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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
Eioa.inr Sanitarium,

The sanitarium st sea is European
idea A large steamer especially fitted
for the accommodation of invali6s in
need of fresh air and favorable climate
is to be constructed by g ship-cwning
association. The ship IS to be in coA-
slant employment for eight or nine
months in the year, but for at least
three out Of twelve she will go into dock
in order to be thoroughly cleansed and
disinfected. It is proposed to make
this steamer, which Is to be the forerun-
ner of large feet, similarly equipped,
q veritable floating palace in the mat
tiers of both comfort and salubrity. Al
though skilled advice and nursing will
always be available. the accompani-
ments of sanitarium viii be kept as
much as possible in the background.
The prominent idea to be carried out in
this new departure is the isolation of a
dangerous class, with the least possible
amount of discomfort to its members;
and, furthermore. that by judicious
timing of moves the sufferers will be af-
forded a chance of recovcry under the
most favorable climatic conditions
which it would be difficult to secure
otherwise. A list of anchorages has
been made all Of which have their spe-
cial seasons. AS soon as any unde-
sirable change Of weather is imminent
at the port of stopping, the ship will
sail for a more salubrious climate.-Chi-
caRo News.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

WINDOWS OF CLOTH.

4 61bstituts for Glass Which Never LAX
and WIN Not Break.
Windows Of cloth instead of glass
s>unds Ike an impossibility, and yet
it is = reality. and the employment OF
euch substitute is an acknowledged
success. It is net ordinary cloth. bu:
euch as is translucent, through which
light comes just as through glass. To
all intents and purposes this cloth win.
COW is similar to the sheets of glass
and lasts ever so much longer, while
still having just as good an appearance
Now the remarkable feature Of this
rev fabric il that It never leaks, does
not break ard is nearly 0ne-third
cheaper than glass. A large slxylight
composed Of the new substitute for
glass, which has been in constant use
long enough to show its worth. remains
IN perfect condition, not one cent hav.
Ing been spent on e for repairs.
The material has many advantagei
claimed for it, chief Of which is that by
its employment in train sheds, freight
houses, large auditoriums and public
buildings having skylights OF large
area, the light weight Of the material
permits Of a simple, inexpensive and
light form Of skyGsht construction.
The joints are maje watcr-tight by
special method used with this material.
The translucent fabric consists Of q
transparent material spread over steel
wire cloth, with 10 meshes per inch,
which gives the panels flexible and
elastic quality permitting its adjust.
trent to any shape that the roof struc.
ture may take. owing to the expansion
cr contraction Of the framework. Tha
fabric is strong and is made in panels
is by 36 inches in size, and can carry
q weight Of over 400 pounds per square
foot.
It might be naturally assumed that
the translucent qualities of the fabric
would be much inferior to that Of glass
but q careful comparison has shown
that the amount Of light which it trans
mits equals that of the ribbed glass
one-quarter Of an inch thick As it is
treated with a special preparation, the
fabric is impervious to cinders or even
to hot Goals dropped upon it, ard will
burn only when set fire to at tbs
edges. Even thAn TIE flames will maks
slow progress. thus furnishing timely
warning.
Another argument in TT favor is tha,
It is greatly superior to even the finest
glass as covering for art galleries and
studios, for the reason that it will never
leak, end therefore serves as perfect
protection to the valuable works Of art
Sometimes . heavy deposit Of snow
serves to crack the heaviest glass sky.
light. and often injures paintings and
tapestries beyond rastoration.-N. r
Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

rem- Ana they ga not know tina.
worms of any kind are good for frogs
When one Of the litflecreaturesis put in
possession Of huge right moth, bigger
than itself. it begins swallowing by the
head, and neatly folding in tho broad
spreading wings By dainty manipulate
ing with its hands, gradually gets the
insect down. sometimes taking rs much
as half an hour in the process.
Mr.. Cunning is now occupying his
leisure in educating his frogs. They
know him. perch fcarlessly on his f:u-
gers. and have learned to jump over :
trapeze, climb > rope, and do ctk~s
things that encourage him to hope for q
high development Of their abilities.-.
n. II. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
TRAINING Is OVER
sHARKEY AND FITZSIMM0NS REST
TILL TIE FIGHT.

Each of the PugiIists Appears Confident OF
Victory But the Betting is in Fitzsim
| none Fayor-Julian Bets Four to Ont
| That Bob VIII Knock the Sailor Out
Within Feur Kounds-He Also Accepts
Dan Stuart's Offer for Finish Fight
With Corbett-Fitz and sharkey in the
Doctors Hands.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. s30.-Both
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey have ceased
their training and will rest until Wednes
day night. Each remains in his own
training quarters. Their respective man.
ayers have been trying to select ref
cree, but Lynch, acting for Sharkey,
! does not wish a choice to be made until
the last moment. If no one is selected by
Wednesday noon. the National Athletic
club will name an official Each pugi-
list seems confident of the decision The
betting is generally from three TO one TO
four 10 one in favor of FitZsimmons.
Martin Julian, the latter's manager, says
he is betting four to one that Sharkey
viii be knocked out in four rounds.
JULIAN TAKES STUART UP.
Martin Julian stated to the Associated
Press this evening that he had just tele.
graphed an acceptance Of Dan Stuart s
offer for finish fight between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons for a purse of $4,000.
lie has sent a similar telegram to Cor
bett. Julian says his reasons for ac-
cepting this offer in preference to offers
lor a larger purse is that Fitzsimmons
desires 10 fight TO d finish. Stuart Of
fers to place the entire purse IL responsi-
BILE hands and TO name the time ana
place VIXEN the articles are signed IL
The match is moi brought off at the time
and place specified, each Of the principals
according 10 Julian, is to receive one-haf
of the purse. Julian believes the fight
VIII be brough. off at Juarez.
TRACEY-RYAN FIGHT DRAWN.
San Francisco, CAL, Nov. 30.-Tcn
Tracey, the clever Australian welter-
weight, and Jimmy Ryan OF Cincinnati
fought tei rounds tonight under the a.
Tection of the Golden West Athletic club
before $500 people. At the end of the
tenth round, according to the agreement,
both men being on their feet, Referee
Dai Hawkins declared the fight draw.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

inherent ana Is afrerent. no one has
ever been able to explain why this il
true and perhaps no one ever shall.
The genuine country buckwheat cake
Is manufactured from grain thrashed
with the time-honored fail. "set" in a
wide-mouthed crock at early candle
light about the 1st OF October and kept
going until the middle of the following
May, with perhaps once or twice the adj
dition of little homemade yeast pro
duced from dried "risin," just to hven
up the batter little. All these new
tangled. ''ouick-rising cakes in five mi
nutes" kind Of substitutes are rank
counterfeits. There is only one way to
make the buckwheat cake and only one
atmosphere in which to successfully
produce il, and, as before stated, that
Is where they grow as naturally as do
tie alders along the rail fence-on the
buckwheat farms Of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh News.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
SHOOTING sCRAPE NEAR KILDARE
Several Citizens are Possibly the Victims of
circumstances.

Newkirk, o. T, Nov. 30.-A shooting
ARRAY occurred west of Kildare among
several farmers, this afternoon. Partic-
u,ars are very meager, but it seems that
four or five citizens went to the place OF
Robert Irwin on business transaction,
and he warned them off the place, threat
ening them with a cern-knife, while az
the same time his son shot at them
Two horses belonging to Dade Mohler
were shot during the affray, and Mohler
himself received a bullet in his arm.
VIM. Phinney was shot through the ear
Irwin made complaint late this after
noon, charging VIM. Phinney, Henry Cor
nell, Jack Gearing, Dade Mohler and
James Sutherland with assault with in
tent TO kill. Cornell and Phinney have
been arrested and gave bond for prelim-
mary Thursday. The others are at
large. All are respectable citizens and 4.
is thought that developments on the pre-
limInaTy trial will show the complaining
witness Il 2 aggreSsor
The district court was IN session today
and adjourned to hold session again De-
cember 2S
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
MR. CUMMINGS COSTLY FROGS.



Got Them st . Bargain.
A. P. Cunning, lawyer Of this city,
while spending his vacation in France
during the past summer, bought thres
frogs for which he paid the high price
Of $25 each. Lest the publication of that
fact encourage local dealers to imagine
that they may be able to work OF moro
frogs on Mr.. Cunning at that fancy
price. it is well to explain that the frogs
he bought are not considered good to
eat, that they are SO small that good
meal of them would cost several hun
dred dollars, and that he 10 not passion
ately fond Of that sort of diet. These
frogs are simply good to look at. They
are only about 3M inches long, when
fully extended. and possibly fraction
over an inch high when sitting up to
take an interest in their surroundings,
or half that thickness when they fat
zen themselves out on the glass of their
aquarium home and stick there. 70.
hours et time, like gobs of green mud.
Their backs and sides ase Of q pretty
shade of green, which changes to the
exact tint Of any foliage, lighter OF
darker green, upon which they place
themselves. Their bellies are white.
their throats bright yellow, their eyes
shining black, and over each eye Is .
crescent of bright gold.
The variety Of frogs to which they
belong has been found only in the fresh
water lagoors running into the Med
,erranean. and even there they are moi
abundant nor is their capture easy.
These were bought at Hyeres, neal
Tculon. and were considered good
bargain at the price Mr.. Cunning paid.
There is considerable diversity Of color
among these found. and their value de-
pends altogether upon their beauty
Sometimes one is found darkly beauti
fnlly blue. and it is worth $500, thss
color being exceedingly rare.
They are very dainty little creatures
Fresh pure water must be given to
,hem every day. and they win eat moth
ing but live winged insects from which
the stings have been extracted. Nj.
Cunning has been urged TO try the e.
feet upon one of giving 20 il heslth<
bee in working order. but refuses 20 dc
80. fearing that the experience might
shock too greatly the nervous system
Of his costly pets. They viii not touch
insects with hard wing cases. such -
cockroaches, and high-favored ones
lsdbugs for inssaase-are scakned hs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN IT
Eastern Relatives of n Wealthy Forty
Miner show IN

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. 5o.-A con-
test was bASun today over the three
million dollar esta,s % jacob L. Davis,
*ao ciod recently - Philadelphia. The
contestants are ReT. Joseph p. Wilson.
& Na,hodisr minister cs West Virginia
and Mrs. Catherine Stfad. respectively
nephew s7d niece n Davis The con-
testants state .5at t,.eir Uncle's name
Was not Davis. b0t Dediker. and that he
changed his name when ne came 10 Cali
fornia in is49 that he might conceal his
identity and thereby escape from an ap-
premiership His entire estate Was seft
TO two nieces Of his wife. Lizzie Muir
and Belle Curtis. and the contestants
claim to be the only blood relatives and
heirs Of Davis. They aiiege mental un-
soandness and undue Influence as
grounds for the contest.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
TEMPERANCE UNION WILL FIGHT
school House Campaign tn be Wsged all
Over the State

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 30-The Kansas
State Temperance union is preparing to
fight the proposition TO re-submit the
prohibitory amendment. Secretary Ste
phens returned today from a weeks trip
over the state. during which he made
arrangements for temperance mass meet
ings to be held at the larger cities. TO be
followed by school house meetings. In
this way it is proposed to revive tenn
perance sentiment among the people, and
incidentally, rs raise fund for the main-
tenance of a committee at Topeka while
the legislature is in session this winter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
RAINES LAW 4 FAILURE
Legislative Inquiry Into Its Workings Is tn
he Set Going

New York. Nov. 3o.-A legislative IN
duiry into the workings of the Raines
excise law was begun here today The
committee of investigation consists of
five members OF the state senate, with
Mr. Rsines. the father" of the law.
chairman. II is expected that the hear
ing will continue throughout the week
and that ene Of the star witnesses will
be Police Commissioner Roosevelt. who
last week gave out a newspaper inter
view which. in effect, pronounced the
Judgment upon the law that ii could not
have been more inefacious had those
VINO framed il had the purpose of max
ing ii a statute that could not be en-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
McDun.e Challenges monte Scott.

New York, Nov. 30.-Eddie A. McDuf-
fee, the famous Boston cycle racer, who
has just returned from England, has
written to the American Wheelman ask
ing that a challenge be issued in his
name to Monte Scott, the winner of the
last Irvington-M -Mlburn road race, and
who recently met defeat al the hands OF
o. B. Hachenberger of Denver. McDuf-
fee has posted with Dixie Hines. n,anag-
er of the American Wheelman, S100 to
bind the match.
McDuffee now holds all competition rec
ords from five TO ten miles, made in a
match race against Jimmy Michael. in
Boston, in October. Monte Scott il from
Providence, and is one of the fastest
riders in the east. He is at present in
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
sHARKEY IS BIGGER AROUND
| Forty One Inches, Chest Measure, Against
| Fitz's Thirty-Nine.

San Francisco, Nov. 3o.-Yesterday
was doctors day at the quarters of Fitz-
simmons and Sharkey. The same physi-
clan waited upon both men, and he was
there as the representative of the Ma
tional Athletic club. His object was to
tap chests and test lungs, and satisfy
himself that the men were in sound
enough condition to bear the brunt of a
hard contest as it is popularity believed
wednesday nights contest will prove to
be.
In addition to being doctors day it was
visitors day and the camps of the rival
heavyweights were fairly overrun with
people from town. AS Sausalito is not
within as easy range as the Cliff, Fitz-
simmons did not have such crowds hang
ing on his heels as did the sailor man.
but the Cornishman received adulation
enough to satisfy the most pompeus pu-
gilist AS for Sharkey, whenever ne
showed himself on the veranda of the
Seal Rock house the roadway in front
Immediately became congested. At times
there were thousands staring at him.
Fitzsimmons' normal chest measures 80
inches. Under forced exhalation 1t reach
es 37S4 inches, and under forced inhala-
ton il measured "A inches. The only de-
feet in Fitzsimmons was slight attack
of cold in the head. which viii quickly
wear OF. Sharkey's normal chest mea-
surement proved 10 be Al inches. With
forced eXhalation it was 3924 inches and
with forced inspiration a. inches.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
To Represent Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. 3O.-Chicago will be rep
resented at the Indianapolis monetary
conference, which begins Tuesday, by H.
T. Dousman, William Dickinson and p.
B. Weare. They are the gentlemen Sc
iected by President William T. Baker to
represent the Chicago board of trade in
the deliberations OF the convention.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
FRILLS OF FASHION.
Notes on the Newest Notions In FeAiuins
Dress.

Dress.
The rather eccentric fad for wear
ing live insects as jewelry seems to be
increasing, and the Japanese terrapin
is announced as the latest victim. 1t is
reported that the terrapin are being
sent out of japan by thousands to NEST
the demands in Paris and New York.
The most approved felt hats are ven
tilated by a row Of Sits in the crown; !;
bands of velvet or RIBBON can be passed
through them.
A walking stick Is regarded as q very
Smart: addition to the English girls
street costume. and very elaborate
sticks are made for such use. An ebony
stick with gold knob. decorated with
cupids in blue enamel, is one of the
favorites.
The empress of Russia and her little
daughter are in one sense leading the
fashions in Paris, for all sorts and kinds
of confectiops are named after them.
and the Russian headdress Is copied
and adapted to the varied requirements
of millinery on a great scale. Fans
with water color hand-painted por-
traits of the emperor and empress are
all the rage, and car violets have taken
new lease of fashionable life. The
old saying that there is everything in
a name seems to have taken on a new
meaning in the French peoples enthu.
siasm over the imperial visit, and most
Of the new fabrics are named Alex
andre, Nicholas or Olga Alexandra.
The latest thing in wells is square
rornered instead Of round. and made OF
hne black net with white spots.
The newest belts are Of gold gallon,
with an oblong enameled buckle. Other
pretty belts are OF gold, embroidere3
with turquoise or of chine galen, which
has faint pattern of rese and green
running through it.
Very pretty evening capes are made
Of chine silk in dull artistic shades,
with black velvet flowers over them,
and trimmed with black fox and Jew
eled trimming, which repeats the col
ors In the silk.
Buttons are much used as . dress
trimming and as many as 300 tiny ones
are distributed on one gown.
Among the elegancies Of underwear Il
the CORSET and skirt Of brocaded silk to
match. The most popular corset q
very shorb in tho hips and low At the
top.
The new NUTS arc very large this
season, and those made Of velvet and
brocaded silks are roupded like a sacL
at the lower edge ana trimmed with
velvet bows, bands of fur and yards OF
cream lace. Ruches Of eauze ribbon
and artificial flowers are another deco
ration. and birds with outstretched
wings appear on some Of the mouhon
nuns. Sable muff, trimmed with pur-
pie, velvet lace and 9 rhinestene buckle
are one Of the prettiest fancies, and
muhs Of chinchilla with black or whit.
lace and pink roses are lovely. Lfttls
nuns. too, are made entirely Of ostrich
tips 70 match the small shoulder capes
OF feathers; mu6s Of cloth match the
coats.
The small empire put IL = popular
sleeve for evening gowns. Wire IL sorne-
times used to make il stand out enough
TO hold the cape trimming around ths
neck.-N. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

The pineapple leaf yields FIBER which
promises TO De of great comDsrcial
valne. A rope 3Hs inches thick made
OF this sber viii support . weight Of
three tons, ard from the same material
textile Of the fiueness Of silk is made.
The Indians rsse this fabric with silk
10 make very pretty and durable things
All the work hitherto done bas been
done ey hand. and naturally the prod
net is expensive and less even IL quality
than might be made by machines A
ton OF pineapple ieases yields between
80 and so pounds of fiber. Upwar5
Of 1000 pounds can be raised 20 the
scre- As this. even in the present state
OF The market. il worth ten eeats per
pcund. II Is Easy 20 see what tie possf
laiitiss of this rev industry may be-
y. = ledger.
W. rewts fts<eT, ~ faauseer e.
the Century Nnrzziac. made bis start IA
lire il Cansda.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
Lavigne and McKeever Meet.

New York, Nov. 30.-''Kid" Lavigne
of Saginaw. Mich, and Charles Mckee
yer, of Philadelphia, were today match
ed TO fight twenty rounds for a purse
of $500, on December %, before the
Marlborough Athletic club of this city.
The men are to weigh in at 40 pounds.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
BUcKLEN's ARNIoA sALvE

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed 10 give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded Price,
25 cents per box. For sale at Geo. Van
Werden's Pharmacy, S2S North Main
street, and G. Gehring's drug store,
northeast corner Topeka and Douglas
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01
Closed Down for RepaIrs.

Ashland, Pa, Nov. 30.-Packer col
liery No. at Park place, Pennsylvania.
owned by the Lehigh Coal company.
closed down today for an indefinite
period, presumably for repairs. Eight
hundred men and boys are thrown out OF
emplOYment.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

items OF General Interest From All Ov
the Universe.

items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe.
Carnaux, Nov. 30.-The authorities
have arrested fifty persons in connection
with the socialist demonstration and
rioting of yesterday.
Paris, Nov. 30.-Four persons were
killed yesterday at Nanterre as the result
of a boiler explosion in a carbon factory.
The damage done amounts to 100000.
London, Nov 30-The further hearing
of the suit of Earl Russell against Lady
Scott, his mother-in-law, and three men,
for criminal libel, was adjourned for a
week today owing to the illness of Fred
erick Kast one of the male defendants.
Chicago, Nov. 3O-The indictment
against Frank z. Lowell, the missouri
stockman who was charged with being
implicated in the murder Of E. r. Hun
ter, in April, 1895, was dismissed today
there being not enough evidence against
him to sustain the Indictment.
jena, Sake e-Weimer-Eisenach, Nov. go.
The report circulated in the United
States that Max Alvary, the tenor, is
critically i'll, are misleading. The singer
recently underwent a successful opera
ton which resulted in a complete cure.
He is now taking long excursions daily.
Rome. Nov. 3o.-At secret consistory
held at the Vatican today Conon
Giuseppe Frisco and Father Rafael
Peirotti, both Italians. were made car
tlinals. The consistorial advocate, Mon
signor Capagrossi, pronounced a perora-
ton in favor of the identification and
canonization of Joan Of Arc. The pontiff
referred the question to the holy congre-
cation on rites for examination and re-
port.
Conway. Ark, Nov. 30.-The two-story
frame house Of Sam Henderson, colored.
who resides about three miles north OF
town, was burned this morning at I
o'clock Five of his children, two OF
whom were grown, perished in the
flames. They were all sleeping and be-
fore they could escape from the fire re-
ceived burns Of such serious nature
that they died shortly afterwards. In
cendiarisn is suspected.
Mccormick, Abbeville county. S. C.,
Nov. 30.-An alteration took place today
at Bethany church, near this place, be-
tween L. J. Williams on one side and j.
" White and L. D. White. brothers, on
the other side, in which ]. V. White was
instantly killed and l.. D. White fatally
wounded, the latter dying in a few hours
after the difficulty. All We're prominent
people, Williams being member of the
state board of control of the state dis
pensary.