other wsyA People hired
him to break colts. and he had the Pc
eu1iar habit Of hitching up stnight and
driving off, nobody knew where. He
was thought to be q thief, and that his
night trips were for that purpose. He
was engagedTby an old farmer to brealk
colt, and IS soon as the trips began
the old mans chickens began to disap-
pear. The old man thought hard over
the subject. Then he said to the horse
trainer one evening: Johnny, some
body is stealing my chickens, aud I'm
going to set a bear trap for i'm Best
thing you can do, deacon replied
Johnny, picking his teeth with straw.
Its pretty hard to set, said the farm
err; won't you help meY' Yes. indeed. :
Johnny answered with alactitx. So
they went and set ths trap very ssre-
fully At the hack Of the henhouss. 4
think the thief gets in this wsy, said
the man, and guess Ill get. kim n b
comes tonight Guess you will, des-
con- Johnny chuokled.
After Johnny had driven OF at
nightfall. as usual, the deacon hustled
out and moved the bear trap around to
the front door Of the hen house.
Johnny thought he was all tight when
q few hours later he crept slyly up to
the place. Deacon thinks he'll get the
chap tonight he laughed to himself.
but guess won't go in the back way
this time The descon y heard his
terrific yel when the trap sprung and
knew well enough who was IN his trap.
'Ha, ha, Johnny, is thas your he asked
in mock seriousness. Told you IA get
the thief to-nis1t, didnH r Johnny
was high tempered fellow ena des-
perate when trfhed with He lived
around there afterward, andBeomatimes
the boys, whom they were safely cut Of
his reach on the other side of,the river.
or something of that sort, would sing
out to him: Catching. any beans now,
Johnny? But they never dared 10 say
bear to him If he had any chance ia
get at them.s
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Patrick. In answer 20 an advertise.
mcat for . coaehmAn. applied fer the
position he was one Of three appli-
cauts, and patiently waited until his
turn arrived TO offer his services The
gentleman who wanted the coachrnan
loved joke, and when the frst appli-
can't had answered . few Of lis CUES
tons, he finally asked him:
How near 70 the edge Of . p-ecipice
would you undertake TO drive my car
riage?7
Your honor, I'd come within Zoo.
OF it
The same question was pm: 70 The
second applicant, who replied:
III drive within three inches az IL
al the way. and never sip . wheel
Patrick was then asked wha. he
would do. Path your honor. I'd kape
Is far away from the idge As possible
Patrick was engaged-HArpers Young
PEOPLE
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HAVE A BIG KICK.
West Side Rawides object 70 an Unfair Re
port of Their Game.

Thatcher Human, captain o. TIE
West Side Rawhides, said yesterday
to the Eagle:
1.-THE West Side Rawhides have a
great big kick coming in regart to The
statement of the Eagle in regard to the
ball game between the Lincoln street
boys and the rawhides. In fact. che
score was IL to 2 in favor OF the Raw
hides.
1.-THE Lincoln street boys We're
strengthened in the first half Of the
game with Taylor of the Wichita Blues
behind the bat, and in the latter half
of the game by Hendryx of the Blues.
We are surprised that the Lincoln
street boys reported the game incor-
rectly and we would further ad3 that
the games now stand one ana ono and
the third game will be PLAYED on the
Lincoln street grounds next Tuesday.
The Rawhides lined Up as follows with
Charles Black in the box and George
Adams behind the lat Short stop G..
Kelley. first case Rclph Kenyon, sec
end base Bennyworth third base i.
Alexander, right field Sam Anderson,
center field George Anderson, left field
(r Orge Dill III.
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| a Curious People Who Live BY Themselves
AID Are vsriousIy AeeOanted For.
| There has been much speculation
about the so-called Moors living in
Kent and Sussex counties, Del. These
people are usually swarfhy.s black
haired, and blaek-eyed. though some
times Of fair complexion. They are
mostly farmers.A They have their own
schools distinct from the general pub
lie school system, and they associate
neither with whites nor with blacks
One theory has been that they arc Of
the Moorish race. and that their ances-
tors were Spanish Moors wrecked on
the coast more than . century ago.
Another tradition represents them as
descendants of the NAnticolsc Indians.
George p. Fisher. lawyer long prso-
ticing in Delaware, writes 70 the Mil
ford Herald TO present what he regards
as satisfactory evidence ~ to the origin
Of these people. He has becn ae-
4usinted with these people AL his life.
Nolxe Norwood. . giant Of the tribe.
erect and black-haired at seventy-fivc,
he knew from childhood. When Mr..
Fisher became attorney general Of the
state he was called UPON 70 prosecute
Levin Sockum, one of the race, for sell
ing ammunition TO Isaiah Harmon Of
the same race, the indictment having
been found under q statnte of Delaware
making IL misdemsahor 70 sell arms or
ammunition TO any negro or muistto.
Harmon was a man OF twenty years,
with excellent Caucasian features.
dark chestnut hair. rosy cheeks and
hazel eyes. Mr.. Fisher thought him the
hsndsomest man in the courtroom.
Nevertheless, Lydia Clark. kins-
woman Of Harmon, testified for the
state that, according 70 fAnily s16 ition.
some years before the revolutionary
war broke out. when she WAS q little
Firl, their ancestress. . woman Of Irish
birth. owning and culsivatise farm in
the Indian river hundred, Spssex e~un-
~. few miles from Lewes, boaght of
. alaver that was driven into Lewes
creek . negro slave who profess~d 20
be . chief Of one Of the Congo vi bea
The woman, whose NAM WA Re1aa.
shortly after married her slave and her
CL&4luIcu. lot U>l24k 4s4OWe0 VI e@>ccs@s &C
with the whites. in:ernarried with the
remnant Of the Nsat:coxe Indians. then
still living in Sssex county. The wit
ness. very old woman. Looked Like al
Indian Of pure blood.
These people for several generations
were confined principally % the south
eastern part Of SUSSEX co.n.y. su, have
since eone into Kent ooans-. and even
northvard into Newcastle county.
They have always refused 70 associate
with the oolored people. Although
chiefly engaged in farming. they have
managed 70 pick up sufficient rnechAn-
ical skill TO build their o~n houses
Mr.. Fisher says that they src thrifty. |
industrious, frugal and law abiding. !
He has known Of but two instances |
where one Of the race was trough. into J
court for q violation Of Law. One car
was that Of Sockurn and the other % . |
man charged with attempted murder.
"a. acquitted
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A WILDWOOD SCHOOL
How Rsoroon Mother Cave Her Toun,

How Rsuceon Mother Cave Her To1ng
Ones . Lesson In Cr.wfish CatcA1e.
A correspondent of the Chicago News
describes . Wildwood scene which he
sptly terms the counterpart Of . boys
school He was one day sitting quietly
on . log near creek. when there came
pacing down little path IN old mother
raccoon with hve young ones. The
little fellows were about ~ largo as
half-srown cats. and no Kittens we're
ever more intent ON mischief. The
mother had apparently brought them
30 the water to teach them to catch
crawfsh.
She first got her family in line at the
waters edge; then she perched herself
upon q rock and graveiy reached down
into a hole and brought up q esaw6sh.
While she was washing It Attle coon
broke ranks, darted forward and seized
the prey from beneath his mothers
nose.
This started . row, and all the little
fellows were badly mixed, while the old
one was administering bites and cuffs
andiscriminasely amoug the SCHOLARS.
She finally succeeded in restoring
ordsf, and then sent ono Of, the Little
coons to try his luck in another hsle.
Here the fun began in eAroess, and
Ill the mischievous boys that ever made
p teachers heart ache were angels Of
goodness when compared Nth these
little ooons. They pinched each oth-
ers tails, nipped each Others ears, bit
each Others leSs, and worried the old
coon until she turned to and gave them
. general cutting al around
It seemed to me that eech little coon
knew his lesson perfectly. and was de-
termined TO get ali the fun possible,
fer when tho mother coon became SO
angry that abe made her bites felt, the
little fellows caught, washed and ate
thar crAwfish with all the ability of
veterans
The coH4cauy grave faces Of the little
fellow. as they reached down into the
crawfsh holes and greped about for the
fish were too much for my risibilities.
and l gave such . hearty laugh that
thc school w.s instantly dismissed.
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the championship. Will meet them hall
way any date J. w. BYRNES
Eagle Baseball Notes.


Pat Tebeau is making up for lost time
in his batting.
The Louisvilles are after Pitcher Han
SON Of Peoria. Ill.
Billy Niles, late of the Pirates, has
been signed by Milwaukee.
The Pirates have not been below the
third place since the first of May.
Mike Sullivan has struck his gait,
and is pitching fine ball for Portland,
Me.
In spite Of his indisposition Short
stop Shugart is still travelling with the
Colonies.
Pitcher Fiield, late Of Little Rock,
has been tried by Arson and found a
few chips shy.
Pittsburg is though to be after Harry
Staley, released by St. Louis. Connie
Mack thinks not.
Blake is doing some clever stick work
for the Spiders. For a while his bat
ting eye was ION the pork"
Asa Stewart is hailed as the coming
second baseman Of the league-prov1d-
ing he can get away from Chicago.
Friends of Hugh Duffy made up
purse of s25 to pay the fine imposed up
en- the Boston's little center fielder sew
eral days ago.
A numerically progressive sequence,
the like of which has never before been
known in baseball resulted from five
2 games, one 4 to 3, game, one 5 to
game and one 6 to game. This is a
record.
Louisville needs good first baseman
to put the team in the push. Hank"
Spies is but little better than an auto
maton on the base.
Amos Rusie is said to be quite bill
lard shark. He is not quite as good
as Arson, and therefore loses less
money at the game.
The Phillies are after another pitch
er. They have been latter quite a
number since April IS. but so far no one
has dropped into their net.
Pitcher Harper. who was tried by
Philadelphia last season, has won ten
games out Of eleven games pitched in
the Eastern league this season.
In Baltimore the other day Umpire
Emslie was compelled to reverse three
decisions of his assistant. Mr.. Hunt
His Huntlets is another beaut.
Joe Kelley told Bob Emslie the other
day that he ought to wear spectacles
instead Of a wig. Emslie's umpiring is
said to have been something awful.
Jack Luby, the ex-league pitcher, al
most caused a riot at Scranton. Pa, the
other day by abusing spectators, who
had roasted him for poor work. He
had to call for police protection
Catcher Warner of Louisville has had
his salary raised by the club manage
ment. He deserves il, for no catcher
in the country is doing harder or bet
ter work than the ex-Bostonian.
A New York paper suggests that
President Young capture A few emf
grants out Of Castle garden TO umpire
games. They know as much about
baseball as the majority of mupires.
Louisville wants to sell Pitcher Nc
Dermott because of HIS fondness for
the fluid which intoXicates. McDer-
motifs salary has been curtailed 5000
because of his not having taken the
Kelley cure.
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oIsCiKED IN BERLIN.

1As German ,E~'...-Ayy.r..s'y !p~
lights In A..syasg - CsSasAA.s
The emperor has heeshds sxtremsiJ
unpopular during his six yssss Of esgA
and this fact Is 20 patent so esen<s cssb
nal observer that 10 svosld b 1slsy q
deny it. It can not b df1pueedF either
says . writer In th9 Nsw 9efk PosA
that the emperor furAfShea svsry httld
while, abundant cause for tn feeling
Thus, By his exposes st2Sp AA whole
neiRhborhood " herd> ~ military a
esurt ceremony; u 70 bC-emsted -
every time shut Oh seAinlt Gbs poput
lace-s precautions whkcts William L
never took. although tbs assA monarch
was. Is viii b remembsrsdt the victim
Of Q number Of atte1sptA on his lfej
Again. . government hHl = now talked
OF to shield still further tho life Of .hS
monarch against po~sSbls ann.uanA :.
IT, however. one fhins indsvIthan IN.
csher haA estr.ngsd the syazpathies Of
tine lower classes from - prssent EN-,
peror, IL Ia the recent order prohibiting
the holdine Of tho Chris,mas lair on
the SchlossplstA sdjofning The royss
castle, where such = <tsi1 had bees
going on fortnight be5sgv the holh
days since time immsmorian Tho thou
sands Of petty dealers and the myriad
Of small lads and aged women wbos
during the fair, were given chance IN
earn Q few Darirs b7 sailing ehesp
wares Of every description, and who
have now been driven tnts The poores
and more thickly populated ausrssra
Of fhe citys feel deeply sgsfieved ss
this latest change. Again. tho erss
peror cordially reciprocasss shS disliks
OF the Berliners. snd hs simply >sssinss
20 that lset By spending - little OF hid
time ~ ne possibly can in his capital
preferring the inoonrenisnee Of r~sla-
ing In P0tsdam. with Vie 5ceasese<s
riding 70 and fro ia . ssf3snsA earysAxas
30 remaining In the midst nj The crit
seal, sarcassicse>ousspsxeD-copis q
Perrin. Tb.s studied neglees Of shs
capital city means ucfe than . s.s2 sa
the local patriotism u B>yiin-i. nssss
Q loas of millions Of maria, 0s rnons1
going 20 the tysAes-nen % otber>sies
ss6 .ouns. especially ~ Possesrns 40
AZ excuss s5is year ths emperor h.s
rissn II cut that The sAo-oSGn r~no-s
ton OF he old castle. .Dsee-sSd Qua
was responsible for rs hass ocssfng and
early goins. bus muddy bsre sseepss
ths. excuse. All The isa - {. seceps>d
because 81 TIE rnds1iasls eis.rese
4hrouSh0ss Ber.io tais winter.
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TAKEN IN FOR BURGLARY.
Two Bold Bad Men Arrested on Advices
from Burton.

Last night the chief Of police re-
ceived an urgent telegram from rail-
road officials at Burton to arrest two
men supposed to be riding a freight
tram, upon its arrival in Wichita.
Chief Massey met the train in ques-
ton and found the two men described
in a box car, very much to their sur
prise. Their names are ". II. Wheat
ley a colored man and Chris Weber,
white. They are wanted for burglary
the details of which were not given in
the dispatch. They protested their in
nocence with eloquence but their looks
spoke louder than words and the chief
concluded that if they were not guilty
Of the offense charged up against them
ii would do no harm to society 20 have
them locked up anyway.
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FEATURES ARE FEW
STOCK MARKET IN BETTER TONE
BUT TRADING VERY DULL
Frost and Gold shipments are ELIMINATED
from the Reckoning. and the Easier
Tone Of Sterling Exchange b Positive
Benefit to the MsFket-Moveunent Gem
orally Confined within Fractions-To-
bacco ID Twice the recipient Of the
Bears Attentions-Market Closes Firm
and Generally Higher-Bonds Irregular

anu GENERALLY Htgher-Bcnds Irregular
New York. Aug. 15.-The share spec
ulation today was without important
features. The tone of the market was
better than yesterday but the trading
was dull unto stagnation. The frost
scare having subsidized there was some
covering in the grangers and the fact
that no further engagements of gold
for immediate shipment to Europe
was announced helped to strengthen
the general market. The easier tone
of the sterling exchange market was
also favorable influence. The move
ment of prices was narrow, not exceed
ing fractional limits except in few in
stances. New England was a notable
exception to this rule selling up Z per
cent, 10 6o12 per cent. and closing at
the highest point touched. This heavy
advance was made on purchases of 1900
shares, for covering short contracts OF
certain minority stockholders who had
held out against the clique of insiders
and were subjected to a squeeze. To-
bacco was weak on the expectation of
selling orders from the west and south
induced by the reported progress of
the opposition to the trust. After an
irregular opening prices declined under
the leadership of Tobacco, but quickly
steadied and before midday had recor-
ded general advance, in which Sugar
New England, Tobacco and Minnesota
and st. Louis first preferred were most
prominent. After midday Tobacco was
again raided and the other shares also
reacted, the chief losses being in Lake
Erie and Western preferred and Man
haitian. Later speculation became fir
mer and small advances were made
generally while Lead common and pre-
ferred rose per cent on the declaration
OF the regular dividend on the prefer
red stock. Tennessee Coal was pressed
for sale during the greater part Of the
day and lost IA per cent. In the final
trading New Jersey Central broke l
per cent but rallied Y per cent. The
market closed firm and generally higher
the only gain on last nights figures
over fraction being liz per cent in
Oregon Short Line due TO buying on
the heavy increase in June earnings.
Bonds were irregular with sales Of
$1,S42, 900.
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BANISHED TO SAVE HIM.
Romantic Eseapade Of a Young Russian
Now at Large in this Country.

Now AT Large in this Country.
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 15.-The
flight of Attorney Alexis NJ. Nicholson
has revealed an interesting story
Nicholson is the son of an ex-mayor OF
st. Petersburg. In the latter seventies
Nicholson, then about Is, became in
volved in a plot against the car. To
save him from Siberia, he was sent to
this country by his father. Nicholson
sailed on ship for Charleston, S. C.
He had money and letters of intro
duction to prominent people in Charles
ton, and armed with these letters, and
being bright and handsome, the young
exile was soon cutting wide swath.
He studied law in the office of promi-
nent firm, was admitted TO the bar. and
then taken into partnership by his pa
irons.
Meanwhile remittances from Russia
ceased. and Nicholson found himself in
need Of money to continue his career.
He began TO forge the name Of the law
firm. and finally was arrested on COM
plaint of the German bank Of Charles
ton, and after trial was sent 10 the
Columbia penitentiary. While there
Nicholson learned of a plot OF convicts
to escape, which he betrayed to officials,
thereby saving the lives of the wardn
and several of the guards. For this he
was pardoned, though there were ru-
mors that he instigated the conspiracy
solely to secure pardon.
Leaving the penitentiary, Nicholson
settled in Mount Pleasant, s. c.. and
taught school, He Joined the Camp
bellite church and became a preacher
and married a daughter Of a wealthy
planter. a year after her marriage she
learned that Nicholson was untrue TO
her. and. the story goes. took her hus-
band across her knee and used a shing-
lie on him. Nicholson then fed TO Madi-
son, Fla. taking with him a beautiful
girl whom he represented as his wife
although there is no record that he was
ever divorced from his South Carolina
wife
At Madison Nicholson began to prac-
tice law, and in a year was 50 popular
that he was chosen 10 the legislature.
He made brilliant record. but became
involved in haison and fed 20 Quit
man. In Quitman he committed fc-C-
cry and flew back TO Madison. Fla.
where he was arrested. but escaped by
donning the garb OF woman and Sip
ping down the pillar Of porch
In some way the charges against him
were hushed up. and two years ago
Nicholson came 70 Jacksonville. an
nouncing his intention 10 refornn. He
built up a good practice. and about q
year ago married a woman here. an
nouncing that ne had been divorced
from his other two wives. Blu. Michel
son could not keep straight. and last
week forged the name OF Attorney
Frank Pope TO a note for a large
amount and when discovery was immi-
nent, fed.
II now developes that he has never
been divorced and IS the husband OF
three living wives. L Is thought that
he has gone 20 Montgomery. Ala. and
efforts will be made 20 bring him hack
He IS a handsome fellow. Of small
sta ture. with raven black hair and mel
low blue eyes
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BALTIMORE II: BOSTON 10.

Baltimore, Aug. 15.-Baltimore won to-
Jay in the fifteenth inning, one of the
longest and most exciting games ever
seen in this city. Esper had the game
won until the seventh inning when he
went to pieces and allowed Boston to
score four runs. Stivetts batted for Ryan
IN the ninth and hit to the fence putting
his club ahead, but the home team again
tied the score in their half. Neither side
scored again until the fifteenth. when
Keller hit to right field for a single, took
second on Bannon's error and ran homo
On jennings hard drive down the left foul
line. Mccarthy was fined $50 for abusing
Umpire Hunt. Attendance, $500. Score:
H r
baltimore 131100211o I'll IS 4
Boston 20 o 2 / 0 0403 o 0 0 o do IS 2
Observation-Disclosures, Esper, Clarkson
and Robinson; Boston, Sullivan and Ten
n.y. Earned runs-Baitimore, Z; Boston,
, Two-base hits-Carey, McGraw. Lowe,
.; Brodie. Tucker. Three-base hits-Kel-
ley, BroGie, Stfvetts. Stolen bases-Kel-
ley. Nash. Double plays-Ryan and Nash;
Jennings and Carey. Base on balls-OG
Esper. ); off Sullivan, 6; off Clarkson, 8.
Struck out-By Esper, .: by Sullivan. 4;
by Clarkson, 8. Umpires-Hunt and Muir
ray. Time, 300.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.
New YC-k.

New York. Aug 15.-Agents have ad-
vanced prices as follows: All brands
OF Gamer printed fabrics Il cent each
Gilt Edge and full width 36-inch bleach
ed cottons Is cent each: Fearless So
Mich bleached cottons TO 81. cents: Cliff
ton 9 G c and Glendale AAA 36-inch
brown cottons Il cent each: Monohan-
sett SS-inch bleached cottons to GA
cents; Senate half-bleached cottons to
ga cents; Booth standard sheetings Il
cents; Natchez "a" S6-inch brown sheet
ings Il cent: Natchez 81" 30-inch brown
drills Il cent; Farmers Choice 3S-inch
bleached cottons to 6 cents; Forget Me
Not 36-inch bleached cottons to cents
j. p, DauntlesS, Woodbury., Ballard
vile and Paragon 36-ipch bleached cot
tons Is cent each. There was an i'm
proved demand and more business do
ing In all classes Of cotton goods.
Printing cloths firm at 3 cents.
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4 >~fui Waterfall.

The street cars of Sacramento CITY,
in California, are now run by electricity
generated by the falls of the American
river at Folsom, tweRty-four miles
away. The river has been damned.
creating reservoir three miles long.
with flow of eighty-6ve thousand cubic
feet minute. After turning the turbine
wheels at the dam the water is no. al.
lowed TO escape further service. but 10
used for irrigation. Sacramento Civ
expects soon TO be warmed and lighted
by the river.
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Their Agent TO Go To Cripple Greek tn Bay
Mines

Cripple Creek. Colo, Aug. 15.-Han-
nton Smith IS expected here during The
coming week for the purpose Of looking
over Cripple Creek. Nh Hamilton
Smith Is the general manager OF the
biggest company for the development
and sale OF mines n the world. which
Is known as the Exploration company
OF London, with 4 branch in Paris.
known the Campayine Franchise de
Mines Dor e, Deterioration Amans