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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01

'tneir ,deas of revenge. The enty de-
tense against Russia is strict ~stchfai-
ness ON the part of the triple azliAnee,
assisted by England
Under these circumstances Eurupa
may exPerienos surprises greater than
the most psssimistie now sxpeck Rus-
sia can count upon Francs's aSxiseAnc,.
and may suddenly find allies among tAs
Slayonic nations. Add Russia has sAe
advantage of autocratie lsaderxhip.
The powers which form ths triple aili-
ance cannot act without o counsii.
Russia, therefore, has the tnitiasips,
and can choose her own time for o.
attack. 1t Is difficult ~ cay whssAer
the Diplomats Of Europs win be equal
TO the emergency. This nuch is csg-
tain: The balance of power is turning
more In favor OF Russia. hence AL who
value the civilization OF western Europe
cannot fail TO regard the future VIII
,spprehensien.-Chica9o Chronscie.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
COLLISION IN a TUNNEL
One Man Killed and Two Badly Injured at
st. Louis.

st. Louis, Dec. 31.-One man was
killed and two were badly injured to-
night in a rear end collision between
two passenger trains in the Terminal
railway tunnel. At 9:05 this evening.
the Chicago limited on the Wabash left
the Union station and proceeded
through the tunnel leading TO the bridge
which crosses the Mississippi river tn
the Illinois side. 1t had not proceeded
far when the Diamond special on the
Illinois Central, which left the station
ten minutes later. crashed into the rear
sleeper The engine and baggage car
of the special We're derailed and turned
over. Henry ROthweller, the fireman,
was scalded to death. Milton White,
the engineer on the Illinois Central
train, was badly bruised and j. Cham
bers, express messenger, was burned
and chOked by escaping steam and gas.
Neither will die. The Wabash train
was not badly damaged and proceeded
on its way after the collision.
Engineer White of the Illinois Central
train stated that he was proceeding
along at the usual rate of speed when
he struck the Wabash train in the mid
die of the tunnel. which was full of
smoke. He thinks the latter train
slowed up ontrary to orders, and ne
did not know it until they struck.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
SIR Itranciann Rnca.

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 31.-The
track was lightning fast at Bay Dis
Triot today and in consequence there
was much reversal of form. La Mas
Gotta, j. G.. Follanbee'S filIy, started the
ball rolling by winning with odd of 100
TO / or better against her. In the sec
on6 race Barney Schriebner's gelding
Hiram ArSo, a 20 TO l. duplicated this
performance. Altogether II was bad
day for favorites. but two. Semper Lex
and Rosebud. winning. McNaughton
and Mauir's Latonia crack. Semper
Lex. made most wonderful race in the
mile and a quarter handicap, winning
easily in 2:07l4, which equals the Cali
fornia record. Considering the heavy
impost Semper Lex was obliged to car
ny this is most phenomenal perform
ance and stamps him as one of the best
horses now in training on the coast.
Two favoriteS. two second choices and
two decided outsiders finished first to-
day. Weather clear and pleasant:
track fast; attendance fair. Summa-
ries:
First raee-Five furIongs. for maiden
2-year-olds: La Mascota won: Mt. Nc
gregor. second; FL Carmen, third. Time
Second-+Five and a half furlongs.
selling; Hiram Argo. won; Adam.
second; Jake Johnson. third. Time
Loss
Third-Six furlongs 2-year-olds: Graf
ify won: KamsIn. second; Benham third
Time l;l2la.
FourthMile and a quarter. handicap.
all ages: Semper Lex won; r. II. Shir-
ley. second; ClaUdius, third. Time
2:07lA.
Fifth-SiX and a half furlongs. sell
ing: Rosebud won; Rain Drop. sec
ond; My Norma. third. Time %
Sixth-Five furlonSs, maiden. 2-year-
plds: Minnie II won; Big Chief, sec
end; Hager, third. Time 1;02
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA.
Austrian Legislator Who Believes She
Desires to Conquer the World

Desires lo No2JGeE tuf "ofAA-
The car rules over territory more
than 9.000. coo square m.les IN extent.
That is twice as much a. China, 2h
times as much as the United States.
: times Is large as al Europe, 81 times
Is large s. Germany, and 20 times as
large as France EGssin's population
Is more numerous than hat OF any two
European powers outside their col
onies. and Russia's population increases
much faster. At the end OF the century
il viii be greater than that OF the triple
alliance. Russia follows the expansive
force within her, and aims a. the rule
Of the world. The car = gargls himself
IS the king of kings. AID the same vie'T
Is beld by his people. To this very day
ole may her Russians make the uaive
assertion that the Crimean war vas
EOthing but q rebellion Of the French.
English and TURKS against the pOger
Of The car. The Russians want Con
stantinople because they regard them
selves a. the heirs OF eastern ROu-l.
IN Asia they mean 20 obtain the empire
OF GenGh.s and Tauser.ane-
Can Europe defend herself against
RUSSIA Sapoieon l. ysas oE TIE opinion
that zarliJse. enterprisiDg ear coEld
soon reach Calzls V.ita hiz army aad o.
CONE the supreme ruler q Europe dec
tinies- But Russia is not given &c sud
den inPalsezs sbs sdra1ces slowly.
The triple alliance v ss created beczuse
the powers q Europe aee tie dagger.
but coalitions Ike tAis nearly aiWzvs
iose tLs- right moment 70 act. sud Eua-
Eia kz0Es well bOss 20 RAE use % ia
jealcz<ies o. the Esrope4n poweTa- II
tire EeDch politicians ee4ld galsc
calmly tAey would Sc fh&- tAsy T4sk
t!sc4- eoioaies IA tAeir hope - REGAIN
AlEace- LoTraiEe. and they would -
cone szzascsoaas of Russss- 4 French
si2teznan very justly says. ~Lussis
- sCerz.a1-'s eue1y to-day. to-uCrroH,
= zhcn We have overco1ze fse-zazzy. Has
ia VIII - ozr enemy R4t coZE.oa
sezss zlozc ds~s zst -uje the ssgsG.
Fasssoa. too. has f7z lrzr.erce. 1-z@y
.rsl-zt pass 5ssors - E.zGs-Gige
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
SLID THROUGH THEIR FINGERS
Sleek CelestiaIs Give Custo House People
Sim IN san krancisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 31.-Through the
treacheTy of an officer in the custom
house two car loads of Chinese from
the Atlanta exposition have slipped
through the fingers of the United States
inspectors and are now somewhere in
Chinatown safe from the reach of fed
eral control or interference. The Chi
nese landed in this city before daylight
and We're hurried in carriages to the
Chinese quarters. 1t is believed that
over 100 Chinese escaped the officers.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 3l-The Associated
Press dispatches from San Francisco
this morning mentioned the arrival of a
lot of Cinnamon from here. This party
consisted of twenty-five women and 80
men. There are still about seventy-five
Chinese here, who will leave tomorrow
for Los Angeles.
"Of course the people of the coast are
bitter against Chinese" said King
Owyang, the leading Chinese conces-
sionaire of the expedition. "e are not
violating any laws. The Chinese in
spector here knows that We are sending
out these people and has reported the
mWatter to the department All Wash
ingtOn. No efforts are made to stop
them until they reach San Francisco
and / don't believe Collector Wise was
instructed by the department 10 inter
fere ="
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
VISITED HIS OLD HOME
Naturalized Armenian who is Not Likely
to repeat the Visit

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 31.-Dr. Hovhan-
ness K. Peltekian, of Baltimore, who is
a native Of Armenia, but a naturaliZed
American, has returned to this city
after visit TO his parents in Armenia.
He says the half has not been told Of
the outrages committed by the Turks.
With his wife, who is Baltimore
lady, he had TO fly from his native viii
lage to UZerli, losing all of his belong
ings except those which were contained
in two small trunks A farm which he
owned in the neighborhood of UZerI
was devastated and his fathers home
and two other houses owned by his
father were burned
The doctor went TO Armenia a few
days after his marriage, in July last,
and almost immediate after his ar
rival in his native town it was looted
by the Turks. The villagers then fed
TO Tchokmerzemen, a walled town near
by.
The march to this place was peril
Gus one" said the doctor. "and many
who started out for il. never reached
it. The Turks pressed us hard and
killed many, firing into the crowd al
most constantly. Nearl all of those
who remained behind We're killed. We
saw one man about 60 years old killed
with an axe as he stood in the church
yard. His head rolled out INTO the
road and his body fell in the yard. Ny
wife and l spent several days in a
house in which twenty other families
were Quartered We had itters al
night on the damp ground.
While there l wrote several letters
to the United States consul at Alexan-
der, telling him that / was naturaiz-
ed citizen of the United States and was
in great danger, with my wife. who was
a native of the United States. L beg
ged him for assistance"
The Turkish authorities, according
to the doctor. denied that there were
any Americans in the town, but the
American consul was firm and the un-
fortunate couple were finally escorted
to Alexandria by a detahment of Turks
There they embarked for America on
an English steamer. He will file
claim against tine Turkish government
for $4,000. the amount he claims TO
have lost by the destruction of his prop
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
Pure Food: s.iSisa.S wriSh;s S'd- puekWhest.
WRiCHT'S MILLS, Berlin, WIs.
GOLDEN ROD KILLING HORSES.
A Wisconsin Man Tells of Many Instances
of Fatal Results In That state.

of Fatal Results In That state.
During the past four years a large
plumber OF horses have died in the
northern part of this state from the
Tavages of disease which has bafiied
the skill of veterinarians, and l have
been called upon TO make inyestiga-
tioQs as 10 the cause and nature of the
inalady. At first il was thought TO be
anthrax, and samples of the blood and
sections from the spleen and other in
ternal organs were sent TO the bureau
OF animal industry and 10 Dr. Russell,
OF the State university for bacteriolog-
ieal examination Numerous bacteria
were found, but the bacillus anthracis
was not present.
The horses affected were in the ma
jority of cases heavy draught horses
from the lumber camps. These animals
were brought from the woods in the
spring, usually in good condition. and
turned out to pasture Most of them
were fed grain while on pasture. On
the farm of NJ. c. f. Reynolds, Hay
ward, Wis, over 20 horses have died
during the past four years from this
peculiar malady. The pasture con-
1ained about 100 acres, 800 acres of
which had been broken and seeded TO
timothy.
Adjoining this was 100 acres OF
"slashings," or land from which the
timber had been cut, but which had
never been broken. This was thickly
eovare1 xx-i4 n .yoIdap rod On opa Sida Of
the farm is lake with a clean gravel
bottom and shore. The lake is fed by
springs. There is no marsh or low
land On the farm Upon investigation
] became convinced that the cause or
the trouble was TO be found either in
the food or water, and watched the
horses closely for several days. and saw
them eating the golden rod greedily-
some of them, especially those affected,
seeming to prefer the plant 10 any
thing else.
1 also visited the farm Of Peter
Truax near Eau Claire. There is no
golden rod to be found on this farm, and
the disease has not made its appearance.
During the past summer Mr.. Traux
placed ten horses in pasture near by,
where the plant was plentiful, and
eight of them died during the summer
and the remaining two are affected.
When the healthy horses ara taken
from the pasture in the fall the dis
ease disappears. None of the animals
attacked by the malady have Tecov-
cred, and medicinal treatment does not
seem to produce any beneficial effect.
The appetite remains fairly good dur
ing the entire course of the disease.
Death takes place in from two weeks
10 two months from the onset.
1 am fully convinced that this dis
ease is due either to some poisonous
principle in the plant or some parasitic
fungus upon the surface Of the same.
1t is now too late IL tie season for any
investigation 20 be carried on in this
direction this year, but intend TO have
the matter thoroughly investigated
next tsurnmer.-Garden Forest
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
OPERATOR TELLS HOW 1T WAS
Reported That Train had Passed His sta
ton. When IL Had Not.

Cincinnati, Dec. 31.-The startling de-
velOpmeut today about last nights
wreck was the confession of Fred Dro-
eye, the operator at Storris station, in
Cincinnati. that he was 80 blame Tor the
wreck He visited the superintendent
of the Baltimore and Ohio and said that
the train dispatcher at Washington.
Indiana asked him If the Louisville
express. No. -. had passed his station
He announced THAI il had not. The
fact xas that No. 19 had gone by. Or
dsrs were then given 20 the st. Louis
accommodation. No. 5. coming east, 30
meet No. 19 at Delhi, eleven miles west
of Cincinnati. The Washington, Indi-
ana. operator soon learned that No. 70
had passed Delhi. Then he knew a
head end collision was inevitable and
ordered SJorris station 10 prepare
vrecking trains At once, which was
done. The rest had already been told
in these dispatches.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
HAvERLY'S MINsTRELs.
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Don't miss the poultry show to be
held in Wichita next week.
There will be drunkard's : demonstua-
ton at the Salvation Army New Years
night.
The EpwoTth Leagues of the city viii
have charge of the reception al the y
NJ. c. \, Jan. I. from to u. m. Good
music. Everybody come and enjoy
happy New Year.
There will be a meeting Of the
Ladies Aid society Thursday afternoon
at O'Clock at the First Presbyterian
church. 4 full attendance IS desired. as
business OF Importance VIII come UP.
a mass meeting IN the interest Of the
Home of Redseming Love the Rescue
Home al 1908 North Fourth avenue VIII
be held At the First n. +. church Thurs
day evening. Jan. :, At 7.S0 Mrs. Lee.
Airs. Nswberry and Mrs. Drane VIII be
present. Everybody GENE.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
FIFTY SHOTS ARE FIRED
Two Men Killed and One Mortally Wound
cd at Victor, Colorado.

Victor, Colo, Dec. 31.-Late tonight a
row occurred in the Union theater, a
variety playhouse here, in which two
men were killed and another mortally
wounded and three others nurt. The
row started by the proprietor. George
Smith, becoming involved in a quarrel
with a man named Ferguson, who, he
claimed. was one Of a party that had
10 clean out the place. In
side of fifteen minutes fully fifty shots
were fired and when the fusilade ended
Smith and a bystander named Tom
Pascoe were dead and Ferguson NOR
tally wounded The names of the other
injured have not been learned
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
WANTS TO SETTLE
OLD-TIMB BBsCGNDER RETURNS TO
FILL OUT a DEFICIT.
David Crockett Boggs Once Tax Collector
of Wyandotte County. Kansas, appears
Before General 10 Shelby and Soiicits
His Good Offices in sGuar;ng Up His
Criminal observation-disclosures Story of
Nan Who Disappeared and was Never
Heard of Till He Got Ready.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 3L-David
OF Wyandotte county in Kansas in 1889.
and who suddenly disappeared in that
year with a shortage Of about $1,000, re-
turned to Kansas City today volun-
tarily TO make good his shortage. He
came with drafts and money aggre-
eating over $4,000.
Mr.. Boggs is a son of L. w Boggs,
who was governor of the state Of Mis-
souri, in 1S34-36. When he disappeared
he entered the Confederate army and
served under General Forrest in the
Second Missouri cavalry
At the close OF the war he went to
colorado and engaged in the stock
business. He never communicated
with his family and all of them who are
now living suppose he is dead. Mr.
BoSgs father died in Oregon during
the war. He never knew what be-
came Of his SON
Mr.. Boggs' residence is now at Mont
rose, Colo. He returned 10 Kansas City
solely in order to make good his short
age incurred while acting as tax collec-
tor of Wyandotte county in 1858. Mr..
BOggs called upon General J. o. Shelby
today and asked him to assist him in
making arrangements for the settle
ment Of his shortage. He said:
General i have come all the way
from Colorado to settle this indebted
ness. l absconded and used public
funds. 1t is forgotten now. Nobody
knows that | am in the land of the liv-
ing. But / want to make restitution.
Il come to you TO negotiate surrender,
if / am to be prosecuted for the follies
of my youth, as Frank James did when
he SURRENDERED through Major John y.
Edwards to the governor of the state. /
don't want TO be prosecuted, l want to
pay back my shortage, and if / can do
so / will be able to clear my conscience.
/ am an old man, and l want 10 die
with a clear record
General Shelby was visibly affected.
The latter promised to do what he
could for Boggs and the two parted TO
meet at an appointed hour later to set
tie the long standing deficit.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
END OF THE EXPOSITION
Has Cost the City of Atlanta Two Hundred
thousand dollars.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 3l.-This was the
closing day of the exposition, and he
fore the close of the illumination to-
night the work of packing OF exhibits
had already begun. a feature of the
day was an autiOn sale by which the
managers of the Chinese village sought
to close out all their bric-a-Dac. Mr..
Inman, chairman of the finance COM
mittee. states that when all the ex-
penseS are paid the exposition will have
cost the city OF Atlanta about 500, ,0OO
OF less than 10 per cent of the money ex-
pended on the enterprise. This includes
the original stock subscriptions.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
ROsEBERY BIDES HIS TIME
hen He'll Crack Salisbury Across the Neck
With Armenia.

London, Dec. 31.-Lord Rosebery has
written another letter almost identical
i'm terms with the one published several
DAYS ago ON the American difficulties.
and containing expressions of criticism
on the course of the British govern
ment, thus leading to a superstition that
this will be one of the chief items of the
opposition attack upon the government
when parliament meets.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
HE RESIGNS BY REQUEST
Secretary of the C,vil service BOARD In
New Work Removcd by the Mayor.

New York, Dec. 31.-Mayor Storing
has decided to recognize the civil ser
vice board of this city with the new
year. Today he requested<he resigna-
tion of Lee Phillips. secretary and exc
cutive officer of the board. While ex-
pressing confidence in Mr.. Phillips, the
mayor declared that his resignation
was necessary TO organize. Mr.. Phil
lips answered the mayors letter to-
night rendering his resignation. He
has held the office just resigned since
1886 when he was appointed by Mayor
Grace. Mr.. Phillips is a Republican.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01

made short visit to Wichita, and are
now keeping house on farm east OF
town:
Elder Kerr, pastor of the Christian
church at this place, is moving his fam
lily from Anthony here ard will occupy
the ]. NJ Massey property.
J. NJ. Maxwell, a brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific railroad, died this
morning at $3.50 O'Clock from an over
dose Of morphine. It IS supposed that
he took il with suicidal intent. He
leaves a wife and three children.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
WHAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOWS
Trumped Up Charges Against People for
Violating federal Laws.

Perry. o. t, Dec. 1.-Indignation
exists in the Pawnee country over the
unlawful arrest 10y deputy United
States marshals Of men and women
charged with cutting timber on govern
ment lands and of bootlegging whisky
TO the Indians. The investiga ton
shows that the charges are trumpet
up and about half Of the deputies OF
thar country have been recommended
for suspension.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
STORY GETS BIGGER
LRS. DAVIDSON IMPLIGATES 9TH
Frs THAN IHE PASTOR.

| While she's About 1t She Determines to
Make Public What She Claims TO Know
About Other Prominent Church Mem
bers, Both Male and FemsIe-she's sti,l
in Jail, Unable to Get Bond-aiss Over
man Admits That She Did Offer SEN
sationaI story for Publication, But
Claims Mrs. Davidson Influenced Her.
San Francisco, Dec. S1.-Mrs. Mary
Davidson, who is under arrest for an al
legged attempt TO extort money from
Rev. Dr. C. Brown, pastor of the First
Congregational church, has made pub
lie a lengthy statement in which she re-
iterRtes the charges made against the
minister. One of the most interesting
features OF the story is that Miss Over
man went 10 a local newspaper four
months ago and offered 70 sell story
for 81. 900 which she said would ruin a
prominent resident in this city and
cause a sensation all over the country.
When dhe statement was first made
Miss Overman denied the assertion. Tle
paper in question today prints the in
terview with It's city editor ii which he
says that 3 woman whom he believes
20 be have been Miss OvermSn d.d Of
fer 10 sell him a scandalous story about
q prominent man whom she refused 70
name unless paid 81 ,09e. Miss OVeTmaa
was divorced from her husband several
ySars ago.
San Francisco. Dec. 31.-Popular in
ferest in the sensational charges made
against Rev. DR.. c. O. Brown, pastor OF
the First Congrega tfonal church, and
Miss Matte OYernan, has increased
rather than abaSed. Mrs Mary Abbott
Davidson, who brought the charges OF
Improper intimacy against the clergy
man. is still in the city prison. Her at
1orney said today that the dispatches
about Mrs. Davidson's eastern record
and her imprisonment at Ipswich,
Mass whether true or false, had made
il practically impossible TO obtain bail
for his client, although the bail had
been reduced to S2.000. Mrs. Davidson
in an interview today reiterated her
charges against Mr.. Brown. repeating
alleged confessions which she declaseS
both DR.. Brown and Miss OveTman
made to her. Mrs. Davidson also says
she will make further sensational ac
cusations during her trial. involving
several prominent mem bers of the First
Congregational church. male and fe-
male, in scandals similar to that IN
which she duplicates the pastor.
Miss OVerman today admitted that
four months ago she offered to sell a
local paper for 81 900 a story which she
said would ruin a prominent man in this
city. Miss OYerman said that when she
offered to sell the story she was under
the influence of Mrs. Davidson and as "a
matter of fact knew nothing against
any prominent man.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
INTERCOLLEGIATE Chess EIatch.

New York. Dec. 31.-The fifth round
of the intercOllegea chess tournament
was played at the Harvard school today
The playing was as follows:
Price, Columbia, beat Murdoch, Yale,
Evans gambit declined in 80 moves.
Seymour, Princeton, beat Rider, Har-
ward, Vienna opening, after AZ moves.
Ross, Columbia, beat Arnstein, Yale,
po4, SO moves.
Southard, Harvard. beat Elmer, of
Princeton, Vienna, after SO moves
The score now stands:
Harvard won Z. lost s. Columbia
won Z, lost 3. Yale won 8, lost T.
Princeton won 3, lost Z.
The score of players; Price won s.
lost 2; Ross won 4, lost /; Rider won 81
lost IL; Southard won 3ib, lost !: Arms
tein won /, lost 4; Murdoch won ?, lost
3; Elmer won 0. lost 5; Seymour won 3,
10
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
INTO THE sUsQUEHsSNA RIVER
locomotive and Fifteen Coal Cars Tumble
with Six TraiiImen.

Shamokin, Pa. Dec. 31.-The locomot-
i've and fifteen box cars of Northern
Central freight train were tumbel into
the Susquehanna river two miles below
Georgetown tonight. Twenty other
freight cars Were thrown across the
track and completely blocked travel. An
immense boulder had been loosened
from the mountain side by last nights
storm and fell on the track in front of
the train.
Six trainmen went into the river with
the wreck and sustained painful in
jurieS.
All Of the cars were loaded with coal.
The train was running at the rate OF
thinty miles an hour
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-01
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

Chicago. H.. Dec. 31.-As a special
feature of their three days service 10
California, the Chicago, Union Pacific
and Northwestern line. viii, beginning
Jan. 1, place in service on the "Over-
land" limited. leaving Chicago daily a
p. m, buffet, library and smoking
cars.
City Of Mexico. Mex, Dec. 3I-The
Mexican National railroad during the
last ten days has shipped fifty car loads
Of oranges TO the United States.
ST. Petersburg. Dec. 31.-FrOm Dec.
20 to Dec. % there were seventy cases
of cholera here and fifty deaths from
that disease