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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
THEIR OWN TELESCOPES.
Wonderful Powers of Vision of Tribe OF
African Bushmen-


There is race of men who can see
rs far with the naked eye as an ordi.
nary man can with telescope. Every
man his own telescope" might be ap-
piled with propriety to these fortunate
persons. They live in wild state in
the south of Africa among the tribes Of
bushmen. The name "bushman" is
an Angiicism of the Dutch word ''bjose-
man." meaning man of the woods"
These human telescopes have de-
rived their extraordinary power OF
vision, according to Mr.. Herbert Spen.
Ger, through necessity. If it were not
for this they must have long ago be-
come extinct. They are remarkably
small in stature for wild men, and they
offer an easy prey for the large fercs
beasts that infest certain parts of south.
ern Africa. And, on account of their
diminutive size, they are not able to
fight ON equal terms with their warike
and larger proportional neighbors.
Travellers in the region of the long
sighted bushmen have reported some
truly remarkable feats with the eyes.
One day, while a European Wa walk.
Ing in company with a friendly bush
man, the latter suddenly stopped, and.
pointing ahead in some alarm, ex-
claimed:
"a Honl"
The white man stared until his eyes
sched, but he could make out nothing.
Thinking that the native must have
made a mistake, he insisted on going
forward, though his companion urged
him to retreat. When they had sd-
vanced little further the bushman
again came TO a halt, and absolutely
refused to go on another step, for, as
he explained, he could distinguish not
only lion, but also number OF cubs.
1t would be dangerous. he said, TO tam
per with lioness while nursing her
little ones.
The European, however, still unable
TO see lion. much less the cubs. pushed
on boldly. When he had advanced
quarter of q mile he saw an object NOV
ing slowly along in the diztance at the
point to which the bushuan had d.
rected his gaze. Still doubling that
human being could possess such mar
velous power of vision he approached
nearer and finally distinguished the
form of = lioness making leisurely for
q line of forest,
The limit of mans power Of vision is
established BY necessity. flour exi
istence depended on our ability 70 SEQ
twice as far as we do, this add 7onal
power would be acquired BY practice
Deerssayer, OF Leather Stocking" fame,
surprised eyeryone by his tong-sighted-
ness. Probably he could see farther
than these bushmen. but he was q &c
ton character. All woodsmsn, and. as
. general rule, ell persons living sn out
door life, give their eyes practice at long
ranee, which Ultimately makes their
accuracy of sight seem wonderful TO
man who ne<er uses bis eyes except
10 read.-Pfttsburgh Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
MU>IC AND DRAMA.
THE MARVELLOUS wONDER

Attend the Phonogra2h Ccncs-- Mon
day evening The whole evening i
filed with choice vocal aud !nstrvlner-
tai solos by American and foreign tai
ent Selections by brass bands ana
orchest-as and artistic whistli1g I, i
not the common talking machine. but
can be heard distinctly BY an audience
OF twelve hundred OF more people sitting
as n al ordinary concert This enter
tainment has been given il over IT,
teen hundred churches Throughout the
country. and they have the strongest
testimonials that can De given by some
OF the leading pastors % the United
States and Canada ~ the First IL =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
NEW YORK MaRKETs

New YORK. April S-FI0ur-F receipts ~
I 90. exports ~ 90 barrels. Generally steady
but the late crop IN wheat Fhut or demand
Most q to-iay's business was = closing up
| OF negotiations started yesterday. V lnfe
patents $3eyQ4. Minnesota patents t-5ssi
an.
Southern four-Steady.
Rye fOur-St eady.
IsucCwheat four-So-nlnal.
Egckwhea--+luiet.
Corumea,-FIrn. yellow western coarse
~.
Tye-Cyuie.
Barley and ta-iey rGai'-S 1-1i-aL
Wheac-Rsceipts S.9G. sHporfs - f00
Spot dull. No. 7 hard 80 :. % p. afp7f. Gp-
ions oTele4 weak under a. attalk BY the
he-a-s who Ove-EOid and later were forced
% cover. rushing prices 10 a cent a buaheL
T3ef crop news also HELPED the arivarlcet
II TIE afternoon weakuers - i1 ard 80
entire r.ae was lost Liquidation was
heavy ard th@ close veal - $50 -
Joss. April - $50. closed 77zsc. May =.
az BIZ. clc9--i ~
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
DAY COUNTY GRAND JURY
Report Submitted to the Court with the
Request 10 be Discharged.


Taloga, o. T, April S.-(SpeciaD-The
jury Of d county:
Territory of Oklahoma. SIS.
County of ..
judicial district in and for said county
and territory.
GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT.
We. 'the grand jurors, duly chosen,
empanneled and sworn, at the March
BERN Of said court, 1896, to inquire into
all public offenses amounting to felony,
triable in said county. beg leave TO sub
NIT the following report, to wit:
We have diligently inquired into all
public offenses which have been
brought to our notice.
We found a true bill of indictment
against James Holcombe and Jesse
MADDEN for manslaug'nter
We found a true bill Of indictment for
grand larceny against one Norton, alias
Lewis Hall.
We have investigated complaints
against the following persons:
OF harboring a fugitive from justice;
against James AIoreIand.
OF classifying records; against H. G.
Springstun.
OF perjury; against W. 4. Holman.
OF perjury; against George H. Sexton.
or perjury; against Berger.
OF assault with deadly weapon;
against L. P Hicks
OF grand larceny; against John Yoke.
OF grand larceny; against John Duke.
OF grand larceny; against Robert
Gentry.
And found no true bills of indictment
against any Of the above.
In a complaint of assault with intent
20 kill against J. Abercrombie we were
unable to obtain witnesses.
We found that we had no Jurisdiction
IN the following complaints:
For resisting an officer; against
James MOreland.
For shooting horses; against Rice
Baker.
For shooting horses; against -
Duckett
For malfeasance in office; against c.
T. Davis, J. Z. Sorter and G. S. Tib-
bets. board of county commissioners.
While having no jurisdiction we de-
sire to particularly call the attention of
The court to a complaint against G. E.
Black fer violating the laws governing
attorneys.
We have investiga ted the public pris-
ons of This county and one prisoner was
lound Lnereln, 10 VIII: James holcOmb,
who is there awaiting trial for man
slaughter. We find that the prisoner is
supplied with wholesome food and wa
ter and sufficient clothing and bedding.
and We find the jail is kept in a healthy
condition We believe the prison 20 be
secure.
In an examination Of county officers
we found in the records Of the probate
judge considerable evidence of incom-
potency.
4 We have fully concluded our labors
and respectfully ask me court to re-
heve us from further service this term
We desire to express our gratitude
and entire satisfaction for the court
eous and considerable treatment of the
grand Jurors by the court
Respectfully submitted.
r. W. BURNETT. Foreman
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

All members of st. Johns vested
choir please meet at the church at D.,
m, this evening for rehearsal. Mary
Gage Day, president
The Womans' Auxiliary to the Board
Of Missions will hold a meeting al 2:30
p. m, Friday, April 10, at the residence
Of Mrs. Cogdell on Waco avenue.
Every member of Wichita Lodge No
1, Patriots of America, are requested 10
attend the meeting Thursday evening,
April 9, 1896, at Zeininger hall; very i'm
DOrtant business
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
SHE Is NOW FIFTY
Mrs. Henry Bottle Given a Surprise by He
Friends

a pleasant surprise party was held
at the residence Of Mrs. II. Bolie, 3S5
South Water street, il being her 50til
birthday. The evening was spent in
dancing. singing, and the South Water
Street Mandolin club furnished the
music, which was very fine. Those
present were as follows Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Bruhn. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Boss. Mr.. and Mrs Otto Zimmerman,
Mr.. and Mrs. :. g. Crib. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs Targen-
horst, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Little. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Brandt. Mr.. and Fred Bis
sanz. Mrs Wlrner, Miss Frank Muir
ply, Miss Bertha Richie. Miss Kate
Laipple. Miss Carrie B-uhn. Mss Lena
Little. oTIn. II. J. Reimers. Mr. Chzs
DERRICK. Mr.. VIII PCr7oot. Mr.. Albert
Parror-, Mr.. Walter Parrot. Mr.. Robert
Bolte, and Mr.. a II. B5ice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
SIGNS HIS PARDON
PRESIDENT SHOWS OLBMENoY TO A
M00NSBINBR,

j. Reuben Phillips, a South Carolina Dis
hiier Dong Business Anonymously,
Having Been Convicted Thereof and
Sentenced to Serve Three Months In
jail After His Fail Work is Done Up,
Appears at the JAN and is Refused Ad-
mittance-when His Time is Up He
Asks Pardon, which is Granted.
Washington, April S.-A peculiar case
where the president was obliged to
come TO the relief of a man who tried
and for a time in vain, to go to jail 10
serve his sentence, came ID light in the
routine presentation of pardon cases to-
day. J. Reuben Phillips was the man
and for working in a distillery with
out any sign" he was arrested by rev.
jenue agents and sentenced by the court
I in South Carolina to three months in
jail. That was at the September term
Of court last year, and for some reason,
maybe to permit the man to harvest his
little crop, the judge in sentence pro-
vided that the term of Imprisonment
should not begin till the first of January
OF this year. The rest of the story is
told in the presidents endorsement up
on the case, which is as follows:
Granted. This prisoner was senten-
ced to three months Imprisonment to
begin January l, 1896. On that day he
reported at the jail for the purpose Of
entering upon his term and was refused
admittance because his commitment
papers had not arrived. For this reas-
on he did not begin his term until Feb
ruary 10, 1896. If he had been admit
ted on the day his sentence required,
his term would have expired before the
present time. In view Of this fact and
the pitiable condition of his family and
upon the recommendation of the judge
and district attorney, this pardon is
granted -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
TO BE CALLED HAvEMEYER HALL
Columbia University to be Made a Half
Million Richer.

New York, April S.-The Columbia
university Is to benefit by the erection
of a Havemeyer memorial building cost
ing $4,000. 1t is to be erected on the
university site. Morning Side Heights,
and will be used as a chemical labora-
tory. 1t viii be placed as a memorial
of the late Frederick Christian Have
meyer, by his four sons, Frederick c.,
Theodore a, and Henry Q. Havemeyer;
his son-in-law, Charles II. Senff, and
his daughters, Kate B. Belloni and S.
Louise Jackson. 1t will be known as
Havemeyer hall.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
church Monday evening, April IL. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
THE TITAN SHOWS.

church Monday evening, April IL. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
THE TITAN SHOWS.
Among the marvellous features OF
Bond Brothers famous exhibitions
which will erect its many mammoth
tents for exhibition at Wichita, April
II and Is, will be found its great troupe
of phenomenally trained and perform
ing elephants, an exhibition Of brute in
telligence hitherto unconceived in the
history of the Monster Pachyderm. and
so unlike the feats of the elephants OF
the other shows Of the past or present,
as 10 elicit general enthusiasm and
rounds Of applause from the admiring
multitude. The many original feats OF
Bond Broth three great Circus
troupes is commented on as affording
unusual surprise and qualification; and
il is said the menagerie department IS
replete with the choicest and strangest
specimens Of zoologies, realms from
every zone. The admirable display Of
chronological marvels is unprecedented,
and its hippodrome features without a
peer; rivaling old Rome's gala-day fetes
and festivals
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09

yTl~h.,a. Ea-A. April 2 80
Io~af fsr-~llF. fsg " i.tita I'D rsclalt1 (.
f-af~ a-sI caoser TEs-s3aF-
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r1aaa y. with rie4rrE. ros.sT ~ezther.
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80 =. a.. fsr ne IN 1zy g
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Ea--zs a. Cetg-z so-Fslr al e1ossy.
rrr- -rs plastE.
Csk.asaena aas TrSfzz TvrT1tS-T--s <if;
e.. Ser. -.srs slE.1sf VITA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
ORDERED To WEST POINT
Captain Augur to Relieve Captain Mills as
Superintendent.

Ell Paso, Tex, April S.-Captain Jacob
Augur, troop A. Fifth United States
cavalry, stationed at Fort Bliss, has
received official notice from Washing
ton Of his appointment as superintend-
emit at West Point military academy for
four years beginning July l next He
succeeds Captain Mills, Third United
States artillery, whose detail expires.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
woodIey Daily Measles BuIietin.

Washington. April S.-Dr. O'Reilly,
the whitehouSe physician, who is al
tending the Cleveland children at
Wocdley, reports today that little Esth-
er is coming along NICELY. and that so
far the measles has not spread 10 the
other children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
Sixty Hours a Week VIII do

Albany. April S.-The assembly has
passed the Andrews mercantile estab-
lishrment bill. II limits the hours of
labor for women and children 70 sixty
hours a week and puts all establish
ments under the control of the board
of haalth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
NEW ORLEANS MAEKrrS

New Orleans. Ia. April s-Coft7r- 2fca-
dy. mi6lrug ~ i0w mi1ii.ng 9-is. Eani
ordinary - net receipts loo. grpas 81. .
exports co4atwtze laC. sales 800 Stock
-. alL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
R..I 49,. Iraasfsrr

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
EoRTICN NItEKuTs

Liverpool Eng. April S-Bacoa-Firf9:
demand moderate.
Beof-E1tra India mess Ciz5i. prime mss
5lsfd
Pork-T'~imo mess Gus western o.. %
medium EsAA.
I.ar5-Qulct. prime western cGs2L Re-
drreri IN pals 20
Hutter-Flnest I q. SO. good Co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
HE HAS CHANGED HIS MIND
Mayor Strong Not Expected to Further TIL
Greater New York BILL

New York, April S.-Mayor Strong is
preparing memorandum which he will
give out for publication tomorrow when
he announces his decision on the greater
New ork bin. A veto is expected. All
the heads Of departments except CorTec-
the mayor not ITO approve the bill. The
mayor himself voted for consolidation
but has undergone a change of mind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
A Dangerous Habit.

Sleeping and dreaming a BARRIERS
chair lost a man tie tip Of his lose
n San Francisco the other day. The
man dropped into the barber shop 20
get 9 shave, and as his face was bs4n 2
lathered fell asleep. The barber con-
tinuei 70 shave bis sleeping customer
gently. Suddenly the sleeper struck
out right and left with his fists, prS-
sunably az some dresnlsnd foe His
right fist struck the razoT ard drove
ics keen blade through the end OF b,
uase. This awakened him with .
start. and after a hssty explanation
tie man picked up The piece Of his DOSE
and rsn 70 the city and county hos
Pital- The surgeon stitched The peos
OF hose OF where II belonFed. and their
IS a fair show Of its growing in place
or more OF less il pieoe.-N. \. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
CHICAGO MARKETS

Furnished by r. l. BOSTTCR. Commits
sion Merchant. room 10. over Kansas Ma
uOnal bank.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09

4 very good meru for child 5 party
may consist of bouillou- with bread
sticks and celery. creamed chicken IN
little paper cases, served with tiny
homemade biscuits, sspdviches OF
tongue and white bread rolled with
celery. and ice cram, with such ign;
cakes as naca-oons and lady fnger1
Lemon or orange Jelly in orange shells
may be served in place OF ice cream
Have for farors the bonboas that con
tain pretty tissue paper caps AID bon
Gets. and a cake containing a ring.
Or in its place little gift for each
.hi.d--Philsdelphis Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
WICHITA MAKKETs


J. r. Bell Clea-wate-. Uogs and cattle.
j X Grie-. Aufiale. Hooe
Town send & Gibbons. Antsale. hcEa.
VIM WYE. S@stgW1ck- hogs.
Frank R0btfua. Anthony. cattle
J. q Charles Hudson. two cars cstte
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09

Taloga, o. T, April S.-(SpeciaD-The
following is the report Of the grand
jury Of D county:
Territory of Oklahoma, SIS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-09
PRICES GO LOWER
STOCKS CLOSE WEAK WITH FRAC-
TIOBAL LOSSES.

Tobacco Goes Weak but Later Covering
saves lt-Advance In Manhattan-Sugsr
Bears the Brunt of the Selling Move
meut Which Checks Early Advances
Not Affect the -Treasury-Rum
of Presidential Message on the Cuban
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
Anaconda Nelos.

looks for a good football season next
summer Well, they might look for ii,
but / don't believe they will end IL.
These crazes for certain athletic sports
don't generally last very long. and i
believe 1t will be baseballs turn next
summer.
There has been some talk of the
Anaconda Athletic club putting base
ball team in the field for the summer.
No other organization can give the
training necessary to a ball player that
an athletic club can and ii is hoped that
the club will take steps at once for this
purpose. A course of training during
the winter months in a gymnasium will
put the men in splendid condition for
work on the diamond in the spring.
mo city is better favored in the mat
ter OF suitable grounds than Anaconda.
A little money for grading and a fence
would put as much of the valley below
town as is desirable in the best possible
condition for diamond. There are
also several other good locations about
Anaconda, and a start Is all that is
needed for the biggest baseball revival
on record to be seen in Montana in
1885,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
CoPPER-BoTToMED SHIPS.
New Process for EncasinR the HILLS of
Vessels to Guard Against the Barnacles.

New Process for EncasinR the HulIs OF
Vessels to Guard Against the Barnacles.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Considering the fact that the growth
of barnacles and other animals and
vegetable matter below the water line
of ships not plated with copper will
sometimes attain the thickness of two
or three inches, weighing as much as
% tons, and necessitating a cost for
docking and cleaning of $4,000 TO s12,-
600 the desirability of a cheap and ex-
peditious method of coppering a ships
bottom is evident Some time ago, 1t
was proposed to carry out this process
electrolytically, but the idea was not
received without criticism. 1t has,
however, been so persistently followed
up by its originator that a plant for
the deposition of copper on ships plates
by an electrolytic method Is now in
actual operation. The coating depos-
tied adheres so firmly as to make its
removal very difficult; in fact, 1t is
claimed that the copper becomes prac-
tically a part of the steel plate when
the process is complete.
The copper is applied to the COM
pleted and not to the separate plates
and hence existing vessels may take
advantage of this method to save dock
age. The possibilities of the process
are not confined to steel vessels; for
wooden vessels may be coppered by
this method IL their sides are first
treated with plumbago. To prepare
the sides of a steel vessel for receiving
its coat of copper, shallow baths, aver
aging, say, so square feet, rectangular
in shape, and open on one side, are
made water tight by a coating of tar
and are provided on their edges with
heavy soft rubber gaskets.
In the bottom of the bath are two
pipes, through which the electrolyte is
circulated. The bath is held up against
the side of the vessel by poles. II is
first filled with a picking mixture COM
posed of dilute sulphuric acid, and this
remains In contact with the plates
about II hours, after which Ii is re-
moved and the plate is secured with
sand and soda. If a sulphate bath
were then applied a coating would be
deposited. but such coating, owing to
the free acid of the mixture would
readily peel off To avoid this a pre-
liminary coating Is deposited by the
use of cyanide instead of sulphate of
copper. Copper electrodes are placed
in the bath, and proper connection fur
nishes the electrolyzing current. The
sulphate bath is applied for AS hours,
and when the process is complete, a
coating of three thirty to one
eighth of an inch is deposited over the
whole surface. The process is said to
save dts cost many times over, besides
making great economy of time possible