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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
a ONE INCH GUNNER.
He Fired Grn and Disconnected Brit
/ L Colony.

| In SoiEGy.
| Cape Town claims the honor of giving
! birth 10 the smallest creature ever known
/ to become = gunner in the royal artillery,
/ or any other artillery in the whole world.
! At the castle. Cape Town. there is q mag
niicent gun worked by electricity. used
! for giving the midday and evening time.
One fine day AL the military and civilians
IN Cape Town were astCnished 10 hear the
gun 40 OF ~ l0:3o il the morning, IL
| hours before the proper time. II being the
usual hour for firing. Messengers came
| from the general commanding the station,
the brigade ma Sor. commanding officers Of
each egiincut and battery stationed in
Cape Town aid from everybody interested,
but the answer was that no person had
been nc2- tie gun. nor had anybody inter
fered with the wires battery or source
from which Il Was fred. All the officials
were te2rsully lUzz!ed 3: the extraordina-
~ occurrence bor coG'd give no explana-
ton wha:ovc-. The general in command
cf the station became FURIOUS and said that
there Wa iI.sIaa--a. -a.2cnt somewhere and
gave orders loF 3 strict search To be made
by the officials Ter ne guilty marty.
Search WAS made. but nothing resulted
10 throw any LIGHT ON the extraordinary
affair, although lie greatest possible pains
Were taken 20 solve the mystery. They
had practically g.vCa the search up. when
suddenly the EeyyS came from the officials
stating thai tbs cJIlprsT bad been caught
and arrested. It seems the electric current
for firing OF the gan is supplied BIZ the
royal observatory Of Cape Town and goes
there by means Of an instrument known
as relay that is il the central telegraph
Office CT tbe station, the distance being
ahouJ 500 yards The action OF the current
going through the instrument main
moves a So-t Of light tongue. which is very
finely set, 50 unc ihas the least little thing
would affect il. This forces the cUrropt
directly into whas they term the time
fuses, which have the power OF firing the
gun At the castle.
On examining the instrument one OF
the officials found big brown spider in
side. Il appears that. while having an ex-
plorinS trip around thu Instrument. the
unfortunate spider must have touched this
tongue sufficiently 10 move il. and conse-
quentsy ii firei CT the gun. The general
she station sent the spider
TO the Cape Town museum. where be Is |
now TO he seen with a card underneath |
him emitting him the Little Gunner"
and giving fUl account Of his adventure |
with the Cape Town midday time gun,
which proves; his last adventure, however. /
New YORK world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18

seeds De-o4-e-4.ss --.,-.; species were found
in ii. Other tests confirm the fact that
seeds are carried great distances upon the
snow. Another test was made by pouring
half bushel piles of oats and millet upon
the snow crust when the wind was Is miles
an hour. Both miliet and oats passed a
point ~ rotis from where they he'd been
placed ii 40 seconds. A IS mile wind was
found TO drift wheat grains 80 rods in a
minute OF course, when winds on the
plains keep blowing in one direction for
days, seeds will travel many miles The
moral of these Investigations seems to be
that in the great western plains at least
bare summer following and I1agIred weeds
in waste ground may help to scatter seed
during the winter over great areas, and
they viii be buried in the soil when the
snow melts-Gar.ien and Forest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18

She-Can one receive a shock through
che telephone?
He-Well. that depends upon who's OF
the other end Sheffield Weak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
Her Double.

\ bright woman who resembles the
wife of an American army general is fire.
quently accosted as Mrs. - by strangers
who are acquainted with the other woman.
And never embarrass them by telling
them OF their mistake, she says. "Why
should l, II isn't every day get chance
70 he made much of on account Of my
husband When they ask me If the gen.
eral is Well always say yes at venture
And am always in a hurry, SO l don't
get found OUT. Exchange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
This Is Enough to Hurt Them.

General Lew Wallace's sudden resigna-
ton from the board of regents of the Indi-
ana soldiers monument must mean that
his feelings have Ben Hurt.-Chicago
Times Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18

Kohinoor gas, supposed to be very su-
perior kind, was patented in London in
1881
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
wSed. See,.s, MIND AID suow

Some interesting Investigations have
been made at The South Dakota exF c-i11en.
station n the distribution Of weed s.Ss..s
by winter wiads. For example, ths con
tents of i snowdrift on plo.ea iano ? foes
square, inches Gl-n 2.i 10 70. iaa,-, a.,r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
a1r. Meaiey,s Patent Dollar.

Johnston Mealey OF Howard Lake has in
vented a plan for stamping gold half dol
lar into silver half dollar, making the two
together worth 81, making in this way a
composite dollar and insuring bimetallism
He has applied for a patent for his discov-
ery.-Buffalo Gazette
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
RIVAL FOR TEE i. A. q.
Y. N. c. A. Athletes Form the League Of
North America

An athletic organization. which will b
known as the Y NJ. {. y. Athletic LeasyIit
OF North America was organized at Spring
field recently. The scheme has been under
way for soi..e time past, but Is the pro
motors OF the idea did not want TO let the
sporting public know of its existence me
fact only leaked out few days ago. The
organization Will not be local IN character.
the idea being to control all BRANCHES o;
athletics in tho ~ ~ va this n.ll,.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
From Minerals. Vegetables.

It has long been a dream of the evolu- tionist that the vegetable kingdom has evolved from the mineral, as he believes that the animal has evolved from the vegetable, and it may be that i'll the fairy figures on our window panes we are wit messing, as it were, the efforts of nature to effect this transformation. We are taught that the earth was once too hot to support the life of plants, but that after the surface had cooled, trees, shrubs and mosses sprang up. Whence did they rome?
 A frosted window pane shows us the strange phenomenon of inorganic matter assuming the shapes of ferns and leaves and fronds, and may perhaps represent to our eyes in miniature process which went on en large scale during the pre- vegetable era of our earth's history This idea is as old as the Jewish Ca bala, where we read, "The breath be- came stone, the stone a plant, the plant an animal, the animal man, the man spirit, the spirit a god. Lon don Spectator.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
DURANT'S TRIAL.
Young Women Crowd tho Courtroom In
 Which the Prisoner Is Arraigned.

SAX FRANCISCO, July 26.-A number of young women struggled with curiosity seekers to obtain admission to the trial of Theodore Durant for the murder of Blanche Lamont. The proceedings opened with the district attorneys attempt to controvert the defendants application for & change of venue. After a number of affidavits had been presented stating that the defendant would have a fair trial in San Francisco, Judge Murphy denied the defendants application for a change of venue, giving Durant the right to renew the motion. The court announced that the so called play based upon the Emanuel church murders could not be produced during the trial or when the action was pending in the superior court.
 The 1mpaneling of rcors then com menced. Fifty of the jurors offered ex- cuses, which were accepted by the court. From the other 100 jurors who had been summoned an attempt was made to se- cure 1a talesnen. Durant, who was ac- companied to the court by his father and mother, maintained his calm and uncon- cerned demeanor.
 SAX FRANCISCO, July 30.-The princi. pal feature of the Durant case Monday was the defendant's application for judi cial order to prevent the production of a play called "The Crime of Century,, !" based upon the Emanuel church murders. The prisoner alleged that the performance advertised for last night would infiame popular feeling against him. The prosecu- tion joined with the defendant in the re- quest for a restraining order, which was granted.
 The work of securing jury proceeds slowly. Of 30 examined none was &C., cepted. Few are challenged for believing in the prisoners guilt. The majority are excused for their unwillingness to accept as convincing circumstantial evidence.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
General NIarEets.

NEW YORK. July 3n. FLOUR-State and western quiet and shade easier in tone; city mills patents, S4.5o64.75; winter patents. S3.haG 3.eO; ciiy mills clears, s4d425; winter straights, S3.50d3T0
 WHEAT-No.2 2 red weakened under discou-- aging foreign news and European selling, with a partial recovery at noon: trade light; Septem- Der. 15d 75ssc.: October, 7iss Il 15ss
 CORN-No. dull and weaker under cooler weather west and country selling; August. 41S4c.; September, 47isl 4SIs.
 OATS-No. ? dull and easy; September, 2j}4; track. white, state, a2,G40c.
 PORli-Dull: new mess, Sl2251l3 family, Sl2.jOtl2.s5
 LARD Easy; prime western steam. S66S ask,al.
 RITTER-Sieady; state dairy, 119l7c.; state creamery. Il5dl8c.
 CHEESE-Steady; state, large, 5f4g7s4c.: small. G1eGssssc.
 EGGS Steady; state and Pennsylvania, l3A QlIIsc.; western, l2 1l3lSc.
 SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining, 2ssc.; cen- trifugal o6 test, 3l4c.; refined steady: crushed, 5 5l-l6lt5I4c.: powdered. 434G4 l5-l6c.
 TURPENTINE-Qui at 27lSa2Sc-
 MOLASSES-Quiet: New Orleans. 29d;2c-
 RICE-Steady; domestic, 4GGl4c.; Japan, 3ls G41kc.
 TALLow-Dull; city, 414lsc.; country, 4ls9 tl4c. .- ..-..=e --. s-.-.-- .
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
HIS BIRTHDAY GIFT.
He Was Very Much Pleased Until His
 Eyes Were Opened.


 Eyes Were Opened.
 He was neither young nor handsome, out his bank account was thing of beauty, and his new yacht was moro at tractive than the loveliest pair of eyes or the sweetest mustaohe in the world.
 He was calling upon her, and she was serenely conscious that his trap in front of the door was being enviously watched by at least two of her very dear friends.
 "I hope I am not too early in calling, Miss Grace" he was saying, but really could not rest until had thanked you for your beautiful birthday present. To think that you actually took tho trouble to hcm' stitch and embroider me a dozen handker- chiefs all yourselfl"
 "Oh, Mir. Goldie, don't speak of 1t. The only value of which my poor little gift is possessed is the fact that it Is all the product of my own hands,
 "Nothing could be more valuable, l am sure, and I shall treasure them always So few young ladies arc ablo to do such work nowadays. Now, when my first wife was liying"-
 "oh, Mir. Goldie, you know you haven't 8 second one!'
 "Not yet, to be sure, but I have always said that if l marrietagain it would be a girl yersed in the womanly arts in which our grandmothers were proficient. "
 "Why, Mir. Goldie, I-I am quite sur priscdl How odd that I should just hap pen to do that needlework for youH'
 "How charming, you mcanl By the way, have named my new yacht for you. '"
 "Oh, Mir. Goldic, is it possibles"
 "Indeed it is-that Is, I-I didn't wish to be too personal, so called 1t The Three Graces."
 "oh, indeed That is quite charming idea, 1 am sure"
 "Yes; it was Miss Dora's idea. had intended at first to call it simply the Grace. Quite fanciful of Miss Dora, was 1t notf''
 "Yes, but dear Dora always did excel in fancy rather than fact"
 "Ahs By the way, I fear you are quite busy person, Miss Grace"
 "Yes; am always busy from morning to night"
 "Indeed. had hoped that you would go for a sail with mo frequently, but if you arc so busy, perhaps"-
 "Oh, I-I think every one needs some recreation, don't youY' Quite SO. And I cannot have you spelling your pretty eyes even over that exquisite needlework. You must manage lo So ohlS WISH tiihe NS hitShe sail on through-why, good morning, Miss Dora"
 "Is that you, Dora? I didn't hear you ring the bell"
 "I didn't, dear. The front door was open, so I came right in. Your mother wanted me to sit with her, but I told her that was dying to see you. Isn't Grace s mother lovely, Mir. Goldie? think it was just too sweet of her to embroider and hem | stitch all those lovely handkerchiefs for Grace to give you on your birthday. Why, arc you going alreadys Well, think must go too. I had forgotten that our old l fashioned Dorcas society meets this after noon. ."-Chicago Times Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Reported Indian Battle.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 30.-A reliable man just arrived at Ogden from the neighborhood of Jackson's Hole reports a fight between Indians and settlers at a point 50 miles from Jackson's Hole on Friday, in which three whites and 10 or i5 Indians were killed and one white man very badly wounded
 Captain Smith, an old mining prospect or in the Teton mountains was shot through the left breast. His assailant was killed. Smith is now at Rexburg and may recover. Signal fires are burning north east of Jackson's Hole, and numerous for est fires are raging.
 The messenger says no reliable informa- ton has been received from the settlers for ten days. They are, however, we'll in trenched and comparatively safe.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
INDIAN OUTBREAK.
ALL THE WHITES AT JACKSON HOLE
 REPORTED MASSACRED.
Hundreds of Bannocks, With Their War Paint on, Surrounded a Small Band of Settlers, From Whom Nothing Has Been Heard For Three Days.

Heard For Three Days.
 DENVER, July a7.-The News has the following from its correspondent at Mar ket Lake, Ida:
 NJ. J. Gray, l.. NJ. Tart and Senator Hamer of Illinois and T. H. Hamer of St. Anthony all left St. Anthony Wednesday morning on a fishing trip to Jackson hole, taking no stock in the Indian war. Today they are back, and report every man, woman and child in Jackson hole mur dered.
 MARKET LAKE, Ida, July 29.-General Coppinger has ordered more troops from Fort Russell to join his force as soon as possible. Couriers report that the warlike Bannocks in the Teton basin number moro than 1000, and the cavalry force now under General Coppinger musters on- ly a few more than 200. Some of the in- fantry companies will be held as a reserve.
 The Eighth cavalry covered Is miles yesterday, making camp at South Fork on Snake river. The men are in the best of spirits and are anxious to take the jour- ney with as few stops as possible. They will make 80 miles today, camping on Canyon creek. A detachment of Indian police will go in advance of the troops and will endeavor to persuade the Bannocks in Jackson hole to return to their reserva- tions
 Contradictory reports of the butchery at Jackson hole continue to come in. The Indians far outnumber the whites in the settlement, and it is generally feared that the report of a wholesale massacre is well founded
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
ILLINOIS STORM SWEPT.
Death and wreckaxe Left In the Trail O
 Tornado.

CAIRO, Ills, July ea.--The town of Three States, Mo, four miles south of this point on the Mississippi. was struck by a tornado. Lightning struck house boat in the river. killing four persons. The dead nre George Mcclellan, Mrs. Anna Mcclellan, Mary Mcclellan, aged 10, and James Mcclellan, aged 6.
 The two children lived for several hours. Only one child escaped. The Mcclellan family came from Kcnosha, Wis, and were going down the river in tho house boat. The wind levelcd trees and destroyed several cottages, but no other lives wore lost.
 LAcos, Ills, July 29.-A tornado passed over southeastern Marshall county, cutting a mile swath and leaving destruction in its path at Varna, Toluca, La Rose and Washburn. Thousands of acres of corn arc a complete loss. Orchards were upUoted and about 75 windmill towers arc down. A number of houses were struck by light ming, but no one was seriously injured.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Big Job Begun at Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 30.- Ten thou sand people witnessed the exercises in con- nection with the beginning of actual work on the Lake Washington canal and the filling in of tide lands south of the city. Addresses were made by Governor Me Graw, ex-Governor Semple and others. The filling in of the tide lands will reclaim l, 500 acres, and the harbor will be connect ed with Lake Washington by ship canal capable of receiving the largest vessels. Work is to be completed in six years, and the estimated cost is SC, 900, 900.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Hard Iuck.

First Man ct the Beach (to second arriv al)-Say, it's kind of mean of you to come down here 1 was here first, and conse- quently have prior claim on the young ladies at this beach.
 Second Arrival-A thousand pardons for intruAng, but really had no idea there would bo a Jran here ahead of me. I'll get out right away and try another beach, and it isn't likely I'll run against such hard luck again. G 'day.-Ruxbury Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Veteran Army Surgeon Dead.

ALTOONA, Pa, July 29.-Dr. J. Wesley Allen, the leading homeopathic physician of this city, died here after brief illness, Dr. Allen was surgeon of the One Hun. dred and Forty y-eighth Pennsylvania vol unteers during the late war, and while holding that position amputated ex-Gov- ernor Beavers leg.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
q SUBJECT RACE.

They knew not whence the tyrant came; They did not even know his name., Yet he compelled them one and all To bow in bondage to his thrall. And from their lips allegiance wrung, Although a stranger to their tongue. Whilst he was wrapped in royal state Their hours of toll wero long and late. No moment could they call their own Within the precincts of the throne, And when they dreamed their work was
 OCT
 He only made them slave the more Although the conQuerine king was he Of people who had once been free, No word of praise or promise fell From him his subjects served so well, And none of those who crowned him lord Received a shadow of reward. Obedience to his bekest
 Destroyed their peace disturbed their rest Yet when his drowsy eyes grew dim No mortal dared to waken him. They stole about with stealthy tread "The baby is asleep" they said. Ellen T. Fowler in Longman's Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
H,xhb,pd.r. In Washington.

WAsHISGToN, July 81.-A highbindor case which has been agitating the Chinese residents of Washington for some timo was temporarily disposed of by Judge Miller of the police court in holding the defendants for tho grand jury. The de- fendants were charged with being engaged in conspiracy to defraud the Chinese !aundries, stores. etc., in the city.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Banker simon worm.er Dead.

NEW YORK, July S1.-Aftcr playing a game of cards, as was his nightly custom, simon Wormser, the banker, left his home, S36 Fifth avenue at 9:30 o'clock last even ing in his usual good health. Ten minutes later he was found dying on the stoop of the house 70 East Sixty sixth street Be fore medical assistance arrived he was dead. Apoplexy was the cause.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Runaway Horse In a rrolley Car,

PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-A horse at tached to a wagon driven by Augustus Phillips became frightened and leaped in to an open trolley car at Fourth and Wal nut streets. The car was well filled with passengers, and panic ensued. Phillips was thrown and severely injured about the body. James Kirner, a boy, was struck by the paving hoofs and badly hurt about f h.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
A. R. U. Organizing In the East.

PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-The Ameri- can Railway union, of which Eugene ". Debs is president, has had organizers at work in the large cities of the east for some time and Sunday afternoon n local branch of the union was formed at well attend cd meeting of railroad men.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Cardina, oibbon. Interviewed Abroad.

LONDON July 30.-The Chronicle has a Paris dispatch which gives n report of an interview with Cardinal Gibbons, pub lished by The Gaulois, on tho friction be- tween church and state in France. Tho cardinal asserted that America would nev. CT tolerate tho infiiction of a special tax on religious establishments as the Amer jeans believe in liberty of conscience for all, and that the government respected the feeling
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Hilton Mansion Not For Gambling.

SARATOGA, July 30.-Careful inyestiga- ton here of statement made at Albany in effect that arrangements were being made looking to a resumption of gam bling at the springs, discloses the fact that there is no truth in the statement so far as the use of the old Hilton mansion for such purposes is concerned
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
HOLMES H0MICIDES.
MORE CRIMES ALLEGED TO RAVE
 BEEN COMMITTED BY HIN.
Each Aocr Adds to the Discoveries That "castis" of th. Accused Tn Chicago cen- tains Many Ghastly Evidence. of Crime. The Death Roll Now Number. Ten.

CHICAGO, July oo.-wcird and grew some beyond human conception almost arc the developments in the Holmes case, From almost every nook and corner of hts malodorous castle" are coming evidences of murder in the form of Rhastly relics of bodies that were slaughtered. Each hour adds to the discoveries.
 In flondish cunning they were laid away and would have remained forever un- known but for the action of the authori- ties in ordering the place torn down. From the great vault from the ruins of the cellar, from the vat in which ohomie- als wcrc placed, from every place, in fact, that could hide body, arc dnmning evil denoes of wholesale murder.
 This city Is now wing with Detroit, Toronto and Philadelphia in an endoavor to obtain possession of the accused that justice may be ineted out to him.
 No crime of tho century, in cold hlooded atrooity or in the number of unfortunate victims, in any degree approaches this. Tho victims ranged in ago from to 60 years. Many were believed to have been murdered for the sake of the insurance they carried. Others were sacrificed, fear Ing they knew the secret.
 They were made away with in divers manners Tho body of ono was out up in- to small pieces and fcd into a stove. That of another was put into a trunk and sunk in the lake. Two others wcre shut up in a vault and allowed to die thorc, the bod les being subsequently, articulatcd and the skeletons sold to a medical student Not only is the cellar of the 'oastle' . workable graveyard but tho bones of oth- CT victims are scattered all over the ooun- | try. One Is believed to have been mur- | dered In Arkansas and two in Canada | The trail of the murderer Is all over tho country, and in every case it was either the getting of insurance money or tho fear of discovery that was the motive. Those capital offcnses were necessarily accom-. panied by minor ones, such as arson and perjury, but the grayer crimes may be
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Found sas.ooo Worth of Bosu. stamps.

BUFFALO, July 31.-Secrct service de- tectiyes have found satchel containing $2S, 900 worth of bogus stamps which be- longed to Mrs. McMillan, alias Mrs. Mack of Hamilton, Ont, who is now in jail awaiting trial for participation in n stamp counterfeiting scheme. The satchel was found on the Terrace in the possession of person whose name is withheld. Mrs. Mack tainted when she heard of 1t.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Italians Memorabilia Governor Morton.

BOSTON, July S1.-over 500 citizens of Italian birth assembled in Faneuil hall for the purpose of preparing a memorial to Governor Morton in behalf of Maria Barberi. At the close of the meeting the following telegram was sent to Governor Morton: "We implore your clemency and ask for communication of the death sentence of Maria Barberi to imprisonment for life, and also that you use your influence to obtain n new trial n