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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
RECAPTU;:ED THE ANIMAL
Coyote Gets Away From One Hunter and
Captured by Another.

1 captured Dy AnOtner.
| Mr. Charles Payne, the animal dealer
on the West Side, lost a cayote Sunday
morning early. The animal ii seems,
made bee line straight across the city
and made a wild attempt to commit
suicide by wandering listlessly into
| William Mathewson's yard and going
Upon a tour Of inspection about his
| chicken coop.
Mr.. Mathewson soon had out his gun,
and drew a bead upon Mr.. Cayote, Esq,
but noticing a chain attached TO collar
upon the animals neck, he called his
son and told him the circumstances. The
boy has the true hunters instinct, and
is in reality chSS> off the old block. he
called the dogs and a fine race begua.
The boy staid with it grittily, cnd after
long, hard run of about an hour UP
Chisholm creek captured the animal and
brought him back.
The animal is somewhat savage hut
the boy staid with him, and landed him
safely at home. where Mr.. Payne go.
him yesterday afternoon upon learning
of the capture.
II seems strange that the animal
should go from one hunters house
straight across the to that Of another.
and that 10 one as well known and as
old a timer as the true Buffalo Bill of
the plains and not of the theater. The
animal was chained in a cage but never
theless got away, but thanks to the grit
of the boy. was captured before doing
any damage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
GOODYEAR THE MAN
he 10 Slated for Deputy Clerk of the Dis
trict Court

1t was given TO a reporter for the
Eagle yesterday from an authentic
source that Mr.. Charles Goodyear OF
oatville will be Mr.. Arnetts deputy in
the office of the clerk of the district
court. 1t was at first thought that the
place would be given 10 Charlie Phillips,
bookkeeper for the Dold Packing COM
pany but, il appears, Mr.. Arnett has
concluded TO reduce the compensation Of
his deputy TO such an extent that Mr..
Phillips could not afford TO take it.
Mr.. Goodyear was seen by "A reporter
yesterday afternoon and asked concern
ing his appointment. He said that Mr..
Arnett rendered him the place but that
So far as he knew the appointment was
not made nor would * be made.
The position is A very important one
and upon Mr.. Arnett's choice of a
deputy depends the success and satisfsc-
ton Of the office so far as both the clerk
and the public are concerned.
The Populists are, to some extent. TAX
ing d hand in the matter and they claim
that Mr.. Arnett owes il 10 the party. 70
say nothing about the public. TO get a
good man. They argue tina: the Siture
success of their party is dependent a
great deal on the competency shown in
office during the next two years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
MARKET VALUE OF BRAINS
How Bob Mccain Fixes the Price of III
Entertair ment

A man is more liable to think another
man is great il he likes him than il he
does not ike him. This is illustrated in
a grievance Bob Mccain lodged with a
reporter for the Eagle last night
Il don't go much on that guy Corbett,"
said Boo.
"Why?'
''Oh. don't know. I kind o. think he
is a regular mud hen: big stiff He
amt half the man that John L. Sulli-
van isl
What makes you think SOP"
well, when John L. Sullivan played
here he came up 10 my place after the
show and ordered supper. 1 got him up
something nice and when he called for
the bill ] told him it was 81. WHAT do
you think he did?"
Kicked like bay steer"
mo, sir. There's where you are off.
He threw down a so bill and told me to
keep it all and set up the cigars to the
gang of guys that crowded in 10 see him.
Now, then. he was a man wasn't he?"
What did Corbett do?"
"Well. when he played here, he came
to my place after the show and ordered
supper and what do you think he did,"
Couldn't guess"
''He beefed and roared half an hour be-
cause i charged him s1.45 for it and then
when the hackman who hauled him
around town and waited an hour for him
charged him $50 ne threw him a dollar
and said take that or take nothing
What do you think of bloke like that
acting that way after pulling the leg of
the town for about a cool tflousand?"
NOW. by the way" said the reporter
becoming alarmed, what are you going
to charge me for my supper"
Considering the comparative market
value of brains and muscle" said Bob
II guess II tax you ten cents"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
HE STOLE A COAT
AND JOSEPH BAILY DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS A JAIL OFFEKSE.
Ie Does Not Relish q Civilization That
Punishes q Man for Taking Something
to Keep Him Protected From the Biz
zard-He Presented the Judge an Organ
ICED Labor Card and the Judge Rebukes
Him for Dishonoring 1.-THE Appeals TO
the Prosecutor and Gets From Him tho
lev Stxre-Shown q Revolver.

Joseph Bailey played the part Of Jean
Val Jean Saturday night and as re-
suit IS now an inmate Of the county Jail.
Joseph found himself stranded in the
streets of Wichita. cold, half naked and
friendless. far away from home ana
friends and wardrobe.
AS he went shivering by his eye fell
upon an oveicoat and the thought struck
him: .'Taeie Is ali Oyercoat without
man; here is man without an overcoat.
l will take it, He thought he had rea-
soned we'll, but he hadn't. He might as
well say upon meeting young lady:
There is a woman without a husband;
here is a man without a wife, and steal
her right then and there. Joseph argues
that this is not parallel case. but he
argues wrong. 1t is a parallel case II
ever one existed, anywhere.
He was arrested on complaint Of the
county attorney and at O'Clock yester-
day he was taken before Judge Glenn.
do you plead guilty or not guilty?"
asked the Judge
81 plead guilty." was the response.
Turning to the assistant county attor.
ney. Judge Glenn said: / can make this
a Jail sentence or fine or both. What
would You suggest"
"On, make it q fine" suggested Mr..
Blake.
Let me present you my card" said
Bailey, presenting the court a card of
membership in the ST. Louis bricklayers
Union.
The judge looked at the greasy blue
card and observed: 1T Is a nice thing
and a great honor TO belong 10 repu-
able labor organization, but you should
keep that card as a badge Of honor in
stead OF dishonoring it,"
AYE, aye; but i was freezing judge,
and had to have the coat"
THE Law does not give authority 10
steal in any case" said the judge, land
you have pleaded guilty to theft. I
fined a man $40 Saturday for stealing
coat worth $3.50, and as you say that the
coat you stole was worth s., will have
10 fine you $40. You will go to the coun-
ty jail where you will be we'll treated
and cared for
How long will I have to stay there,
judge"
Unit. tie fine and costs are paid
But, how long will that be, judge?"
'It may be year. or il may be more.
II you pay the fine now wen make il
light on you
Doubling the judge, Joseph appealed
TO the assistant county attorney for ex-
act Information as to the durati of his
Incarceration.
1T may be five years." said Mr. Blake.
my God. will i have TO spend FIVE
years in Jail for stealing an overcoat to
Keep me from freeZing?"
Unless the legally constituted pardon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
FIGHT FOR ISLAND
TWO MEN IN C0URr O0NTESfIEG
THE TITLE TO LAND.
Nelson Swan has Possession Of an Island in
the Arkansas River, Which II. O'Byrne
Claims as . Continuation of His Estate
Mr.. Swans Claim ID Backed by Pat
emit From Uncle Sam, While O'Byrne's
Claim Is Based on the Absence OF Sep
aratiug Chaunei-An Old Timers are mp
as Witnesses.

A rather peculiar case, one that brings
out the old settlers. Is now on trial N
the district court wherein Fl. Byrne Is
plaintiff and Nelson Swan is defendant.
II is a suit In election. involving the tile
OF the defendant 10 an island in the river,
and many are the maps and charts pre-
scented in evidence. Stanley & Vermll-
lion are attorneys for the gentleman
with the Irish name and A. z. Helm Is
attorney for the eolored man whose
name. Swan, is suggestive of his acqua-
tic abode.
Nelson Swan Is an old-time colored
man. He was a slave for thirty years
and when he got his freedom ne settled
on piece OF land in Alabama where Re
lived until the Klu Klux gang got after
him and frightened him out OF the coun-
try.
In 1852 he came 70 Sedgwick county
and got his eye on and island in the Ar
kansas river. He squatted on il and al
forwards the government gave him
patent to il. The farm adjoining is that
occupied by II. O'ByTne- Everybody
lived in peace and happiness until three
or four years ago when Mr. O'Byrne pu;
a fence around what he claimed was his
property and that fence included most OF
what Mr.. Swan claimed as his property.
The latter cut the fence and then MIR.
O'Byrne commenced an ejectment suit.
The contention Is that the island is
continuation of Mr.. O'Byrne's land and
a great deal of stress is laid on the fact
that there is no chanenl between Mr..
O'Byrne's land and the Island of Mr..
Swan. This is why all the old timers
are involved in the case. Mr.. O'Byrne
has a great many OF his neighbors 10
prove that they never knew any water
10 be in the alleged channel, but Mr..
Swan will go generation farther back
and will get Mr.. Mathewson. J. r. Mead.
s. VI. Tucker and others 10 prove there
was a channel there Besides he will
prove by maps made in 1885 and again
in 1867, by the government, that i was
well defined island.
The case is quite an interesting one. as
it brings up ancient history about river
that, perhaps. has been more tickle in its
course than any river il the Unitel
States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
MASHED ON CLEVELAND
But Likens Popuiism Unto an Egg to At
tract Impurities

Judge Campbell while resting in the
district clerks Office yesterday began
talking about great affairs of state and
he made the remarkable statement that
Grover Cleveland is, today, the greatest
man in the public eye not only in this
country, but in the world. He is the
greatest man of his time" said Judge
Campbell, land if ] were 10 hear that he
did something inconsistent with states
manship | could hardly believe it,.
How about Olney?" asked reporter.
''He is merely Growers attorney" said
the judge. Cleveland is not only bigger
than his party, but he is bigger than
both parties"
How about the Populist party?"
oh said the judge, II don't count
that. One day l was helping my wife
to make sweet pickles. She put in the
water and then she put in the sugar and
then she broke an egg into the mess"
What did you do that for, said IL"
" TO purify the ingredients she said.
"Just then / noticed that all the inn
purities from the sugar and water were
attracked by that egg and they chung
around it. That is the Populist party
to a dot When it was injected into ma
tional politics it attracted all the impuri-
ties from the other parties and they
chung around it."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
BURNED BY TRAMPS
BONE OF JOHN DUNLAP DESTROY
ED SUNDAY MORNING.
Mr.. Durham Left His Home Saturday
ness, While His Family Went Out tn the
Residence of His Father for Visit
House Was Last Seen by Neighbors
About IL O'clock That Night Intact
Larry in the Morning the Fire Started,
and Totally Destroyed Every thing.

Sunday morning, very early, the home
ef Mr. John Durham, situated about
seven miles northwest Of the city, be-
tween the rivers, was burned to the
ground.
Mr.. Durham had come 10 the citysSat-
urday night, while all the other mem
bers of his family went to visit the faith
er OF Mr.. Durham, who resides out upon
the Cowskin creek. There was no fire
whatever left in the house when he left,
save a single coal about the size of his
fist in the cooking stove in the kitchen,
and there was not the least possibility
Of the confiagration arising from it as
they left on the morning of Saturday.
II was impossible to find out when the
fire started, as the neighbors awoke in
the morning, and saw only some Of the
walls standing. 1t is thought that it
was undoubtedly caused by tramps who
happening along. finding the house I'M
occupied. broke into ii and ransacked 1t
for anything of value, and then returned
10 the kitchen and helped themselves TO
whatever they desired there, and then
either left a very hot fire burning or
otherwise deliberately set fire to the
house and left.
The family lost everything, save what
clothing, keepsakes and provisions for
the winter were within the house and all
Of ii was destroyed by the devouring
element.
The house was insured for $50 and the
Insurance upon the household goods was
also $50. This will by no means cover
the loss. The house was brick, two
stories in height and proportionately
large. Mr.. Durham had gotten it COM
forta bly, furnished, and had laid in his
winter supply of canned fruit, meat,
some -four and other provisions, all of
which was destroyed. He was unable TO
figure out the total amount of the loss,
but the insurance will nowhere near
cover il.
There is no clew as to who the parties
were who caused the fire. They left no
trace behind them. AS TO what was
taken there can only be conjecture. 1t
was either a plain case OF negligence-if
ii may be call such-in leaving a
hot fire, or it was simply a simple case
of arson TO cover up the evidence of rob-
berry. Mr.. Durham feels his loss quite
badly as he has been accommodating the
things now totally destroyed for some
time, and some Of them cannot be re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
HEARD FROM TWO SONS
War in the Orient and Weather in Dakota
Described.

Mrs. c. II. Davidson received letters
yesterday from two of ner sons, one from
Formosa in the Orient and the other
from Darlington, In Dakota Both OF
them had something interesting 10 say.
The young man in the Orient had just
returned 10 Formosa from the Philippine
Islands which are now in rebellion
against the authority of Spain. He is
strongly in sympathy with the reyolu-
tionists and describes the cruelty and
torture they are subjected 10 in man.
ner that would cause anybody 10 justify
the revolt. Among the other things he
sent were six photographs which finely
iliustrate the primitive civilization Of tho
islands.
The letter from Dakota says that the
weather there is now ranging from FIVE
TO thirty-five degrees below zero ana
that no trains, save one. have run over
the Northern Pacific for nearly two
weeks. A collector for his bank was
found frozen TO death in a blizzard there
a few days ago within mile of the town
In that blizzard ne said it was impossi-
blefor one to see thirty feet ahead OF
him. Indians came into town and relat-
ed that they had to live for severa. days
on pony meat and were nearly starved.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

Regular meeting OF Wichita Council
No. Y. r. & s Election OF officers Full
attendance desired. This evening,
Regular meeting 90 Wichita Encamp-
l1eut No. ss. |. c. .. F. tonight. Work
in Patriarchal cegree. E. B. Messerye.
scribe.
Regular communication OF Sunfower
Lodge M. SC =. - & y. II, this even
Ing at 20 Work in t:i.i degree Mem
hers requested ard visitors invited 10 be
present.
The choir OF the Central Church OF
Christ Will hold their second annual pie
social on next Friday evening. A neat
musical and literary program has been
prepared and refreshments consisting or
pie and coffee viii be served
Caroline Harrison circle No IS. Ladies
OF the @. \. R. viii hold an adjourned
meeting Dec. al 80 p. m. az the court
house for inspection and 10 meet Past
National President Lester Coolidge. and
Deputy President Emma Wall. All men,
Sers urged 10 bring weil-filed baskets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
FELL OFF TWENTY POUNDS
Ex-Mayor Carey Was at Deaths Door Dur
ing His Absence.

Ex-Mayor John B. Carey went up to
the court house yesterday to inquire
about his taxes and TO look al things in
general. While in the district clerk :
office reporter learned from him that
during his absence in California he had
quite a severe spell of sickness during
which he went nearer deaths door than
he ever did in his life before. He fell of
twenty pounds in weight and for nearly
three months he suffered. He says he is
gaining in flesh again and feels rapid
improvement generally. In appearance
he is the picture of health. His complex
ion is pure and clear and his step is more
elastic than ii has been for years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
HE IS THE GUARDIAN
Federal Court Confirms Will Throcknor-
ton In the Wood Case.

Yesterday Judge Wall was notified by
the federal court at Denver that VIII
Throckmorton was confirmed as the
guardian Of William Wood, an inmate OF
the insane asylum. When VIII Throck-
morton was made guardian of William
Wood he did not think that he would
have single thing to do, but il has since
turned out that this same William Wood
has become millionaire by the Colora-
do courts deciding that he owned part
Of one of the largest and best paying
mines in that state. The story has been
told so often in these columns that ii is
not necessary 10 repeat it. Judge Hor-
ton of Topeka and Judge Hubbard OF
Denver were associated with Judge Wall
in the case. The decision was made by
Judges Riner and Hallef.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
CRAWFORD is A sPRINTER
Prisoner Breaks for Liberty But is Caught
Again.

Yesterday afternoon a man who gave
the name oSJoseph Bailey stepped in the
office of the Central Coal company and
took an overcoat and pair of gloves be-
longing to Mr.. c. A. Gale of the office
He ran south through the Rock Island
yards, and Mr.. Gale soon found CfhceT
Crawford, and together they went down
into the yards after the man. Search
was soon instituted, and quite a crowd
gathered TO assist. The man was finally
found with the overcoa; and placed I'M
der arrest Mr.. Gale offered TO not prose
cute if he would turn over the coat and
gloves. He returned the coat but would
not give up the gloves. He may have
not had them at that time. but at any
rate they were gone and Mr.. Gale did
not have them.
Mr.. Gale returned to his office and
Officer Crawford was walking quietly
through the yards with his prisoner
when the fellow jumped back, and turn
ing, ran back south. The policeman i'm
mediately gave chase while Tht crowd
who had begun TO disperse, looked on
and yelled.
1t looked for a few moments like the
fellow was going to get away. as Officer
Crawford was hampered by a neavy
overcoat. while the other fellow was Tot;
II was pretty race. The fellow sailing
ahead in great shape, while the officer
was also making good time behind. He
soon had his revolver out ana was
threatening to fire if the fellow did not
stop. As they sped down the yards The
big overcoat of the policeman showed
his cap above Ii, his flying heels below
On one side dsngled his club and on the
other cleaned the revolver.
After running some distance with the
officer gaining on him steadily, the fell
low stopped completely winded and was
soon recuperating i'm the city Moro Cas-
tie. The next fellow who runs from
Crawford will have 70 practice awhile
II he expects 10 get away. When the re-
volver came out, every one braced HIM
self to see the fellow stopped in Okla
homa style. but then it wasn't necessary
for he couldn't run anyhow. and il would
have been shame to dirty up the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
COOK Is ENJOINED
He Was Moving a House Away on a Tax
Title

Injunction proceedings were conmenc-
ed in the district court yesterday against
a man named Fred Cook restraining him
from moving a house off lots 40 and 112
Meade avenue The proceedings were
commenced by p. s. Darlington through
his attorney Joseph Brubaker
IL seems that some brokers got hold
of the property al the court house for
unpaid taxes and sold il 10 II. f Far
mer. Farmer, in turn, sold the house 10
Fred Cook and he proceeded 70 move Il
out into the country when the injunction
proceedings were commenced. The le-
galtty of the tax tide viii be attacked
and promises 10 be very interesting. as a
great many similar deals have been
made recently
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
SHE WANTS DIVORCE
SMOTHER Fitzhuch" Is Tired of Not Living
With Mike Boguer.

IN the district court yesterday Mrs.
Isabel BoSner sued her husband Mike
for divorce and the restoration 70 her
Of her widow name. Mrs. Isabel Fitz-
hugh 1t Is not a case of being tired OF
living with Bogner but il is a clear case
of being tired OF living without him.
They were married in 1894 and after liv-
ing with his bride few months Nike
deserted her and has not lived with her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08

since. He came into the Office of the
district clerk with her yesterday, con-
fessed al his short comings and gave
his consent TO the divorce being grant
ed. She will be made a widow again
by the court when IL gets chance 10
take up the case, 1t will not be at all
necessary for Nike 20 die. She intends
not only to take back the name of Wild
ow Fitzhugh but it is said that she pro-
poses to don the widows weeds again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08

c. M. Irwin will soon have made a
reputation for himself as an orator as
well as the other sterling qualities he
already possesses. He went to Perry. o.
T., yesterday afternoon 10 attend the
meeting of the board of agriculture be-
fore which assembly he is to speak.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If il
fails to cure. Csc
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12
SHOES FROM THE MAyFLoWEa.
Footgesr of 4so Years Ago Very Like the
Modern Style.

Ioocf0
Mrs. Eliza A. Brown, of Brownsville,
Me-, has in her possession a pair OF
shoes which came over on the May
flower. This particular pair of shoes,
says the New York World, was made
at Chatham, London, in 1417 by John
Hose, whose trade mark can still be OBJ
served. Mrs. Brown inherited the
Ehoes from her mother, Mrs. Lydia
Gilman. of Acton, Me.
Mrs. Gilman had her choice between
two pairs, the only authentic relics of
this nature of the famous Puritan ex-
petition. they are of green brocade
satin, with buckles. and tie over the in
step. The heels are made of cork and
are very light. Between the soles and
uppers there is piping of white kid.
The stitching, which is visible. is done
us neatly and exactly as in any speci-
men of latter-day machine work.
The shoes are an interesting example
of the rotation of fashions. Although
$50 years old, they are exactly in the
style of the fashionable indoor wom-
ans shoe for 1896. The toes are of the
toothpick variety, rs pointed as they
can be. and turned up little. The an
cient shoes seem to be broader at the
ball of the foot than is the vogue to-
day. Theuppersareo of curious-looking
green brocade satin. the color of which
has not been impaired in all these
years.
This rare old pair of shoes could be
worn by fashionable New York wonl-
an to-day without exciting any COM
raepf
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-12
Loss In Clover EnsIIage.

One thing which causes the loss witt
clover ensilage is that clover is rather
heterogeneous plant, and often heats in
the silo to high degree, which causes
the passing eff of a large amount OF
moisture, and SO produces the process
of fire-fanging, much the same as oc
ours in pile of horse manure; at least
that has been my experience in ensilo-
ing it, If sufficient water be used upon
it, the heat is reduced and the ensilagC
is preserved. 1t will be necessary for
the person filling the silo to watch pref
ty carefully, and if the temperature
rises above 1875 degrees, to keep water
well poured on the surface. do moi
think that any injurious results will
arise from the application of water
We have added water very freely to our
corn ensilage here. and have received nc
results other than beneficial ones.-In.
diana Experiment Station.