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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
Williams was chairman and NJ S. Jones.

Williams was chairman and NJ S. Jones.
secretary.
The delegates elected were as follows:
DR.. NJ L. Copeland, s. E. Williams, J..
VI. Morris, r. Watson, A Gibson. a.
Hodge. NJ. S. Jones' W. c. Clark, J. G..
Gains. j. w. Tnopmson, c. r. Stewart,
William johnson, Jacob McAfee
DR.. William, DR.. Copeland and others
made strong speeches on the race ques-
ton.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Whereas. 1t Is needful that men exert
their influence IN every honorable way
that they may attain to positions in
life which tend to make them masters
of every situation; therefore. be it
Resolved. That we, the citizens Of
Sedgwick county, in mass convention
assembled, favor the steps taken by the
gentlemen named in the call for state
convention OF colored citizens at Tope-
ka We are in perfect accord With the
sentiment expressed in the call; and, be
il further
Resolved, That we are opposed TO any
move that tends to interfere with party
politics in said convention
ResoNer. further, That we pledge
ourselves TO foster all enterprises that
any member or members or our race Is
or may engage in
We do hereby condemn ciandestine
meetings and self-constituted leader
ship OF our race, to serve personal am
billions and destroy the welfare OF our
race. and be IL further
Resolved, That we do hereby approve
of the object of the convention 10 be
Ia15 In ~. .ft-, Of 7-oDslxa on the Ard
day of September, 1886. and all other
conventions having a like object to ad-
vance the social. political and educa-
tfonal interests of the colored race.
On motion of Sam Williams reso-
luton was passed pledging support. 10
the national, state and local Republi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
DOUGLAS IN THE CAMPAIGN
Son OF Distinguished Democrat vii
Helm In the Kansas Campaign,

Among the campaign speakers VINO
will be in Kansas this year is stephen
A. Douglas. Jr, of Illinois. stephen IS
the son of the Little Giant who was, in
1860, candidate for president of the
United States on the Democratic ticket.
When Illinois wanted to repudiate its
obligations at one time Douglas was
sick when he heard Of it He asked to
be taken to the convention and his re-
quest was granted AS he reclined on
the stretcher he took a pencil and wrote
these words: Resolved, That the peo-
pie of Illinois are honest" These words
were adopted, Illinois made the state
ment good, confidence was restored and
Illinois at once bounded into the from.
rank of the great states Of the Union.
Young Douglas comes of good stock
He is fine orator and Kansas will give
him greeting He viii make speeches
with Judge Beedman The dates and
places 50 far made for them are as fol-
lows: Salina, Sept 9; Mcpherson. Sept.
10; Emporia, Sept. IL; lola, Seut. u;
Burlington, Sept. II; Olathe, Sept. 15
They viii speak at Wichita later in the
campaign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
HE HAS AN ACCIDENT
Perry Allen of Coluich Has n Narrow Is
cape Prom Death,

Tuesday evening II. Perry Allen, the
CoIwich merchant, was In the city with
his family and while returning home
met with an accident whereby he lost a
horse and sustained serious injuries.
When he had arrived opposite the
residence OF Dan Jones, northwest of
the city, by some means his lines slip
ped and when he stepped on the tongue
for the purpose of securing the same the
horses became frightened and started
TO run. He was thrown TO the ground
but still retained the one line and
forced one Of THE horses against the
barb wire fence. The barbs laceraoed
the flesh horribly and severed the lead
ers so that the animal was rendered
perfectly useless.
Mr.. Allen was badly bruised but was
able TO be taken home by Mr.. Jones
the other occupants of the buggy es-
capped injury, but they were all badly
scared.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
CHRISTIAN WORKERS RIDE
Members of the Societies Of Two Churches
Form Trolly Party.

Last night the Christian Endeavor
society OF the West Side Presbyterian
church and the Epworth league of the
Dodge Avenue NJ. z. church met in a
joint meeting at the end of which they
concluded to take a trolley, which they
did, taking in the entire city. The fol-
lowing were members of the party. and
there was not one but what voted the
occasion one of the happiest they have
enjoyed: Lizzie Hall, Louie Hall, Bessie
Smith, Maud McCandless, Ida Barwise
Gala AIartindafe, Emily Chambers.
Flora Tallman, Anna Taliman, Murden
Martindale, Bessie Hayes, Olive Colt
man. Gertrude Garrison. Kate Sigerson,
Vester Charlton, Lolita Charlton, Mrs.
Pruen, Eleanor Pruen, Lillian Leichart,
Vera Moran, Sam Anderson, Nicholas
Bird, Finlay Davis, Ernest Grim, Al
bert West, Mr.. Pruen, Gene Wallace
Milo Mckee, Gus Hill. Clarence Cham
bers, Harry Cottman, Rodolph Hat
field, Artie Mccormick, Frank Maxwell,
Mr. Hill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
CELEBRATED THE DAY
German Citizens Meet and Enjoy the An.
niversary of Sedan.

niversary of Sedan.
The Germans citizens OF Wichita re-
Enforced by a good delegation OF Ameri-
can citizens, celebrated the anniversary
Of the battle of Sedan at Turner hall
last night.
The occasion was a great one. It
was worthy Of the event it comment
GRATED.
Hon. Otto G.. Eckstein was the main
orator of the occasion, and ne deliver
ed an address that was eloquent
The sturdy Germans who attended,
and nearly all of them were there, ac-
companied by their wives and chill
dren, and the evening was one Of great
merry-making.
There are some sixteen or seventeen
survivors OF the great battle I'm this
city. They have banded themselves
into a regular Organization and they
meet occasionally to recount the events
Of that memorable day. Lasr night
they met in social comradeship and
had a good time
There was, besides speeches, some
elegant music and later in the evening
dancing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
SIZE WAS TIRED OF LIFE
Ella Young Takes Poison While In q Fit of
jealousy

Ella Young. OF 400 South Fourth ave-
nue., attempted TO commit suicide last
night by taking morphine.
DR.. Russell of Topeka happened 10 be
sitting in front OF the Carey when the
alarm was given and gave the young
girl an snetic, which thoroughly
brought the poison from the girl's stoul-
a.ch, and at II O'Clock last night The
doctor said the woman would recover.
Eta Young VIII be remembered as
the woman who left her husband near
Eureka about a year ago and eeft with
the hired man Ioung came TO the
city and persuaded the woman 20 re-
turn with him, but Il seems she became
infatuated with a man named Taylor
and came to the city. Taylor pBved %
be fickle-minded and the reason FOR the
woman taking the poison was generally
believed TO be jealousy. One sight OF
a physician bringing hack 10 life q per
son who had taken poison should be
sufficient to erect a bar against that
route by all on-5ookers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
FORTUNE IN A BAG
Wichita Boy Gets Offer of One Hun
dred Thousand "A Year

dred Thousand "A Year
Abe Schopf is a Wichita young man.
When L. NJ. Cox was in the candy
business Abe Travelled for eaim. More
recently ne has been selling cigars
omong the local dealers. Abe never
was very tal4Sative but he has done a
whole lot of thinking. 1t has not been
idle thinking either. 1t was thinking
that Will bring him in big sum OF
money Yesterday he received a con-
tract from the Union Paper Bag COM
pany. signed and sealed. giving him q
big royalty on a little paper bag he In
vented Il is the simplest thing a per-
son ever saw, and those who have seen
II have been kicking themselves ever
since because they did not think OF it.
The bag is Ike any other paper bag
used TO put sugar. eggs, tea, lemons or
candy into When the paper IS pasted
together little pliable metal strip is
knserted This is the whole thing. When
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
CHARLEY LEASES SCHEME
He Says the Popuiist State League Will
be go.

He Says the Populist state League VIII
be go.
Charles H. Lease, son OF Mrs. Mary
E. Lease is in the city looking after
the interests OF the new Populist league
which ne is striving TO organize. says
the Capital.
Mr.. Lease started his plan to work
ing at the Populist state convention at
Abilene and has since been pushing. it.
The preliminary steps are now nearly
completed and he said yesterday that a
meeting to effect a state organization
will proba bly, be called for Wichita the
middle or latter part of the month.
Clubs have been organized, Mr.. Lease
says, in the northern and central por-
tons of the state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
DICK YATES SON roo
He Is Billed for a Campaign speech in TIL

On the 18th OF this month the people
OF Wichita and Sedgwick county viii be
treated TO some choice oratory. Dick
Yates. Jr., OF Illinois viii speak at the
Auditorium on that date and there il no
doubt but what he VIII be greeted by
a magnificent audience Dick Yates
is not travelling on the fame OF his father.
He is a man OF great ability and meri;
as campaigner and as an orator he has
few superiors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
ALL RIGHT FOR FLYNN
Bion Hutchings Says He Will Carry Okla
homa Regardless of Fusion

Bion Hutchlngs of Ponca City was in
town yesterday on business. He spoke
very favorably of the situation in Okla
homa. He admits that upon a fusion
Flynn would have several thousand
votes to overcome, but he has no fears
of the result Mr.. Hutchings goes more
on the good sense and patriotism of the
people of Oklahoma than he does on par
tisan strength. He does not believe
that they want to change horses while
crossing the stream They have triesl
Flynn and know he is all right Gala
hans election would be, at best, an I'M
certain and an unfavorbale experiment;
1t does not matter what the Democratic
convention Will do at FL Reno today the
Democrats who have interests in Okla
homa will vote for Flynn anyway.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

The manager Of a big store in Min
neapolis makes the declaration that
people buy newspapers nowadays as
much to read the advertisements as the
news" The statement is rather broad,
but it may easily be true in Minneap-
oils, and there is no reason why IL
should not become true in increasing
measure in other cities. Still the two
go yoked together---news and adver-
risemen ts---and the more news there
is in the later the better for all con-
cerned-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
Pure,

Blood means sound health. With pure. rich,
healthy blood, the stomach and digestive
organs will be vigorous, and there will be no
dyspepsia. rheumatism and neuralgia will be
unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum win disap-
pear. Your nerves will be strong. your sleep
sound, sweet and refreshing. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla makes pure blood. That is why 1t cures so
many diseases. That is why thousands take
it TO cure disease, retain good health. Remember
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03

The fire department was called ont
last night 10 the residence OF A G
Johes. al l11s North Market street In
lighting a lamp the WINDOW curtain
caught fire and for a short time there
was great excitement IN the ne-sdoo--
hood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
COLORED MEN MEET
They Elect Delegates TO Topeka and Trans
act Other business

The colored citizens ot Seigwick coun-
~ met last night. 10 the number az
fifty, at Garfield hail 10 elect delegates
10 the state convention al Topeka. sam
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
OZELLO.

DIR. Crawford, AItie Waterman
and DIR. Ed Chace arrived at Para
disc by moonlight on Monday eve
ming.
These gentlemen were met at
Homosassa by their genial host,
Capt. Z. B. Richardson, who con-
Quoted them to the boats in wait
ing. They brought with them two
fine dogs, showing their intention
of having fine time by land as
well as by water.
The Ocalans had better get
ready to hear wonderful tales upon
their return to the city. Fish
stories, snake stories, as well as
bear and deer with possible
"dear") stories viii be in order.
The wind is blowing great guns
just now, so it may be these gen
tlemen will witness a real live
storm. This will add to the inter
est of the tale they will surely tell
of this beautiful spot. As we
hear of their triumphs we will let
you know.
"A ball at Z. +, Wheeler's social
hall is on the tapis Just now.
Fish are biting well here now,
and as for mullet, they are fatter
and finer than has been known
for many seasons, Either viii
cast net or seize they are to be
had by hundreds and indeed thou
sands.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL

Quite a large crowd of Epworth
Leaguers and their friende met at
the residence Of Mrs. D&Vane, and
one of the most delightful even
ings in The history of the LEAGUE
was spent.
The evenings entertainment be
gun with a short PTograme-a.
song, by all; prayer, by Rev. ]. P,
Hilburp; an Instructive paper, by
w. L. Ditto; 4 special sorg, by
Misses Lizzie Brown ard Anna
LumEas, with Miss Grace GaffneY
as organist; and thcresdirg cf the
"Epworth SuRbeam"-the League
paper-by w. w. Phillips.
All then enjoyed themselves ii
various interesting games.
More pleasure, Of an unexpect-
ed nature, was in store fer the al
ready happy crowd. The hostess
invited all out to the dining Tocm
to cut a dainty cake which con-
tained a ring, dirne, ard button.
Excite meDt was at fever heat.
Mss l. zzie Brown secnIed the
ripg. which gave Eer first choice Of
a partner TO The refreshE1ent table;
Miss Psu.ire Peace secure d the
dime, with second choice; and Miss
Sallie DsVane Tic bEttor, with
third choice.
All were then invited TO partake
of delicious refreshments consist
ing of ice cream. various kir6s of
cake, fruit, etc, which had been
prepared by the hospitab'e hostess
and her family, and which was a
feast fit for king.
AT late hour good-bYes were
said ard sllrepaired to their homes
vo ting the evening a big suct ess.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25

Bathing for the month Of Sept
ember is healthy. After this
month the people here think the
water is tco chilly. As it is now,
one could desire nothing more de-
lightful and we extend a hearty
welcome to our friends to visit Us
and renew their youth, their vigor
and their beauty, by a bath, a
duck, a dive, and swim in the
invigoratipg salt water that makes
one feel as if life is indeed worth
living.
If you like to bathe or swim
come.
If you are weak and weary, sick
and sore, come.
IF your spirits are down below
zero, come.
If your beauty is on the wane,
come,
Ifyou like boating, come.
If you ike fishing, come.
If you glory in magnificent
scenery, come.
II you want to get acquainted d
with kind people, come.
But, if you are looking for a
beau, dent come.
We have SO few boys in our
midst that we cannot spare them
and we warn you, hearts eff.
More anon.
Betsy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
CAPT. CLARY DEAD

Capt. Thomas ]. Clary, aged
sixty-two years, died at his home
in the third ward at s o'clock last
night after lingering illness of
several months duration.
Capt. Clary, for many years, has
been an honored and highly re
spected citizen of Ooala and a be-
loved member in several fraternal
orders.
The body was buried by the cr-
der of Elks, with due ceremony.
The procession left the house at
3:I5, and marched to the Presbyte-
rian c!urch, where DR.. Law
preached TIE funeral sermon, and
the long procession again took up
the march for the city cemetery,
where all that was mortal of the
gallant Old captain was laid in its
last resting-place.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
WHAT IT MEANS.

The following sent The ST. Louis PcstDispatch by
"Those whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad"
John Carlisle his anxiety cause of gold and
his clients the god bond buyers has sadly Put his foot
by declaring that he will redeem silver with gold when
in his judgment such course becomes necessary.
This lays bare the whole scheme Of the election
Of Mckinley Those national bankers corporations
reimbursed for their services in the election CT Mc-
ley by issue Of bonds gigantic scale than
before dreamed CT All the silver # the country the only
money in circulation amorg The reor people, will be
boarded by those greedy blood suckers and Mr. Carlisle will
pay gold for it, which gold viii bs Immediately bought back
by Mr. Carlisle from the Wall street garg giving them in
exchange geld beaIrg bonds fer this gold
This last OF the viii leave the poor people of
this country without the present silver cuaon The
Wall street gang will have TIE goldbearrg bonds the gov
will have locked its vaults the god silver and
greenbacks and the of the pie will have nothing
under Gods except the price of those bonds hagng
over them and their children
This is their scheme ard Mr. Carlisle TIE money
power of this land ard of Europe we'll understand il,
else he would have desired make such declaration
this time Now this last desperate devsh declaration
CT Secretary Carlisle should and will make thousands of
for William J. Bryan.
For the people of this country will understand
when the ver them and put gold bearing
bonds that absolute them ard their families
Let voter in this lard think CT this proposition Let
the busr of ST. Louis and everywhere else think
what this would mean to them.
Let doubt fer moment that this is not the
scheme Mckinley is elected No other construction
placed upon Carisles language. The silver Will so
goldbearipg bonds Oh for Bryan, cur only salvation
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
A QUIET WEDDING.

Walter L Jones, of Silver
Springs. and Aquilla A. John
sor, Of Ocals, colored, were united
In matriuopy at the residence of
the brides parents, last night at
7:3o.
Rev. L. c. Gr;fflr, of Beilview,
officiating.
Only the parents of the contrac-
ting parties and few immediate
friends were present.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25
FIRE ALARM.

A fire alarm was sounded at I:3o
today.
The boys came in yelling "Fire
at the Magnolia house~ but when
the firemen arrived it was found to
be little house by the market,
used by the market mensto smoke
sausags in.
No hose was used.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-09-25

To Cure a Cold i'm One Day
Take laxative Bromo- Ouinine Tab
lets All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
d e l. A W A r r AND
HUDSON TIME

IA BILE.
on Monday. Nov. %.
trains viii leave Scran.
ton as follows:
For Carbondale-5.i5.
7.55. 800. 1915, a. m.
100 noon: 1.21. go, 3.52,
90. 6.25. 7.57. $40. 1890,
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Staten Island physician stating that all
four Of the children had been stricken
with scarlet fever Through the influence
of Nye.. they had not been removed to the
hospital. as the regulations required. but
had been peraitted to remain at home,
with the house quarantined. During the
next few hours prior to Mrs. Nye's arrival.
and in all agony OF suspense and appre-
hension, Mr.. Nye busted himself with
cancelling all further lecture dates. and
when Mrs. Nye finally arrived he broke to
her the painful news of their childrens
illness and took the next train back east,
not knowing If their little ones would be
alive to greet them when they came. Ar
riring home after that terrible journey.
they found the children so Ill that they
could no the told of the arrival of the
father and mother: and Nye, with his
heart breaking, sat downstairs and wrote
to the children he was not permitted TO
see in their rooms above. long and happy
letters from California, telling them what
jolly lovely times their mother and father
were having in the land of flowers.
"And. therefore" said Mr.. Riley, in con
clusion. again fondly referring to the
volume, II am especially rejoiced to see
my o,d comrade at his best In this last
published utterance, and the book itself
so beiittingly presented-so handsome and
so dignitied a volume. that ! am certa in
a sight of it could but have been highly
gratifying to the gentle humorist him
self"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

Opie Read will write three plays long
novel and several short stories in 1897.
Mrs Ella w. Peattie. the author of "A
Mountain Woman and Jim Lancy's 5
Waterloo"-the latter of which explains
between the lines why Kansas and Ne
braska went for Bryan--has removed from
Omaha to Chicago. She will do principal
ly shOr. stories for the magazines in 1897.
whose Little Sister of the Wilderness"
created much stir, will pass two years
In Ems and in Paris and Berlin. She will
write letters of travel.
Stanley Waterloo, whose "A Man and a
Woman" is now in its seventh English edi-
ers, called '"rhe Story of Abb" AS soon
as this is completed he will begin a study
of college life in the west. following his
characters In their struggle with the
world after they leave their alma mater
Hobart Chatfeld Chatfield-Taylor Is
writing another novel
There is very hypercritical soul In the
critics department of our Gotham name
sake. Witness how she Gntuitively we
say "she') wades into Mr.. Richard lie
Galliene for his later Prose Fanc!es": :
'The first was bad enough. Why should
there be second? Apparently in order
that Mr.. lie Gallienne might prattle
sweetly about shaggy tossing water and
a moon that looks like silver bowl brim-
ming with the tears of dead lovers and a
city that Is like seablOwn rose.' what.
ever that may be- 1t IL because these
books OF essays are printed with no other
Visible purpose than this that they are so
distressing. Once in awhile the author of
the Prose Fances' has had something to
say, but upon most occasions he writes
from sheer delight of meddling with
words. There Is not a page in the volume
before us which can be said to convey n
pleasant and suggestive touch OF fancy.
maundering"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens. N Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. S., II Lackawanna.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
WORLDS PRINCIPAL LIBRARIES

The largest library in the world Is
the National Library at Paris. 1t con-
tains over 100000 of printed volumes
and about 100000 manuscripts. The
difference between the Imperial Library
at st. Petersburg and the British Mus
cum is only 1000 volumes. There are
100000 volumes in the British Mus
cum. The Royal Library at Munich
has about 100000 volumes a large num-
ber of them being. however. small pam
phlets. The Royal Library in Berlin
possesses 100000 books: that of Copen-
hagen. 10000; Dresden, 1000; the
University Library in Vienna contains
100000 and the University Library in
the same city. 10000. The library of
the Bude Pesth University posses 300. =
900 volumes, and that of Carcow about
the same number.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN.
Matthews c. ?. Sons & Co., 81 Lacka.
The Weston Mill Co.. 47-i9 Lackawanna
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

FURNISHED ROOMS.
Union House. 2l5 Lackawanna,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

FURNITURE.
Hill & Connell. 1872 Washington.
Barbour's Home Credit House. 425 I,ack
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GROCEKS.
Kelly. Il.

GROCEKS. ..., ..
Kelly, T. j. G Co.. II Lackawanna.
Megargel & Connell, Franklin avenue
Porter. John T., 26 and 2s Lacka wanna
Rice, Levy & Co, 30 Lackawanna,
Pirie. ]. j., AZ Lackawanna.
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FLOUR. BUTTER. EGGS. ETC.
The r. II. Watts Co., Ltd. 723 W. Lacka
Babcock G. j. & Co.. ll6 Franklin.