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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
FATHER ooRRIGAN,s ESTATE.

Lawyer James F. Minturn reported to
the Orphans Court this morning that
the executors of the estate of the late
Father Corrigan of Hoboken would
scarcely be able to file their accounting
before May 1. There is some difficulty
iii disposing of some unimproved real
The Court granted an extension until
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14

Prof Reinhold Begas, who today is
Germany's foremost sculptor, has laid
before the Emperor his sketches and pro-
posals for the 81 or 80 monuments which
are to adorn the Sieges-Allee. These
monuments, which are to be executed
in Carrara marble, will represent all
the crowned heads of Brandenburg's and
Prussia,s history. The pedestal of each
monument Is to be decorated with reliefs
and statues OF historically important
men, who have deserved this honor for
patriotic deeds during the reign of the
respective Margrave, Prince or King.
ground OF green, as it will be set, SO to
speak, In q niche of trees and brush
Philadelphia Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
LECTURE AT THR HIGH SCHOOL

Mrs. Z. Preece delivered lecture on ply
steal culture yesterday afternoon in the
High School building on Bay street. There
was goodly audience despite tue miserable
next W ednesday afternoon at the teachers
meeting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
FIorEda,s Cedar.

Florida supplies frst-class cedar in the
manufacture of lead pencils, and large
quantities are yearly exported to Euro
pean countries. Hardware.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Feb IA. 1ss6.-For the SO
hours ending at eight p NJ. Saturday.
For New York City and vicinity
Fair tonight and Saturday: slightly
colder: brisk to high winds.
TarfneIt's Thermometer Report.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-14
Arlington Cemetery.

Lots and graves cared for by Cemetery
perfect title. Four and half miles from
Court House; IA minutes by rail from Eri
Depot. Office over Provident Savings Bank
No. 2Ss Washington street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
DIXON TALKS SENSE
He Would Sooner be a Grain Dealer Than
Marshal of Kansas

Silvers Dixon of Argonia came in last
night on late train and the very first
thing he said was that the grain BUSH
ness now is like getting money from
home. Wheat is going way up" said
Silver stretching his arms almost to the
ceiling of the Eagle office. III / had lots
of wheat now would keep it for a dol
lar bushel. 1t is coming just as sure
as you are living"
Mr.. Dixon has travelled way up 70 Hast
ings, Neb.. and back again and he says
there is not more than % per cent of the
wheat crop left in the country. "And
want 10 say to you that the fellows who
have the wheat can afford 20 keep it"
There is really 10 wheat for export"
he continued, and the demand that
makes the high price is from home mills.
Our market here in Kansas beats the
Chicago market all TO pieces. II pays
better, by from TO s cents. 20 sell wheat
in Kansas today than ship il and stand
the freight. The mills of Kansas wan:
the wheat and do not propose TO fet it
go out Of the state. They do nto wan,
10 leave il go out and then pay freight
in bringing il in again. What causes
demand al home2. I'll tell you The mil
lers had no wheat on hand before cleo
cause they didn't know what was going
TO happen. Mckinley pressed the but
ton of prosperity and the mills began 20
grind That's what causes the home de-
mand for wheat. No. l don't believe
want any Office under the Mckinley ad-
ministration. If the prosperity which
his election called back continues the
busienss man can make a great deaf
more money than the officeholder.
would sooner be in the grain business
now than be marshal OF Kansas"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
SHE WANTS JUSTICE
An Indian Woman Who Brings q Case to
the Appellate Court.


The first Indian who has ever applied
for justice is the wife of an Usage chief
who, before going TO the happy hunting
grounds, bore the name OF Eu-ses-tah-
Wat-to-an-kah.
After the death of her husband this
same woman. whether from custom or
through fancy, took the name of Ora
to-su-me and il Is under this name that
she sued a man named Gray for the re-
covery of 81, 500 and interest at the rate
of eight per cent per annum since 1893.
TIE be very plain, it looks as if some
one swindled the wife, or rather the wild
ow. Of the Usage chief, but it Is hard
matter to tell. from perusing the papers,
who did IT, 1t is probable that Judges
Schoonover, Dennison and Milton may
DE able to tell when they review the
case.
1t was about 1892 that the god chief
ses-tah-wat-to-an-kah went into eter
nal sleep and left his wife and a thirteen
year old daughter the sum Of 81 800 in the
hands of Barndollar and company. Half
the money was left OF the wife and half
to the child, but according to the In
dian custom the widow becomes the
guardian of the child without any lagal
formalities whatever. The Barndollar
company paid the widow the money by
means of a check on the bank of Con-
dom and company, of Coffeyville. AT
this time Major Miles was Indian agent
at Pawhuski and Gray was his clerk.
The claim was made that the agent and
the clerk formed something like a loan
company and were operating it to their
advantage among the Indians. Cratic
su-me gave her 81 500 check to Mr.. Gray
OF the promise, according to her state
hot ha oh 1rax into
it every six months to the amount of
S64. 1t appears also that she drew this
interest. in the shape of an order on
che store, twice, but that since that
she has not seen either principal or in
terest. In the meantime Mr.. Miles and
Mr.. Gray had falling out and then
great mix followed, each claiming that
the other fellow. in the settlement, got
the 81, 600 that belonged TO Gray-to-su-
me.
The case was originally tried before
Judge Burnett of Cowiey county. The
judge seemed to incline towards the
widow of the chief, but the jury did not,
and rendered a verdict in favor of the
defendant. From this verdict the Indian
woman appeals to the lower court of ap-
peals.
The most interesting feature OF the
case. as seen in the papers, is the evil
Gence of Major Miles, and especially his
cnos-examination by John c. Pollock OF
Winfield. Mr.. Pollock was the attorney
for Gray and the nature of his ques-
tons seemed to indicate that there was
something very rotten in Pawhuski. In
deed. II seemed as if the dead chief was
mixed up in it for Mr.. Pollock tried very
hard to get Major Miles to say that the
chief got the 81 800 involved in the suit
for his influence in getting his tribe to
borrow a whole lot of money in order
that it might be spent among the In
dian traders. An intima ton is also
made that the Indian traders were in
the deal
The Catholic knights of America gave
a social and musicale at their hall, cor
ner of Second street and Fourth avenue,
last night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
CUT DOWN EXPENSE
COMMISSIONERS SUGGEST REFORMS
AT THE COURT HOUSE.

They are Not of n Nature to Please the Pat
Payer VIII Not Object to Them-Nixht
Watchmzn's Office Will be Abolished
and, Perhaps. the Custodian's-Janisors
10 be Worked Night and Day, the Nj hit
Manbto Take the Place of the Watch
men--Other Propositions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
The aUithis gorniue gouebr g. 1895
fancy in her broken English. said:

fancy in her broken English, said: Il
don't know him.
About the chrysanthemum she denied
all knowledge, continually saying that
some mean neighbor had started the
story. The reporter was assured that
the inmates of the house were reSpecta-
bic girls, and he saw no evidence 10 the
contrary. Everything showed that they
earned every cent they obtained by hard
work. He was invited to inquire about
the neighborhood as to their respecta-
bility.
Inquiry was made at the next house
north in the following manner:
Good afternoon. / would ike 10 in
quire about something which IS said 10
have occurred in this neighoornood re-
Gently; would you mind telling me?
am newspaper reporter.
At this the reporter almost had the
point Of his pencil snapped off with a
jerky: Il don't know anything at all
about it"
Sorry, but then I haven't mentioned
what wanted to inquire about"
Il don't know anything at an
The reporter thanked her and started
away. but was accosted by what do you
want to know" He raised his hat and
thanked his questioner, and said that
she lad told him she did not know any
thing about it. and left.
The young man was still about town,
but il is thought his case is hopeless,
and he feels very much injured over it.
and we'll he might. He perhaps will re-
turn to Colorado, if ne has not already.
and seek life partner among the high
land iaSSies of that state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
I:3o-I32 North rIain.
There 4 Something New
Eveu. In Groceries.

IN ia size
cen
Tomato.
ound cans We have
in gstockcf
and
and pound pounds
il.
sell he tea on its mert
"
ros
SO bars W. r. Ienox LOO lbs Arb MIX l@
The Thomson Grocer Co..
Phone 90. 22o E. Douglas Ave.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
WAGON LOADT TAKEN
BAOOHANALIAN REvEL BROKEN IN
UPOE BY POLICE.
People Rssldtng on North Main Street Send
Word to Police Headquarters That .
Very Boistereos Crowd has Collected In
q Joint In the Neighborhood - Patrol
Wagon l. Dispatched To the Scene OF
the Tfoabls With . Detail of Police
Entire Crowd Given = Ride to theCity
Building.

Yesterday morning at about 5 o'clock
just as the moon was dropping behind
the western horizon, the telephone at
police headquarters began to ring in a
merry manner. The intelligence then
came over the wire that crowd had
gathered in a joint in the neiglborhood
and were having glorious time, so glo-
rious in fact that they felt as though
they must awaken everyone within a
couple of blocks Of the place, and ap-
prise them of the fact.
The patrol wagon was called out, and
enough policemen to perform the opera
zion Of extracting the obnoxious element
from the neighborhood, got aboard and
were soon spinning along the smooth
paving. Arriving at their destination,
the wagon was backed up TO the sidewalk
and the operation of pulling began.
Win the officers stepped inside the place
scene was presented to their view.
which would have been to the exact like
ing Of Bacchus himself. There was
enough noise to satisfy almost anyone.
The men who were making it were in a
boisterous state of hilarity; glasses clink
ed, and the red juice was freely flowing.
but all this stopped soon after the ap-
merry jewellers were politely escorted to
the door and loaded into the wagon. I'M
til the entire coterie were safely aboard.
Then the noise ceased, save a few NUT
terings from some of them, and in q
very short time the entire batch were
landed within the welcoming arms of
the city building, where they remained
until police court convened in the after
noon.
The crowd consisted Of several old to-
pers. we'll known as such to everyone.
and some wel[known persons who per-
haps were little out Of place in that
crowd. They were all taken in, how
ever.
In police court in the afternoon the diff
ferent cases were disposed of and fines
imposed, several of which were paid,
while others were sent below, being un-
able to settle accounts upon the spot.
Quite number Of the offenders denied
being intoxicated at all, but their appear
snce in all but one or two cases would
not substantiate the statement. 1t has
been some time since the police depart
ment have made SO wholesale a haul,
but they are not the fellows to hesitate
when an opportunity presents itself. 1t
was stated by some persons who live in
the neighborhood, that the noise began
much before the hour Of the arrest, but
increased in volume until by the first
peep of day it was perfectly unbeara-
bic, and move was then made to stop
it.
Yesterday was general Strengthening
up day in police circles, and fines were
being paid into the city treasury quite
steadily. Chief Burt had his men look
ing up those who were delinquent, and
before night nearly all was in.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
LUX g TENEBRIS"
SCOTTISH RITE MAs0Ns WORK IN
REGAL SPLENDoR.

Night in the Palace of King Darius-Soft
Music Floats Around His Throne and
IN Oriental Dance Is Given for the Ben
eft of tho Spectators -Throne Roo N
Adorned with Palms and Flowers and
Costly Russ-Visitors Filled With Adj
miration-Program for Today-Eiabo-
rate Preparations for the Banquet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18

.
Deacon Wilson, county commission
er, has suggested a reform at the cour;
house that is liable to cause confusion
among about eighty candidates for night
watchmsn al the county building He
proposes 10 do away with the office OF
night watchnan entirely. AT present
there is one custodian. TWO janitors and
one night watchmen at the court house
and besides these there is a janitor for
the district court and a hainf tor the
court OF appeals In addition there Is
an engineer or janitor al the jail. making
in all some seven or eight men
These men practically do all their work
in two hours during the day with the
exception of the man at the jail. Some
OF the officers complain that they are
disturbed by the janitors working in the
afternoon or, you might say, the two
hours preceding s O'Clock
Mr.. Wilson suggests that the janitor
work down stairs be done at night in
stead Of the day time and that this plan
viii furnish a Waterman in the janitOr.
BY dispensing with the night Waterman
and giving charge of the building to the
night janitor a saving of $500 per year
can be made. Some think that the re-
form could be carried farther by doing
away with the office OF custodian also
and turning his duties over to the day
janitor This would save the county an
additional expense of $500 per year, max
ing. in all. a saving of 500 per month
OF course S1o0 month is not much COM
pared with the entire expenses OF the
county, but II is something and every
body who knows the burden of the tax
payers know that a saving OF even 10
cents should be made wherever possible.
At least man whose property is assess
ed at $500 when he is willing 10 sell IL
for 500, thinks so.
Of course there will be great objection
made TO this proposition by ward poll
ticians who want to get the places Of the
night Waterman and custodian but II the
work can be done by cutting of the ex-
penses of two men it should be done.
The janitor work can be done at night
as well as in the day time. The county
has 10 pay for light whether it is used
or not and hence there will be no addition
al expense from that source.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
81 ARTICLE Al"

The American Dramatic company pre-
sented l. Article AZ last night 10 another
large crowd at the Auditorium, although
the company presented this beautiful
PASTORAL play on their previous engage
ment still it did not loose any Of its mag
natism by its repetition. Miss Sadie
PARTICIPANTS work was as bright as
ever; her work in the leading role of Ma
dame Cora cannot be outdone. She IS
simply superb. Allen DeMond as Geo. De
hamel was also very clever. Tonight they
present Sea of Ice in very scenic form,
interviewer with bright and new special
ties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
YTG1zmzzza1mzz

Christmas is only five weeks distant. What are
you going to present your friends in memory of the
caslons Let Us call your attention to window of
fine Stamped Linens. You cannot look and go away
We'll wager without dozen thoughts that would make
timely presents Buy now and meantime work up the
linens You can't make better presents.
We're going to say something more about our
Coaks and Capes The quality of material, excellence
OF Innings and trimmings artistic cut and superior work
manship which goes to make up every garment that
comes into our cloak ROOM render them immensely
superior to any offered elsewhere Although have
to pay extra for extra quality well as extra work, the
aage business these bring amply repays the cost.
feet and we show today many styles in Capes at
s. up and Plush Capes SO up that worth double
Remember this is Carpet and Curtain week, and we
show inducements of extra value such Lace Curtains
at 34c 42ac and 45c each besides Tapestries and hun
dred grades of Carpets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
SELLING HIS Cattle
Frank Gordon says It's Better to Sell Than
to Feed

Frank L. Gordon of Barber county was
in the city yesterday enr0ute 70 Kansas
City with consignment OF cattle. Mr..
Gordon said that he had intended feeding
his cattle but that he studied the markets
and he believes il would be more profit;
able 10 sell cattle now AZ the prevailing
prices than feed them and then take the
chances on an inferior market. Mr. Cor
con. in addition 10 his Barber county cat
tie, has about l.4eo in the Panhandle
of Texas He says there is no com
plant coming TO anybody on the present
priees OF cattle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18

The eighteenth seni-annual reunion of
the Scottish Rite order OF Freema sonry
working in the Valley OF Wichita, was
inaugurated with Appropriate cermonies
at the Scottish Rite cathedral in this city
On Monday evening.
4 large number of visiting members
were present from abroad, which with the
home members constituted brilliant
gathering 10 witness the five candidates
present 10 take the first step upwards
through the mysteries of Scottish Rite
Masonry.
The Scottish Rite cathedral when pur-
chased by the members OF the Rite in
1881 afforded an abundance of room for
the work OF these reunions, but with the
growth Of the order in membership the
fine cathedral does not adequately fur
niSh room for the accommodation or
members and their guests. AS the mem
bership is now upward Of $50, it is pos
sible that more commodious quarters VIII
soon be erected or secured. However,
lack OF room for the comfort of visitors
is more than compensated for by the roy
al welcome rendered those from abroad
by the home members.
At the opening session of the reunion
on Monday evening, the Atm, 5tn and
9Th degrees were presented. Three ses-
sions were held yesterday. AT the fore
noon session the 7th, Sth and 9th degrees
We're conferred and in the afternoon the
10th. 11th, 18th, 18th and 14th degrees
were presented, work ,losins at O'Clock.
AT the evening session the TWO first de-
grees Of the Rose Croix were conferred
with all the gorgeous costuming, brilliant
settings, and enhancing music for which
the courts of ancient Babylon and Persia
have been celebrated.
The following offic ers had charge of
the work:
18TH DEGREE-KNIGHT OF THE
EAST, OF THE SWORD, OF THE
EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18

The Catholic Knights Of America gave
social and musicale al their hall, cor
ner of Second street and Fourth avenue.
last night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18

phere redolent with the fragrance OF
roses emblematical of this degree.
After dinner the degrees of the Ka-
dosh will be presented, the 2lst degree,
Noaehite, or Prussian Knight, with it's
mystical gathering OF knights, consufn-
Ing the time of the evening session from
to 10 o'clock.
An additional number of guests are
expected from abroad, and today's ses-
sion will without doubt be exceedingly
entertaining.
The class Of the candidates receiving
all the degrees from 4th to 32nd, at this
reunion, are:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-14
NOT A WORD TRUE
ofthc Reported Relations oftho Vatican
mud Cardinal EIhhnms.

BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. l3,-Cnrdl-
nal Gibbons has thus far denied him
self to reporters who have sought to
interview him upon the statements that
have been published regarding the re-
latNus OF himself and Archbishop Ire
land and Bishop Keane 10 the vatican.
n gentleman conversant wlthall sides
OF the controversy said to-day:
There ls not clergyman, be he
priest or bishop. regular or secular, who
Will not regard the statement that It Is
proposed to discipline Cardinal Gibbons
as without basis OF fact. In the first
place everybody knows that Cardinal
Gibbons has held aloof from entanGle-
ments such MS are limited at In the
dispatches, and that might possibly
prove troublesome The cardinals ut
titude has always been that OF the
peaccmaker. Largely through his eff
forts, much friction has been allaycd
or on many occasions known only
within ecclesiastical circles. and the
pope Is credited with an excellent mcm-
DRY. The allegation that II Is proposed
TO force upon the cardinal coadjuter
OF the opposite school Is equally alb
Surd II one stops to consider the mat
ter FOR moment. he must see how
impossible II is, md hw irrecOncilable
with that other statement In the dis
patch that He vii not be removed
from his see
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-14
THE SNAKE HUNTERS.
g, son,ersan us Sister XIII Rnitltrs by
the liuudrcds--h. Remarkable Family OF

the iiundrcd.--A.i Remarkable Family OF
Nfpnntn inerr.. Yf =,
Special Dispatch TO tho 1rtsliigcnccr 3.
MoRGANTow.N. w. M. Nov. ia
One OF the best known West Virginia
stump kpeakcrs tells tho lntclllgoncer
correspondent n iaory of the somers
family which he rays he ran across
while campaigning III Preston county.
The family IN famous throughout that
section OF West Vk'Sinla M the snake
hunters II used to be II large one. but
members have died until It nDw con-
GistJ OF Cy SOmerJ. his mother and a
sister, They live on top Of the moun-
talns some miles from Terra Alta, Snake
hunting hna been III OR occupation all
their lives.
The old woman Il ROW so aged that
she has quit active work, hut her
daughter, about thiri!y-s0vcn years OF
age, can count her XII llrgs by the thou
sands, Visa few sc ll's her senior, but
udmita hlJ lnfcriority rs q snake dis
patcher and Is prord of his sisters
nrowcss, She has meyer seen n train Ut
cars. FtgH
Once during the wrtr Cy was taken 10
Wheeling, and he has never ceased tnlk-
Ing ABOUT the wonders he saw during
the trip. The family wants are simply
and easily supplied. Money they have
no use Tor. All ther PRODUCES are taken
to the country store ana trnthd of for
sugar, cnirec and Other necessities.
Rough. unkcmpt anu Ignorant, they pre-
sent Il revolving appearance.
The family XIII only rltteSnakcS and
pay no attention TO other species. The
mountains abound IN poisonous reptiles.
nS many us 200 being found In one den.
From early May until Dec@nher's frostS
cover the ground Cy and hB sister
trudse among tho rocks, armed with
heavy hickory STICKS, knotcd at one
end ana smash away at every rnttler IN
sight.
In chlldhoou they were Trained IN the