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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Conviction Secured in the Case of a Noted
French Murderer

Paris. Jan. 2S-In the court of assizes
at DTaguignan, department of Var.
Victor Robello has been sentenced to
Imprisonment at labor for life, for the
murder Of Able Gabriel Segui, in Old
Compton street, Soho. London, in Oc-
tober, 1894. Segui belonged to a rich
and influential family in the Argentine
Republic. He was found dead in his
bed al the period above named, in a
private hotel, hanging tightly from the
bedpOSt by a silk handkerchief which
had been tied tightly around his neck.
Nobody then knew who he was, but on
the table in the room was found this
note:
Dear Sir: Do not accuse anybody
of my death. l am finished with life.
/ am Disguised with my family. l do
not require any noise after my death.
I have no papers. l do not wish any
body to know the other motives. Once
more, keep silent so as to not have any
scandal May God bless you. 1 am a
native of Peru"
II was concluded that the dead man
was Caseres and that he had in fact
committed suicide, until a few days af-
terward, when the officials of the Ar
gentine legation, Segui having been
chief chaplain in the Argentine army,
identified the dead man and told the
police his proper name.
They also said that they had reason
to believe that there had been foul
play. 1t was found tina an unidenti-
fed man had forged Segui's signature
to a draft for 400 pounds and had OBJ
tanned the money from a bank in
Havre. 1t was, however, months af-
terward before RObellO was arrested at
Toulon, for taking part in a brawl
He was personating Gabriel Segui at
the time, and has been proved to have
been Segui's murderer.
Paris. Jan. 2S.-The police have sue
ceeded in proving that Robello was for
merly a servant in Able Segui's en-
Joy, and that after numbering Segui
he appropriated his documents TO use
in furthering his plans of passing as
Segui himself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
Hou srrnenta sInen

On" Of the most curious facts wits
regard 20 snakes - that their eyes are
never closed. Sleeping or waking. alive
or dead they are always wide-eycd
IL We tReo n dead ono and e1arnine Il
chosFiy ~ shaIl soon find The reason
there are 10 syelids. The eve is pro
-ected only By a strong scale. which
forms a part Of The epiderrnAl envelope
and is cast of IN piece with that ever,
time the reptile m0uits. This eye plate
is as clear and transparent As gia-s
and allows the most perfect vision.
while az the same time 81 - bard and
tough "a perfectly 70 protect the deli
cate organ within which the thorrs
and tW-lgs among which. IL Alght from
enemies, or ia pursuit q prey. the rep
tile 60 often hurriedly glides.-N. Y.
Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
Elbow-Grease.

Norah was told to rub and polish a
valuable bronze statue, after she had
said most positively that she knew how.
For time the sounds issuing from the
kitchen sounded natural enough. but
they were followed by SO long a ST.
lence that it seemed best 10 look after
the worker. She was found leaning
hack in a chair quite exhausted, and,
to the horror of her mistress, the statue
presented head and trunk of brass,
while the lower limbs still retained
their glossy coat of Aonze. "Oi dOan' t
name ter vex yez, mum, painted Norah,
but OH lave me place befoor Oil
thry ter clane tn rist av tn brown
aft it's derty bare legs-so OF will! y
faith! but tn lasht gurTul must av
lift it liver since she was BORN wild
niver a scrub-it does be thOt brown
wild rt!"-IudGe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
THE WORK BASKET.
What Well Fitted Receptacle shsuId
Contain.
II ms MT a difSc1lt fhinr "a haza

What a Wei Fitted Receptacle ghsuld
Contain.
&c was not a difficult thing to have
: work basket fitted out with all the
pnodern cOnyeniences for work. There
hare been few tools added 10 the list
of the seamstress' desiderata in recent
years, yet it would be curious thing
20 compare that basket of tools With
the implements with which women a
Few centuries ago wrought their work
Awkward were the needles and ,oaTse
End clumsy the threads, but IL lefati-
gable the industry of those ROYAL danes
who wrought the famous Bayeaux tap
estry before the steel needle was
dreamed OF. The entire plot OF one Of
the old comedies of the I6th century
turns on the loss Of needle, which
was esteemed one of the most valuable
of household implements.
To-day a basket should contain a
large pair Of shears for cutting heavy
cloth and q smaller pair Of scissors for
rutting muslin and cutting of threads
and trimming seams while sewing.
pair OF button hole scissors, although
not strictly necessary, Is convenient,
and need not cost over 80 cents. There
should be a spool wagon containing
Nos 30. -. 80. 60. % and 50 thread for
hand sewing. For general lOck-stitch
machine work Nos. 60, 80 and 90 viii
Re used more than any other. The
needle book should contain darning
needles Of three or four sizes. blunt
pointed worsted needles, fadilers'
square-edCe needles, tape needles and
long milliners' needles There should
r. papers o. needles Of each size from
No s - No. 10 BIZ themselves. Pew
needles, As Nos. :. s ard :. are used by
expert scsustresscs II conpz-i son
with The finer number. end Therefore
. = not a good plan % purchase then
b the mixed paper. Tie p imhle Tray
- cf silver. gold - cell1lCid. IL s. a
gooI plan 20 have two fk'-hIes. a.
least. and The finger l. eased bv charr-
Ine them Al eZe-v taC is essential
% some worker. others never n~ed T.
The best are rsf charnofs leather
ana Sled With p--1 ss1erv powder 4
pin hall ball OF white wax and a tsn~
measure CON 5lc-e the ezseutials % to-
seaDstress - today. Ths. fz-1cus liz
lie shirt OF linen made for her vou-r
brother b. an English quee1. WHO vrss
hot faroous for her EcT1zuIr tar-~s
was probably made withou- ur- -
thlr1o!e and Nh C.Ez-ziezi - selllez
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
ECONOMY IN SMALL WAYS.
1t Is the Little Household Leaks That Ars
Expensive.

The little leaks in the household ex-
big ones are prominent enough to COM
pei attention. Do you not, for exam
pie, trust all your tradespeoplc implic-
ity? You can't afford to do so. The
head servants in the Vanderbilt and
Aston, and other wealthy families have
among their chief duties that of weigh
ing the household supplies. Dry
goods measurements in the large shops
are generally very accurate because the
employees are under strict orders to be
exact. But grocers and butchers will
bear watching. Get for yourself or
your kitchen priestess a set of meas
ures and scales, and after you and she
have learned to use them, you will be
amazed to see how much you have been
paying for that you haven't had. Even
in the most reliable shops-so called
the weighing is very lax. Butchers
claim that the Deficiencies in their
weights are all due to the waste in
trimming. Very well, order the meat
sent untrimmed. You will get fresher
meat, and what you trim off will often
give you nice bits for the stock pot,
suet, etc. Try it and be convinced
A quick-witted housekeeper says she
saved many a dollar in plumbers bills
by buying force cup and learning to
handle a wrench. Despite washing
soda and potash, now and then SOME
thing unreliable slips through the
sink strainer and clogs the pipe. All
the more modern plumbing has a nut
at the bottom of the "goose-neck," Just
below the sink. BY setting pan be-
meath this. and with p wrench loosen
ing and then removing the cap, the
obstruction will generally be found
right there. Sometimes the force-cup
applied over the strainer in the sink
will be sufficient to clear the pipe with
out taking the cap off the gOOse-neck.
If both fail, no harm viii have been
done, but one or the other, or both,
succeeds often enough to make it worth
while to exercise ones ingenuity bit.
-JeDnesS Miller Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
a Chinese Prnxerl,.

Arthur II. Smith, in his wonderfully
bright, accurate, and yet somewhat
misleading book called Chinese Char
acteristics," quotes the Chinese proverh
that "one man should not enter a tenn
pie, and two should not look together
into a WELL" adding: "And why, we
inquire in surprise, should not one
man enter temple alone? Because
The priest may take advantage of the
opportunity to make away with him.
Two men should not gaze into a well
for if one of them is in debt TO the other.
or has in his possession something
which the other wants, that other may
seize the occasion TO push his compan
ion into the well."-Prof. c. NJ. Cady
IN Century
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29

No one except the captain and the com
mander knew what part of Cuba we
Wereb iound for
It was learned at the office of F. B.
Dalzell and company that their tug,
which brought Hernandez to this city,
was hailed by the schooner Leander V.
Beebe forty miles southeast Of Barne-
sat, n. J. The Hawkins survivors on
board asked to be taken off by the Dali
eel and brought to this city. Herman
DEE landed, as before stated, at Pier 3,
North river; the remainder disembark-
ed at Pier 49, North river.
AT Cuba headquarters, 66 Broadway,
1t was denied that the Hawkins was on
its way TO Cuba.
eve would have known about her"
said the secretary, Gonzales de CUES
ada, eff she had been fitted out for Gu
ba. The report that Garcia was aboard
IS absolutely false, as he is still in this
city"
MAY BE But A BLIND.
At One Hundred and Thirty-eighth
street and the East river, it was learn
ed from employees of the Mott Iron
works that the steamer Hawkins had
arrived there on Friday last and had
left on Saturday at midnight. While
the vessel was at One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth street over 100 beds were
put on board and many large boxes
were shipped. The coal was loaded on
Fhe decks. While the Hawkins was al
her dock, mank dark cOmplexiOned
men were seen TO go aboard. but no one
sn the neigh bOrhood had any idea that
the party was preparing for filibuster
ing expedition.
Late tonight a Tumor was started
that the Hawkins had been sunk on
purpose by the Cubans, and the excite
sment in connection with the expedition
created so as TO draw attention from
another point of operation by the revO-
3utiOnists. a story was afiOat to the
effect that the revOlutiOnistS had a
d1libusering steamer all fitted up and
ready to sail from some place near Stat
EN- Island, and in fact that such a stea-
hner had already sailed. This story
could not be confirmed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
WICHITA BOY STRIKES A FIND
Dewitt Chapman Reported to Have Found
n Gold Mine i'm California

According to the following taken from
the EScondido Advocate, published at
EScondido. Cal, another Wichita bov.
Dewitt Chapman. a brother of Mrs
Charles Wilson. has struck it rich in
mining, and Wits" many Wichita
friends viii rejoice in hearing of his
good fortune. The article reads.
The people of Escondido have watch
ed with interest the movements OF
MesSrs Brown and Chapman. two min
ing experts, who have been prospecting
IN the vicinity of Escondido for the
past year. These men are non-com-
INITIAL. and any amount Of quizZng
failed TO draw them out. Matters
however, come to a close. and last
week number OF large mining men
arrived in Escondido, and after inspect
ing the territory. at once formed the
Geneva Gold Mining and Milling com.
pany Of Santa Ana. with a paid IN can
ital Of 100000. The officers Of the com
pany Gre: President. w. II. Burn
ham. of Orange, Cal; secretary. w. s
Derby. Of Orange. Cal; treasurer. r. n
Sanborn. Of Tustin; manager. n. c
Brown, Of Escondido; Superintendent
Of mines, 9. Dewitt Chapman. Of Es-
condido
Leading IN 10 the organization Of the
Geneva Mining and Milling c5mDar,y
there has been no blow or blusrar as :
usually the case in mining enrerprisa
but The gentlemen who have been prose
cutting the prospecting on the other
hand, have been quietly and indus
trioUsly pursuing their labor. knowing
mat when the proper time came. thar
they had capital q their back 10 do the
rest.
The Geneva Mining company is not
TO-DAY seeking 10 boom their stock. 70
pat Il on The market. for they have
none 10 sen. the capital being all paid
IN. ana lis holders being men Of praCti-
cal experience are positive that in the
course " . year. i VIII be worth many
times what = could b5 sold for today.
me company has already pu-cha sd
considerable land. and Che fact that the
TWO largest purchases are in opposite
directions from Escondido. and are
eight miles apart. show that ne min
e1al belt mas vide range. and as Nj
Chapman q the company saws. : -oo
big - be hoged by one or even a hair
dozen bonanza mining kings
Tha company now have forces Of r7sr
developing their different mines and ar
caagenentS are already being maze
f3- smelling and reducing works. winch
work can be pushed ahead.
Nj Chapman i an experienced min
~ and has spent years n Colorado. and
NJ p-ophesjes that within the next year
tAst the Cripple Creek boom with be 4
sabbath days procession as comp I'd
with the excitement and hustle that
VIII reign IN this valley and vicinity.
TEe AGVOc4-e VIII have more 10 say
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
CoNsTANTINoPLs DsFsNses.
The City Open to Naval Attack FROM
Two SfdCs

The City Open to Naval Attack FROM
Two Sides.
The straits OF the Bosphorus and the
D2rdanelles are so narrow that at their
widest point they are not half gun
shot across Constantinople, with it's
densely populated environs, covers
both sides of the Bosphorus. immense
Notifications guard all the approaches
1t is true that the forts and guns on
the European side of the DaryianelIss
are commanded by small range OF
hills, and that the holder of the hills
would be able TO threaten the SAFETY
of the batteries But the Turks are
fully cognizant of this fact They are
themselves defending the hills from =
tack by planting heavy guns upop
them.
On the Asiatic side there are no such
hills Here the forts are safe from at
tack by land. Now. through the pos-
phorus and the Dardanelles q quick cur.
rent is almost always running in the
same direction-that Is, from the Black
sea into the Mediteranean--at the rate
of some four miles an hour. The
waters are deep and usually narrow
They afford an excellent opportunity
for torpedo defense. A few hundred
of these submerged deadly weapons
swept down by the current against 90
advancing foe would prove formids.
BILE adversary.
So much for the attack from The
Mediterranean, which affords the east.
est means Of access TO most European
powers An attack from the Black sea,
though more difficult IN its inception,
would be more difficult To repel also
when once made. In that event ground
mines might be placed At the en- trance
of the Bosphorus. while torpedo ships
and boats would be kept in readiness
10 resist attacks by sea and defend the
mines.
Nevertheless, it Is true that II Russia
commanded the Black sea she would
hold Constantinople at her mercy. But
she does not do SO, and IL is not pro6a-
bic that she ever will. Against an at.
tack by land from Asia Minor nrture
has thrown the buiwarks of mountains.
which "a yet have few or no roads that
could be utilized by and invading army.
For six months Of the year snow lies
thick upon their submits. and IN
creases their natural difficulties. Rus
STA, single handed. would not dare &c
attack ConstantinOple by way Of The
Balkans. as without the consent 81
Austria and Germany she could not
send an army through ROumania,
Probably she would strike her first
blow in Armenia, and through that
country prepare 90 advance tovvard the
Ottoman capitsI.-N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
THE TOO UNSELFIsH WIFE.
She Who Loves Peace Before Pripciple,.
Is Weak Spirited

The last century wife. the wife
evolved under the common-law disci-
pline (Which permitted the husband IN
chastise her according to his own in
chnation for the sake Of maintain
ing discipline in the family and for
her own good'') was a creature of no
will, of no individuality. All there was
of her was absorbed when she married
The common law has given place to
something better, and women of
higher character now reign in our
homes and train the children. Butsome
of the old types are left. and that brow
beaten nonentity called a wife. bv
courtesy, is no uncommon SIGHT. even
in an era of sweetness and Frht -
Such women are themselves 10 blame.
and have the remedy in their own
hands.
In marriage the more lo7ing heart
viii often yield until selfshness IS seen
to be the real source of the demand.
then comes the total absorption of will
and desire and hope. making the wife
@ spiritieSs. despised creature instead
or woman; or, on The other hand, 4
firm stand is taken, which very likely
produces considerable of a family lar.
This is too bad, but if ITO be or rot 10
be" is the question the sooner a dig
nifed stand is taken the better and
the less likely it will be 10 lead 10 quar-,
reling-that noNious poison OF family
life. In the end il is better for the wei
fare of the family that neither should
sink his individuality in the other. Let
10 one confound his thought with 4
reckless desire TO have his or her Town
way" The root of this is always selfish
and 10 be condemned. Peace and har-
mony in family life are worth every
thing, except principle or honor.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
KR0UT IS ARRESTED
Express AGENT CHARGED With
RODBIEG HIMSELF.

In Order to Account for Thirty-Five Thous-
and Dollars of Wells Fargo Money, lie
Told the Tale of the Robbers Who Made
Him Prisoner in His Own Ofice,
Him Go to Bed While They Made Their
Escape-His Father Also Arrested With
Money sewed in His Clothes.
| Denver, Colo, Jan. 2S-Pinkerton de-
| tectives this afternoon arrested Express
Agent Krout of Colorado Springs on the
| charge of being implicated in the theft
| Of $35, 900 from the Wells Fargo COM
| pany several months ago. His father,
who recently came to Colorado Springs
! from Cerro GOrdo, Ill, was also arrest
ed on the train at Walsenburg as ne was
leaving the state.
The robbery occurred on the night Of
Nov. II, at the Santa Fe depot at Colo
RADIO Springs just after the night train
pulled out south. George Krout, the
agent, said that two men had overpow-
cred him in his Office and taken two
packages consigned from Denver banks
which contained $4,000, overlooking
another package containing So 600.
As KTOut had been in the employ of
the Wells Fargo company for a num-
Der of years suspicion did not al first
point TO him. He told very plausible
tale, and it was believed, in spite of the
fact that the robbery was reported by
him to have taken place at time when
the station platform was full Of people.
He said the robbers hid in the office
while he was looking after the express
matter that came off the train and two
masked men faced him when he enter
ed. They closed the door and locked
il, made him deliver the money, and
then, at the muzZle of a pistol, ordered
him to get into bed and cover up his
head. There was a cot in the office,
and the agent said he did as the robbers
bid him, but that he gave the alarm as
soon as they were off.
KrOuts father, a farmer, came TO
Colorado Springs from Cerro GOrdo, III.
Jan. y. His actions excited suspicion
and he has been constantly Swallowed.
Yesterday he bearded train on the
Gulf road, after having purchased a
ticket for Fort Worth. Tex. Detective
w. i. Savers boarded the same train
and telegraphed Sheriff L. d. Farr to
meet him at Walsenburg. There KrOut
was arrested and today he was taken
back TO the Springs. He protested that
his name was Sam Jones and that he
knew nothing about the express rob-
berry. When he was searched 81, 600
was found, most of it sewed 10 the in
side of his shirt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe

/ London, Jan. 2s.-Sir Joseph Barnaby,
| the wcli-knOwn musician, and principal OF
| the GuiIGhaH school Of music, died today.
| London, Jan. 28.-The Cunard line steam
err Catalina, from Liverpool for Boston,
with a shaft broken has been toWed INTO
| St Nichaels, Acres. All are WelLZ
London, Jan. 8.-The decree OF divorce
| obtained July last by Mrs. Pearl Craigie,
an author, better known as John OIyer
Hobbs, was made absolute today Sne
proved cruelty and unfalthIuIneSS on the
husbands part.
Chicago, Jan. 2S-Circuit Judge Payne
in court today accused County Commits
sioner McNichols Of accepting bribe OF
$500 in the case of man charged with
murder and said that he had evidence to
back up his allegations at any time.
Tacoma jan 2S-Advices have been re-
ceived TO the effect that Chinese forsers
on the island of Java have recently ut
tered forged notes TO the amount of 81
600, Coz Already 10000 pounds of he fOrg-
ed and discounted notes have been dis
covered and many prominent Chinese mer-
chants have been arrested, including Cap
Chin, one of the wealthiest Chinese in
Java.
Fort Worth, Jan. 2s.-News reached the
city this morning of double killing in
Andrews county. Crick Atmore and VIII
Mason auarreled over a section of school
lands, after which they both went home,
got Winchesters and went on a hunt for
each other. They met on the banks OF
Skaters lake. simultaneously they fired,
and both shots took effect. Both men
are dead.
San Francisco. Cal, Jan. 8-The COM
mittee appointed TO consider the charges
of immortality against the Rev. DR.. G. o.
Brown, pastor OF the First Congregational
church, has refused to act on the ground
that it has no power 1t was announced
that at the conclusion OF the trial, Mrs.
Mary Anderson, who was arrested at the
instance OF DR.. Brown on the charge of
blackmail, the charges against the min
lister would be heard by complete tri-
bunal of the church.
Sedalia, No, Jan. 2S.-oIrs. Lucy Nc
Bowers today pleaded guilty of man
slaughter in the fourth degree in killing
Thompson Walker September last, and
was sentenced TO two years in the peni-
Tertiary. VIII Dyer, who was convicted
of murder in the second degree Saturday,
for the same crime and given ninety-nine
years in the penitentiary, made a motion
for new trial this morning. The motion
was overruled ard both prisoners were
taken TO the penitentiary- The woman
handed Dyer the pistol with which the
killing was done.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29

The attorney for the defense became
Impressive.
do you ask proof that my client is
insane?" he asked. ''Well, there is
plenty of it. When he came to engage
my services he promised me $4,000
If would take the case, and yet he
hasn't a cent Is that the act of a
sane man?"
did you know that when you took
the case?" asked the attorney for the
prosecution.
Certainly"
"Well, can't see that that helps him
in any way, but it would make a splen-
did plea for you were you on trial"
And the court so ruled.-Chicage
Evening Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
r-esnenIng = House Dosp.

Nothing is prett;er TO diversity IN,
appearance of a house gown that has
become a trife monotonous than a
sleeveless bodice made Of Dresden silk,
fancy striped satin, or smail-patterned
brocade. This may be made half-lOw,
fitted TO n carefully boned lining. and
only slightly full front and back. The
openin" around the arm is made 10 III
very snugly, and is either corded. gimp
edged, or frilled 10 hide the joining
II fastsns invisibly, and Is put over
the waist proper just as one would
add an Eton jacket. This gives quite
a novel look to the gown. quite a smart
effect in fact. The amount Of silk OF
satin required Is yeEv little. Tor u Is
the sleeves which dcvour the material
nowadays. \ finishing tol1A Of small
suTn-back cuffs matching the low bod.
Zee IL a pretty addition This above
suggestion is meant for women Of slen-
der build 4 fitted waistcoat or fat.
folded plastron with a folded collar and
cuffs 20 match, and made Of narrow
STRIPED or dotted SIX or satin. Is q far
letter addition for those OF ampler pro
portiCus.-St. Louis Republic.