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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23
FIRED ROTTEN EGGS
JANIT0R OF CLEVELAND SCHOOL
ARRESTS A PUPIL

School was Over and When the Janitor OBJ
jected to Some UncompIimentary Re
marks the Wall Near Him was Bespat'
tered With OverrIpe Hen Fruit
Thomas Stayton, COlored Boy, wa:
Arrested and Fined So for His Fun
School Term is Ended and Children Be-
gin Their Summer Vacation.
School fs,over. In many homes there
is general rejoicing as the pupils have
returned proudly bearing aloft their
cards showing that they'had successful
iy passed the trying examinations. The
victory as shown 10y the cards is some
thing which every scholar can feel
proud Of, and they should receive the
commentator on every hand, as the
task laid before them was no slight one.
In fact many of the questions submitted
to the children Of Wichita during the
past week were so intricate that many
of the parents who have passed as be-
longing 10 the educational classes were
unable to sofve the same.
AT 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
pupils filed into the various school
rooms. there Nto find the fate Of their
examination. It was A sight, ard a
sad one when many Of the scholars
found that they'had failed on a general
average, but theiteacners spoke encour-
agingly 10 all sach and informed them
that during vacation they could study
up on the branches in which they were
behind and pass al the beginning or the
next term
This was the scene in many schools,
but at close of tine term OF the Cleveland
it was different. It seems that during
the term of school, that Janitor L j.
Rhinehart had incurred the i'll VIII OF
some of the boys attending the school
and when they were leaving the grounds
the boys began making remarks that
the rule of the janitor was over. All
at once from the crowd full ripe eggs
began 10 ill the air and the shower
continued The janitOr had read OF
Miss Leases experience in the souta
and he at once gave the boys a chase
when a colored boy by the name of
Thomas Stayton struck him with rock
on the head The janicor called some
of the reighbors to his assistance and
succeeded in capturing the boy Stay
ton and taking him to the police sta
tion. where at o'clock he was fined 81
and costs.
The boy claims that he did not throw
the eggs but when the janitor gotafter
him he threw the rock in self-defense.
This gave out the general rumor that
the boys of the Cleveland school had
rotten egged the janitor-
The janitor was not hurt seriously
and in a few minutes all left the court
room the best of friends excepting the
coIored boy who will spend few days
assisting Officer Horner in cleaning up
the ALLEYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23
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Tabule, best because the most pleasant
For all liver and Stomach disorders
Rip Tabules are the most effective
remedy, in fact, the standard
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To Grow Hair on Bald Heads.

in ninety days, use DANDERINE. If
you cannot get your hair back, you can
get YOU money back. All druggists,
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sent TO The Ripans Chemical Company.
NC. 10 Spruce St, New York
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knife, hgA-
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rhoss. PAINFUL Periods. Suppression. etc.
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MEDICINE FURNISHED IN ALL
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Consultation confiaential ard Invited
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tons must be tn the counting room by
O'Clock every night except Saturdays
which Is 10 o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

FOR Rents room housc. modern TN
pTovements' good location 10 l.. lin
ax-gt L.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

FOR RHNT-Nice 4 room cottage: brand
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

FOR RENT-A modern EQUIPPED room
house IN the best residence pzrt Of the
city, al ll52 y. Topeka: now occupied ~
g. r HaInmann. VIII be vacant after
May uth- See l. ". Clapp. DIST
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

FOR REJNT-Soon. hne new { room re4i-
dence: furnace. gas. electricity. porcelain
bath. large closets. CRATE. stable. drive
way. and al modern improvements. No
50 y. Topeka Ave. Best location IN ctty.
Dean Gordon. az-ff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23
STUCK ON GROVER
ONE KANSAS DEMOCRAT RAISES
HIS VOICE IN DEFENSE

United States Attorney Perry of Fort Scott
Breaks into the Newspapers With a
Reprimand for David Ovsrmeyer, Say
Ing That David has in His Speech Gone
Beyond All the Bounds of Decency-His
Charges Against John q. Carlisle are
Called Absurd-TaIks to Kansas Demo
Gratis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

Topeka, Kan, May 22.-United States
District Attorney W. C. Perry said in
conversation with a correspondent to-
day that David Overmeyer, ike most
of the silver advocates, was guilty Of
incorporate language and reckless state
ments. He had reference 10 Overmy-
er's recent manifesto on the silver ques-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23

FOR RENT-Modern houses: alzo bus
mess house Israel Bros df5.-tf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

Louis Field IL In Hampstead on a bust
ness trip.
Ben Khan has returned from a business
visit to New Orleans
Mrs. NJ. A. Bailey and family OF Dallas
are spending the winter In Houston
Miss Henrietta Cook has returned from
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McGee OF Rich
mond are In the city visiting Mrs. j. D.
Bryant
Miss Eva NJ. Drisooll OF Navasota Is In
the city visiting Mrs. Maximilian c. otto
lali Sixth street.
Mrs, $. b. Coleman OF New Orleans is n
guest of her father, Hon. w. L. Hamblen
No. ll0i Walker avenue.
w. Thompson, "A we'll knokn lawyer o,
Dallas spent yesterday in the city on
route home from New Orleans.
Mrs. O. l.. Brown, nurse and children
arc IN Palestine visiting her sister, Mrs
j. w. Cunningham for several weeks.
Mis-. Gregg Price. after spending tn,
&holidays with the Misses Lubbock, has
returned to her home In San Augustine.
Miss Fowler of Paris, who has been IN,
guest OF Captain A. X. TAYLOR ane
daughters. leaves this morning for heI
Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Bailey and sister
| Miss NJ. Yetta Bri2zolar, OF Madlsonville
| was here to attend the wedding OF thel
| sister, Miss Julia Brizzolari, and are III,
guests OF Mrs, j.. Knapp. Of 2ll6 Travi,
street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
CITY BREVITfEs

Tho January term or the county court
VIII begin tomorrow.
The Houston Ouartettc crph v.iu si,,,
at Madame Cni5i,,ar,,, . .au WI" siiib
Peer Gnbel one or III. rio,eer o,,t,,n-
Of Houston Ia reuorleJ yeyv an ~, hts
home on san JacInto street % az us
colo,,a, " & ro,,tsnn n. lao, .,-
sbn,.cd -. =, yV''.Iauh ht uaHt accounts
nn 1884, !" sIiHnt HnpteVement although
~ ,ieV''i'" c'ia'lse LOT IN" hetNer mas taken
M o,.,,,t-,.,. i. 49,, -.
v.a,. ,r,itl IN tlIe s'Ffet department
,,r,,, - - ~ ~ ',s A'steTIly, Su-
~ 49, ,''s,1''tJn' JnNn nei.euy mas ioTty-tWo
',' "'' I'"f i'l'7 At present
Hullding permits have been issued az
tageH In Chstani addition. $500. @, G.
WarncCkc addition to warehouse mn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
DEATH ROLL.
DR.. A. zorkowsky.

DR.. A. Zorkowsky. one of the oldest vet
Urinary surgeons In Texas. died Mt his
home, 1912 Prairie avenue. at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Deceased was born
in Wreschenby. posen, January 81. 1878.
and came to America thlrty-hve years ago.
He located In Houston fifteen years ago
and was well known to all the oldar citi-
zens. wife, one son and three daugh-
tiers survive him. The funeral will take
place at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the
late residence OF deceased. Interment In
the Jewish cemetery.
Deceased was veterinary surgeon in
the Prussian army before coming to Amer
lea During the war he served in the
same position In the Confederate army
and after the surrender in the regular
army of the United States. He was one
OF the most successful veterinarians In
the country. Archie Zorkowsky Is his
only SON
The pail bearers selected are: Henry
Rougenat r. Lahourcade, A. Moser, z.
Grumbach, -. Morse. ]. W. Sam.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
THE COURTS.

Suit Against the Waterworks Company.
Other Items OF Interest.
In the civil district court yesterday af-
tcrnoon. Hon. Sam II. Brashear presiding.
the suit OF Charles Giorrattano against
the Houston Waterworks company was
called up and went to trial, the plaintiff
being represented by Ewing & Ring, the
attorneys for the defense being Hutcneson,
Campbell g. Sears and Lock Mcdaniel
Plaintiff asks for $1,000 damages on ac-
count OF the death OF his son, Tony Gior-
rattano. which occurred March 20 last.
The boy was playing on piece of n
twenty-inch water main, which had been
left on tile side OF the street. near the
Preston avenue bridge, and he succee led
In rolling 1t into the gutter. In doing so.
however. the little fellow was caught be-
tween the brick curbing and the pipe
and his skull crushed. In laying the main
across Preston avenue bridge TO make
connection with the pump house It became
necessary TO cut one OF the pipes, and
that portion not needed was left In q g
street near the gutter. AT the time of the
accident Superintendent Smith of the
Wa,crworlss company said that the PIPE
was propped with n piece of wood and
several stones to Keep 1t from rolling into
the gutter. SO that tho child must have
removed these obstructlons before he could
have moved the pipe.
In tho suit Of Hattie Powell vs. the
Houston Fast and West Texas rail way tne
jury could not agree and was discharged.
The suit for damages OF @. Theis against
J. a. Rankin was concluded yesterday,
the Jury giving a verdict OK 800 against
the defendant.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were
issued during the past week by County
Clerk I'D +. Duprec
Dudley Wade and Emma Johnson.
fietro Schiro and Pellegriua Montal.
bana,
Andrew r Fisher and Emmn plttman.
w. + Mayfeli and Miss Marie Rcd.
Alex Jones and Louisa Watkins
Dietrich Hageman and Mrs. Pauline
Xeidler.
Pleasant Spurlock and Eliza Brown.
George Reiss and Nlrs. j. VOLT
Max Lemons and Miss Nollie Inrrts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
HOUSTON DAILY SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY s. 1896

coaches, SCATTERING the glass in the win
dows, but fortunately none OF the pas
scngers were injured
Sheriff Erickson was informed of what
had transpired late Friday night and
with his deputies. proceeded at once to
the place where the shooting had taken
place 1t was a cowardly deed and tho
authorities will vigorously prosecute the
perpetrators II they are run to earth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

JUSTICE HUssEY's COURT.
While Dickson. disturbing the peace; $40
and costs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

Franklin No. Il, only two left, reg
llar price sl2, Sale Price ..... ~ n
Franklin No. H. only three left, reg
ular price Sill Sale Price. - 6 n
Franklin No. 16, only FIVE left reg
ular price SIG; Sale Price. ....... RI
NO 10 Fire Fly. Nickel, Shelf and
Full Nickel Trimmed Colored Tile
Ornaments, cheap at SIC; Sale Price I, m
signet Jewel No. 10 Nickel Base and
Full Nickel Trimmed, Self Feed.
good value at $50; Sale Price. "A ko
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
reii. aeorre Penny. will McRea, oudrey
Godbold. w. Godbold. Walter Fftze.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Wick give an
interesting pink luncheon and box party to
their son, Ivan f. Wick, and ten young
misses on New Years Day. In honor of his
thirteenth birthday. The play entitled
1.-THE Rainmakers" was admirably adapted
for their intense enjoyment. Those pres
ent were: Misses Clair Robinson. Maggie
Shearn, Nellie Lee Mary Armistead
Lovey Chew. Louise Davis, Edith Paine
Juanita Allen, Cora Shearn and little Miss
Meyer of Galveston
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
Pntrlclf LOWE

Patrick Lowe, ag'd 81 years. died at IL
o'clock yesterday morning. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at 2
o'clock from st. ParIck's church. inter-
ment In the Catholic GENE cry. The
members of Pioneer Assembly. knights
of Labor, VIII attend. Deceased resided
at No 500 Cline street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
SUITS FILED YESTERDAY.

william Cole and Alssc Cole. minors
filed suit against w. j. Moore and the
city or Houston TO try title to lot 6. block
3 Forbusch addition, which has been sold
for taxes.
y suit Of similar nature against tho
snme defendants WAS filed by George
Booker and Lizzie Booker. the property
In question being LOT s. block II, Sweeney
addition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

The rosy freshness. and a velvety soft
ness of the skin Is invariably obtained h,
those who use Pozzoni's Complexion Pow
der.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
DEMoCRAcY,s SILVER CLOUDS.

Minneapolis Journal: The Kentucky free
sllverites indorsed Joe Blackburn for the
presidential nomination at Chicago Well,
Joe will do as well as Tillman or Bland to
be knocked over by the republican triumphai
procession in November
Buffalo Express: Silver men will inevta-
bly, control the Chicago convention. Democ-
racy having taken up every menace to the
republic, from slavery to free trade, and lest
with each. is now about to make last des-
perate effort to keep itself alive the
fallacy of free silver.
Sioux City Journal: II Is said Carllsle's
speeches of 1878 were new to the voters in
the back districts of Kentucky, and they went
with the free silverites in order to line
themselves up with Carlisle. 1t was inn
possible to convince them that a Bourbon
statesman ever changed his mind.
Louisville Courier-Journal: You bet! Ken
lucky Is in the saddle; she is on the tandem;
she is astrde the quad. Lift up your heads,
ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye ever
lasting cellardoors! For the coal holes are
too small and weuns are all Just a-waitin'
and a-honin' to shovel in our winter sup
ply Of free silver and be done with the job.
st. Paul Pioneer Press Five millions Of
savings bank depostors constitute a fairly
large creditor class, even IL there were no
others. These people have in the savings
banks OF the United States an average of
S3fl36 apiece. 1t is not a large sum, but It
represents in many cases the thrift and
economies OF years. These are the people
who would be most defrauded If the value of
every dollar were to be cut down from 20 to
90 per cent by the abandonment of the gold
standard.
St. Louis Republic: Mr.. Bland's direct
answer effectualy disposes of any lurking
suspicion that he may oppose the efforts of
his friends to urge his candidacy. No possi-
BILE injury can be done to the 16 to l move
ment by making an active campaign in be-
half Of Mr.. Bland. If the Chicago convention
declares unequivocally for Independent free
coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1 Mr.. Bland's
nomination is the logical result No 16 to
democrat has moral right to coquet with
any other 16 to candidate while Mr.. Bland
is in the field.
New York Sun: Above all the noise of the
cart.wheel captains and the shouting, the
strong, clear, deep, sonorous and entrancing
voice OF one man rings supreme, like chime
OF bells over concert Of jewsharps The
Hon. Hez Lung remains the most powerful
and the most attractive of all of the silver
orators. Others may spout or drbbe. He
alone is as majestic and unfaiiing as the sea
III the argyromaniacs want to name for presi-
dent their noblest champion they can name
no other than the Hon. Hez Lung. He lives
In Mercer county but he belongs to the
whole world. In the language of one OF his
admirers he "is the Eagle who bears aloft
the BuZzard Dollar"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

shall be made of the convict labor not
comprised in the Dorgan sub-leases rec
ognized by the state and also as to the
demand for reductions In payments
made by several of the sub-contractors.
These men assert that conditions do not
warrant them in abiding by the terms of
their agreements and have even threat
ened to throw up their contracts. This
situation presents features which will
require discreet handling on the part of
the state authorities. If the contractors
bonds are what they ought to be the
state will suffer no loss. There is GER
tainly no law that would authorize any
state officer to readjust and scale down
the price of convict labor under any
valid contract. The redress, If there is to
be any, lies with the legislature. Where
the contractor is insolvent and his bond
worthless the state authorities should
make temporary provision for keeping
the prisoners at work and preventing the
contractors from falling behind in their
payments
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The late John stetson recently remarked :
there are more men who are fools in Bos-
ton than there are men,
In Boston resides Miss Elizabeth G. Adams.
granddaughter of the first President Adams.
She lived in the white house during the term
OF her uncle, John Quincy Adams She and
her brother, l. Hull Adams, are the only sur
viving grandchildren of the second president.
A few days ago a very large and a very
small man met at Belfast, Me.-J. w. Post
of New York City and Don Orman Robbins
OF Belfast. Mr.. Post is As years old, stands
six feet high and weighs 44S pounds; Mr.
Robbins is 80 years old and weighs thirty
eight pounds.
A rare honor has fallen to the lot of Post
master General Won Stephan of Germany
that OF having erected in his lifetime a
monument to himself, which was solemnly
lnaugurated last week at Emden, in the park
fronting the postotfice, in the presence of all
the municipal and postal authorities.
Miss Winnie Simpson of Garfield, Wash.
makes quite snug amount OF pin money by
shooting squirrels. She handles q gun to
better effect than many of the men in that
region, her average being thirty squirrels
a DAY. She also distinguished herself lately
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06

by winning the FIRST prize in an oratorleal
contest open 10 both sexes
The st. Louis convention hall was built
with view to political oratory. Therefore,
the cyclone scarcely phascd II.
Tho bronze statue Of Garfield by Augustus
ST. Gaudens was unveiled at Falrmount
park. Philadelphia, after nightfan on
Memorial day. II made a rare spectacle,
for the statue stands beside a driveway on
the banks Of the Schuylkill, aud thousands
had gathered along the driveway and on the
bluffs above 1t, while steamers and yachts
and email craft adorned with lanterns and
carrying excursion parties proceeded up
the river abreast OF the procession, and all
the scene was illumned by electric and
calcium lights.
Chauncey NJ Depew's world-sirdlug mes
sage appears in the London papers as com
monplace utterance, all because Of the in
sertion OF an "apostropho's." The way our
English cousins read 1t was: God created
Natures treasures and science utlizes cleo
trio power for the grandeur Of the nations
and the peace Of the world" This Is as bad
as the London Times report Of Mr.. Bayard's
recent reference to the old joke about the
Pilgrim Fathers failing first on their knees
and then on the aborgines" The Times sub
stltuted savages for aboritlnes, thereby
wholly missing the pun.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
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A STRICKEN INDUSTRY.

Senator Morrill, said in his recent
speech in the senate that the democratic
tariff has made sheep husbandry no
longer successful in any American state
and this most attractive national in
dustry, if free trade supporters hold
the power, is to be wholly and forever
abandoned and eXtinguished. "Now,"
said the senator, "while the woolen
mills of Great Britain are busy and
have nothing to complain of, here in
the United States it is different" The
statistics of wool imports show how
the industry of wool growing in this
country has been stricken. The i'm
ports of wool in the year ending June
80, 1895, were 206,000,O00 pounds. The
first nine months of the present fiscal
year show imports of very nearly 2OO,-
100000 pounds, assuring a total for
the twelve months largely in excess of
that of the preceding fiscal year. In
Missouri, Mr.. Moreton Frewen, an Eng
lish free silverite and free trader, re-
ferring to the depression In Australia,
said that but for free wool in our tariff
the situation of Australia must by this
time have been desperate. Not only
has the production of wool in Australia
largely increased during the last few
years, but the price has fallen 80 per
cent, so that American wool growers
have been subjected by the present tar
iff to this destructive competition, to-
gether with that from other wool-grow-
ing countries, and this is not all, for
the democratic tariff has encouraged
an enormous importation of shoddy,
displacing to that extent homegrown
wool. 1T may not be creditable to
American manufacturers that they use
this adulterant and counterfeit, but
they may find some palliation for doing
SO in the greatly increased competition
of foreign woolen goods.
AT the beginning of 1893 the number
of sheep in the United States was over
47.00O,000, valued at $125,000,000. In
two years there was a loss of over
100000 sheep and the value of those
remaining was reduced one-half. 1t is
needless to say that there has been no
improvement in this industry since and
there will not be while the present
tariff law continues in force The blow
to the wool-growing industry has been
most severely felt in the far western
states, whose people should welcome
the opportunity to record their verdict
against n policy that has been so dam
aging to them.