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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
SHAFROTH TRIES IT
INTRODUCES IN THE HOUSE a Pa
CIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
Union and Central Pacific Properties In
Guided in Proposition for Foreclosure,
and the Organization of a Government
Hallway Company to be Managed by a
Board of Directors Appointed by the
President, Which Shall Issue STOCK, APP
plying the Proceeds to the Govern
ments Debt.

/
Washington, Jan. 14.-In the house,
Mr.. Shafroth of Color do, introduced
a Pacific railroad bill. 1t contemplates
| a foreclosure sale of the Union and Cen
trail Pacific railroad properties and in
the event that the title vests in the
| government there shall be organized
a government railroad company. The
! company is TO be managed by a board
of directors appointed by the president,
| and as soon as organized, the property
vested in the United States by the fore
closure sale is to be conveyed TO il. The
company is then to deliver to the Unit
ed States fifty year per cent bonds
| TO the amount of the. total indebtedness
of the railroad TO the government, Sc
cured by a mortgage on all the prop
erty, subject only TO the bonds secured
by first mortgage upon the property, in
the event that the United States has not
purchased or paid the same. The stock
of the new company is to be sold at
public auction and the amount realized
applied to the indebtedness of the
government and when the latter is full
~ paid the stockholders are to organize
a new corporation. The government
railroad company is then to convey
the railroads and properties to ii upon
the surrender and cancellation of the
stock Of the old company.
The senate Pacific railroads commit
tee today decided to take up the various
Pacific railroad bills on Monday next.
The committee will probably grant
hearings and among others will have
the Union Pacific reorganization COM
mittee before them.
Senator Nelson introduced a bill to-
day placing interstate railroads which
have been chartered by act of congress
under the jurisdiction of the states they
enter so far as concerns the control of
the tolls, rates and fares charged, re-
gardless of charter provisions TO the
contrary.
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
intercollegiate Athletics Agreed On.

Philadelphia. Jan. 14.-Dhe University
Of Pennsylvania. Athletic association,
aftar a meeting tonight. annOunc ed that
Pennsylvania, Cornell, Harvard and
Columbia. had agreed ITO enter the eight
cared race at PouehkeepSie and shat
schedule Of base ball games had been
arranged between the PennslyY
Harvard and Cornell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
TREASURER ALDRICH Is SHORT
Suspected Also of Being the Man Who
Burned the County Court House.

burheo the county Court House
Omaha. Jan. IA special 10 the Bee
from Elwood, Neh-, says: Casper Coun-
tvs treasurer, ". r. Aldrich. is short
from S5,0o0 10 $4,000. He has left the
country. November IA the state exam
iner called TO check him up. That night
the court house burned with all the re-
cords and the county tresSUrer's bond.
Suspicion was aroused, but Aldrich was
permitted 70 remain in office. January
he was requested 10 resign. pull!c sen
timenc forcing the supervisors 10 action.
His conduct was 50 strange thai he was
examined by the insanity board, but de-
cl3red sane. He said his cash was in
the Office vaults. but refused 20 give the
combination. He disappeared Monday.
Today the vaults were forced. bus no
money was found
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
Their FIRST Ice.

Zone of the funniest sights ever sew
was South Sea islander with his first
chunk OF ice," remarked the captain
of trading schooner. 81 was lying
at anchor at one of the Navigator
islands once when some of the natives
came aboard. II was an awfully hot
day, and had just been getting some
ice up from below. The natives looked
Mt it curiously and so 1 handed one z
chunk. The moment it touched his
hand be dropped it like hot shot aul
looked at his palms TO see if they were
burned. After deal OF jabbering they
all sat around il and watched II melt.
They couldn't understand il al all,
and when there was nothing left but 4
wet spot on the deck they sat around
il and discussed the phenomenon.
put piece OF ice In my mouth and then
gave them some. They shifted il from
hand TO hand like hot coal, put the
tips of their tongues to II gingerly. and
finally swallowed the chunk. It was
q source of great wonder to them"
San Francisco Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
sunday Baseball at Chicago Goes.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE jury in the
case Of Walter Wilmot vs.. the city Of
Chicago, handed in a verdict of not
guilty today. This is the famous Sunday
baseball case, the entiue Chicago ball
club having been arrested last summer
for playing bah on Sunday. This proba-
bly, insures Sunday baseball for Chicago
this summer. The jury decided that no
breach Of The peace had been committed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
Chess Games at St. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 14-Today the
first sitting in the fifth round of the
international tournament took place,
the games resulting as follows:
Tschigorin beat PillSbury in a Ruy
Lopez after - moves.
I.asler beat Steinitz in Ruy Lopez
after AZ moves.
The score uo to date: Lasker, won
81, lost Az; Fillsbury, won 612, lost
6]2; Steinitz, won 6la lost 61a; Tschig-
orin, won AZ. lost So.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
Kneeos Fined and Imprisonpd

Berlin, Jan. 14-R. F. Kneebs, the
american hOrseman charged with
fraudulent entering the mare Bethel
Gn races under the name Of Nellie
Kneebs was today sentenced 10 nine
months imprisonment and TO pay a fine
of goo marks and three years loss of
civil rights
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
NAME is M0RRISSEY
IDENTITY OF THE BOGUS LaU-
RENEE DAILY Is REVEALED.

He has Already Hooked n Fairly satisfae-
tory Number of shrewd Kansas City
Men and has His Lines Set for More
When He Flees the Wrath TO Come, But
is Captured at sedaIis, No-Not Laurence
DAILY, Representative of the RothchiIds,
But Plain Johu Morrissey, New York
Crook and SwindIer.
Kansas City. Jan. John Morris
ey, an old time confidence man, orig
inally from New York. is under arrest
here, charged with swindling the Mex
ropolitan National bank out of $500 in
a bogus draft and w5th swindiing other
Kansas Cityans. he was captured at
Sedalia, Missouri, late last night while
en- route east.
Morrisey mad been in Kansas City
about a week and under the claim Of
being Lawrence DAILY, supposed brother
of Marcus DAILY, the Montana multi
millionaire mine owner and agent Of
the ROthsCnIds, easily became ingra-
tiated into the favor of several business
men He stopped at the best hotel in
town and submitted TO a newspaper
interview, in which he said that he was
here TO dispose Of an Anaconda gold
mine for the ROuhschilds. Morrrisey
became popular and as he laughingly
said today:
The people forced themselves upon
him. They wanted TO get in on the
ground floor. 1 had 10 accommodate
them
He sold one man 10000 shares of the
Fuller mine for $50 and with a bogus
check endorsed by John II. McEwen.
president of the Southwest Miluers'
Dispatch, drew $3.50 from the MetrOpOl-
ftan National bank. He was on the
point of SWindling several other men on
bogus mining claims when a dispatch
from Denver disclosed his fictitious
identity and he suddenly left town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

Deacon Hopefai-An honest Eza =
the uobles- vFu-E % Cod
Elder sQzriew-PozEib,y: bat v-rJ
few except - Lord seem % aIprseiss4
TIE fact--Truth-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
Gold WIthdrawn for shipmcnt

New York, Jan. Hazard Freres
have ordered 81 800, 600 gold from the as
say office for shipment TO Europe to-
morrow. Muller, Schall & Co. will with
draw $500 900 in gold coin TO be forward
ed to South America tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
DAY WAS DREARY
RESULTS TO FAV0RITES AT INGLR-
SIDE ARE LIKEWISE

Four Out of Six Give Place to Second
Choices in the winning-Two Mile
Hurdle Race Witnesses the Favorite
and Second Choice SPRAYING at the
First Jump, Leaving the Winner Only
Luck's Choice of OutsIders-New Or
leans Results-sunday Baseball Goes in
Chicago-Other Sporting News.
San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE track at
Ingleside was in wretched shape today,
cold wind and intermittent showers
keeping many people away from the
track. Nevertheless there was a fair
crowd present.
The two-mile hurdle race proved to
be a farce. Cicero and Colonel Weight
man, favorites and second choice, res
pectvely, and upon whose chances
many thousands Of dollars were wag-
cred, fell at the first jump and the race
Clwindled down to three horses, who
were outsiders in the betting. MeStor
won handIy from April, who was fifty
lengths in front Of Adalante. Owens
and Mara, the jockeys who were thrown
escaped Uninjured, owing to the soft
very bad day of il, Alvarado and High
land being the only ones TO show in
front. The other races went to well
played second choices. Summaries:
First race-Five and half furlOngs,
selling: PiqUe won; Little Jimmy, Sec
ond: Clara Wilson. third. Time 1:12.
Second-SeVen furlOngs, selling: Babe
Murphy won; George Miller, second;
Gallant, third. Time, 1909.
Third-AIile: Alvarado won; MOder-
ocio, second; Uncle Giles, third. Time,
I:43.
Fourth-Hurdle, two miles over eight
hurdles: MestOr won; April, second;
Adalante, third. Time, 400
FifUh-Six ifurlOngs, selling: Major
Cook won; BOreas, second; Sligo, third.
Time, 1:171a.
Sixth-Six furlongs, selling: High
land won; Realization second; All over
third. Time, 1:161a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

Tou-ist-What the DezD tenp>f-
sture a-Sund here?
Boonser-Str=0gc- 'aar asz't arr
mean temperature hyara6o7s'2- IL
sllus GeIi-httuI,-TrGik-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

Cho'i~T TaI1srf-And bow ra-h
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
sh.unnIsn.t sad IL.

How dare you accuse M Of being
s kleptomsniac ?" she said, indignantly.
Why" replied the young nan, who
was on his knees. Il didn't
Isn't kleptonaniac person who
purloins things fer which he has 10
possible use -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

did you not Just say that had
stolen your heart2 Hence. monster
hence, "-Washington Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

The River Jordan has it, origin =
one Of the largest springs in the world
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15

in the 18th century sassafras wa
largely exported from many parts OF
America TO Europe as specific II vari-
o1s cut2neous diseases
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-15
TO CURE A COLD IN oNEDAY
TROUBLE WITHIN THE COMPANY

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
druggists refund the money if il fails u
cure DC
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12

Eeek TO change her plans; and after the
girl had disappeared in the windings
of the mountain road, the tender-heart-
cd little woman took the vacant place
at the window, watching eagerly for the
first signs of the returning search
party.
She was standing there yet when the
sun went behind the mountain and the
first stragglers of the party began to
appear in the road; and she was try
ing so earnestly TO distinguish the form
of her husband among the men that she
did not hear him when he entered the
room. A single glance at his face dis
heartened her, and she could not find
words to frame the question that found
better speech in her eyes.
"No, we didn't find him." said Lud-
low, gravely, answering her thought.
I'VE quartered every foot of the plateau
and looked all along under the cliffs on
! both brows of the mountain. He's not
up there, dead or alive. And that isn't
all: the McNabb was blown up again
last night"
Mrs. Ludlow seemed not to have
heard the last sentence, for she put her
arms about her husbands neck and hid
her face on his bosom, saying, softly:
"oh, poor, poor Hester!"
ITO BE CONTINUED
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12

The follow ing, which is vouched fer
by the widow of the original narrator,
goes TO show the limited enlightenment
that existed 30 years ago in the far
west. 4 gentleman in the early fiftics,
was sent into Indiana rs u missionary
to distribute Bibles. Often he would
enter one door just in time to see an
entire family of natives-white ones
at that awed by his civilized appear
ance, fleeing through the other. Upon
one occasion. as he stepped within the
door, he saw large family of chill
dren seeking refuge under a table.
The mother, who was leaning against
it dcfiantly, boldly confronted him.
After he had made known his errand,
and had enlarged little upon the good
things which the Book contained, he
received ungracious permission to
leave copy. AS he turned to go he
heard childlike voice come from
under the table. Say, maw," it said in
awe-struck tones, "does you s'pose
thet's God ?"-.Roston Budget.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
there were the slightest grounds for

there were the slightest grounds for q
motive; bnt there isn't shadow of rea-
son for thinking tat they'd make war
on Hugh"
Perhaps not; only I thought they
might haze identified him in some way
with the Latimers."
Ludlow secuted the idea; and during
the afternoon he instructed the mine
bosses to have their men gather at
''The Laurels" early the following
morning, prepared to make thorough
search for the missing man.
After supper the colonel's man came
down with note from Hester. Moth
ing had been heard of Ringbrand,
either at the Cravens' house or in Dun
bar, and the writer asked if the search
party had been arranged for the next
day, adding that the colonel and
Henry wished to join it. Ludlow sent
back word that he would be at 'The
Laurels" at an early hour in the morn
ing with as many men as he could
gather, and Mrs. Ludlow wrote post
script to his note, asking Hester to
spend the day with her.
The third day of Ringbrand's absence
dawned hot and clear, and when Lud-
low reached "The Laurels" with his
men he found the colonel and Henry
waiting iInpatiently. After short
consultation and the arrangement of
definite plan, the quest began; and
as soon as the men were out of sight
Hester mounted and rode to Ire
garthen. The suspense of the previous
day had been hard to endure, but it
had been mixed with the hope that
some of the means employed would
bring news of a cheering nature. When
her father and brother returned from
their fruitless errands, and she had
read Ludlow's note, the girl began to
realize in dread earnest what the pro-
longed uncertainty meant for her, and
she was glad enough to escape from the
ordeal of another lonely day of wait
ing. Mrs. Ludlow saw her galloping
down the road, and met her at the door
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12

"Did the men get stsSted before you
left?' she inquired, putting her arm
around the girls waist and Leading her
to the cool sitting-room.
"Ies; they had planned TO throw n
line all the way across the mountain,
moving it northwart!, so as to cover the
whole plateau"
"They can hardly fail to find him;
that is, if he still on the mountain"
replied Mrs. Ludlow.
"Oh, yes, Helen. but just think of it
this is the third day! They can scarce
ly hope to find him alive if any acci-
dent has happened" Testers voice
betrayed her emotion, and Mrs. Ludlow
hastened to comfort her.
'You mustn't be discouraged, dear;
it'll come out all right just feel that
it will. All day yesterday was just
as blue as could be, lut now am sure
we'll hear good news bcfor" long"
II wish l could ba; but cant; and
I've tried so hard. All night long was
haunted by the most dreadful pictures
Of him lying in some desolate place.
Sometimes it seemed as if he were only
wounded, but at others his face was
livid and ghastly. Oh, it was terrible!"
poor dear!" said Mrs Ludlow,
sympathetlcally, "does it mean so much
to you?"
Hester covered her face with her
hands, and the compassionate com
forter saw tear trickle down one of
the shapely fingers. '"There, there,
Hester, dear; don't cry: l know you
can't talk about it yet, not even to me-"
The girl looked up with Fer cheeks
nfame. "And you know why I can'tl
It shameful to even think of such @
thing!"
no It isn't-not from my point Of
view; you must remember l know
some things on the other side, and if
Hugh hasn't spoken it's because he has
been restrained by nobler motive than
most men could find place for. Oh, you
needn't hide your face again: I'm not
going to do his wooing for him; you'll
find he can do that for himself, some
day, and then he'll tell you all aboutit,"
Hester rose and crossed to the win
dow, commanding the view of the
mountain, and Mrs. Ludlow went away
to attend to her household duties.
When she looked in All hour later, the
girl was still standing at the window,
looking with wistfu1 eyes at the forest
clad slopes of the great hills, as if seek
ing to read the secret of the mystery
on the fair pages of the landscape. It
was long weary day for the two wom-
en-, and in the afternoon Hester an
nounced her intention of returning to
''The I.aurels."
II shall hear sooner, if 1 go back"
she said, in reply to Mrs. Ludlow's eff
fort to detain her, "and the tlelay is
pitifully hard at best"
"Shan't have John get out the
phaeton, so can drive you up?"
NO" replied Hester, with her face
nyerted. II think it will be better for
ME to 60 by myself. f-if it should
turn out as fear, should want to be
quite alone for awhile"
Mrs. Ludlow understood, and did not
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
Thin Llpn.

Thin lips become none but shrews or
niggards. A rosiness beyond that Of
the cheeks, and a good-tempered sufi-
cheney and plumpness, are the indis-
pensable requisites of good mouth.
For the consolation, however, of those
who have thin lips, and are not shrews
and niggards, we must give it here as
our opinion, founded on what we have
observed, that lips become more or less
contracted, in the coarse Of years, in
proportion as they are accustomed to
express good humor or generosity, or
peeyishness and a contracted mind.
Remark the effect which a moment of
ill-temper or grudginess has upon the
lips, and judge what may be expected
from a ahabitual series Of such moments.
Golden Days.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
The Minister'S Mistake.

TheVe is story of Scotch minister
whose physician ordered him to drink
beef tea. The next day, when the doc
tor called, the patient complained that
the new drink made him sick.
"Why, sir" said the doctor, "that
can't be. I'll try it myself" AS he
spoke he poured some of the tea into q
skillet and set it on the fire. Then.
having warmed it, he tasted it, smacked
his lips and said:
Excellent! excellent"
"Man," said the minister, sis that the
way ye sup it?-
"0f course; what other way should
it be suppit? It's excellent"
"It may be guide that way, doctor;
but try it wi cream and sugar, man.
Try it wi that and see hoo ye like it,
London Argosy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
HIS FAITH WAS GREAT.
Elder Still Firmly Believed In the En-
cncy of Prayer.

Elder Still Firmly Believed In the En-
Cacy of Prayer.
At recent social gathering clergy
man, Rev. II. D. Fisher, told story Of
a brother-minister, Presiding Elder
Still, which is idyllic in it's revelation
of simple faith and its touch of delicate
and truly American humor. Speak
ing of Elder Still, Mr. Fisher said:
"The good old man is dead now, and it
cannot do any harm to tell this story:
"The early travelling of the elder in
Kansas was not easy. He had mule
on which he used to ride, and this mule
was not always Nobedient. One day the
elder and his mule encountered a
swollen stream. Along the edge of the
stream the elder and his mule strayeI
in hope of finding safe crossing.
"Finally the elder found tree that
overhung the stream, and from which
he believed he could ing to the other
side. But the mule could not swing
He could swim, no Sever, which the
elder could not.
"All the extra clothing and the Bible
were made into bundle and tied on
the mules back, and the animal led to
the water. He swan safely across,
and began eating grass on the other
side.
"The elder looked at the swinging
limb, and, dropping to his knees, prayed
fervently that he might make no mis-
take in getting across. Then he swung
out, and landed safely.
"He knelt and thanked the Lord.
But there was a new obstacle. The
mule was having n good time in the
grass, and refused to be caught. Several
well-directed efforts flew wide of tie
mark, and the good elder was in des-
peration. He must keep his appoint
ment, and he couldn't walk it.
J 'lacrc WIS but one thing to 10, and
the elder I'D it, Down in the damp
grass he dropped on his knees, and
prayed the Lord to help him catch tn
| mule.
This is the only instance l ever
heard Of" said Rev. Mr., Fisher, "in
which man called on the Lord to helr
hm catch mule; and to his dying day
the elder firmly believed the Lord did
it, though it took them both some
| time. Youths Companion.