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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25
FIRED BY A LUNATIC
Mattewan Hospital for the Insane Mar
rowly Escapes Destruction.

foNlS Escapes OestructlDns
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, Jan. 24-C. l.
Mitchell, a patient at the Mattewan hos
pital for the insane, set fire to the in
stituiOn in five different places tonight
and for a few hours the buildings were
threatened with destruction.
Fire was at first discovered in the cell
lar under the kitchen. Then it was dis
covered that the north wing was also
ablaZe directly under where over 100
patients were located in the wards.
Smoke was fast filling the buildings,
and the patients were terror stricken,
especially the women. The pyroman-
lac had made the most careful prepara-
tons for the destruction of the build
ings. as large piles of shavings were
found distributed thrugrout one build
ing. Meanwhile several scattering
blazes were discovered in various sec
tons of the asylum, and soon the fire
was beyond control. even with the ex-
cellent facilities for emergency, and
help was summoned from Fort Hill
Landing, about two miles distant. The
Bacon and Tomkin's hose companies
arrived in a short time, and il required
the combined forces 70 control the fire
beyond the danger point.
The men patients, a dozen or more of
whom had every opportunity 20 escape,
worked heroically. DR.. Assison, the SUI
perintendent, says the men patients
throughout the building acted in a man.
ner so cool as to aStoniSh the doctors,
who at first feared a panic among the
insane, with all of its terrible conse-
quences.
The building under which Mitchell
started the first blaze, and where he was
captured soon afterward in a high state
of excitement, was not damaged to any
great extent. 1t was a fire proof build
ing.
Immediately after having performed
this work he started to another wing,
which he had encircled with infiamma-
BILE material, and applied the match as
he went. II was having to combat with
combined CONGREGATIONS that seemed 10
spring up in every direction that caused
the hospital people so much anxiety and
alarm. Late tonight DR.. AssisOn esti-
mated the loss at about s1,00.
c. 5. Mitchell was committed TO the
Auburn state prison twelve years ago
from Oneida county, for burglary in the
first degree. About six years ago he
started a fire in Auburn prison and short !
ly after was declared insane and COM /
mitted to the asylum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25
MrsIC And DRAMA.
TENNESSEE JUBILEE SINGERS.

TN y kSSEE JUBILEE SINGERS.
This famous company OF Jubilee sing
ers have sung in every principal city
and town IN the United States and Can
ada never falling % please The most
Iasu1iCus audience. being endorsed b
public, press and pulpit ~ such an ex-
tent that tle name -TeuEesse=ans" has
become a household w1r8.
Il j. difficult 20 write tenpe-ately AID
critically % this band OF natural sing
ers, who s.ng for the very love q Inu-
sic independent 4 art. and whose su1 Is
remind Us more - thrs= glzh-s ~ mel
Ody from the ARK and the u--ht.ngal-
The ordinary singing % some u the fash
icnabie songste-s 81 b. heard Ike Gag
81 Cs1a-ies. tw.tleE.Hg aad 2 ping on
concert stage
Who vii deny me fact. = they know
anything = The negro race. that they
ar peculiarly gifted with t1e i1Fe u
song and quaint melody. IS E-L as the
p17er % sing7 TIE Old plantation songs
Z ch= SCUM bear testimony o c1@ gal--
us ~ music innate Ia the ch--1-=l = t1e
south TheTe - IN The negro voice a
wiid sEee. quzllty that arrests AID
pleases -ne s-1ee ~ muse. l1ceTss1 dent
o. -t1e nelly Or harmon i- inte-prets
L "a sc-net ai1C Infinitely pat5e-lc tast
cannot D. expressed i1 words. whilst b.
touches che % the verge = tear T1.a
quality a. Ter1ezE=-a1 s85llre singers
POSSES 81 hlEh d-Er-e. T1ei- 8 agl1 E
u th@ plantation u1eIo6ies - a Ia
ti51 and mus be hezrL - 81 td5r1 ssa,y'
appreciated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25
OBJECTED TO TWO OFFICES.
The yIrEinian wsuldn't Give Super ana
Visor to One Man.

The Ntrginian wouldn't Give super and
Visor to One Man.
One Of the best men in Stafford
county, Va, says the New York Sun,
was running for supervisor of the
county, and, as usual when n really
good man runs for office, there WA
vigorous opposition 10 him. Some Of
II was expected, but when one ignorant
but influential old fellow came out
against the candidate, the friends OF
both parties were surprised. and one Of
the candidates supporters immediately
went 10 see the old man
is il actually true that you are
against cur man for SUPERVISOR asked
the friend when he had led up 70 The
point.
"Of course I am" responded the old
man, firmly.
But he is one of the best men In the
whole county" srgued his friend
Il amt doubtin' that at all, only
can't vote for him"
"Why notP"
N'Cause won't vote fer no man I'M
der them circumstances"
Under what circumstancssS- IN
quired the friend IN the gresecss as
constituent. for up TO that time no
circumstances" had appeared in the
campaign.
why, wantin' two Offices at onca,
like he does" explained the kicker.
I'm willin' to vote fer him fer super,
but III be derued Ct I'm goin' 70 vote
fer him fer visor, and you can tell hina
so Of you want TO-"
Thereupon the friend Of tho caDdi-
date organized an individual educatson-
plOmacy brought the old man up 10 the
trOti0h in good shane
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BOUND TO HAVE ONE
C0RNELL'5 LADY STUDENTS WILL
ORGANIZE A GREW.

Athletic Council has Poured Cold Water
on Their Project for Crew, Denying
Them the Services of the Official
Trainer But They Don't Mind, Since
Water is Their Element, Anyway. and
There's Strong Encouragement From
Ouiside-Program for stuarts PugiI-
istic CarnfvaI-GeneraI Sporting News.
Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. 27.-The Cornell
lady students do not mean TO abandon
fheir hopes to establish a, crew here,
even though the athletic council has re-
fused to take official cognizance of the
project. AT Sage college this morn
ing a representative of the Associated
Press was told that steps were in pro-
gress to have a crew, regardless of the
councils action. Miss Keller, who is
one of the most prominent workers for
the woman's right, has just received a
long letter from Lucille Eaton Hill, d.
rector of physical training at Wellesley
college, Mass, in which Miss Hill very
strongly endorses the movement on
foot here. She writes:
'Also forward photographs of last
springs crew, thinking perhaps il may
arouse popular interest. l have stud
led mems strokes and think l have
good one for women. OF course we
do not race. Hygenic results are prime
factors in our stroke Rowing in cor
rect form results in superb figures. We
viii gladly come and help you orga-
niZe. There is nothing / love so much
and am delighted that you are going
no start a crew"
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les Of Canton and Hong Kong are stu
ated on the bay into which the West
river empties. The news that the
West river was to be opened TO for
eign trade occasioned no small amount
of satisfaction in Hong Kong. The trade
Of the rich province of YUnnan had be-
gun to he diverted by the activity of
the French in Tonquin from its natur-
al channel down the river. The river
traverses one of the richest and most
densely populated portions of South
China, and the Chinese have long guar
ded it against the entrance o foreign
commerce with a sort fsuperstitious
reverence.
The territory on the Mekong, which
has recently been acquired by France
from China, by treaty, opens another
route TO a part of this rich country,
including the tea districts. Frances
success in securing this territory was
a part Of the situation in the far east
which has been most trying % Great
Britain since the decline of her diplo-
matte prestige, with the China-Japan-
csc war.
Great Britain claimed the territory
acquired by France, which included
what was British Burmah, but had
been ceded by Great Britain to China
by convention which was ratified in
London, August %, 1894, in furtherance
of Great Britain's project Of the for1na-
ton of buffer state, but with the pro-
visO that China should not ALLEVIATE
this territory to any other power with
out the consent of Great Britain. BY
the terms of this convention, China,
on the other hand, reinquished certain
territory to Great Britain in the delinl-
itaJiOr of the frontier between China
and British Bun mah. Within a few
weeks again, il was reported, as a set
of to the Chinese concessions TO France
that Great Britain had procured the |
assent of China to the cession to Great |
Britain Of four states on the Burmah- |
Chinese frontier, giving British trade |
direct SccCsc to southern China. Pre-
China is now endeavoring 10 |
terminate these encroachnent on ner |
sous western frontier oy agreeing TO |
Open The West river to commerce
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25
METAL or THE STANDARDS.
Nature Furnishes No Mineral saitsAl. fos
the Purpose.


the Purpose.
There are no products OF human slrin
on which q greater degree Of care n en-,
pended than the standards Of weighs
and measure in use among The civilized
nations Of the globe. Two things 10
particular have 20 De considerod-acCu-
racy and durability. Nature does Dot
furnish any single metal, or mineral,
which exactly answers the reoaare-
ments for a standard of measnru or
weight that shall be, As nearly ~ posi-
bic, unalterable.
The best substance yet produeod for
this purpose is an alloy 81 ninety per
cent. OF platinum with ten per cent. Of
4rs4ipua- Tbis Is called ir3dio-platiuons
aud II b tke substance Of which u.
new rne.r4n standards prepa-ed by ths
international committee Of weights and
Measures are composed.
IL T. hard. II Is less affected or hea,
than any pure metal, IL - prsctiozIiy
non-oxLdizabls. or not subjset % rpsL.
and il can be finely engrsved- In ess,
the lines on tho standard notes. ere
hardly visible 90 the nakeA eye, 80
they are smooth, even, sharp and Acc7-
rate.
II our civilization should ever be losA,
and relies Of II sboaId be discovered N
some brighter age ia tho remote fu.ure.
there - nothing which wou1d besy
higher testimony 20 ia character than
these standard measures OF irldto-r1as-
mum for the production aud pressrvs-
ton Of which the science II our eAy hAs
done lie vsTy beat
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MORE APPARENT THAN REAL
So Dun's Charscterizes Any Business I'm
proYement of the Weel<.

So Dun's Charscterizes Any Business I'm
proyement of the Week
New York, Jan. 24-R. G.. Dun & COS
weekly review IF trade, which issues to-
morrow, Will say:
The week has been marked by i'm
provement apparent rather than real
Prices Of some products have risen. but
only because supplies are believed TO be
smaller than was expected. The SEN
ate still Injuries all business by doing
nothing. and the treasury cannot ex-
pect 10 gain in gold as vet, but loses
less than was expected. II is generally
assumed that the new loan will he plac-
ed without difficulty. though the sue
cessive payments may cause continued
disturbance.
4 deluge Of foreign reports favorable
10 wheat speculation found ready an
swcr in an advance % over five cents
here. in spite NJ western receipts so per
cent larger than last year. Atlantic
exports for the week were also much
larger than last year. for the first time
in several months, but for the crop year
- date all exports have been about
li.5oe.ooo bushels smaller than last year
The market has the idea that foreign
demands hereafter must be much great
or because Of deficient supplies else
where. but no one expects that the in
crease viii he a tall commensurate
With The enormous increase in western
receipts 2 ~ cent since the crop year
began. l31. 6lo Coo bushels AGAINST lG-.-
SS6lSl lest year
Corn advanced beca uSa wheat aI-
Vanced, receipts and exports Continu-
ing as before
Cotton rose an eighth cent although
Mr. Ellison estimated the yield al 7.e00.
90 bales. and receiNts - date sllo0a--
that estimate. bur there are many who
reason thar the surplus VIII be danger
ously small al the end Of the c-or ves-.
even II the yield = 7.cea ga bales. The
actual marketing - goods in Eura0a
and in this country hardly supports
that view.
Textile industries 90 not gain. Wt.h
materials practically unchanged. thev
G2-t because the demand for future de-
livery ! - narrow. Cotton naaufac-
turers have for months been storing ID
staple goods. but prices have E-aduallv
declined ever saice October l.. ana now
average 50 per cent hover than at ghat
point. when the rise from the io7rest
average Of quotations IN March 1S95 had
been 20 per cent. In EurCpe- as here
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25

or The I've ssnses With which brrnsz
nature - gifted. that 81 hsarfng seems
= be more Constantly fncreasinR "a
value than any % ,he others This may
be accounted Tor BY ths fact that Ia ths
pTrgTers Of science Of late years sasch
IL portant Inventions GO fhs tslsgraph-
telephone and photograph Al depend
upon the bearing for their Trry sxts,-
eaoe; and when This seDse 81 hsarsnv {.
educaled b. long prartios In thas. sna
otasr directions. very important .nA
surprising results have been ss.asr.,,
p way % illustration, the t.le0r.,h
oFerator eau. by sound. recognize. "a
acc lalHtanec - The key Who 4 s.ndlny
a rlrasaze from g distance, ssu.uIy BIZ
p 81 heE rtvls = sending. on IN. ..ras
rr-aei pie thar one can rscoonsz- snssA-
erE handwriting with which they are
An Lar 81 sight. while % Tie ordinary
o''-erser The clicking % lie sovadsr
g. 1'-l3 To- the same. Do matter how many
90 s'ss were made In tie senGsrz-
E4ectric Power.
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San Franciscn Rares

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 24.-With
khe exception Of the handicap and the
fifth race, the poorest lot Of dogs that
ever gathered together before a San
francisco audience, contested for SUI
premacy at Bay District track today.
The mile and an eighth handicap con-
sisted of but four entries. but never
5heless the finish between Logan, Little
Crippel and Fred Gardner was very
close, the horses finishing heads apart
in the order named The FL PrimerO
stables black FLY, Summertime very
heavily backed favOrite, won the fifth
aace easily from a good field Of FLIES.
Notwithstanding the poor class Of
horses entered, five favorites and one
third choice Were the winners today
The officials of the California Jockey
elub have rescinded their order deny
ing C. b. Morris the privilege of enter
6nS horses at the Bay District track
and hencefOrth the entries of this gen
hleman viii be accepted. Mr. Morris
EpOlOgiZed To the judges for his hasty
remarks made over a decision given
against him, explaining that he was
UndUly excited at the time. TIE apollo
gy was accepted.
Weather cloudy and cool; track heavy
Summaries:
First race-Five and half furIongs,
selling: Lucky Dog won; Condo. sec
Dnd; Catch EN-, third. Time 1898.
Second-Seyen furlones, inside course
selling: Hermanita won; Zaragosa,
second; Regain. third. Time :3S2z
Third-Aiile and a furlongs, handicap:
Hogan won: Little Cripple second; Fred
Gardner, third. Time :45.
FoUrth-Five and a half furlongs.
selling: The Judge won; Chartreuse
], second; Duke Steven, third. Time
1121a.
Fifth-Five and a half furlOngs. sell
ing: Summertime, Won; La Mascota.
Second; Easel, third. Time 40.
SiXth-Seven furlongs, inside course.
ceiling: Elsie won; Catalogue, second:
ALEXIS, third. Time :S8.
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ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND
Chairman Harrity Issues the Call for the
nemocratic Convention

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 24-National
Chairman Harrity this afternoon issued
the official call for the Democratic ma
uOnal convention. 1t reads as follows:
philadelphia, Pa, Jan. "A. 1896:
1.-The Democratic national conven-
ton having met in the city of Washing
ton, D. c., Jan. 16, 1896, has appointed
Tuesday, July Z, 1896, at u o'clock noon.
and chosen the city of Chicago. H., as
the place for holding the Democratic
national convention
Each state is entitled to representa-
ton therein, equal to double the num-
her Of its senators and representatives
in the congress Of the United Sta ties,
and each territory and the District of
Columbia shall have two delegates.
AN Democratic conservative citizens
of the United States, irrespective of
past political associations and differ
ences. who can unite with us in the eff
fort for pure, economical and constitu-
tiOnal government. are cordially invit-
ed to join US in sending delegates to the
convention.
(Signed) ''W. F. HARRITY,
Chairman.
"S. p. SHEERTN,
Secretary +"
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HnrfrH ~.

A woman was buried alive a. An
necy, IN Savoy. recently. While the
gravediggerz were throwing earth upon
The co1in they heard a knocking inside.
They waited half an hour before rsslx-
Ing up Their minds whs, 70 DO. snd
then Instead q opening the co&n.
went - notify the authori'ies 4
priest vas the frst % arrive. and al re
dared . do vac % have g.aslst holes
oortd So a. - .et IN a lit.le air Tlrsl-
=, after tArce hCzrv. s1cn after the
knocking ceased. the COIN was opened
sHc the woE1zns cheeks were seen -
. flushed AID he- eyes half opened Il
took ST bOurs and hzlf more % get 9
cocto-. vho Wien be cane sd sss
had been dad Jess than az hours.
that - she must have been alive when
;ae cosha IL ssas removed.
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sehastannI Mns Nnt Innrornah,a

For it was taken by assault but a
physique built up, a constitution forth
fed by HOstetter's Stomach Bitters,
may bid defiance to the assaults of ma
lariOus disease even in localities where
ii is most prevalent and malignant
EmiSrants TO the ague-breeding sec
tons of the West should bear this in
mind, and start with a supply. The
Birters promptly subdues dyspepsia,
rheumatic and kidney complaints. ner-
vousnesst. cOnstipa ton and billiousness
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MattEnstar KnIed Ont

St Louis. Mo, Jan. 24-At a meeting
cf the Fair Association racing stewards
hhis afternoon. il was decided 10 reject
Matt Foster for the next meeting. Eos
ter claims to own sun Ross. Or. Rice.
Tloroy and other horses which We're
formerly raced in his brother Fred's
colors. Another brother. Dave is run
ming the outlawed race track at Sports
mans park
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PANIC IN A CHICAGO FIRE
Fire Escapes Prove Inadequate TO the Oc-
easion and But Few Persons Suffer.

Chicago, H., Jan. 24.-The fire which
broke out in the old Stock Exchange
building, northeast corner of Dearborn
and Monroe streets, today caused a
panic among the occupants OF the build
ing. The building was a six-StoTy struc-
ture and the location was one of the
most crowded street corners of the city.
People on the fifth floor where the
flames were first discovered found their
way to the stairs barred by smoke and
resOrted to fire escapes. Several al
tempted TO jump. J. 5. Robinson was
seriously burned about the face and
hands while making his way out. Miss
Mabel Finnerty had an arm broken ami
II. a. Broadwell was burned about the
face and hands. The pecuniary loss
was slight.
Catarrh indicates impure blood. To
cure 1t take Hoods Sa-sapar.lla. tie
great blood pGrif-~
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New Orleans Races.

New Orleans, Jan. 24.-Weather fine:
frack heavy. Summaries:
First race-$2J0, 3-year olds. selling,
Eeven furlOngs: Minnie Mackin won:
Gleesome. second; Nevada Boy, third.
Time 1:24
Second-S20O. 3-year oIds, selling. seven
furlOngs: S2uterene won; Sissretta.
Eec0nd: Miss Emmett, third Time 1:42K
Third-S250, 4-year olds and upwards,
EeVen furlonEs: RighmOre won; Jocoso.
second; Bart. third. Time 1:2I
Fourth-S200. handicap, 3-year olds
and upwards, seven furlongs: David
won; Domingo, second; Piccaroon, third.
Time l .31ls.
FiftE-S200. 3-year olds and upwards.
selling, seven furlonEs: Van Brunt won
MarQuise, second; Momus, third. Time
a:3Sih.
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Program for the Carnival.

FL Paso, Tex. Jan. 24-The program
for StCart's fistic tournament has been
completed. Maher vs.. Fitzsimmons;
gurse $4,000. and heavyweight cham
pionship OF the world, VIII occur Feb.
"a; Bright Eyes vs. Wolcott: Jack
McAulifTe vs.. Horace Leeds: George
Dixon y. Jerry Marshall: Jimmy Barry
rs. Johnny Murphy, for the champion
ships Of their respective classes will fol-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-25

Wichita, Jan. "a
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair; slightly warmer Saturday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 80 degrees. the
lowest 10 degrees. and the mean u degrees.
with cloudy weather, and a p. m. light
snow began 20 fall
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been 50 degrees.
For the past seven years the average
temperature for the month of January has
been 81 degrees, and for the 18th day 3 de-
grees. FRED I. JOHNSON.
Observer.
Washington, Jan. 24.-FollowinE IS the
forecast Up Till 8 ?. n. Saturday:
For Kansas-Fair; warmer; south, shift
ing 70 east winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Cloudy and threatening; probably rain;
east winds.
For Colorado and vyoming-Fair; var
liable winds.
Columbus. O, Jan. CIV II. Bodin.
bank examiner. has discovered So. e1a
over1rafts in the Farmers National bank
o. Portsmouth o, reported closed few
days ago.
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a JOURNALIST.
One Newspaper Writer who Was Born q.
the Work.

The multitudes Of young people who
are aspiring 70 be journalists may gain
an idea what a born journalist" really
is from the case of NJ. Auguste Vac
querie, a distinguished newspaper
man" who died recently in Paris.
1t Is stated on good authority that
from bhe time he beam writing FOR tha
press at the age Of about twenty, To
the tina q Ifs death. ~ rcveuty-eix.
Yacqusris had published in tie French
Journals tweoty thousand articles
signed With his name
For the greater part Of this time he
published at least one signed article
every day. These articles were Of a
high literary quality. and not only in
teresting bu, full Of spirit, hopcfulness
and reformatory enthusiasm.
man Of letters one day said 20 him:
en-. Vscquerie, hO-v can You write
every day an article full Of youth. spirit
and sense2 II must be a crushing task"
why. no." answered Vacquerie.
with surprise, "it Is no task az All. On
the contrary, i Is necessary for my
health. Instead Of wearying me. T.
rests nv brain 20 write an article
every day
Such man may surely be pro
nOunced born journalist ". Vac
querie had not only gayety and bright
ness. but an important something
which many Of orr OWL journalists
sadly lsck-s serious purpose and
sense Of responsibility. A Newspaper
always fails II is duty II il permits its
desire % be light % render Il flip
rant