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ADJUSTMENTS.

The attendance last night az Captain
BENEFITS pony and dog concert con-
pany opposite the posiofiice building
was not only large but Il was enIhusi-
asIic.
To say that the children were delight
ed i drawing Il mildly. They were
wildly enthusiastic The merry laugh
and Wild bursts OF Applause al the per
tormaTsce OF each oliver trick Of one OF
Captain Benefits equine or canine
beauties. OF which he has a large ard
select aggregation. was swecfer music
70 loving parents than that d.sc0urSei
by thu excellent band 81 the company.
Not only the little ones. but the child
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
ghe Eagle: aulednesaay oring aneust
Prevailing direction of wind south As

Prevailing direction of wind south As
degrees.
Total amount of wind Ash miles.
Maximum velocity of wind. direction
and date. "a south. %.
Total precipitation $40 inches.
Number"of days with OF inch or more
precipitation, II.
Total precipitation Gin inches) for this
month in 1888, L04; 1889, Az; 1890, "a;
1891, $50; 1892. 2.75; 1898, 5.02; 1894, LIP;
1895, IA; 1896. $40.
Average precipitation for this month
for nine years 80.
Total excess in precipitation during
month .33.
Accumulated excess in precipitation
since Jan. /. As.
Number of clear days Is; partly clou-
dy days Z; cloudy days 9.
Thunderstorms---1, 3, 4, s, Is, 16. II. IS.
10. 20. %. a.
Mean maximum temperature 1873.
Mean minimum temperature $50.
FRED L. JOHNSON,
Weather Ohserytr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
Interesting Data Prepared by Or Johnso
] Concerning Month of July.

The following record prepared by
lDr. Johnson Of the weather bureau for
the month ~ July can not help but
prove interesting 10 all. It was often
remarked that July Of the present year
was the most remarkable for rainfall
Of any year within the recollection of
the cd settlers. BY comparing the rec
ord il viii be found that the rain fall
was heavier in 1889 1891 and 1898 for July
than IN the same month in 1896. The
following is the official record;
Mean atmospheric pressure 2e.eI.
Highest pressure S0.12, date IL
Lowest pressure 29.77. date 2e.
Mean temperature IS
Highest temperature %, dates and SO.
lowest temperature 60. date -.
Greatest daily range Of temperature
IS. date 80
Least daily range OF temperature 4,
date S.
Mean temperature FOR this month IN
1858, so; 1889. q; 1890. So: 1891. IS: 1892. a.
1898. 81; 1894. -. 1895. ~: 1896. IS
Mean temperature for this month for
nine years IS.
Average deficiency Of daily mean tenn
peratnre during month IL
Accumulated excess Of daily mean TEN
perature since Jan. l, 6.96.
Average daily excess since Jan. !. %
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Regular communication OF Albert
Pike Lodge No 313. A. F. & A NJ. We'd
resday evening. August L. at O'Clock
Work IN the second degree. Visitors
welcome. Ira T. Pearce, secretary.
DR.. Larson of San Francisco. will
give a temperance lecture from the
scriptural standpoint Wednesday even
ing at O'Clock at Firebaugh's hail. ia
North Market street. Admission free
The Republicans Of the Second ward
viii take notice that the Second ward
Mckinley and Hobart club VIII meet
al Garfield hall 1'hursday evening the
18th, at O'Clock sharp. John \. Do
ran, president. T. J. CoSSett. secy.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Campaign Committee Authorized to Select
National Headquarters.

| New York. Aug. lit was after ] Il;
! when the Democratic national commit
! tee got together today and Senator Jone.
in the chair declared it ready for bust
ness. Discussion Immediately arose as
| to the selection of a place for headquar-
| tiers for the committee. There was a
little discussion and then the matter
| was was laid aside while Senator Cor
man offered a resolution that the chair
should appoint a committee OF twenty
five, 10 be known as the Executive COM
mittee and a committee of twenty-five
10 be known as the finance committee.
the chairman. Senator Jones. to be ex-
officio member OF each committee. The
resolution further recited that the cam
paign committee should be allowed 10
select its chairman from either its own
members or from some outside source.
and that they might also select an adj
visory committee from outside sources.
The resolutions were adopted without
dissent, and Senator German followed
them UP with this resolution:
Resolved. That the campaign COM
mittse. when appointed. shall. in con-
junction with the chairman of the ma
tienal committee. select the permanent
headquarters OF the national committee. -
The members seemed 10 believe this
happy solution OF the yexed question,
and il was adopted with very little de-
bate. Treasurer ST. John reported the
arrangements ne had made for the mott
fcati0n meeting tomorrow night, and
the committee adopted a resolution OF
thanks 20 HIM and his assistants. An
adjournment was then taken. Il y the
belief here that ne headquarters OF the
national committee will be located al
Washington with branches at New
York and Chicago.
These states Were represented BIZ
proxy: Arkansas, Senator Jones. Ala
baDla. J. NJ. Tomlinscn: Colorado. J
o'Donnell: Idaho. n. HzEs0j: Massach-
usetts. ]. n. sullivan; Michigan, G.
Stevenson; New York. r r. Danforth:
North Dakota, State Senator. Read:
West Virginia. O. r. West: Wisconsin.
A r Wall; Wyoming, W H Holiday.
These states were not represented.
Kansas. Minnesota. 0regon. Texas.
South Carolina ami Indian Territory
The committee viii meet tomorrow
AT noon. the meeting being preceded By
the meeting % the committee on notsHca
ton al the Fyfth avenue hotez- Every
effort is being made % secure Senator
Jones consent 70 be chairman % the
campaign COMMITTEE
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| About 10 o'clock last night as John
was preparing himself for his first nap
large red-faced man came into the
room and asked to be locked up.
What do you want to be locked up
for?" asked the astonished clerk.
'Oh, l am mixed up in a horse steal
ing Business down in Oklahoma and
| want TO be locked up until L prove my
self innocent Of the charge. The coun-
try is full Of anti-horse thief associa-
| tons and vigilant committees and it
isn't safe for man in my fix TO be at
large"
What IS your nance" asked the
clerk as he prepared TO place the name
on the register.
My name is J. p. Noah and I live
near Enid in oklahoma" said the man.
as ne pressed his hand against his head.
Whose horse was il you stole. or
they say you stole?" asked the clerk.
My dear sir, I never stole a horse in
my life. l never even stole chicken,
but l have lot of enemies down there
and they want TO get rid OF me and
have circulated report that stole a
horse, and now i have to hide out TO
keep the anti-horse thief association
away from me. You can't understand
the Gamnable plot my enemies have
Matched up against me and they want
to ruin me-"
My friend, can't see what I can do
for You. II you stole a horse in Okla
homa l have 10 right to lock you up
unless / am requested 10 do so by the
proper officers. There are no charges
against you thar l know of and l don't
think l can lock you up. You may.
however, take a seat and wait until
some of the officers come in and we will
see what can be done for you
The man took a seat. but at the sound
of each approaching foorstep he would
shudder and finally became so nervous
that he begged the officer TO wait no
longer but place him behind the bars,
which was done.
When the man was seen by a report
er for the Eagle he talked perfectly
rational with reference to the country
in Oklahoma, but the mention of a
horse seemed to set him wild. His face
was flushed and he had the appearance
of person suffering from overhead,
and ii was the general opinion last
night that the man was suffering from
the effects of a sunstroke and his mind
was slightly deranged Word will be
sent to Enid today to try and learn
something more about the strange
prisoner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
FIRE BOYS CALLED OUT
Early Fire Yesterday Morning was Quite a
Riaze.

Yesterday morning about 3 O'Clock a
fire alarm was turned in from box %
and also by phone. The boys responded
promptly. and went To 135 Stella ave
nue. where they found a two-story
house beyond recovery. A family by
the name of Green lived there and they
oscar ped with very little beside their i'm
mediate clothing. The cause of the fire
IS a matter OF conjecture The building
as before stated. was a total loss.
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rem OF a large growth who appreciate
the long tedious and patient hoursj that
il has taken Captain Bennett to thus
train his ponies and dogs TO perform
feats that seem impossible without the
use of reasoning faculty, enjoyed the
show and showed their appreciation by
generous APPLAUSE and only kind words
Of soic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
BAD CHECK CASHED
B. ". DANIELS CASHES A WORTH
LESS CHECK YESTERDAY.

Robert Tsrtsuer Gave the Merchant .
Check Signed by n. L. Cox-Mr. Daniels
Did Not Hesitate to Give the Cash for .
Check rs He Supposed had Been signed
by the Mayor of Wichita and when the
Bank officials Told Him They Did Not
Know the Man He Doubted Their Word
Police Capture the Man.
B. ". Daniels. the North Main street
dry goods merchant, had an experience
yesterday that made him turn first
pale. then green and last very red.
During the morning he noticed nice
looking coiored man examining the
goods in the front of the store and at
once the merchant was all attention
and wanted the customer 10 enter the
store, which he did. Il did not take
the two very long to agree as TO the
price Of suit OF goods and soon a bill
OF goods were purchased amounting 20
sl2, when the man. Robert Terteiler,
presented him check purporting TO
have been signed by NJ. l. Cox calling
for $50. drawn upon the Fourth Nation
al bank The colored man said that
the merchant could lay the goods up
until he would 60 and get the check
cashed.
Whose name is signed to the check? ?"
asked the merchant
M. L. Cox said Terteller.
'Oh, / know him well" said the uer-
chant. He is the mayor OF the city
ana fransacts considerable business.
His check is as good as wheat In the
hopper. l only wish had a pocketful
OF them
Iertelier passed over the check and
received the goods and his IS in change.
ABOUT noon the merchant visited the
nanK and was almost paralyzed when
the cashier informed him there was no
money in the bank belonging to II. L.
Cox and that they were NOT acquainted
with the man. And then IL Dawned up
On the merchant with the star on his
breast that Mayor Cox's name was L.
~. Cox and not VI. L.
The question was put in the hands Of
the police and in a short time they had
run the man down who was cutting
quite a swell with his new goods and
cheap jewelry, but the merchant and
MS Clerks had no trouble In not only
Identifying not only the man but the
goods and he was remanded TO the
county jail 20 await his trial on the
charge OF obtaining goods under false
prentense, which viii be brought uo
this afternoon.
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partments. Instruction ia German. French
and spanish. and four ether ianFcaEes
College Diploma ~ ogniEet by Eastern
and European K'u.V-rs ties Largest
Nuslc ScaeOl in the West Pine At
School. Sesll cents for ss-paEe EiuztT "A l.
al catalogue
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VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12

Bids for building the steel bridge over
the Minnesota near Nick@rs0n's ford
have been advertised FOR. and the ley
made 20 pay the warrants with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12

As FOR testing. thSre be Certain things
which ought 70 Be privileged frol Il, viz
religion matters Of state, great persens and
business OF importance, and aay case thzl
oeserveth p.ty.-Bscoa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12

'Do<oC believe TIA. Adam Ezve name
20 81 Ire z1iU.lsf-i 4 DO. Ard resu-st
him for his seiecsio-s he cfsi nss sSerk
most cred.Gab -WhTfr ~Nsl- hcczose
there wssa'i Rover or a Fico II TIC whole
lotn-Bz-1-
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my dear said = SICK husband - % LAY
with his eyes cIosed. II s1srk M tinc sas
cone Al last / sz.n bear strains q .ts
sweetest music that eTcr NORA. car
That's little German bad OF fhe ssrees.
John-~ That's 50" he said. rCrslnE hsrn-
self Tel them 70 move ov.'-<SrpSr .
SazE.
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KIND TO TEE AsEp.-"lsshel. why id
ECU give YOUR grandmother paie-Psak
Umbrella or her birthday i EXPERT %
carry il pretty oftea DTset- H-CAlcagO
Rara-,s
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The
Greatest
Medium.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established IA 1872 aud f3r tw~nty four
years has stood a. che head a. 81 Week
les IN the state. There are people ia
this county Wap have rad 81 from -
nrEt issue and ars rea3efE today Way
dc :hsy rad ~ Simply S~czsse they
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sr9 an aniy Eef f. tnrgBga faia fnri arn
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fhan al fhs Wee kilas .a the rssa "a.
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representatives and even pFogr sfeFs -
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sKprets.oa fhse They nave fas larEsss
circulation ln tGe countF Vel. - gay
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are the !c-ai paper fheE ca N they ers
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LsE secret OF Success n modern art e n
oe crazy IN an original wzy.-Fliegende
Siaet-sr
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JOHN HAS A CALLER
STRANGE REQUEST RECEIVED At
THE POLICE STATION.

j. p. Noah OF Enid Calls and Wants to be
Locked Up That He May Escape the
Terrors of the Anti Horse Thief Asso-
'ciation-Hs Says He Did Not Steal the
and He Fled the Countrywide was Sup
posed to be Slightly Demented and was
Locked Tn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12

Work OF Remodeling Began Monday Morn
lug, and Must be Finished by Sept. J.
Born to be Made a Mems Dormitory-
Cement Walk Being Constructed
Around the Outside-Work Upon the
Sewer Pipe to the River Moving Alon<
Nicely-Place VIII be the Finest in the
West.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02

The opinion is credited to one Of
the Rothchilds that within five years
the prosperity of the United States
will surpass that of any other country
in he world. There is ground fol
the belief, not only becauee of gene
raj revival of industry now in pro-
gress, but in the prospect Of mar
ked increase in railroad building.
Perhaps the country may be approa-
ching its maximum Of steam railroad
tracks. That is not probable. irdeed,
but even if it was true, it is certainly
true on the other hand that electrical
development is just beginning, that it
promises to be extraordinary and that
as result of it the marketing of
commodities produced or used in the
United States is likely to be facilta-
ted by the use of electrical roads as
"feeders' for larger lines. The ac-
tivity now existing in the iron market
is an indication Of what promises to
be an era of great prosperity.-N. 0.
Telegram.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
The Sugar Planters Journal, edited

The Sugar Planters Journal, edited
by MIR. j. Y. Gilmore, says:
fortunately for the people of
Louisiana. the energetic proprietor of
the Daily Item employed 47O Pinker-
ton detectives, with little clickers in
their pockets, when each vote cast at
doubtful polls was counted by simply
pushing button, and the great steal
as ATTEMPTED has been exposed.
Now Chairman Clarke has proofs po-
sitirely Of the audacious attempt to
,hwart the will Of the people"
The N. o. Daily States of Friday
evening sounds the note of warning
thus:
"Let us not blind ourselves. We
are to have serious trouble in this
State over the election.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
Our Pick ups.

The contest between Judge Gates
and NJ. Robert Martin resulted over
whelmingly in favor of Martin, hi:
majority in Lafayette being 625; il
St. Martin 237 and 496 in Iberia.
A fossil dragon fly 81 inches long
armed with big jaws and teeth, has
been found in the cool measures of
Allier, France.
Holmes, the notorious murderer,
has confessed, to having killed q
human being. And hanging is the
penalty this fiend is to suffer.
The Chicago board of health is
warning the people to boil their water
before drinking, as their is a great
deal of typhoid fever in the city.
A French inventor has devised an
electrical microphone which, placed
over a baby's cradle at night, will
ring distant bell and wake the nurse
if it cries.
"Sarrah Bernhart wears no stock
ings when she plays Izey," says the
Picayune "because the heroine lived
thousands of years before the Christ
ian era. in the days when sockless
Simpsons habit would have been in
STYLE"
The woman who sells her body for
bread and the workman who sells his
vote are on the same par, says the St.
Louis Journal. But the woman is
more respectable, for her sin Injuries
herself principally, while the mans
crime helps to ems lave his fellows and
their children fOrever.-Justice.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
A special from Baton Rouge. unde

A special from Baton Rouge, under
date of April Is, says:
"Auditor Heard has issued call
of the commissioners appointed under
act 80 of 1888 to assess the railroad
telephone lines throughout the State
to meet at the following places; Don
aldsonvllle, May 1; Lafayette and
Shreveport May 4; Kenner and
Gibbsland. May 6; Monroe, May Z;
Rayville, Alexandria and Slaughter,
house in St. Bernard, May 8; Gretna,
May H."
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when left its own control, so will
e young man find, his level in
the business world. He cannot hope
to reach a high position except on his
own merits, and if he has no ambi-
ton to attain anything beyond me-
diocrity, the world, as rule, will es-
innate him at the value which he
places upon himself.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE,
Bay St. Louis, Mss.

Situated 30 miles east of New Orleans
on the L. & N. R. r., begins its Ais,
session Tuesday Sept. 3rd 1895. Located
at one of the best health resorts of the
Southwest and in the immediate vicinity
of the Gulf coast the sea-breeZes and
summer bathing make of the College a
healthy and delightful home. The
course of studies is four-fOld: Prepara.
lory. Commercial. Scientific and Classi.
cal. The methods of teaching arc
modern and efficient.
From both the Paris and Chicago Ex.
positions the College received awards OF
medals.
For termsand particulars, address the
President
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
Learning a Business.

As rule, the best business men are
those who commenced their mercan
tile career in very subordinate posi-
tion. and, by steady application and
devclved upon them, worked their
way upward into place OF rromi-
nence. A close inquiry into the
careers of many business men reveals
the facts that the mosts of them be-
gan business as poor boys, and by
energy, industry, and economy, ac-
quired wealth and Influence. ms
tances are rare in which young man
has begun business at the top and
has made grand success Of it. Such
instances sometimes occur, but not
with great frequency. The quickest
way in the world in which young
man can get rid of a fortune is to en-
bark in business of which he knows
nothing and attempt to run it on a
large scale, says Shoe and Leather
Facts.
The education of most Of the pro-
minent BUSINESS men began in small
country stores with which they re-
NAMED until their growing ambition
brought them into field where they
had larger and more splendid oppor
tunities. We know there are thou
sands of young men who are dishear-
tened and discouraged at the humble
position in life which they are filling
at the present time; but we sincerely
believe there never was better time
for Young men to rise in the world
than exists now. There is always a
demand of right stamp. 1t takes
perseverance and persistence
to gain the ends desired,
but few really fail in finding recogni-
t;on in the business world who are
really worthy of it,
AS water will always find its level
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1896-05-02
i1ules for Sale.

A lot of young mules, 8 to years ole
gentle to work. Will sell on time, as
good security is given. Also, a fine il
sortment of improved farm Implements
such as harrows, plows. wagons, dis
harrow, sulky plows etc; also quantity
of corn and hay.
Apply to VS.. Torian
The Forrest City times., 1896-08-14
WHAT ALABAMA MEANS.

Although there are accusations of
fraud in the Alabams election, we do
not find there is the slightest evidence
to sustain the charges. 1t is easy
enough to suspect and to accuse.
Drawing differences is as easy as lying :;
but in tllsCcase. neither the facts nor
the probabilities justify an INDICTMENT
of fraud.
In the first place the alliance between
the Republicans and the Populists of
Alabama was an unnatural one There
is absolutely nothing in common be-
tween the two parties. The Republi-
cans believe in a high tariff and a gold
standard, while the Populists believe
in neither. The Democratic platform
on these two questions is at daggers
drawn with the Republican. and as it
is recognized that the financial uues-
ton and the tariff question are the
most important before the American
people identity of belief on them should
make natural allies of Democrats and
Populists.
1t is not to be wondered at that the
Alabama fusionist team did not work
we'll together. There is scriptural
term, which all good people will re.
call, which fits case of this kind ex-
actly. We do not doubt that large
number of Alabama Populists broke
away from the alliance and voted the
Democratic ticket
The result in Alabama shows the d.
rectiOn of the wind. 1t indicates that
nothing can defeat the cause of free
silver in the South. 1t means that
free silver has brought back into the
Democratic party the dissenters and
the wanderers, and that in next No
""mber there will be such an awaken
ing as the country has seldom seen. 1t
means that this question of res oring
to its proper functi, n the money of the
people has touched the heart of the
people, and that the doom of the dumb
Napoleon is sealed-Commercial Ap.
peal.