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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Old Oars are The Ise,t-

ey-on-Th ames, Eng, July L.
Heavy showers fell during the afternoon
but the weather cleared up somewhat
later and enabled the crews 10 work
Trinity hall, New College and ST. Al
bans were out The Yale crew went
down to the island during the afternoon
and practiced starts and catches. using
the old oars. Later this afternoon Yale
did the last half of the course paced in
3:20 with a stroke of 80 TO 40 Mr.
Cook said the old oars Would be used
henceforth. Then new ones were mere
ly an experiment and were found 10 be
heavy and not we'll balanced. The
change to the old and lighter oars tend
ed to make the men quicker today.
Today's performance brings Yale into
the procession again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
St, Louis Races.

st, Louis. July Three favorites,
ltwosecond choices and a. rank outsider
lwere winners today. Summaries:
First race-Selling. five furlongs Glad
Eyes won; Uncle Hal. second; Prince
NIorTnis, third. Time .04.
Second-Seliing. six furIongs: Sligo
won; Tartarian, second; Constantine,
third. Time ia
Third-F4ve furlongs. selling: Horse
Shoe Tobacco won; ForSythe, second
Ivory, third. Time I :03
F0urth-Selling, mile and a sixteenth
Bling Binger won; Ace, second; Jane,
third. Time Lao
Fffth-Selhng, six furlongs: Tow
erest won; Romance, second; Fasig.
third. Time 1I5k.
Sixth-Selling, seven and a. half fur
longs: Strathrot won; Peileas, second
Harry Duke, third. Time 1:341s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
GRAND MASTER SOVEREIGN
He - Strictly in Line and viii Take TeIle
or Auy Good Man,

Chicago, July 1.-Grand Master Sow
ereign of the knights of Labor, was
mingling with the Democratic polite
ians at the Palmer house today.
He denied that his visit had any poll
teal significance, but he talked freely
in regard TO the situation. He is pro-
nouncedly opposed TO the gold standard
and says that if the Democrats nomin-
ate man who is acceptable on the fin
ancial question, he viii have his support.
He considers Senator Teller the most
available and acceptable candidate.
Sovereign says If the Democrats re-
fuse to go outside OF their own party
for a candidate he thinks Governor
Boies the preferable man. He con-
tradicts the story that has been put in
circulation that the Iowa candidate is
antagonistic to the labor interests. On
the contrary, Mr.. Boies, he says, was
the friend of the labor classes. He
is opposed to strikes" said Mr.. Sover-
eign, '-as we are all when they can be
avoided and advise the. labor people 10
adjust their grievances by exerting
their influence at the polls. We do not
object TO this attitude"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
DOUBLE DEATH IN INDIANA
Citizen of Bootjac Kills His Daughter-in-
Law and Then Suicides.

La Porte, Ind, July benjamin
Huff, OF Bootjack, this county, while
temporarily insane, shot and killed his
daughter-in-law, and then instantly
killed himself by shooting through the
temple The tragedy occurred at the
family home this morning, the woman
being shot from behind while washing
dishes. HUFF was aged So and was an
old soldier He was an eccentric and
had often threatened TO kill himself and
wife by poison, last week making a pur-
chase at a neighboring drug store.
Cora HUFF, the daughter-in-law, was
shot in the small of the back near the
spine and fell across the threshold,
completely paralyzed. She is expected
to die at any time. Huff leaves a widow
and four children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
LatoniR Races.

Cincinnati, July 1---Favorites were
again thrown down at Latonia today.
only two carrying away the money. The
other four races were won by second
choices and outsiders who were all well
played Track fast Summaries:
First race--SiX furlongs. selling,
purse $500, 4-yearolds and upwards:
isabel won; Elsket. second; Volley
Fuse. third. Time 1:15a.
Second--Aile. $3.50, S-yeartolds and
upwards: Governor Boise won; Brace
Girdle. second; Lucille, third. Time 1:43
Third--Ffve furlomgs, selling, $500. 2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

up the case as hopeless. When in
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said must die,
as hereditary Cancer was incurable.
"At this crisis, was advised to try
S.S.S., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
so for three months, tkeu It began to
heal. Icontinued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has been no return of the disease"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
HAGAR NOMINATED AT LAST
After ,Sinety-six Hot B1iiots His Oppo
nenfs THROW In the Snonge-


Omaha, July IA special 10 the Bee
from Council Bluffs says: Congress
man A l. Hager was nominated this
morning for a third term by the Repub-
licans OF the Ninth Iowa district After
the ninety-sixth ballot had been taken
Smith Mcpherson Of Red Oak released
the Montgomery delegation from its
pledges 70 support him. Major Curtis
Of Atlantic released the Cass county
delegation and there was q stampede
TO Hager, making his nomination almost
unanimous. Eighty-fiye ballots were
taken yesterday without a change Ha-
ger having within three votes of a nom
ination all the time
Lincoln, Neb.. July 1.-The Republi-
can state ticket was completed tonight
by the nomina ton OF the following:
Secretary OF state. J. A. Pipe; auditor.
P. o. Hedlund; treasurer, c. z. Casey;
superintendent OF public instruction. H.
r Corbett; attorney general, A. S.
Churchill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
WILL WORRY JOHN R
JACK CURRY THINKS PATOHEN
WILL DO THAT VERY THING.

Two Pacing Kings win Contest, Best Two
Out of Three, at Washington Park
Gentry Goes in with the Prestige of
His Last Weeks 1908 I-2 Feat at Red
Oak, While Patchen's Driver has Faith
in What is in His HerO-Four Stake
Events at Washington Park-Other
Racing summaries-SpOrting News.
Chicago, H., July Joe Patchen and
John R. Gentry viii meet tomorrow at
Ternoon, for the first time this season,
at Washington park and, judging by
their condition tonight, great contest
may be expected. Gentry's mile in
2:OS1z last week at Red Oak speaks for
him Jack Curry, Patehen's trainer
and driver, said tonight: He will go
the best race he even has gone in his
life If Gentry beats my horse tomor-
row"
The Gentry-Patchen race will con-
sist of two heats out of three instead Of
the regulation three out Of five.
A small crowd saw the racing today.
1t is conceded that the meetings can
not pay without some form of betting.
Dan Q, a dimunitive colt from Ypsil-
anti, Mich. paced in 2:11s4 in the 3-year-
old stake, much the best of the year:
Summaries:
Sidewheel stake of $1,000. for Swear
old PAGERS, 2:30 class: Dan Q won in
straight heats Best time 2:11%. Lady
Golden second; Joe Bailey, third.
Lakeside stakes for 2:24 trotters:
Baron Crisp won in straight heats.
Best time PIPE. Dione, second; Ko-
dras, third.
Juvenile stake Of s., 900, for 2-year-old
trotters, 300 class: Directum won IN
straight heats. Best time 2:24%. Sim
mamie, second; Silverlock, third.
Calumet stake of $1,000, 2:2O pacing.
Planer won in straight heats. Best
time 2:l515. Ambidexter. second; The
Jewess, third.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

year-olds: Ben Brown won; Oak Leaf
second; Czarowitch, third. Time 1:02A
Fourth--Mile and seventy yards, sell
ing, $3.50, 3-year-olds: King Stone won;
Sea Brooke, second; James Monroe,
third. Time Az
Fifth--Four and a half furlongs, $500,
2-year-oldS: Carrie T won; Henrica,
second; Spring Day third. Time :56H
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
BUcKLEN's ARNIcA sALyE.

The Best Salve in the world fol Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulccrs, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund
ed. Price % cents per box. For sale at
Geo. Van Werden's Pharmacy, 32S N.
Main street and G. Behring's drug
store, northeast corner Topeka and
Douglas avenues.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
syracuse sbooting Tournamen.

Syracuse, n. Y, July 1.-The event OF
the day in the national shooting tourna-
ment was the 100 birds match between
Jack Winston of Omaha and r. Y.
Glover of Rochester. for $40 a side. VIM
ston won, killing "a Of the 100 birds IN
der expert rules. Glover, after missing
the first ten, killed 80 birds. The Mer-
chandise shoot began today ana was left
unfinished. Those winning first money
in the various trap shooting events to-
Cay were: Kelsey. Glover, Arne. Nc
Murchy. Fulford, Dutton, Baker and
Kendall
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
IfRemote From medical Helm

Doubly essential is ii that you should
be provided with some reliable family
medicine. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
is the best Of its class. re1nedying thor
oughly as ii does such common ailments
as Indigestion, constipation and bilious
ness, and affording safe and speedy
help IN maiarial cases, rheuma tism and
inactivity of the kidneys.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Senior Andrade Says Uncle sam has a Mash
on His People.

| Senior Andrade Says Uncle sam has Mash
on His People.
WASHINGTON, July SENATOR Andrade
Jr. son of the Venezuelan minister has
returned from a month in Venezuela.
He says the expression OF friendship
for the United States is very marked.
The American colony a. Caracas has
grown OF late TO large proportions. and
United States capital is being extern
siveiy invested. Among the Ameri-
cans, President CrespO is much liked
and the most cordial relations exist.
The syndicate of capitalists from this
country which secured large conces-
sions along the Oronoo0, is pushing its
work. locating plants and assembling
machinery at the most desirable points
Mr. Donald Grant who Is the head Of the
syndicate. returned with N. Andrad@,
after a visit OF inspection. The senti-
ment in the interior IS shown by the
determination OF Governor Andra De Of
The state OF Miranda TO erect a column
at the state capitol on July 1. IN honor
Of the Americans who aided Venezutia
IN 1906. The governor IS q brother OF
the minister here and his action is in
line with that Of the general govern
ment which viii dedicate bronze
column on July 4 70 American heroes.
Mr.. Andrade says that President
Crespo's resent decree extending am
nesty TO ali political refugees Is expect
Cd TO bring important results. II ap-
plies not only TO those connected with
the last uprising. but 70 the many pro-
mlnent NeRezuelsas living in Paris,
New York, and elsewhere. They have
been among the foremost men Of the
country in the past. and President Ores
pos effort TO get them hack has given
much public satisfaction. Venezuelan
consuls have been instructed to pay
the expense of thu return trip q ref
ugees as a means Of eBcourag ing the
move.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Kansas city Races

Kansas City. July Results:
First race-Ffve furongs, selling Post
Boy won; st. Stephen, second; Miss Ad-
die third. Time :06IA
Second-Four' furlongs, 2-year-oIds,;
Marble Arch won; Casa naha, second ;
1mpetro, third. Time "a,
Third-Ffve and a half furlongs, sell
ing: Algerian won; Blue Boy, second !:
Red Vail, third Time 116.
FouTth-Mile, selling: Powhattan won
Dutch Arrow, second; Montell, third
Time 1921.
Fifth-Six furlongs, selling: Rasko-
la won; King Hazel, second; Queen Fau-
Jus, third. Time 1.22
Sixth-Five furolngs, selling: Day
Hight won; Ben Wilson, second; Win
chester, third Time :0712.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02


eye became terribly
infamed, and was SO
swollen that for quite
a while / could not
see. The doctors
said / had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without doing me
auy good. they gave
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Sheffield Races.

Sheffield, July 1.-Results:
First r2ce-Mile: Onalaska won.
Starbeam, second; Gunwad, third. Time
1881
Second-Four and a half furlongs:
Brown Eyes won; The Galley Slave, sec
end; Brother Fred, third. Time SO.
Third-Five and a half furlongs: Lol-
lie Eastin won; Rubberneck. second .
Mayfern third. Time 1:O7K.
Fourth-Mile and a quarter: Elus-
I've won; Suilross, second; Marion, third
Time 2:O7H.
Fifth-Handicap steeplechase. about
one mite and half: Ny Luck won:
Cunarder second; Miles Standish, third
Time 2:40K.
Sixth-Six and a half furlongs: Mer-
~ Monarch won; Revenue, second /;
SpT7ngtime, third. Time l %
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Johnson Makes New Records.

London, July Il. S. johnson, the
American bicyclist riding on the Cat
ford track, went a quarter of a mile
with flying start in "a 1-5 seconds and
a third of mile in 30 3-5 seconds, both
being new European records.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs. Laura E. Minis, OF Smithville, Ga,
says; "a small pirnple of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand,
ing all efforts to check It. NV
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Chicago Tennis TourLament

Chicago. July LIN the tennis tourna-
ment today E. Wrenn defeated c..
Wrenn, GA: 2-6: 81. S. Neel defeated
Myers, 6-1; 40; Ga Slocum defeated
Waidner, 81; 90; CO. c. Neel defeated
Belden. rs: 6-1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
A Real Blood Remedy.

The British consul here has been Motif
ed of the young mans death and Will
comm unicate with the family.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Mrs. MArvINA WI SON, Of 4

Co. ~. iG, writes F;
+" For twelve long
wears I suffered great
" With extreme nerv-
business, stomach ard
uterine disease. ! had
doctorcd with four
physicians with little
or no good. and one
of them was Is good a
physician as could be
had here he gave
sne Up to die. None
Of my friends thought
j could get well. We
had tred almost
everything, and az
1ast ! thought I would
try DR.. PicCe.S Fa-
voite Prescription.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
Heat V.-ia. r5z-s H..rz

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
THEY OUGHT TO BE

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

had besa beG-iast mos. Of The tiToe fer almost
two years Amer taking several bottles of The
Fsvorite Prescription sn6 following the direc-
tions strictly. I now ENJOY better heath than
ever before n ny lie. I only weighed Httle
over one hundred pounds and now weigh r6T
pound.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

Cleveland. o., July 1.-One hundred
and twenty-five workmen left the
Brown Hosting company's works this
afternoon at O'Clock under escort OF
rs policemen Strikers and on-lookers
to the number of 5000 hooted and teered
them Squads of strikers went in both
directions along st. Clair street and
took every car that came along, filling
them so full that the workmen could
not get on. The force of police sue
ceeded in getting a number of the work.
men on the cars and sent them home IN
der guard. The rest were marched TO
the Central police station, followed by
the bowling mob, and from there sent
home in patrol wagons. Tomorrow
any crowd that may assemble will be
dispersed. One of the non-union work.
men, A. L. Strong, after being put on
a car, fred his revolver into the crowd,
the bullet grazing the arm of Benjamin
Ions, a striker. Strong was arrested
and locked up.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

Niagara Falls. y Y. July III. L.
Hardy. high-wire artist from Toronto.
made two daring trips Gcross the gorge
on hree-quacter-inch wire rope this
afternoon. The wire was about sixty
feet above the water.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
GUARDED BY POLICE
NON-UNION MEN RUN THE GAUNT-
LET AT CLEVELAND.

)ne Hundred and Twenty Five is the Quota
Men and Bystanders on Emerging From
the Brown Hosting Compaay's Works
just for Fun and the Son-Union Men
Have to Walk Home-Aore Police Than
Workmen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02

IHaT ubbc1 klssqrq caa hess eve - -
czi1sss-s2 vilAla 4 rzises ts a-r se1rts. ~
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08
How sala Praised Rarnum.

i remember being at "a remarkable din
ner given tn the late Mr. +. Il. Barnum
at the Hotel Victoria, in Northumberland
avenue, on the occasion of the last visit Of
the famous Snowman to England. Mr..
George Augustus Sala presided. In the
reception room, where all were waiting TO
welcome the guest of the evening, Mr..
Barnum came in, bcaming. and, shaking
hands with the chairman, said, with u
strong Yankee accent, This Is indeed a
surprise to me-" Did you hear That's"
Mr.. Sala whispered to me. why, he ar
ranged for the dinner himself"
There can he no harm in telling tho
story. as Mr. Barnum himself, who pub
licly put forward his claim TO he acknowl-
edged "a humhug, would doubtless have
chucklsd ON hearing 1t told of him In his
lifetime. At the dinner which followed.
Mr.. Sala was In excellent form. The gist
of his speech was this-that every great
man Is u Snowman.
1--WE have had" he said, Alexander
Barnum, Julius Caesar Barnum, Hannibal
Barnum, Napoleon Bonaparte Barnum.
But Let mo tell you. gentlemen, that tho
shows Of all these Barnums, splendid as
they were. had certain drawbacks. They
made widows and orphans Now, my
friend Phincas 7. Barnum Is "A totally diff
fcrcnt sort Of Snowman. 1t Is he who re-
joiccs the hearts OF the widow and the
orphan and Of all who go to sec his won
dcrful displays"
All this may not seem very remarkable
In the reading, but delivered, rs it was,
with an air OF intense carnestness that
seemed 10 challenge any one TO mortal
combat who dared TO dispute the validity
Of the great truths now for the first time
conflded to the world, 1t set us all Off in
conrulsions of merrimcnt. amid which tho
speaker, save for u merry twinkle Of tho
eye, looked as sober as IA judgc.-London
News
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08
The Lost Mine.

The story of the white cement" mino
Is curious one. One day IA gold seeker
named White came into Horse Head Gulcb,
Cal. from northern New Mexico, and took
out of his pack number of pieces of what
looked like hard white clay glittcring with
specks Of metal. Before night It was
known in the camp that Whites specimens
showed 900 ounces to the ton. Tho OK
citcment was intense In the morning a
party called ON tho owner OF the specimens
and told him that he must pilot the men
to his find He should have the pick Of
the claims and help to work 1t. but go he
must, and on his refusal was warned that
his life would not he worth shucks IL he
"stood or the camp. Then he consented
The trail went down and across tho
Rockies. 1t led along rocky trails, up ard
down canyons and across mountain crests
On tho evening Of the third day White said
the miners We're near To their journey s
end. Every one lay down that night OK
pccting to arise u millionaire. In tho
morning White was gone and had left no
trace. One-half OF the party, after incred-
ible suffering, got back to life and civiliza-
ton, and yet, despite their story, 100 men
started back over their trail two days later
Three years after White rcappearcd In
Salt Lake City with his cement specimens
as before, incredibly rich, and again disap-
peared, and from that time to this has
never been heard Of But men still wear
out their lives In seeking this lost white
c"ment" mine.-Chambers' Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08
Tho Cars Infant Daughter.

Prince Charles Of Denmark has been ex-
ercising his ingenuity In drawing tho hor-
oscope OF the cars infant daughter. The
Grand Duchess Olga. IL her life Is pre-
served, will be of medium height. This,
the prince informs us, is clearly seen from
the positions of Jupiter, the Bull, and
Neptune at the moment of her birth The
same data apparently vouch for tho pre-
diction that her hair will be brown and
slightly curled; that her eyes will be dark,
and her face inclined To roundncss. The
rest Of the horoscope Is less satisfactory. At
the age of l little Olga may suffer IA very
severe illness. The horoscope further dis
covers critical periods at her third, fourth,
sixth, seventh and eighth years. He does
not guarantee that she will even reach the
last named age, but II she does she will
assurcdly reach 90. This at least Is IL
years of peace TO be thankful for. 1t Is
certain. however. that she will never live
to be 30. 1t Is much more certain IL tho
report Is true that astrologcrs-cven when
princcs-may occasionally he guilty Of ex-
ccedingly bad Westminster Ga
zctte.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08
Leap Year.

Why is 1t called leap year? 1t is because
the Julian calendar, in which tho custom
of adding day to February every fourth
year was introduced, provided that tho nd
ditional day should be inserted not at the
end of the month, but six days earlier,
forming "a second sixth day; hence arose
the word bissexiile, which Is still retained
rs the namo of the year In which the addi-
tional day is inserted, though now it Is
added Mt the end of the month. The
name leap year refers to the fact that for n
year after insertion of the additional day
each date comes two days later in the
week than It came the previous year, in
stead of on the following day of tho week.
rs in ordinary years. The dates may be
said TO leap over a day, and hence the
hamc.-Boston Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-02-08
A Lesson For the Lawyer.

Country lawyers are often forced by tho
scarcity of business to look very sharp for
opportunities TO draw up wills and per
form other illegal" services. A stranger
of mature years. carpenter, who had
come to "a certain town to work at his
trade was asked several times by local
lawyer If he did not think he had better
make his will. At last tho carpenter took
the delighted lawyer aside and said to him,
with an important air:
II Amt quite ready tn make my will,
but when | am Ill let you do it,
Good, But now's the time Co draw it
upr'
Well, the fact Is, Two had disagree
ment with my sister Jane, and amt GO
ing To leave her farthing."
Good But have you any other rcla-
tivesg'
Yes; one sister and "A nephew
Good. ANY disagreement with themfn