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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
the Ace Of Nl,etv-six.

New York. Dec. 23.-Charies Butler. %
years cid, president OF the corporation OF
Union Theological seminary. is dying Of
pneumonia at his home IN this city
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bcon7o Q1Inine Tablets
All druggists refund TIE money 4 y
fails % cure sc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE Ff-
nanc.sl condition Of the Commercial
bank at Wichita. state OF Kansas. a.
December. 1855:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

Hannibal, Mo, Dec 35.-Ex-oCngress-
man W. H Hatch died Al 9 O'Clock to-
night OF complication Of troubles re-
sui;ing from Bright's disease He was
stricken early in the week and since
Monday MS case was considered hope
less
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
RESOURCES

State OF Kansas County OF Sedzwsek. 80.
l. J. a Dawson. cashier OF sad bank. do
sOsemniy swear that the Above statement
Is tue. and mat said bank has no nsbli-
ities Of any character whatsoever not Get
forth IN said statement
J. A. DAWSON. Cashier.
Sworn 20 ana subscribed before me. this
sd day of December. 49,.
r. A RUSSELL. Notary Public.
(COnn.ss,on expires on the 18th day OK
July. 1899
J. A. DAWSON. Owner
To John ". BfeiAcntnai. Bank Ccmass-
sioner. Topeka. Kan.
REPORT OF the condition Of the Fourth
National Bank. a. Wichita. N the stsss
of kansas. ~ the close Of business. De-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

New York. Dec. 23.-General Russell
A Alger OF Michigan. arrived from Liv-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
PUBLIC GETS LEFT
WHILE THE HEIRS OF TIE LATE
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN Do NOT.

Trusts Under the VIII, Relating to the Es-
are Declared Invalid. and tine Trustees
are Thence Accountable to the Next Of
Kin for the Amounts Supposed TO be En-
trusted-Court Regrets 80, but IT'S Too
Late to Make . New Will Now-Who
Wouldn't Die kich!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

Asks Hale, BY Letter, to Pair Him In Any
Way That Will Defeat, Delay or Bring
to Confusion the Cameron Resolutions
Then Hale Gives au Interview In which
He Indicates tho Tactics to be Pursued
In Fighting the Recognition of Cuban
Independence Mexican Hostility to
Spain-Foreisn News In General
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-"Never did l see on
the book kept for the purpose of inform
ing the directors of the bank as to who
Were applicants for loans, the name Of
the Calumet Electric railway"
The above statement was brought
about in a conversation with Director
Page OF the defunct National Bank of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

This Time it is the Bank of West superior,
of West Superior. Wis, Not, However,
Large Concern-Ban of Illinois Is Broke
Worse Than at First Appeared - All
Kinds of "Trusted OficiaI" Business
Back of the Failure - Director Page
Tells the Story of the Banks Manage
ment.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Death of . Sistor.

At Mercy hospital at Davenport
yesterday occurred the death of
Mary. daughter OF the late Chri 1t
kautz. of Buffalo. of peritonitis, at
the early age of % years. The de-
ceased was a regular received mem
Der of the Order of Mercy and was
known for her strict piety and devo-
tion to the rules of the sisterhood, -,
which she joined about five years
ago. The deceased was born at Buff
falo, where she made her home until
i've years ago, when she came to
Davenport snd to the hos pital, where
she united herself to the order in
order to minister to the necessities
OF stricken humanity. She was
gifted with sunny nature, which
made her ministering angel to
those unfortunates with whom she
came in contact. The funeral will
be held from Mercy hospital tomor-
row morning at 8 O'Clock with
solemn requiem mass and interment
at the hospital cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Here They Are.

Good wide figured mohair ekirts
at $l.lS. You've seen them at 81. 81.
4S figured mohair skirts. full five
yards wide. goth century pattern. at
$l.47. You've seen them at g 80.
36 very fine figured skirts at 81. 5s.
We've sold them ourselves ut SS.Ss:
now they 60 for $l.5S.
One small lot of only Is skirts full
six yards wide. Oou haven't seen
such wide ones anywhere else) very
tine. nicely made, at s. 25. worth
$3.50.
One dozen of those very small
black and white shepherds check
shirts, very wide. at $,.s7. selling on
State street. Chicago, at s. SO.
One dozen blue and white check
shep-check blazer suits at $3.50, the
regular IS kind. Only half, tl.5O.
Hundreds of other shirts, all kinda
from 40c to Coo on the dollar. Come
and see them. Compare prices. We
always invite comparison OF prices,
the closer the investigation, the
more you buy OF rs.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Sent ON Their Way.

Postmaster Lidders furnished Mrs
Alice smith and her little daughter
both OF whom are pictures Of tn,
gloomy side of life. with transporta
tion to Cambridge this morning
Mrs Smith is destined for Danvilie
where she says the parents of hel
dead husband reside.
The woman and her little child
probably years old-arrived in the
city yesterday from Des Moines
She said she had walked over half thu
way. All she possessed was the
clothes worn by herself and little
one. Mrs. Smith said that her hus.
band took sick and died in the west,
leaving her penniles-. She is q
woman OF about 81 years-but she
looks much older.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Jumps From . Train.

Passengers on the Rock Island's
southwestern train were treated to a
little sensation near Fairport yester.
day. a.young slady by the name OF
Miss Ella Snore jumping from the
coach while the train was going at q
fslr rate. She was rendered uncon.
scious and quite severely shaken up.
She was taken on to Muscatine where
ply sician brought her around all
right.
Her motive for the daring act no
one knows. Miss Snore boarded the
train at Montpelier. where she re-
sides, and jumped from the platform
as 1t was nearing the Fairport sta
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
WANDERS FROM HOME.
Ten-yeaf-Old Rosle aendrickson Among
Strangers Four Day..

Ten-year-Old Rosie Hendrickson Amops
Strangers Four Days.
Rosie Hendrickson, a 1O-year-old
girl who has been wandering about
davenport and Rock Island since the
Fourth of July, was returned home
to Clinton on yesterday afternoons S
Milwaukee passenger by the authori-
ties. Rosie says she wandered out
on an excursion boat which was leav-
ing her town Saturday morning and
was landed in Davenport. She told
the police over there that she lived
in Rock Island; SO she was brought
over here. Rosie then said she did
not know where she lived, but she
knew it was in a town along the
river. Finally telegram came in.
quiring about Rosie and she was sent
home.
j. j. Kelly's case was continued
until Friday morning.
j. S. Latham. 72s Twentieth
street, had u new set of harness
stolen from his barn last night.
A horse and buggy was stolen
from Louis Wilson's barn in Rural
last night. The thief is believed to
have come to Rock Island, but there
is no clue.
Henry Yellow, alias Frank Harvey,
waived examination to q charge of
robbing Baker & McNeill's hard
ware store and was bound over to
the grand jury, his bond being fixed
at 81, 200.
The residence of s. j. Keator, 1925
Seventh avenue, was burglarized
last night and 90 in money taken.
Entrance was effected through a win
dow. The burglars did not disturb
anyone in the house. ~
Mrs. Mona Oberhaus. COG Third
avenue. says she was shamefully
treated by Mrs. Ament, of Daven-
port. yesterday, the latter, she SAYS,
having come to her house and raised
cain generally. 1t seems the Dav en-
port lady is the divorced wife of A.
G. Ament. who rooms at Mrs. Ober-
haus'. Mrs. Ament. Mrs. Oberhaus
says, accused her of running a dis
orderly house.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

DRESS SKIRTS.

A large manufacturer Gf We should
print the name it would cause . sem
satioD). a sudden drop in trade. and
with their great stock on hand they
were bound to unload. We bought
some 50 others at 4Oc and some 70
had to pay as high as 60c on the dol
lar. Where the piles were largest
we got them down rs low as 4oc on
the dollar.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

the nation furnished a promise of
success and prosperity, for the
Fourth Of July fires our hearts with
the love of country and kindles
within US the flames of patriotism
for the fairest land beneath the sun,
The land of the free and the home
OF the brave IS The true
American loves his country because
it is the home of freedom, the home
OF self government. and the rule of
the people for the people by the
people. Odd Fellowship i. an Amer
lean institution and fiads a genial
home in the generous soil of free
Institutions.
Thus after painting such a beauti-
fal picture of the past MIR. Sweeney
spoke with equal force and effect of
the promise of the lodge for the
future.
Other Exercises.
Another selection by the Din Ger
Bucket quartet followed Mr.. Swee-
ney's address, then a number by
Prof. Williams, . recitation by Miss
Bromley. a either duet by Miss Anna
Mitsch and Phil Mitsch and selections
by the Lincoln Mandolin club. Re-
freshments we're afterward served
and the remainder of the evening
given over to general sociability.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Changed NIeHnipes.

Its very funny, remarked old Mrs.
Homespun, ''how the meanings O.
words change. Now, when You and ]
were young, Jed, an orchard was a lot
OF fruit trees Yet. here is Mary Ellen
wrltln that her friends, the Van Eltons.
at their last party. had the parlor dec.
GRATED with orchids. Pretty poor decora-
ton, call it. New York Journal
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
HAVE YOU HEARD
Of the failure of the great Millinery
house of
THEO. ASCHER & CO.,
WABASH Ay- CHICAco

The receivers. (rhe American Trust
ana Savings bank) are closing out
tne stock for cash to satisfy creditors.
obligations amounting to nearly
$500. 900 with stock of almost a omar.
ter OF q million dollars.
We had the opportunity Of msking
almost first choice. in fact h,d ous
pick from this great stock, at nearly
our own figures. Results as follows.
Monday morning. July G, at 10
O'Clock promptly, we offer:
- dozen ladies' and miss< ., .ailo, hate -h;,.
they last. lQc each ""''
* oz "a Ia les white trimmed eaiora st a5c.
Asc ,sf's wholesale prcs wa S. per dog N
Ssiof mats ut Soc, such - We have been selling
have 20 st Csc and SIC '
Mx diderent kinds at lsc and &c
O:her Gfess shapes such "a we ave so,d a, -sr
70 u. Now while thew Iast IA. "
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
A Child EnIOva

The pleasant flavor. gentle action
and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs.
when in need of q laxative. and II
the father or mother be costiye or
bilious. the most gratifying results
follow its use; so that it is the best
family remedy known and every FAM
lily should have a bottle.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
Flowers, Flowers. Flowers.

Roses. chrysanthemums, violets,
Pinks, etc. half. third and quarter
Ribbons. laces. plumes. carry them
away at almost any price; bought
cneaP; must 60 quick. No reserva-
tions, first come gets first pick.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

George w. Arnold aud Miss Emma Good
manson Steai . March.

eeoree w. Arnold aud Miss Emma Good
manson Steal . March.
George w. Arnold and Miss Emma
GoodmansOn were married the Fourth
Of July in Milwaukee. No one outside
the families of the young folk was
aware OF their northern mission, and
when the news reached here ii
created no little surprise.
The groom is one of the city's best
known young men, being connected
with the Rock Island road rs clerk
in its round house here. His bride
is daughter of Mrs Christina Good.
manson, Of Moline, and q popular
and much admired lady. MIR. and
Mrs. Arnold will return tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
A WOMAN SUICIDES.
Mabel Thompson Jumps From
the Augusta.
DRowNs CLOSE TO THE SHORE

Daughter Of Capt. and Ars. Orrsn !
Thompson Huris Hsrsslf Ioeo eh. pa,a
sissippl and Eads Her Existence Lat
This Afternoon.
A woman jumped from the Au.
gusta when it was about two hun.
dred feet from the Eighteenth street
landing headed toward Davenport q,
4 O'Clock this afternoon. and saul
into eternity in the sight of q num-
Der OF people on the dock and boat.
The alarm was given and the ferry
brought to halt and life boat low
cred. But it was too late. She
floated about fifty feet and then dis
appeared. Mrs. Olive Chubbuck, of
Davenport, was standing on the rear
platform of the boat when the woman
threw herself into the stream. She
entered on the front part of the boat
and Immediately walked to the rear
right hand gate. Here she jun ped in.
She was clad in black silk dress
with white waist. No one on the
boat recognized who she was. Two
little boys went to the woman's res
cue and arrived at her side Just in
time to see her body 60 down for the
last time. They recovered her hat.
Hat il Identified.
The hat was taken to the home of
Capt. and Mrs. Orrin j. Thompson,
on Seventeenth street and BY
Mrs. Thompson and others,
identified as that of their daugh-
ter Mabel. who has been
character about the city for several
years. Mabel left home at 1 O'Clock.
her mother said. saying she was
going to the Tower. Instead she be-
gan drinkino.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

July q. 8. and 10 q special train
viii leave Z. I. & P. Twentieth street
depot daily at l p. m. &C.. &. l. 4
Z. depot At l:l5 P. m. and will run
through to the Mile Track in Dsven-
port. This train will return to
Rock Island after the races.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

Upon pure. rich blood and you need
not fear nervous prostration. Nerves
are weak when they are improperly
and insuficiently nourished. Pure
blood is their proper food. and pure
blood comes by taking Hoods sarsa-
Parilia, which is the greatest and
best nerve tonic Il also builds up
the whole systom.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
A Snap Chance.

We bought 1S dozen ladies' silk
aeck scarfs. to sell at &c apiece.
They are all choice colors and are
the regular Csc goods. Remember,
only &c. Not more than two to any
one customer.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

Hoods Pills. the favorite family
cathartic, easy to take easy to oper
ate.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07

Su hscribe for TIE ARous
Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-07
MCCABE BROS.

1720, 1922, 1924, 1726, and 1928 Seco nd Avenue.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17

or recent years the awkward heavy
tools that burglars used at one time
IN breaking safes, have been replaced nv
a folding and wonderfully compact ont
NJ, that may be easily carried unobserv
ca ABOUT the person. And hotel thieves
Mteu no other stock in trade than the
vest pocket Jimmy" no larger than tbe
thlSk lead pencil. which is abundantlv
suilicient for opening bureau drawers
and jewel cases
Another modern tool is the safe rim
per, now In high favor, for its simplicity
anu WHnderful efficiency. 1t IS an from
ioop which Is adjusted over the knob
ana combination OF the safe. and which
with proper leverage tears out the whole
'hlhs' leaving the safe defencela.s.
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN LIFE
"A remarkable instance of sagacity in
CRIMINALS is reported by DR. Henry S,nitb
"ni:ams OF n patient whom he examined
at Matteawan Asylum. The criminal In
question was only remporarilv cnn6nad
at me asylum, and save for single hal
iucinatlon, was perfectly sane. Doctor
"liAamS talked frequently with hin,
ana drew from him many interesting do
'hns OF the conduct OF his profession
winch was that of a confdanca 80
The latter declared. in one converge
ZION. that he did not regard tha Sher-
lock Holmes stories as exaggerated or
particularly wonderful, but that on the
contrary an accomplished confidence
man had TO be almost as keen nudge
VI Huinah nature and as APP: at drawing
inference as Doctor Doyles charactsm.
one day one OF the attending physi-
Grams: IL! conversation with the prisoner.
asked II he never made a mistake In
siZihg up his man. The prisoner replied ::
Never. Let me study a man half an
hour. or even less. and / can tell whether
Il i'm T.
grasp MS peculiarities, j viii know
Where he keeps his money and whether
| , WIN be easy for me to get .. away from
| him or not"
| The physician then said: We'll what
| can you tell me about myself?"
oh nothing In particular" .he pris
oiler replied. because l never studied
you. But then" he added, Il can tell
you little. For example YOU ALWAYS
Keep your money in your left hand trou-
ser,s pocket. 1t Is loose and you keen
nothlng else there Asked as how he
n mao guessed this, the guess being correct,
| she prisoner replied: well, when in
your rounds of 'the wards have noticed
| that you go into eli other pockets n
you happen 10 want a psncil or piece of
paper or anything like that, and from
the fact that you never go into your left
you keep your money there and nothing
else. can see that 1t is loose as q nurse
would show.
For another lthing," the prisoner went
on, lin your inner vest pocket YOU have
a little case of some kind. l do NOT kno,,,
Just what is it--it Is not n pocketbook
but VI is valuable and contains some.
thing that you think a great deal of
The physician owned up that the On co
was there and that 1t contained a picture
OF his sweetheart
! Doctor Williams adds ree.a riding ,his
individual that he was ao .r.ena of HE
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17

from the counter while the lady In
spects what Is slA,wn her and abstract
ing what takes her fancy, drops It into
the open mouth. Then there is the
trap-door nun which is laid over any
desired object of small dimensions
whereupon said object disappears.
Since vaults have been so generally
EXPERT SNEAK THIEVES.
protected by net work OF wires hidden
in the woodwork around them, and since
the system of all-night electric signals
sent by one or two watchmen has been
generally introduced, the occupation Of
the old-time bank robber has gone. TO a
great extent, the most approved methods
against banks to-day being those of the
expert sneak-thief or OF men who work
In collusion with some one employed in
the bank. Criminals az well as moral
lists realize that there is no electric de-
vice so delicate as to indicate the dis
honesty or honesty of a watchman q
clerk, or cashier. AS to eneak-thieyes
they no longer attempt the time-honored
Trick OF the lady at the door I'm carriage
VINO wishes to see the President. but
they DO conspire against the paying
teller, In spite of the brass cage that
envelopes him, and, while one OF two
plausible gentlemen engages him in CON
versation through the window, the other
has been known to extract q package
OF sio0 bills. drawn through the openings
OF the cage with the help OF n cane fur
nished at one end with n spring clutch.
The trick Is possible, but not easy.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17
NEW METHODSiNCRIME.
Remarkable Tendency Of Modern American
Criminals to Systematic Business.
now. DAYTON SkAnIE" ESCAPES PRISON
I5e Forms q Joint. stock Company
and Uses the Capital to Put Up IN
Baii for the Unfortunate Member
Who IL .Pinchcd" and Skips-
Piekpeckeis and shopitrers.

sCopyrisnt, 1855, by S, 5. Mcclure Coz
No man must guard more carefully
againss old fashioned methods than the
detective. While the criminal instinct
remains the same from one decade 10
another, the manifestations OF that in
stinct in actual crime are constantly
changing. Each new invention furnishes
the law breaker new opportunity.
The telegraph and telephone, the
steam railway and the ocean steamship
have all been utilized by criminals for
their harmful purposes. Each step Of
civilization lifts the enemies OF society
10 a higher vantage ground from which
to harm their fellows.
: The many recent advances in natural
science have put formidable weapons in
the hands Of the dangerous classes, and
the discoveries of chemistry and physics
are utilized as soon as they are made
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17


the privilege of being left free to continue
operations elsewhere. What is $1,000 or
$4,000 10 the expert pickpocket, who FREE
quently makes as much in a single haul
from the wallet of some guileless coun-
tryman. Even when the whereabouts
of one of the piclipockets who has thus
skipped his bail' is known, the Undo
lent country officers usually prefer TO
spare themselves the trouble and cost of
pursuit, and. keeping the bail money,
leave the wrong -doer undisturbed.
Thus 1t is that Dayton Sammie" and
others like him c'Samme himself was ar
rested in Florida Il few weeks ago and
is now awaiting triaD are able to plum
der people year after year With almost
impurty. They fight the authorities
With their own best weapons, !ntelli-
gence and money.
THE PICKPOCKET AND THE SHOP
LITTER.
AS showing how every new condition
of our city life Is utilized by criminals for
their advantage, the crowded street car
may be mentioned and the universal
habit OF newspaper reading, both OF
which in large cities give the pickpocket
chance to reap a harvest. Imagine
three or four men standing on the back
platform OF car, all busy with their
papers One OF these, who seems TO
be reading no less attentively than the
others, is pickpocket. keen on the look
out for watches and scarf pins. What
is easier for him as his neighbor lifts his
arms TO turn a page and thus hides from
his own view what is going on below his
chin, than TO ring" the undefended
watch. or deftiy remove the coveted
'sparkler"? Or II two plckpockets are
on the platform working together. how
simple and natural for one of them TO
spread his newspaper accidentally under
the nose of his victim, while the other.
taking advantage of the la;ter's annoy
! ance or preoccupation, makes way with
valuables in sight.
| And inside the car there Is still easier
| prey in the crowds of women, absorbed
| In shopping schemes or chattering Cos
| sip and all unsuspicious that the gen
| tleman beside them these pickpockets
make a point of looking like a gentle
| mani with his hand carelessly thrust in
his coat pocket, has designs upon their
well-filled purses AS a matter of fact.
the pocket in which has his hand has n
slit in II through which the hand may
emerge quickly at a favorable moment,
and seize the unguarded treasure This
Is one OF the newest and most successful
accomplishments in the pickpocket's re-
peTtoiIe, and 1t is even said that some
Of these light-fingered gentlemen have
such skill of the hand that operating
as described through the protecting
coat, they are able to find and empty a
woman's pocket at their leisure.
And the up-to-date shoplifter, usually
a woman. has methods Of her own tc
meet new conditions and the create,
Watchfulness exercised against her
me clumsy bags worn under n clca
nave long since been discarded in fayo,
OF the double skirt which is really has
ehcirciing the whole body. Or the poke
umbrella admirable for small articles
ana allowed to hang most convenient,