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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

FOR SALECheap. Three second hand
c2r-1sSSs. Enquire at Palace Stables on
Nollh I-4Wfehee AFenas- la'7Se
FOR SAL.E-Young genrle bay family
driving mare: work anywhere. single CT
forenoOnS 40 South Sycamore street West
Side. It's
FOR SALE-One good farm WAGON and
one corn euissyStoc Al 6S0 south Topeka
Ave GIss-sLs9
FOR SALE-Fresh Butter,n 1k-yvs
churu every morn ae. also stafa butter
mix for p-ss. DC . barrel sl s Nan.
FOR sALE-A gentle pony. cheap. az
ll55 North S-m2orsSl dlS-eL8
LOST.
I0ST-Between Central Ave. and Zim-
merry bulhaing. Ga-sy pin. win blue
enamel Fizoer return 20 room =. LisI1-
merry building. a2d receive rewarG
IOST-April eth, 1856. IN front % the
Boston Stors. small pocket ledgO-s and
pocket receipt book for re5tS. -ndcr
VII please lstaye hem a. the E-Sgie OF
ice and receive reward WSn- A Reed
FINANCIAL.
MONEY 10 loan on Improved property
he4cA * DuBS-s, 81 SesigWick block
MoNEY-EaStern money to loan on real
estate SECURITY 40 delay. Thos- { VII
son. . y Main aloL
FOUND.
FOUND-A shawl on corner OF Main and
Douglas Finder can have same BY prov
Ing property and paying for az Call az
Eagle Office dlS-tf
FOR R5NT-ROOMS.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room:
outside entrance. east front g. North
M@rhe's- lis-S'
FOR RENT-ie nice living rooms. over
81 5. Main ST. - per month Dean Cor
CON- dl2-u
FOR EXCHANGE.
TO EXCHANGE-Clot ana Eentle-
mems furnishing goods for good farm land
IN eastern Kansas. Se,iEwtCk county pre-
ferred. AddreSs Box s67. Galesoprg. Ilh-
nois. d1A-letQ
FOR T--HOUSEs.
FOR RENT-F'urnisled house: thor
oughly reTnovated; seven rooms Inquire
81 y. E,mporfa Ave di+s-St-V
FOR RENT-No. ST. y. Topeka Ave.
east front north of Oak: best part %
street; 10 rooms, with gas. bath. e,c.: AL
IN good repair; price very reasonable.
Hartford Investment Company. rs z lst
street. dl4e-3 I-rh-Sun-W.
FOR RENT-A modern equipped 5 room.
house in the best residence part OF the
city. at 1852 y. Topeka; now occupied BY
G. + Hammann. VIII be vacant after
May I1h- See L. ". Clap2. dLS-u.
FOR RENT-Houses "a all parts OF the
city. Hills q hInkead.oye l43 n Mar
ket- dS3-tf
FOR RENT-Modern houses: also bus
mess house. Israel Bros. di59-tf
FOR REHT-MISCEL
FOR SALE-HoUseS.
FOR SAI.E-Residcnce No. Ills North
Topeka Ave; IN first-class condition; very
cheap. Apply 70 Il. Heron, o. r.. poug-
las Ave. dli5-U.
FOR SALE room sheetcd house, very
cheap. Z. l. Spencer. - K Douglas.
GlH-tf
FOR TRADE.
To TRADE-Good farm OF loo acres:
100 IN cultivation. well improved. for dry
goods, gents furnishings or groceries r..
v. Gray. Perry, o. T. dfl4-6J4
FOR RENT-REAL ESTATE.
PROPOSALS
PERSONAL
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

FOR SAl4E-fcunS gentle bay family
driving mare: work anywhere. single CT
forsnoOns 80 South Sycamore street. West
Side It's
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

FOR SALE-A gentle pony. cheap. az
II55 North E.rnQor-a dIS-SL4
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08
FINANCIAL

MONEY 10 loan on Improved property
he2eh & DuB0-s. 81 Se<igWick block
lk-tf
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

FOR SALE-Cheap. Three second hand
e2r-1sSSS Enquire at Palace Stables on
North Lawrence avenue. lE-St
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08
CYCLISTS ARE HOT
SAY THEY ARE TO BE MADE The
SUBJECTS OF MONOPOLIES.

An Ordinance, 1t is Said, VIII be Presented
to the Council Making it Compulsory
for All Bieyclists to Rave Bells and
Lanterns After NightfaIl - What a
Member of the Bicycle Club has to Say
Concerning the Proposed Ordinance
He Says it is In the Interest of Dealers
and Against the Interest OF Citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08
ron RENT-ROOMS.
FOX Exchange.

TO ENCHANGE-Cloth and gentle
mems furn lShinE goods Tor good farm land
in eastern Kansas. ScdgSyStCk county pre-
ferred. AddreSs Box s6s. Galesburg. Ili-
nOis. dlA-let.Q
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08
THE CONNORS.


The alleged murder of Mrs. Julia Con-
ner and her daughter. Pearl Conner.
aged eight years. should be narrated
next. The Corners went from Daven-
port, Ia. TO Chicago, about 1890 Holmes
was then running a drug and jewelry
store a the corner of Wallace and Six
tythird streets. Conner got job work
ing in the jewelry department of
Holmes store. Holmes saw his wife
who was very pretty woman, and Of
fered to give her a place a : boOkkeeper
She accepted il. Holmes made love 10
her,but Conner didn't suspect anything
The affair went on for some time, and
Conner heard of il indirectly through
Holmes himself. Conner consulted his
friends and separated from his wife.
leaving her with Holmes. She kept the
child. Mrs. Conner was a woman of
brains, and just the kind that Holmes
would pick out 10 help him along in his
schemes. She was last seen alive. still
in. Holmes employ. about September.
1892 Then she disappeared like the rest
OF them. Her murder. If she was mur-
dered. is supposed TO have been one of
the first that Holmes committed. He
wrote several letters about her 10 a
Mrs. Smythe. who was a friend of Mrs
Conner, which, il is alleged, were in
tended to divert suspicion from him on
account Of her sudden disappearance.
The police believe they unearthed Mrs
Conner's body in their search OF the
Castle and that the bones OF the child
they found were all that were left Of
the little daughter.
Emily Van Tasseu was the name Of
a girl VINO worked for Holmes in the
Castle and who Ike the others sud
denly disappeared. Very little is known
Of her story. Perhaps she, too. fen
victim 20 his lust for blood.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

LOST-April Sth, 1886. II front % the
Boston StCrs . small pocket ledgoTs and
pocket receipt book for rsatS. ndcr
VII please lsaye hem a. the E.SSie Of
ice and receive reward VIZ a heeu-
d1aS-2s -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08
MURDER BY MACHINERY.

In the story OF Holmes and his crimes
there IS nothing more interesting than
the description OF his Castle. where he Is
accused Of having provided all sorts OF
devices for disposing Of his victims. The
Castle, Is az 70l SiXJy-third street. Chi
cago- IL was built with the sole idea
Of convenience for the commission OF
crime. Holmes built II himself. He So
lected the workmen. Until the Chicago
police began their Investigations Of the
place. Holmes and Pat Ouinlan. the
Janitor o. the building. were The only
men alive who knew anything 70 speak
OF about the interior Of the place.
The building Is three stories high
The style uf architecture suggests he
name the Castle. In the main II vas
built with the idea Of renting i on; as
hats. and for business purposes Il
was n Holmes apartments and in the
basement that the secrets were found
The rooms used as offices ny Holmes
were IN the front OF 1de building. Roth
rooms were OF the second floor. inst
in the rear OF the Offices. From Holmes
own bathroom there was q secret stair
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

Advertisements under sbsve cisssifica-
tons must be IN the counting room by
9 o'clock every night except Saturdays
which is 10 o'clock
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-08

II1ST-Between Central Ave. and Ziul-
me-ly buihiiug Ga-Sy pin. with blue
enamel F,iltler return 20 room >. Lis1l-
rr,,rfy b,,ii,stuy. and receive reward
ti8S-TL0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

The foot is turned SO that only the out
side edge of the skate touches the ice.
The inside edge is made by turning the
foot the other way and throwing the
body forward.
Let the unemployed leg swing freely
and naturally beside the other. Do not
hold it stiff as is the English custom.
Keep the unemployed foot near the ice.
In order to do this carry the opposite
shoulder well forward. Be sure to start
each succeeding circle with lurch of the
body and not with a kick as the en-
ployed foot leaves the ice. If you do
make the kick, you spoil the graceful
effect and work harder than you ought
to. The good skater Acan continue his
exercise hours longer than the poor one,
because he exerts his muscles less.
Simple as the outside edge, is it be-
comes fascinating and graceful motion
when properly executed. A new varia-
ton which has just become popular is
obtained by starting on a wider circle
than could be completed with the initial
momentum and helping it out by kick
or spur with the toe of the unemployed
skat1r before the momentum has begun
to perceptibly lessen. This enables the
skater to sweep along with long, easy
strides that are very pleasing.
When you have learned both the in
side and outside edges so that you can
do them both forward and backward,
try figure 3. The easiest way to make
this is TO start forward on the outer edge
of the right foot. When the rotation of
the body becomes SO great that you can
no longer hold the outer edge, turn the
skate quickly to the inner edge and glide
backward on the other circle. There is
an exhilaration about this quick turn
and graceful glide that makes it a most
popular combination.
Making the figure 8 is still easier.
Start on the outside edge with the right
foot and complete the circle. When you
come around to the starting point, throw
your body in the opposite direction,
swing the unemployed foot forward and
complete another circle on the outside
edge with the left foot. In making a
figure on the inside edge the feet are
not crossed. The difficulty comes when
you retract the figure as it is harder to
keep the same track than to make the
original 4 good skater will cut this
figure a score of times and not make the
track more than or inches wide.
When you have thoroughly mastered
these figures, you may try whirls and
toe spins. With perfect control over the
body these may be acquired with little
practice. BY combining the two edges
various figures may be cut, such as the
Maltese cross and others that are too in
tricate to describe on paper without
elaborate diagrams.
The double figures are exceedingly
graceful and NAV be readily picked up
by two good skaters. Perhaps the most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

startling, dashing and exciting is the
flying Mercury with jump. It appears
to the spectator to be most elaborate
and intricate movement, but it is really
very simple. 1t consists of an outside
edge, cross roll and a figure 8, with
jump in the center Of the 8, in which
one skater is assisted by the other to
spring into the air and turn at the same
time.
To skate the Mercury two skaters join
hands facing each other. The one going
forward starts ON the cross roll with the
left foot, the partner starting the cross
roll backward with the left foot. Next
the skater going forward crosses the
right foot over the left, describing
curve on the outside edge of the right,
which will be the first half Of the three,
the partner doing the same backward on
the left foot.
At the end of the curve both turn
"three," the skater going forward chang
ing to backward, and at the same tine
springing from the ice with the assist
ance of the partner, coming down to
complete the three, 3" the partner chang
ing to forward at the turn on the outside
edge. This is all Of the combination,
which may be continued at the pleasure
of the skaters. This movement is a
warmer up and one of the prettiest
that can be executed.
The grapevine, single and double. the
bishop eight, the flying scud and other
figures can be done by combinations Of
the movements used in the Mercury.
The bishop eight may be skated by as
many as half dozen persons, but each
skater must be an expert or else the 9TH
ers will be thrown into confusion. By
combining the outer and inner edges
backward and forward a perfect waltz
step may be skated, and it is as much
prettier than dancing as can be imagined.
For fancy skating plain club skates,
securely fastened to high laced shoes,
are all that is required. The skates need
not be very sharp either. The best
fancy skaters prefer a curved blade. so
that not more than two or three inches
of steel rest ON the ice at time. When
you have your skates sharpened, see
that the edges are properly squared off.
If wire edge is left, you will have
little pleasure in skating. After the
skates have been ground on the emery
wheel, an oil stone should be applied
until the rough edge is worn away. The
edge should be set at an exact right angle
to the side of the runner.
SEWELL EORn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

CONGRESSMAN LONG says he is not in
favor of the single-gold standard and yet
he voted to perpetuate it when he voted
against the senate substitute for the
house bond bill. The American product
is not an issue and cannot be made one
The question is whether silver shall be a
money of final redemption equal with
gold or not. 1t will be useless to coin
the American product or any other prod
net at ratio of 16 to 1 or any other
ratio until the executive officers of the
government will voluntarily or by COM
pulsion obey the law which places both
metals on an equality for the purpose of
redemption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

WHY this fight on Topeka2 She does
not have more than her share of the Off
GERS, and she rolls up 1000 majority and
justly bears the name of being the best
governed city on earth. The press of
the state should let up on their kicking
or the people will get to thinking that
the kicking proclivities of the STATE
JOURNAL are contagious.-Holton Tri-
bune.
Topeka does not want more than her
share She is willing that some other
section of the state take the United
States ssnatorship which is now hers;
not only is Topeka willing to do this, but
it will help Atchison or some other city
further west to get it. Topeka wants to
see Wichita and Emporia, Abilene,
Leavenworth, Salins, and all the others
we'll represented on the state boards and
in the state offices. Topeka is absolutely
asking for nothing at present except
delegate at-large to the national Repub-
lican convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

the letter demanding an apology from
Spain for the Alliance affair. He acted
as secretary Of state during the long i'll
ness of Mr.. Gresham, and on the death
of the latter it was expected that Mr.. Uhl
would succeed to the Office.
AS assistant secretary of state his sal
airy was q, 500, but as ambassador to
Germany he will have $17, 500. All this
will be needed, however, and more, for
the expense of keeping up the embassy
at Berlin is more than the salary. Mr..
Uhl, however, has private income of
from $40, 900 to $50, GOO annually and
will not mind this. His financial as we'll
as his political career has been highly
successful. From a poor boy he became
one of the wealthiest lawyers in Michi-
gan. He is a director in several banks
and president Of one, while for years he
has been counsel for the Michigan Cen
trail road. His wife, his grown daughter
and his two young sons will accompany
him when he goes to Berlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

CONGRESSMAN BLUES Washington as
sociations do not seem to benefit him
greatly in the way of giving him au en-
larged understanding or any new ideas.
In discussing the silver question he pur-
sues the same old line of argument
which has been exploded a thousand
times. Hesays why not make the ratio
10 to as it was in Columbus time. The
answer to this is as every school boy
knows, that the quantities of the two
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ing curves, now in this direction, now
in that, without much more apparent
effort than that of bird darting through
the air.
An athletic young man executing diff
fcult movements on the ice is always
pleasing sight, but a young lady skater,
her cheeks aglow with healthy exercise,
her eyes flashing with excitement and her
shirts swaying gently and in rhythmic
precision, is a picture long to be remem-
bered
But it is the skater and not thesspec-
tator that is having the most fun all the
time. While few adopts only practice
their art when they have an audience
the majority of skilled skaters care little
for the admiration they excite. They
would rather have a secluded spot of
good ice with no one to get in their way
than big crowd Of admiring onlookera.
There is in the very act of moving in
such sweeping circles keen sense Of de-
light that is of itself an ample recon-
pense.
The first requisite Of a good skater is
perfect balance. This means more than
it might seem at first glance. The lack
of balance is what distinguishes the in
different skater from the good one. It is
the foundation principle upon which ev-
erything else rests. The great majority
of skaters never get it. They learn to
propel themselves in fashion little
less awkward than beginners and even
attempt fancy figures, but still they feel
that something is lacking.
Once acquire perfect balance and the
rest is surprisingly easy. But how do
you get it? All, that is the secret that
every good skater knows, but cannot tell.
It is like the knack CT riding a bicycle
or horse or of swimming. 1t can only
be gained by practice and intelligent
practice at that. When it comes to you,
it comes like flash. You know that
you've got it, but you cannot tell how.
There are few general principles
that will aid you. In the first place, a
good skater skates from his shoulders.
His ankles and his hips do not do all the
work. He uses the muscles of his leg
much less than does the poor skater. He
does not "strike OUT with an energetic
muscular movement. He simply throws
his whole body in one direction and
with this momentum skins along with
the greatest ease. It is the same princi-
pie which enables the swallow to dart
about without any movement of its
wings.
Instead of keeping the body erect and
making every stroke with the leg, the
body should always be inclined in the
direction of the stroke. It is simply the
lurch forward that gives grace and pow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

metals in existence now are in the pro-
portion of 16 to instead of 10 to 1 as in
the time of Columbus. Another thread
bare argument he uses is that prices will
60 up and the soldier can buy only half
as much with his pension. He seems to
take it fer granted that the veteran never
has anything TO sell, not even his labor
aud would not therefore be as greatly
benefited by the advance in prices as
anybody else. The soldier could use his
pension for paying debts and taxes,
where it would be worth just as much to
him as it is now. There are compare
lively few pensioners who rely wholly
upon their pensions for their support.
He rises to the sublimity of ridiculous
ness when he declares that the bankers
are the only people who will profit by
free coinage of silver. When it is called
to mind that there is scarcely a banker
in the country who is not opposed to the
free coinage of silver, the absurdity of
this declaration becomes apparent Are
bankers SO superior to the remainder of
humanity that they would oppose a
measure which would put money in their
pockets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17
FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO BERLIN.
Low Assistant Secretary UhI Came to
Succeed ambassador Runyon.

low Assistant Secretary Uh1 Came to
Succeed Embassadcr Runyon.
Edwin T. Uhl, who has been pro-
NOTED from assistant secretary of state
to be United States ambassador to Ger
many to succeed the late Mr.. Runyon,
has made some rapid strides in political
preferment. He is a wealthy lawyer and
comes from Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Uhl is about 55 years old and was
born in New York state, but has lived in
Michigan since 1846. He is of German
parentage and was brought up on farm
near Ypsilanti. He was graduated from
the Michigan State university and was
admitted to the bar in 1865. He re-
moved to Grand Rapids, where he was
highly successful in his profession. His
ability as an orator soon made him pop
ular with Michigan Democrats and his
two terms as mayor of Grand Rapids
added not little to his political pres
tige. He was very active in the last pres
idential campaign and gained favor
with Don M. Dickinson, through whose
influence it is understood that his recent
advancement has been secured.
AS assistant secretary of state MIR.
Uhl was credited with having written
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

TIE New York World is almost the
only big newspaper in either New York
or Chicago that appreciates the value of
advertising in western newspapers, and
of exchanging with them; as a conse-
quence the World is approaching a cir
culation of 1000 900 while other papers
are breaking up or consolidating. The
pressure in New York has become SO
great that the Times and Recorder have
consolidated. Other papers will soon
have to go, Some business managers
of newspapers hold the pennies SO close
TO their eyes that they can't see the dol
lars. Joseph Pulitzer ia not one of this
kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

ACCORDING to precedent this should be
Republican year. Beginning with
1872. the two parties have carried the
country alternately ever since. Grant
was elected by the Republicans in 1872;
Tilden, Democrat in 1876; Garfield, Re
publican in 1880; Cleveland, Democrat
in 1894; Blaine, Republican in 1888;
Cleveland, Democrat in 1902 Tilden
and Blaine it is generally conceded were
elected, and as both were counted ou+,
it does not alter the relative standing of
the parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-17

The wav in which the gold gamblers
in New York are looting the treasury
was plainly illustrated last Tuesday. A
long string of men we're going up to
one window of the sub-treasury and pay
ing gold for their bonds. At another
one, Zimmerman, gold broker, was pre-
senting greenbacks for redemption and
getting gold. AS soon as he had done so
he turned the sacks over to his custom
ers, among the bond buyers. Assistant
Treasurer Jordan got hot about the bust
ness, and forbade him to deliver the
gold in the building, SO he had to go out
of doors to do it And the people who
work in this country have been saddled
with $100,00O,000 of bonded debt, re-
curing the payment of $4,000, QUO
more of interest in the next thirty years,
just to aid such a monkey business as
ependence Star and Kansan.
Haven't you been reading the eastern
papers? They tell US that the loan was
a GLORIOUS success" and the whole
country has reason to rejoice, because
several thousand people have robbed it
of 800, 100000. 1t is quite evident the
editor of the Independence Star and
Kansan doesn't understand "sound"
fina0co