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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
WILL DO HIM UP
Nebraska Bonored Bryan n Citizen and
That's ALL

Mr.. ]. r. White of Falls City, Neb.,
in writing to his brother, E. w White
of this city, says: Your letter receiv-
ed last night and in reply will say that
1 am for Mckinley first and last and
am sorry that any Of the name could be
otherwise I am, you might say, per-
sonally acquainted with Bryan. have
heard his speak often and while he is a
good man. as average men are. as
citizen all right, but as a politician, ne
is a demagouge. a pandered 10 popular
prejudices, and IS considered such by
host OF the people OF this state. You
ask will he carry this state. II the
election was tomorrow / don't believe
he would and Fly November / think he
Will be a long ways from it. The state
naturally feels proud OF the fact that
one OF its citizens was nominated for
that position. but that is as far "a state
pride Will 60. We have some Republic
cans here who will support Bryan. bur
we viii offset that by the opposition
Democrats voting for Mckinley. Living
on the border OF northern Kansas and
reading Kansas papers i feel more I'M
easy about Kansas than do about Ne
braSlSa- The people in the state on the
tine Bryan passed through homeward-
bound. gave him good reception re-
CARELESS OF party and that being con-
coded a. due him the Republicans hence
forth Will proceed TO do him up"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
SHORTY HAS A SCHEME
He Wants tho Government to Float Three
Trillion Dollars in Bonds.

All the great brainy statesmen of this
country and Europe are thinking and
working night and day to solve the
money question scientifically. shorty
Schuster has solved it practically.
Shorty" is a five-foot bachelor who
keeps a second hand store on North
Main street. He has the advantage, as
financial oracle, of being, himself.
successful In business. He commenced
with broken down bicycle, a few links
OF old stovepipe and cradle in which
some odd citizens great grandfather
was rocked, and now he has a big store
of household goods IN his store. That's
the kind of a financial authority the
people want They want a man who
is successful and not an eloquent theo-
rist like Bryan or SewalL The people
want a man TO tell them about the
money question that has something to
show for his financial knowledge
Under the gold standard shorty
has thrived-in the secondhand bust
ness. People have become so wealthy
in Kansas that they have thrown away
the furniture they brought here with
them or gave them 10 Shorty for a
mere song. He has seen the practicul
results of things financial in his bust
ness Besides that he has talked with
a great many men OF different minds.
He heard one man demonstrate the ad-
vantage Of free silver and he believed
every word OF IL He hard another
man demonstrate the advantage OF gold
and he believed every word he said. and
in order 70 be consistent he made himself
believe that the first man who talked
with him was laying. He heard both
sides so often and became a convert 20
each side so frequently that he felt the
necessity OF figuring the question out
for himself
The result Is tremendous
Shorty" has the whole thing down
fine now. His scheme Is about as fol-
lows: The government should. al once.
make arrangements for a great loan.
II should strike of $4,000. Oh. 0ca worth
OF bonds. Then Il could float the bonds
in Europe and bring the money 10 Amer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21

ca. One billion dollars should be cir
culated among the people giving SIS to
every western man to 81 to every east
ern man. Then il should spend bill
lion dollars for an army and a billion
dollars for a navy. After that it should
repudiate the debt and If the European
powers kicked America could draw up
its army and navy in battle array and
say TO the Europeans: Come. dang you,
and collect your bill II you want to-
Shorty quietly intimates that he
does not believe in his own scheme, but
ne says Il is mighty handy thing for
q. business man to have around when
some one wants to uncork a discussion
on the financial question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
CORPS HOLDS A PICNIC
In the Grove Three Miles From Valley Gen.
ter Pleasapt Time is Had

A few days ago the w. r. C. No. 40
and a few Of the comrades, formed an
excursion train of wagons, carriages,
buggies and carts and pulled out north
ward, the objective point of destina-
ton being Mr.. Gray's place two miles
southwest Of Valley Center. Arriving
at the beautiful cosy home of Mr.. and
Mrs Gray where they were Joined by
'Warrniger Corps" The hospitable
host and hostess then opened home and
grove for a joint picnic, and the two
jolly crowds united in making 1t a day
long 10 be remembered by those pres
emit At the noon hour the mysterious
baskets were brought forth and when
opened revealed tempting, toothsome
eatabes IN quantity and quality be
yound description, that when placed up
on the forty foot table made it fairly
groan beneath the weight. The bill of
fare included everything eatable that
prolific Kansas affords. The remaind-
er Of the day was passed in games,
music, stories reminiscent of war DAYS
and in botanical and geological sur
vey of the river bank farm. Pleasure
and recreation reigned. Comrade Kirk
patrick was right in the swim, but Com
rades Swope and Tuttle weren't ''in it,
Comrade John Fisher ate so much
chicken for dinner that a few hours
later while on the river bank he sud
IDENTIFY Sprang upon a stump and at
tempted to crow, but the attempt was
as futile as the efforts of a '-settin"
hen. The Wichita contingent desires to
express their thanks to Mr.. and Mrs
Gray for the kind hospitality extended
also to the Valley Center corps for their
liberal contribution and courtesies that
made the picnic a success
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
OUT AT WALDOCK'S LAKE
Quite a Colony Of Wichita People Having
q Fine Time There.

A camping party of thirty-five loaded
a. box car on the Wichita and Western
early last week with tents, beding and
provisions and filled up a passenger
coach with men, women and children
and pitched their at Waldock's lake in
Pratt county. c. L. Davidson is the in
spiraItor of the scheme. The camp is In
beautiful grove on the banks of a very
fine lake which is full of fish-black bass
so thick that the little five and Six
year-old kids catch them with perfect
recklessness. They go and come by In
vitation from the parties who have the
lake rented for a number of years.
Among those who are there for month
are Mr. c.. L. Davidson and family, Ed
Goldberg and family, DR.. W. A. Min
lex and family, Tomas G. Fitch ana
family, Mrs. c. w. Biting and chill
dren, Mrs. F'inlay Ross and children,
besides a number of extra kids belong
ing to the neighborS. In addition 10
the regular campers a large number OF
friends are invited to spend a stated
number of days, so that they are going
and coming in relays. If anyone thinks
they are not having a first-clasS time
thew are woefully mistaken. They
have all the market can furnish to eat
besides fish, duck and plover, three
times a day. 1t is conducted on the So
cfalistic or community of interest or Co
operative plan. They employ COOKS
provisions are bought and paid Tor
and all the expenses of the camp IS
proratively divided up among ehe
a JEWELLERS of the tents. The grove is sup
piled with a large platform and seats,
and they give entertainments OF var
,ous and varied kinds, and on Sundays
the day is observed in the most de-
corous manner. On Wednesday night
a fine program will be given. consisting
of solos. vocal and instrumental, pa
peers. incidents in the life Of Mckinley
by a former townsman, Ed Goldberg.
During the weeks quite number OF
invited guests viii spend from one to
four and five days in the camp. Rev.
Beach OF St. Paul's church Is expected
TO preach for them next Sunday morn
ing. A number of the business men
whose families are there go and come
as their business viii allow them, but
for unrestrained and unbridled fun,
rolicking, fishing, hunting. seeing and
eating il Is to be found in Waldock'S
grove for the next three weeks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
BOOKS ARE READY
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION HAVE
ISSUED PREMIUM LIST.

Largest List of Prsmians Ever Issued In
the County and the Books are keplees
| With Much Useful Information-M>ny
| Changes VIII be Mads This Year AID
the Attractions VIII be DoobIe-Faniiy
| Tickets Sold ut Reduced Prices Aad all
| Teams Admitted Fres-Thsre VIII be
More Fine stock Than Ever Before
| The premium lists of the state fair
| are now out and a corps Of clerks are
| engaged in sending them out
The list has been thoroughly revised
and contains much useful information.
! Without doubt the prospects at the
present time were never so fattering
| for the success of the next meeting as
! at the present time. There is a general
! sentiment from not only exhibitors. but
| from farmers and others throughout
| township superintendent sends in the
most fiattering reports concerning the
| fair. especially since the announcement
to sell family tickets. The regular ad-
| mission Will be so cents, but in families
OF four tickets will be sold at 25 cents
for those over 10 years. and under that
! age will befr ee free.
Another change will prove satisfactory
| TO the farmers. All teams and vehicles
viii be admitted free. This will give
/ farmers a chance to hitch inside the
grounds where they can see them. Sec
rotary Smith says they are considering
the advisabiNty OF erecting a large
| tent IN which families can deposit their
I lunch baskets and other things. which
| they may not desire to leave in their
| wagons, and for which checks wiz be
| issued. Tine farmers express a good
deal of satisfaction with this arrange
| ment, and some OF them claim that in
| former years their pleasure at the fair
was marred because they had 10 leave
their teams on the outside OF the
| grounds and they were all the time
| afraid they might be stolen.
Secretary Smith has already received
! application for more than one-half Of
| the available space on the grounds and
| applications for privileges are coming
| in from all over the state and several
from adjoining states have been receiv-
ed. A letter has also been received from
Colonel John c. Sharpe OF Carthage,
Mo, The present owner of Silver Thorn,
the famous trotter, Z:lSA, stating that
he will be here with his string of horses
! There viii be some great horses on
the grounds and entered for the RAGS
There are number OF home people who
doubtless do not recognize the fact that
Wichita horses are still pretty welf up
with the very best In the west. Billy
the Twister, owned by DR. Richardson
took first money at Topeka in the 2:l5
pace. making a mile on half track in
215A. Searcher, owned by Steadman
of Valley Center, took first money at
Leavenworth in the 2-year-old trot, max
ing his half mile in 100. Ben Graves
horse. Dick Hubbard, also took first
money in the $1,000 trot at detroit,
Mich, and Lapham's colt, St King,
won second money in the 2:35 trot at
Leavenworth. This horse IS attracting
great attention and has no record, which
makes him eligible to any class.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
GREAT WORK NOW OUT
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Ons "a eA1S <''sss ScAnP Act0 AUAB0o IN tne
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it must contain much more than out
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IL should bristie. so to speak, with the
comparative statistics OF all nations,
reaching beyond population to the var
ious Industrial and manufacturing de-
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capacity of this. that, and the other
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have entered upon . great enterprise at
very considerable cost. but the atlas is
such an invaluable addition to our own
library that we feel sure it will find its
place In our schools and colleges and
banking houses and homes as a book Of
reference "-New York Herald.
This atlas is published in two vol
unes. one OF foreign countries and one
of the United States, making IL much
more convenient to handle than II II
were in one volume. Mrs. j. l. Hill has
received the agency for Southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma A eet can be seen
at Goldsmith's Book Store.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21

the entire grain output and all local
dealers were required to do business
by and through them. Now if the
elevator was built as proposed and
agreed upon Instead Of the grain men
along that line being given only one
channel they would have the world.
Here in Wichita the grain men would
find representatives from adj markets
and he could take what seemed to him to
be the best He would dictate the price
and not the other man. The elevator
viii have drying capacity of one car
for each hour and this will raise the
grade of any grain below No. 2 No one
can realize but some person who has
been in the business the amount of
money which is lost by farmers of Kan
sas by having their grain off when it
reaches a market. This is especially
true in years like the present when there
has been so much rain.
There is another thing which I wish
farmers to understand and that is that
the Wichita banks have agreed to loan
farmers IS per cent of the value of their
grain at rate not to exceed per cent
per annu,n upon all their grain receipts.
Railroads centering here have agreed
20 make Wichita a basing line and grant
the same privileges as are accorded to
the Missouri river points, which VIII
make the present low rate permanent if
not lower
at will not be necessary for the far
merS 10 even put their grain through
the elevator to get the advantage OF the
advanced price as in case it is built the
rates will be given and they will meet
here representatives of the milling COM
panies and from each of the great mar
kets and by the agreed rate they will
reap the advantage. Now, suppose
their grain is off, they will not be forced
to ship it to Kansas City to have 1t
prepared for market, but can have it
dried right here at home
kansas City makes thousands Of dol
lars each year off Of Kansas wet grain.
1t is nothing for them to make 10 cents
per bushel and If the elevator was here
this would all be saved
THE elevator to be built will be
public elevator and will have a state
inspector and a state weigher There
Is only lacking now about $4,000 and
with the promise of the grain men to
take up all the stock issued at par and
pay cash l believe that at the end of
the present week the elevator will be
an assured fact The time has been ex-
tended this week and if ever there was
a. time when men interested in the well
fare Of the city should act that time is
now
&C. c. Mountcastle, representing the
great grain firm of c. F. Orthwine &c
Sons at Galveston, st. Louis and New
Orleans. is in the city, and will be upon
the market. Let any person talk with
such a man as him and he will convince
them in a few minutes that If Wichita
loses the elevator as agreed to be built
by Mr.. Caldwell it will have lost the op-
portunity which only comes seldom to
a city which desires to prosper.
II feel assured the elevator will be
built and every man must make the
work OF his life this week"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
COMING LOCAL EvENfS

Garfield post viii assemble at Their
hall this evening at O'Clock sharp. A
full attendance Is desired J. N Ninick,
Post Commander
Regular meeting of Peerless lodge No.
IS. Degree OF Honor. this evening. All
members urged 10 BE- present Nora
Ledgsworth. recorder.
The free entertainment and solcial 20
be given by the ladies OF the degree OF
honor has been postponed until next
Friday evening Pubic invited
Regular meeting OF Ivy Leaf chapter
No 70, o. E s, az Masonic hall. corner
First and Nam streets. Tuesday even
ing. July Il. a. O'Clock sharp Con-
ferring OF degrees.
The free entertainment and social 20
the German Ladies Independent Aid
society at Fechh.imner's grove. viii
not be held until Tuesday evening, July
3. owing 20 the dznpneSs of re grove
caused by the long heavy rains
The Knights Of Rest and their lzAses.
cbsp>ro1@d by Nr. and Mrs Ralph NIL
Eson. Will give a trolley ride or Thurs
day evening. All will please meet at
the club AZ p. m By order OF J. e
ner R>->se. chairman OF entertainment
committee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21

LIT your literary cosz1ssoslsirns % xcps
from The pubic ere fcr E-E= ye>Es 81 cast
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
WILL BE SETTLED SOON
Mr.. Stevens Says the Elevator Fund NIusr
be Secured This Week.

be secured This Week.
Frank D. Stevens and H c. Hodges
called at the Eagle Office last night to
talk over the grain situation and the
prospects for the building of the eleva-
tor. MIR. Stevens said:
There never was a time when the
great benefits to accrue to the farmers
of aSedgwiek county. and, IN fact, the
farmers living within a radius of 100
miles of Wichita in having the elevator
finished and in operation that at the
present time.
Within the last five days there has
been purchased within a radius Of fifty
miles of Wichita 5000 car loads of corn
and on every car there has been q saw
ing of from SIS to $50 per car, which
makes a saving by the reduced freight
rate Of $4,000 Now this is only tenn
poraI'y relief and if the market was not
now off to a certain extent the saving
would be much larger
This is a bad time Of the wear TO
handle grain 1t is wet and the great
heat put IL off grade. but the present
reduction in the rates. which no man
can tell how long they will last has
started the move and none are so dull
but what they can see the advantages
and the big saving
Now, the elevator would bring the
reduction which is now enjoyed as a
permanent thing and the grain could
be handled at the same saving upon a
good market as upon the present un-
favorable market.
THE grain men Of Wichita met yes
terday and agreed to take up all the
subscribed stock OF the farmers for
which they issued due bills against at
i -
grain handled and there would not be a
farmer out of his money over six months
even If he did not want 10 handle a bu~
shell Of grain through the elevator
LAS a sample OF what the elevator
would do 1 wish to state & wel-known
proposition and that is that one firm
on the Missouri Pacific road handled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

NONNtIkNI Al L N Z a
Sappho Swedish Ladies quartet. as
sisted by Mr.. Theodore Lsnsborg. the
prize vioEnist This company of rnusi-
cans Is the hes, IN the state and every
body VIII be anxious 70 hear them in
their popular program, which will be
given st the Y. VI. c. A auditorium.
Wednesday evening. July - They
have crowded houses wherever they ap-
pear and the price has been placed IN
rach OF all; rServei seats only 3Sc: regu-
lar seats. sc, and children under Il I5c
Diagram OF hail and seats on sale at
Charles Lawrence's (rug store. A.
part OF the proceeds so for the benefit OF
Of the Y. N C A everybody come and
have a good time and assist IN this
very worthy Oapsa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
a.nnhlIcan rolI ronks

The poll books prepared By the Re-
publican county committee Tor the cam
pasgn OF 1895 have not yet been al re-
turned 20 The Chairman These books
are The sole property Of said county oon
r1a.ttee a-7d all persoEs ~ao have know
ledge OF TIE Whereabouts of any os said
books are hereby respectfully requested
10 make known ire same c. rStGra fhen
70 he undersigned chzIrrEs1 % sd
committee. T c. WILSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21

Ed Swarts. the farmer shot by a
sraunp Sunday afternoon, is still alive
at the City hospital and the doctors
teel confident of his recovery.
The man who shot him is still at
arge but will be caught in due time.
He has left the country and has prob
sybly gone into Oklahoma where the Of
hcers have been warned as to his crime.
There are two versions as to mis- identi-
ty. one of which is that he is one of the
Oklahoma Jail breakers.
The shooting of Mr.. Swarts was a
aaring act as was the entire transac-
ton.
Grant Browniee went to a country
school house near Derby, Sunday after
noon, but as rain was threatened ne
returned home abruptly and found the
tramp in his house packing velise
with Mr.. Browniee'S clothes. When he
found that he was discovered he ran
but took good care to take Mr.. Brown
lees revolver along with him. Mr..
Brownlee organized his neighbors into
q posse and pursued the tramp all the
way from near Derby to near Wichita
The ground being muddy the tramp
made heavy tracks and this served TO
detect him
Mr. Browniee and Mr.. Swarts, who
rode together, overlook the tramp
near the Reese place south of town,
and ordered him to throw up. He did
so but when the men came near him he
pulled out revolver and held them up.
He fired at Mr.. Swartz and aimed for
his life as the bullet went into his head.
Winchester he carried. After having
accomplished this he ran into a corn
field and escaped. Sheriff Cone and
some police, after being notified, went
to the scene but were unable to locate
the tramp.
The farmers in that section were very
indignant over the affair. and from now
on viii make 1T quite hard for tramps
who are going through the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-21
SHOT BY A TRAMP
DARING VAGABOND COMMITS BURG
Larry AND THEN SHOOTS.

Farmer swarts, One of His Pursuers, Now
let in His Head-Doctors Think He Will
Recover, Although the Wound Is Very
bad and Dangerous One Criminal is
Supposed to be an Oklahoma Jail
Breaker, or at Least the Offcers Say So
How ft Was Done.