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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
DOC KELLY TO ORATE
Sevsnth Son 10 Preparing q Speech for the
Ratification.

William Kelly, better known as DOC
is training his voice for the ratification
meeting next Tuesday night. He made
a series of speeches for Mckinley from
the bed Of his wagon and he believes,
naturally, that he should have voice in
the ratification.
az was Jest as shuah," said Doc, "dat
Majah McKinstry would be 'lected as I
am dat I could spit on dat f1oah, but I
wouldn't spit on dat fioah, Mr.. Editor,
cause am a gentleman and I'd spit out
doahs fust."
Did you bet on the election?" he was
asked.
mo, sab, de seventh son never bets in
no lection. Use a Christian and Chris
tan doan bet on no lection. I doan be.
long down here, I belong up dar," and
with this remark Doc pointed TO heaven.
Il dun tole you dat 1 is de seventh son
and I dun tole Mr.. Morrison I was. I
tole him dat Majah McKinstry would be
'lected, an dat de state ticket would be
defeated. l sent for him de day after
lection an I tole him so and Mr.. Morri-
son marveled greatly an dun askt me
how know it, an ] said de seventh son
knows everythin.'
When / was in bed won mornin' 1
dun looked out de winder an l saw my
wagon out dar. bought new tires from
Dick Cogdell and 10 an behold de new
tire dun fell off my wagon wheel an
turned to Millie-dats my wife-an said
to her: Mile, what did dun tole your
An she said: William, you must be
crazy An said 10 her: 'Millie, you see
dat new steel tire fall off my wheel, OATS
n suah sign dat Majah McKinstry's to
be'lected president and she said: will
to- ~ IL L.. =
1 am de seventh son an am a prophet
Den she said: William, have lived
with you twenty years and never knew
you Were prophet before an I said
'Millie, l am de greatest prophet, since
de days Of 'Ligah. Use not o. dis worl'
at all; was dun SAINT here and she says
William, believe it,
IAN now, Mr.. Editer, / wantter say
dat Majah McKinstry ought to know
what dun TO him. l dun stood in my
wagon an spoke for him until de SWEET
rolled down my face an dat long man
with de brown. dog over at de Beacon
dun said I spit all over de people. L
Goan like DAFT was SWEET
What are you going to say at the
ratification"
81 will tell de Publicans to git together
an / will tell dem about Christ calming
dc waters when de ship was hovin' an
tossin'. / will tell dem dat dey have dun
fit enough over he Bridgeman an de Cox
fight an If day wanter be in de swim
dey must quit thar monkey business or
de Jimacrats will give it to dem on de
neck"
Doc Kelly, while a man without educa-
ton, Is an honest, square, sensible man,
and he gets off some mighty wise things
in his quaint manner. He did hard
work for Mr.. Mckinley and his street
corner speeches were more convincing
than those of some Of the more highly
educated orators Of the campaign jus.
closed. Doc Is all right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
STRUCK THE WRONG MAN
How Charlie Simmons Found . Man That
Didn't Vote for Him.

Charlie Simmons, who ran against and
was defeated by Mr.. Arnett for clerk of
the district court. was in Jesse Hay
makers office yesterday and as he was
coming down stairs he was accosted by
a colored man who said:
we are going 10 have little ratifi-
cation jamboree and We want You 20 do
nate 50 cents"
"A ratification for whst?" asked Mr..
Simmons.
Why. for the election OF the county
ticket, of course was the reply.
What ;icket?'
The Democratic ticket. Of course"
Did you vote the Democratic ticket >"
Yes, sir. from top 10 bottom. You
bet your bottom boots / voted her
straight, too
do You mean 10 say that you voted
for Arnett?" said Mr.. Simmons.
Yes. sir. / voted for Mr. Arnstt- 1
tell You, Mr.. Haymaker- / didn't like
that man Simmons and I couldn't vote
for him"
Mr.. Haymaker." said Charlie in as
tonishInent. II am not Mr.. Haymaker.
My name is Charlie Simmons"
The colored men turned pale and then
tried hard 10 make Mr.. Simmons believe
that he had made a mistake when he
said he had voted for Arnett
He didn't get the fifty cents for his rat
;ficatlon jubilee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
CASE OF WHITNEY TUCKER
Controversy Over Bank stock Taken Into
Court

Judge Dale was busy yesterday listen
ing to question Of compromise between
Whitney Tucker and the creditors of the
Wichita National bank.
Mr.. Tucker was a stock holder Of the
Wichita National bank ard had twenty.
five shares. Some time before the bank
feiledJ. B. Carey traded him fifty ad-
ditional shares in the bank and he i'm
mediately transferred them to his chill
dren, he holding them IN trust. In due
time the comptroller of the currency levi
ed an assessment on the share holders
for the benefit of the creditors and Mr..
Tucker paid the assessment so far as il
related to his own stock, but not the as
ccSsment on the stock held by him liz
trust for the children. 1t appears that
ne agreed to pay the assessment on the
childrens stock provided ne could pay L
in obligations against the bank at their
face value. This proposition was SUBJ
mitted 10 the comptroller of the curren-
cy and he agreed TO it, provided the dis
trict court would ratify il. The credi-
tors were represented by L. c. Clapp, c.
G. Coin. Charles Smyth and Dean Cor
don. The bank was represented by
David Smyth. attorney for the receiver
Mr.. Tucker was placed upon the stand
and he was examined at some length by
Mr.. Clapp. All the facts about the trans
fer of the stock to the children were
brought out, Mr.. Tucker claiming that
1t was his custom every year to put
something in trust for his children. The
court held that he could not ratify the
compromise between Mr.. Tucker and the
comptroller, provided the creditors OBJ
jected and asked Mr.. Clapp whether he
had any objections. Mr.. Clapp did OBJ
ject. and the court therefore refused TO
ratify the compromise. II is now pro
babe that the matter will get into court
by due process OF law and that the facts
will be determined by jury in the usual
manner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
WILL BE OBSERVED
PRAYER to DO Held This Week In all Nations
of the Earth.

Not only throughout this broad land,
but also in China, Japan, India, Africa,
South America, Europe and Australia,
will this week of prayer be observed.
Tho local association will observe it by
a song and Gospel meeting with the fol-
leaders: Sunday at p. m, Rev. H. B.
Slutz; Mondey evening at 7:30, Rev. j.
G. Rodgers; Tuesday evening, Rev. J.
H. Fazel; Wednesday evening, Rev.
James A. Lawrence; Thursday evening,
Secretary Coldwell: Friday evening,
Rev. j. Sidney Gould; Saturday even
ing. Rev. W. V. Burns; Sunday at p.
m, Rev. c. Z. Bradt. All are cordially
invited to be present at every meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
LINE OF MARCH
Preparations Made for the Mckinley Rati.
fc4fion Meeting.

Preparations Made for the Mckinley Rsti.
feAtion Meeting.
The line CT march for the Mckinley
ratification column on Tuesday night,
Nov. 10, 1896, will be as follows:
Forming on Main street, right resting
on Third street, the column will at
o'clock sharp move south on Main 10
Douglas. east on Douglas to the Carey
hotel. counter march west on Douglas
10 Main. north on Main to First, west
on First to Garfield hall where short ad-
dresses will be delivered by prominent
speakers.
The following aids have been ap-
pointed assistant marshals and will re-
port at corner Of Water and Third
streets without horses: S. N. Bridge
man, Charles Simmons, John A. Doran,
James Howard, NJ. r. Diver, Ed Taylor,
j. H. Mccall, NJ. S. Rochelle, W. w.
Minick,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
WORKING FOR THE POOR
What the Ladies of the Unitarian Society
are Doing for the Needy

The ladies Of the Unitarian church will
meet to work for the needy at their room
in the court house on Thursday, Nov. II.
ct o'clock p. m. All members are re-
Quested 10 be prompt
The demands from the needy are in
creasing. Women's underwear and also
shoes for children are in special demand.
and garments Of all kinds are being cali
ed for. The working numbers are small.
Yet they are doing the best to reach all
cases brought TO their notice. But they
must have the help Of the kind and chari-
table OF the city for supplies. so they
again appeal 10 You TO bring or send to
their room or Thursdays contributions OF
clothing or materials that they may be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
Y1azamzzz6zgmzu

&L6&IZ 0NnO AVAH HS>Gk/&k>VZ3~E/D>
If our assortment of Furs and Coaks was broken;
if the garments little out of style; if prices
had been too high; if the styles too rich for
customers, then we would have reason for this low
price making But here it is with the largest portion Of
winter yet come, stock complete with but
latest garments, and prices below competition the
very things Wichita want and the great sale
now in progress. We can't mention the bargains and
we don't know what you want we'll only invite you
to unrivalled assortment of winter garments
assuring you that you will be pleased with everything
Tomorrow will be the second day of our Carpet
Salegood Ingram Carpets 2Oc fine heavy Ingram Car
pets $780, good Brussels Carpets 4Sc These prices are
Buy your floor coverings this week. Prices don't often
reach this level
At the Dress Goods counters prices have gone wild
The fabrics crowding in upon the clerks fast
that price-cutting was our only recourse
Then there's the other departments asking for
word The Domestic counters the Blanket tables the
special mentions of Gloves Underwear, Hosiery with
moneysaving values for everyone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08
I3o-I32 North llain.
WE ARE

closing out retail stock at less than wholesale prices
going into the straight wholesale. If you
interested in saving money, call early By looking in
our south window you will of our many bar
gains For three days will sell these extra heavy IA
o., large No. polished copper washboilers at sL79
These boilers have been sold by and sold by
other dealers regularly at So each They cannot rust
and with ordinary will last lifetime An oppor
tunity like this lifetime. Call early be-
fore it is too late.
MENINGITIS, 40 N. MAIN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08

Pat Mcdonald OF Glen Msry's farm
was in the city yesterday looking e1-.
tremely well pleased over the election OF
Major Mckinley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-08

able to place them where they are most
needed without delay, and prevent or
aIlay suffering to those unproyided for
mi inf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27

An electric road from Dayton to De-
Land never looked so well assured as at
present. 1t is about certain to be built.
The hooking birds in South Florida have
started singing again, and the woods and
groves are full of their melodious notes.
Nearly all the schools in the country
districts in Hillsborough county are in OPP
GRAFTON, with competent teachers in
charge.
The Gainesville graded and high school
opened the session of 1S96-'97 Monday with
two hundred and two pupils, the largest
number ever received on opening day.
d. E. Wetstone's oil factory at High
Springs commenced operations for the
season Thursday. Mr.. MILESTONE manu-
features many thousand gallons of cotton
seed oil every year.
Monday at Orlando in the criminal court
julius Richardson was sentenced to five
years in the pen for attempting to kill,
and Ben Rhodes was given total of six
years for four burglaries.
While Rev. Mcdonald, colored. was ex-
horting sinners to flee from the wrath to
come Sunday night, at camp-meeting
near Gainesville, some thief fed with the
Several important papers have recently
been filed at Gainesville in the contest
over the last will and testament of the
late Col j. B. Brown Nearly every heir
has filed plea, setting forth reasons why
the will should not be probated.
Tax Collector Geiger of Jacksonville,
said Thursday. that 5,43O poll taxes had
been paid for 1894, and about $3.50 for 1895.
aggregating 10SS0, which means, at 81
each $4,000 for the school fund The num-
Der of white and colored voters qualifying
could not be ascertained, as the collector
mad never counted the different colors. 1t
Is, however, estimated that there are
about 1900 colored.
At meeting of gold bugs in Pensacola
Monday ]. S. Leonard stated that he had
received a letter from d. G. Amber, of
Jacksonville, member of the national COM
mittee for Florida, requesting that the
Pensacola club Immediately take steps to
organize the sound money democrats
throughout West Florida for the purpose
of beginning the campaign as soon as the
state election is over.
Owing to the Cuban war, want of tobac-
co and closing of cigar factories, there is
much suffering in Tampa among the poor
er classes committee of citizens has
been investigating the suffering, and Tues
day the committee reported one hundred
and twenty families in destitute circum-
stances, some of them being reduced to
great want and suffering. They are not
confined to any one class, but comprise Gu
bans, Spaniards and Americans.
Another judgment against the city of
Jacksonville was paid off Thursday 1t
was in favor of A. w Sewall for paving
Forsyth street, but had been assigned to
w A. Bisbee and George r. Foster, Jr.,
and was drawing 8 per cent. interest. The
debt was paid in city bonds. The amount
of bonds transferred was $780, and the
commission on the sale was $500. This
latter amount went to Banker B. H. Bar
nett, who is the citys financial agent. OF
the 100000 of the 81, OOO,OOO of bonds author
lied to be disposed of only $685. 500 remain
undisposed of.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27

lars. Judge Hammond will attack the
deed, setting up that it was illegal because
it was signed on Sunday. and If he sue
ceeds in establishing its illegality he Will
clear the title of all the property involved
not only that held by his clients, but all
affected by the Hayden claim. He will
move for a new trial on the grounds of
newly discovered evidence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27

The rumor is abroad that DR.. jane
son is to wed, on his release from i'm
prisonment, Georgianna, Countess Of Dui-
ley. said to be a beautiful peerless.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27
HORRORS OF the ISLE OF INSANITY.
Portland Prison as Described in All Hide
BUSINESS by Man Who Spent
Eleven Years There.

Gallagher
ries In the Heat of SUNNI
OF Winter-Men Thorns Outs
IA ought From
land was Reddish Brown,
SUM-.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31

The editor of the New York Christian
Advocate learned not long since from
n coachman that horses are not unlike
human beings. He writes: Riding in
n friends carriage one day, we noticed
that the coachman made constant ef
forts to restrain one of the horses and
to hasten the other. AS the pair were
handsome and perfectly mated, we
said: What is the difference between
these horses, that you are constantly
touching up one and holding in the
other?" Said he: "The one that whip
cannot possibly overworll himself.
will not say that he is lazy, but he is
20 made up that he never can and never
will do himself any damage. II would
be impossible to whip him so hard that
he would hurt himself. The other can
trot a mile in less than 1925, and he
would trot from the love of it until he
dropped dead. Hot or cold, he does
his hest "
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
Dickens and the Y Ray.

An amusing instance of anticipa-
ton of the penetrating character of
the so-calIcd y rays has been discov-
cred, says the Electrical Review, i'll n
most unlikely place-that is, in Dickens
"ChriStmas Carol" 1t will be remem-
hcrcd that when the miser, Scrooge,
secs the ghost of his former partner,
Marley, entering the room, Marley's
body appears 10 be transparent, so that
Scrooge can see clear through him and
discern the tNvo buttons on the back of
his coat 1t may be presumed that Mar
ley wore the old-time blue coat with
brass buttons, and that flesh and blood
became transparent when metal but
tons would not. 1t is now i'll order for
the Society of Psychical Research to
try the y rays for the detection of
ghosts, but if they are successful they
must give the credit to Dickens.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
Whippie.

Mr.. Joseph Babson, of Warner, Ohio,
has purchased lot in this place and
will erect hotel on the same in the
near future with modern improve
mcnts, including furnace.
Geo. a. Smith, d. E. Smith and Peter
Pfaff, stockholders in the Whipplc
Milling Co.. have sold and transferred
their respective shares of stock to
Theobald and Jacob Gerber.
ID. E. Smith has received commits
sion as Notary Public and is now ready
to "affiX the seaf'.
Blake we'll No. 2 being drilled by
Clark and Moore had some show of oil
in the shallow sand but is being drilled
to the second Cow Run
Hardy well No. has given up one
25o barrel tank of oil and connections
are made for shipping the same.
The Creamery Co. have erected new
ice house and are now waiting for
cooler weather. d. e. S.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
n1easurlng its Own Velocity.

By means of an electrical device ex-
perimenters, acting for the United
States board of ordnance, have recent
ly succeeded in obtaining Photographic
records of the motion of n proiectile
while yet inside the bore of n cannon.
The projectile carries q rod of wood
attached to its front end, and copper
rings, cncircling this rod at fixed in
tervals, successfully form electric con-
facts as the rod is driven from the gun.
Each of these contacts produces AN
automatic record on n Photographic
plate. The Scientific American, in de-
scribing the apparatus and expert
ments, says that the shortest distance
travelled by the projectile between two
successive records was 3.7 centimetres,
which is q little less than an inch and a
half, and that some of the time inter-
yaIs between the records were only one
two-thousandth Of q second.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
ART OF GETTING ON.
Have a Definite Knowledge of Some ON,


Have Definite Knowledge of Some One
Thing. t
| recall with shame how earnestly and
how vainly q well-wisher of mine, an
eminent publisher, tried many years
ago to impress this fact upon my mind:
"You will succeed" he used to say, "as
soon as you produce what somebody
wants; but not so long as your merit
is only that of n woman who is strug-
Cling" In common with great many
other women not brought up to work,
l had vague sort of idea that my mis-
fortunes were passport and would
gain me an income, says writer in
Lippincott's. Let Inc assure every
woman similarly placed that they never
will. Sympathy is readily awakened,
but it is in the nature of things short
lived. Respect for effort earnest and
continued is IL much better ally. In an
experience ranging over many years.
must honestly say that every time l
have failed 1t has been through my own
ignorance and incompctency, and that
my success has been built upon failures
many and severe. The best equipment
that either men or women could have
is definite knowledge, if it be only of
one thing. The first question l ask of
those who come to me for advice is:
What can you do?" If the answer is,
rs it almost invariably proves to be:
"Anything," my heart fills with despair
for the applicant. In the money making
world "anything" means nothing"
IT, is ovcrrun with n vast army of in
capables ready to rush in and under
take anything" What is needed is
some one who can do something as OPP
posed as TO anyone who can do any
thing. Competency is the only equip
ment that is worth anything nowadays.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
LEGAL FIGHT FOR A BIG CAVE.

Secretary OF the interior to Decide
.s:,s. south Dakota Case.
Litigation, which has been in pro-
grcss for more than year for posses
sion of the famous Wind cave, at Cham
berlain, S. D., has now reached an inter-
esting stage. Mcdonald, the man who
located the cave before it was surveyed
and held it as n squatter, made final
proof in June, 1895, claiming the land
as agricultural land. y few months
later the South Dakota Mining com
pany filed n protest, in which it WIS al
legged that minerals existed on the prop
crty.
The register and receiver of the
United States land Office at Rapid City
investigated the matter, and decided in
favor of Mcdonald, as the investigation
showed there was no mircral-bcnring
rock to be found in the place, although
colors of placer gold as we'll as other
mineral traces were discovered. The
case was then carried to the commits
sioner of the general land Office. He de-
cidcd that the land was neither agricul
tural nor mineral, and held for cancel
lation McDonald's application for q
patent. -r ...... ,..
Both parties are naturally dissatisfied
with this sort of decision, and both
have now appealed the case to the sec
retary of the interior. a decision is
awaited with considerable interest, as
the cave is equivalent to fortune to
the person who becomes the owner of it.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-31
STREAMS LIGHT TOWNS.
Electric Plants Run by Melting snow in
Switzerland.

Switzerland.
Besides a considerable number of
large water~power installations,
Switzerland is full of small power
plants, nearly every town in that land
of mountains and waterfalls being
well supplied with power from the
"white COAL" as the melting snow on
the mountain sides has we'll been called,
says an exchange. When there are no
large streams, many small onos arc i'm
pounded and collected in reservoirs on
the hillsides, and it is rare to find
place of any size which is not well
lighted by the power of some noun
tain stream.
At Montreaux, says n London paper,
the electric tramway gets it's power in
this way, and from the old Roman town
of Vcvey to the mediaeval castle of
ChiIlon one may ride III n trolley car
propelled by the power of an insigni-
ficant little stream, which may or may
not be noticed in climbing up tho hill
side just above.
The capabilities of this general util-
ization of natural power are beginning
to be understood everywhere, and with
the appreciation of the possibilities of
the best methods of Iong-distance
transmission the development of many
mountain streams must surely come.
There are innumerablc streams which,
while very small. are yet very high,
and these can with comparatively lit
tie difficulty be impounded and carried
down many hundreds of feet, thus
making up for their lack of volume
by the great pressure readily obtain
able, and, either by the use of electric
ity or compressed air, the power may be
transmitted to many points of npplica-
ton with but little loss.