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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

MAJON y y. IsANDOLFH
Director Davis Monument Association.
trade on Mt. Vernon Gazette. and In
three years rose from the position OF
devil 10 foreman. lie was OF row
ing disposition, however. and enlisted In
the United States army. His father was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

Gordon Mccabc. ana Bradley T. John
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
THOUSANDS OF BAPrIsrs
Convention of the Young Peoples Societies
Will Open Today.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 15.-Six thou
sand members of the Baptist Young
Peoples union arrived today TO take
part in tie national convention which
begins tomorrow, and double that num-
Der of delegates and their friends are
expected tomorrow. The streets are
decorated and public buildings and
dwellings are hung with bun ting and
the unions flags. The exposition build
ing has been provided with seats for H.
900 persons in addition to accommoda-
tons for officers, speakers and the
choir of 1000 persons that have been
drilled for month to furnish the vocal
music during the convention. The open
ing session will be held at 10 o'clock.
The board of managers of the Baptist
Young Peoples union met today pre-
paratory to the opening of the session.
The annual report OF General Secretary
G. F. Wilkins of Chicago showed the
total number of societies in the United
States and Canada to be 5000 with a
total membership Of 40o,0 900, the junior
societies numbering 1850, with 10000
members. State organization has been
carried during the year into Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Mon
tana and Southern California ard terri
torial organiza ton into Arizona, In
dian Territory and Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
Aqucduct Rae "a.

New York, July 15.--The weather con-
tinued hot at Aqueduct today. In the
first event Half1ing was the favorite
and Halton second choice. The favorite
won very easily with Sirocco second.
Pearl Song was the favorite in the sec
ond event and Inquirendo was second
choice, but they finished in reverse or
der. Inquirendo winning in a furious
drive by a head. There were but five
starters in the third race, with Success
full an odds-on favorite. She was sent
TO the front Immediately after the
start and was never headed. winning
easily with Days Florin in the place
Summaries:
First race-Six furlongs: Half1ing
won; Sirocco, second; Illusion, third.
Time 1:l614.
Second-Mile, selling: nquirendo won;
Pearl Song, second; Royal H, third.
Time 1:431ls.
Third-Five furlongs, selling: Sue
cessful won; F1orian, second; Set Fast,
third. Time 1903.
Fourth-MRe and a sixteenth: Ajax
won; Captain T, second; Kalihoe, third.
Time Idol
Fifth-F'ive furlongs: Slow Spoke
won; Sir Moltke, second; Our Johnny,
third. Time :O3.
Sixth-Mile: The Druid won; Nick
johnson. second; Bergen, third. Time
1:45l2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
An Important Factor In the Progress o.
Smaller Cities and Towns.


Smaller Cities and Towns.
The importance of supporting the
local newspaper Is not felt as keenly
rs it should be by the jewellers in the
smaller cities and towns. The newspa-
per il in reality as important factor
in local prosperity as the church. It's
influence Is brought to bear for the
benefit of it's locality in many ways
that the church does not compass.
The intelligence and relative posi-
ton of one town as compared with
others is to be accurately gauged by
the quality of fits newspapers and the
amount of confidence they inspire.
The newspapers of a town usually
present good evidence OF the moral
standard which governs it; for that
newspaper which gives its constituent
cy what that constituency demands is
Of the only kind which has stability.
A town which can show a we1-sup-
ported newspaper. means a town whose
inhabitants are quiek-wittHd people OF
keen, actlve interest in what concerns
them and their neighbors, while one in
which a newspaper drags out YEARLY
generally argues itself the abode Of
people with sluggish livers or torpid
temperaments, TO whom the world
presents little interest beyond tho
limited range Of experience immediate
ly bounded by their own senses.
The excuse which Is sometimes Of
fered that the local paper IN not of
sufficient interest to warrant the ex-
penditure of the small price Of its sub
scription, should avail these short
sighted moles nothing. Such people
should be told 70 patronize the homo
industry and foster it's growth into a
more pretentiOus affair by their en-
couraxcrnent Newspaper men are not
slow TO respond 10 encouragement; in
% cases out OF 100 their hearts are in
their work and they need but the sign
of a disposition towards it to call forth
their best efforts.
The newspapers status in town
j. en- index 10 most of those qualities
by which one judges OF its dexirability
IS a place of residence and its com
u1ercial prosperity.
Ii is the positive duty OF every man
to help make his town known. increase
its prestige and add TO it's reputation OF
being q live, wioe-awake place, by sub
Fcribing TO the local newspaper
Sewspaper Maker.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
present were senators Allison and Gear

present were Senators Allison and Gear
and nearly all the Iowa congressman.
Senator Allison's speech which warmly
commended Major Mckinley aud sus-
tanned the st. Louis platform, was the
real point of interest. The senator
spoke with more than usual warmth,
and when lhe pointed to the picture of
the Ohio man, the convention went wild
with applause. The platform, after
endorsing the action of the st. Louis
convention, says on the financial issues:
I'm the interest of our export trade,
for the furtherance Of the policy of
reciprocity and for the promotion of our
commerce, as well as for the benefit OF
our silver producers, We pledge tn sup
port of th Iowa Republicans N con-
gress to the promotion of an internal
tional agreement for a joint standard
universally and from the same consid-
Grafton oppose the cahnge to silver
standard because it will decrease and
not increase the supply OF money in the
country, because instead of restoring
confidence it will bring discredit, in
stead of aiding the debtor it will involve
him in bankruptcy; instead of furnish
ing employment to labor, il Will make
more uncertain and unremuneratiye
that which it has; instead Of benefittinS
the producers. it will injure them, and,
finally, bee ause ii would do Infinite in
justice and involve our country IN re-
pudiation and dishonor.
''Ilhe Republican party, under its
policy, assures the people a currency,
composed of gold, silver and paper,
no one kind preferable to another, none
Of it subject in the hands of the peo-
pie, to variation Of value. but every
dollar as good as gold and there held
by the real power of The government Of
the United States"
The ticket nominated is: lIIecto..,-at L
large, r H Conger, Des MINES. and
Eldred s. James. Clinton. Sec retary OF
states, NJ. l.. Dobson, es Moines; Audi
tor, c. G. Mccarthy; treasurer, John
HI. Sturat, renominated; attorney gen.
eral, Milton Remley, Iowa City, renomi-
mated; judge of the supreme court, A.
r. Ladd, Sheldon; railroad commission
er, d. A. Dawson, Waverly.
The nominations were all made I'M
animously and the platform was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote. 1t is
noteworthy that in the whole convention
there was not a vote raised against the
st. Louis platform and nominations.
The Republican state committee
reached organization and G.. G. Miller
was elected permanent chairman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
TO WELCOME BRYAN HOME
How the Republicans OF Lincoln Want the
Thing Dealt Out Even.

Lincoln, Neb., July 15--The committee
in charge OF the arrangements for the
reception 10 William J. Bryan has adopt
ed formal program MIR. Bryan VIII
be drawn az the head Of an immense
parade Friday by four white horses IL
was intended to use men. Several or
the members OF the various committees
Who happened to be Republicans. de-
clare they Will not serve unless the
Demonstration includes equal honors
70 Charles Z. Bentley. the candidate
for president of the new National party.
who is also a Lincoln citizen This
sudden announcements has caused an
unpleasant hitch in the proceedings. 1t
Is given out. however. that MIR. Bryan
VIII be met at the train ON Friday after
noon at 5;45 and escorted 10 his home on
D street regardless of the action OF the
recalcitrant Republicans. The recep-
ton proper will be held at the state capt.
tol IN the evening where the distinguish
ed citizen OF Lincoln will receive and
shake hands with all corners. The fam
beau club and other organizations win
surround the capitol building and attend
to the pyrotechnic display.
Superintendent Bignall OF the Bur-
Gngtcn says that, judging from reports
received at railway headquarters, the
largest crowd Of people ever assembled
in Lincoln Will be here on Friday On
all railways entering the city excursions
will be run at one fare for the round
trip. One of the striking features OF
the fireworks display viii De a man.
moth piece, representing the portrait OF
Mr.. Bryan 6x10 feet in size. which viii
be fired the last of all the display
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
rHEYLEAvE COURTESY AT HOME
Cnaccustoned Frankncss of an English
WrSter.

Writer.
A friend of mine has Just returned
from long sketching tour in parts OF
France and t-e Netherlands, and has
told me many and curious things about
the way Englishnen and things are
considered by people who have had 10
chancecf t-handaequaintance with
them. In the course OF conversation
asked him to name the English artists
who were most talked about, and the
names he gave were startling. quote
his words: The three artists whose
work is best known are Walter Crane,
Raven Hill and Aubrey Beardsiey." /
tried hard to convince him that he had
misunderstood the public taste, but he
was SIS positive as the mendac;ous little
heroine of I'VE Are Seven / quoted
artist after artist who might be pre-
sumed to appeal more powerfully to
the foreign mind; he absolutely re-
fused 10 withdraw his statements.
which were, he said, founded on most
careful observation Isn't it curious
combination? One can understand the
presence of the first two named, bu:
Beardsley-leaving his work itself out
of the questions scarcely bedgcd.
His work for John Lane, whose books
sell largely on the continent, is the only
explanation can find for his popular
ity.
On another point, and one, venture
to think, of interest 70 intelligent trav-
elers, my friend was very strong. He
told me that country people in the parts
he visited regarded the Englishman as
some uncouth monster with plenty Of
money and an utter absence of manners
or taste. This feeling is one have also
noted, and it undoubtedly rises from
the curious way in which our country
men leave their courtesy at home when
they travel. / have seen the mildest
hammered man who ever did the Bond
street crawl in the London season alb
solutely transformed, few months
later, when l met him on the continent
In the tweed suit and offensive cap pc
culiar to the travelling Englishman. At
home he may be thoroughly good
sort; abroad he speaks loudly, acts vul-
not the privilege of being his compa-
triots. II in Paris he will go to the
opera house in morning coat and
CATERS, he will curse walters and by
dozen pieces Of carelessness offend peo-
pie around him. II he did such things
In town he would be voted mo Glass;"
but he honestly believes that such be-
havior Is all benighted foreigners have
right to expect. International con-
crosses and journalistic courtesies and
the friendly meetings of representative
men of the nations can never increase
the en- tente between ourselves and our
continental neighbors until the great
body OF our countryInen will treat for
eign prejudice with more consideration.
If the faults proceeded from bad breed
Ing and native barbarity they would be
beyond control, but, as they are only
the result Of carelessness and thought
lessness, ii behooves men to reflect. The
good opinion of a country is worth hav.
lng.-London Sketch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
JOHN STETSON WILL CASE
Lawyer Pattee's Petition to Set Aside Is
Heard in Court.

Boston, July 15.-The hearing on the
petition of Lawyer Charles II. Pattee,
to have the will of the late John Stet-
son, Jr., admitted to probate was COM
menced before Judge Robert Grant in
the Suffolk county probate court today.
The relatives of the late Mrs Catherine
Stokes Stetson, and of John Stetson,
ST., the father of the testator, were
present, but Adah Richmond, the al
legged wife who was TO contest the will,
was absent
The court ordered the court officers
to summon DR.. Cilley, who was absent,
and the latter being called was default
ed. The witnesses upon the stand up to
the noon recess were Benjamin Crosby,
the coachman of DR.. Cilley, who sign
ed the will as a witness, and Lawyer
Pattee, the attorney who drew up the
will. Both testified that Mr.. Stetson
was of sound mind and able TO transact
business when he signed the will.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16

There was great excitement IA a.
tronomic circles in the city Of Brussels
not long ago. The moon bad gotten oat
Of order and refused, spparesuy. -
follow the course which bad been
marked out for her for ell eternity.
The sitDation was grave. Calcnisttou
upon calculation was made by fha
sasants. but no solutioa Of the phs-
noneDon seemed TO De pa,sernstcsuy
obtainable. Itxas disoovered that both
the fixed starr and the p@AxesS were
affected IN ersctly The same wsy. Tia
whole universe was out q esteri For.
tBnately. the poor. igDorsD. public bad
rot We; gotten wind OF the affair. when
{. occurred 70 sorae one of tbs astxon~
orners TIA: the fsul. might well b.
f. the observatory it<ei.. snd not In
f5s general machinery Of the univer>e.
T5e observatory Of BRUISED. II Of com
parz;issiy resent construction IL u
supposed 20 have beea built Ia accord
aoce with the latest atsalnE7<n.s 81
science and Ar but. unfortaoss<iy. 10
was placed. coz,-ary 90 Biblical sdsDocj.
ticu. Upon q bin Of ssps. ss5 The fonn<
dssions which The pans required 20 b
sozce 90 feet deep wsrs only - o. IS.
Tb- spsriag ~ labor ard material
eazs~d the building 20 lose TIA l>veL
AID % siip gradually away srn<n ia
proper r.o~iT3os- Tlss fsCsezDsat fkr~s.-
ens 70 con;inie. Bet. ~ 70 the eor<sf
os Dame Lea.. the scl<Et1<ss are eor-.-
piete;y treasured. having reztsed iheis
calculations With due sIlo~xne~ Tor ne
ezfo-crd bEaz 81 vixios--St. Loais Es,
r.-r.ss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
STEAMER GOING TO PIECES
Stuck Fast the Rocks and the Swell
Plays the Mischief.

Pescadore, Cal. July 15.-The Pacific
Mail steamer Columbia, which ground
ed ON the rocks yesterday, is rolling
heavily and humping herself to pieces
The sea is calm, but the swell is rising
and there is about eighteen feet of
water in the hold. The captain and
officers Of the steamer have apparently
given her up and are preparing to leave
when IL is no longer safe to remain on
board. There is some water in the
afterhold. Several tugs and steam
schooners have been loaded with freight
and efforts have been made adj day to
save as much as possible. Some of the
cargo is washing out of the hold. The
surf breaks close to the steamer and If
the sea gets rough, ii viii only last a
few hours. People are crowded on The
beach to see the wreck and in antici-
patton OF securing some of the cargo
when she goes 10 pieces.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
LATE NEWS BIZ WIRE
items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe

Chicago. July 15.-In he tennis tour
nament today. :. Ned beat II. Wren.
81: g. Wrenn Brothers oe<at Chase and
NcLesian- o.: Sc: u.s.; So Neei Bro
thers beat Myers and Ryerson 81; s-f;
oil.
Chicago. July 15.-Davfdson and Son
manufacturers OF marble mosaic aud
tiles. and Wholesale dealers IN marble
and granite assigned today. The as
sets and liabilities are placed a. about
$500 Ooo eacsl.
Athens. July IA dispatch receiv-
I'd here from the island OF Crete says
that the Turkish authorities there are
gradually extending the uiflfts > zone
and occupying new positiczas daily.
Many excess are h<4ng committed
oy the Turks party q Cnristisr.
7vllo venfGred 20 enter the so-csksed nh
gary zone were murdered by TIE Turks
The Turkish troops have Killed \ num-
Der o Christians In TIE Crs;sc proTt1-
css OF Shikapts, RsTlu>o acd Ky5ozna-
They have also destroyed several VII
saSes. with their vineyards The dcEr-
ing az Apokro1z was severe, tasting
nnxti after midnight z.asz re Turks
WE defeated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
ROUND TICKErs TO MILWAUKEE
Attempt Made to Let the General Public In
on the Return End

on the Return End.
Chicago, July 15.-An attempt to
manipulate the tickets to the meeting
of the Baptist Young Peoples union
at Milwaukee has been discovered and
it is feared that It will 70 a very con-
siderable extent demoralize the market
When the arrangements were first
made for the event 1t was agreed that
the return portions of all the tickets
sold at the reduced rates must be certi-
fed by the joint agent at Milwaukee.
Now it is reported that agents of GER
tain roads have been advising purchas-
ers that they can have the return por-
tons of the tickets certified at Chicago
without going near the joint agent at
Milwaukee. If this is done it will make
the tickets available for general bust
ness and make them easy for the brok-
ers to manipulate. The chairman of the
Western Passenger aSsocia ton has is
sued circular to all of the roads call
ing their attention to the agreement
and asking them to see that all the
agents have the proper instructions re-
garding the certification of the return
portion of the tickets.
h. A. Dawson has been appointed
manager of the Union line, vice D. S.
Gray, promoted. c. W. Forester has
been appointed to the position OF west
ern superintendent of the same line,
previously held by Mr.. Dawson.
A company has been organized in Chi
cago to build a line of railroad in Mis-
souri, from Versailles to Lebanon, a
distance of sixty miles. The line will be
called the Missouri Central and will, It
is understood, be operated in connec-
ton with the new line now building
south from Lebanon to Mansfield
The Alton has given notice that it
will accept cents as its proportion of
the lake rate on corn from Missouri
river points to points beyond Buffalo.
This rate is figured on 6 cents to the Mis-
sissippi river and cents from the river
TO Chicago. the latter rate being the
same as is applied by other western
roads. This cent rate, Missouri river
to Chicago, superseded an IL cent rate.
the lowest now in effect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
CLOUDBURST IN PITTsBURG
Damage Estimated at Nearly a Million But
no Lives Reported Lost.

Pittsbwg, Pa, July ia heavy
storm tonight. which was practically
a cioudburst, did great damage through
out this city and Allegheny. Estimates
mad~ from reports coming In from out
lying p.riors indicate logs of nearly
a million dollars. Ali street car lines
have been stopped. AT Forty-eighth
street the water is in che second stories
of the houses, caused by the bursting of
a large sewer. Part of the Allegheny
cemetery wall has been washed away
and marty two miles of the Citizens
street railway is torn up. Tons of
earth and stone have been washed on
to the Fifth avenue and Duquesne Trac-
ton company's Inns at Soho. The
sewers in Butcher Run and Woods Run
in Allegheny are reported as having
given way flooding those sections.
There is no loss of life as yet reported.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16

Father, what l. deadlock = ass1ee
Johnnie Chafne. who h2d resd sbeuf thx
proceedings Of the city council
Mr. Chzf.e believes IN answering
promptly al questions proceeding frcIs
e.s casprtnsr. so be replied Immediately;
a cesdlock- ny sos- = what you'
nosisrT,s bark hsi= Is rsz5e ot---TeNzs
SITTER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
HEADQUARTERS IN BOTH
Republican National Committee Selects
New York and Clevs land

Cleveland, o., July 15.-The ne tionaI
Republican committee has decided 20
locate headquarters in both New York
and Chicago. There will be no dis
elimination between the two cities by
selecting either as the headquarters.
Chairman Hanna says he will be located
nowhere, but VII fight the campa.sn n
the saddle.
Two vacancies q the national com
-nTttee Were flied by the appointment
OF Myron p Parker of the District Of
Columbia and o. S. Johnson of Alaska.
The members of the committee, with
the exception OF Senator Quay. who
left for home this Afternoon. dined with
Mr.. Hanna this evening. They will re-
sumo their session at 10 O'Clock in the
morning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
CABINET MAKING ALREADY
Enumerating Presidential Poultry. the In
cubatory Process is Anticipated.

San Francisco. Cal, July 15.-Superior
Court Judge William T. Wallace, IL is
said, is about to resign his place on the
bench and take the stump for Bryan
and silver, with the prospect of cabi-
net place-any portfolio he pleased
offered to him by the Democratic mana
ger for California.
Investigati tons show that such an offer
has been made and formally declined,
but that Judge Wallace is still thinking
Il over and may be induced 10 change
his mind. The Bryan managers are
hopeful OF Wallace. and are promising
him he may have anything in the Ne
braskan's gift II he will labor in the
fed 20 place California ii the free COIN
age column
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16

day race for frst-class yachts over
a fiffy-miie course. The weather was
rough. The start was made at 1880
O'Clock. the yachts getting away in the
following order: Ailsa, Britannia, Car
ess, Satanita and eMteor. The prizes
were ESQ and 90
The twenty-raters Niagara and the
Saint started over a thirty-mile course
at IL rs a. m the prize being f20. Peni-
tent, which has contested a number of
races this season with the other two
yachts named, has gone TO Southamp-
ton, where she will undergo altera-
tions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
London Tennis Tournament

London, July 15.1The game between
Larned and Baddiey, the latter broth
er of the champion, was the feature OF
the tennis tournament today. 1t was
played on the center court, where ali
championship finals are played. Ma
honey, Eaves and other crack tennis
players were among the large crowd of
interested spectators of the contest
Larned started in splendid style, won
the first two games hands down He
played a smashing game, making won
derful cross drives and every one
thought he completely outcIassed Bad
deley. Then LaIned fell to pieces
sending half the balls out of the court
and into the net.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16
M,ntzlitr During sIcen.

There are many authenticated exam
pies OF increased power of mind during
sleep One of the best known rs that
IN which the great naturalist Ag2sEiz
successfully RECONSTRUCTED from GER
ain remains the skeleton of fossil
Sch az which he lad been working IN
successfully in his waking moments
,or several weels.-S. Y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16

Toronto, Ont, July 15.-Edward Han
Can today challenged Jake Gaudaur for
a race for the professional Sculling
championship of America. Stansbury' S
refusal to row at the Vancouver re-
gatta, and Gaudaur's reluctance to
race, have persuaded Hanlan to make
this offer. If satisfactory to Vancouver
ne will row Gaudaur for the champion
ship and purse Of $4,000 at the coming
regatta. HanQan is in fine form and
confident of victory if his challenge is
accented