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HOT WEATHER AT CHICAGO.
Condition Frightfui and ProstratiOns
Numerous Yesterday.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Unless a torrid
wave of greater intensity than the one
which held Chicago in a blistering
grasp to-day strikes the city, to-day
will hold the record for 1896 The
Weather Bureau instrument registered
the maximum temperature as "a de-
grees, two-tenths of a degree higher
than any other day of the year. But
down on the sidewalks, where the
sitting heat was radiated from build
ings and pavements, the thermometers
marked 100 degrees at 6 o'clock in the
evening. With no svsr to moderate TIC
heat, the condition wasNlghtful, tayFd
the prostrations were numerous
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STEAMER HOPE.
Hung Up in Ike Floes of Ice Off the
Greenland Coast.

GLOUCESTER (Mass.), Aug. A.
Professor r. S. Tarr of Cornell Uni
Nersity, who started with Lieutenant
Peary on an Arctic geological expedi-
tion in the steamer Hope, has written
to his family in this city that they are
stuck in the ice. The steamer is hung
up in the foes of ice off the Greenland
coast The letter was evidently hur-
riedly written, and does not give details
The last previously heard of the Hope
was when she was spoken off the coast
Of Labrador. 90 Professor Tarr's letter
does not intimate that the vessel was
in any danger
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Money for the Cuban Cause.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Am even
ing paper says: The Cuban Junta in the
United States this week raised a fund
amounting to $4,000. Part of the
money has been changed into gold, and
is now on shipboard bound for Cuba.
where it will be placed in the hands
of the officers commanding the insur-
gent army. The balance has been re-
tanned by the Junta, who will use it
in a way that will best serve the Cuban
c1JISp
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Lii Hung Chang.

LONDON, Aug. Iii Hung Chang,
the Chinese ambassador Extraordinary
at the coronation of the Gar, who is
now the guest of the British nation,
paid visit to-day to the House of
Commons. Through an interpreter he
conversed for some time with the Right
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and the Right
Hon. George N. CurZon.
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Crops Destroyed by Rain.

WHEELING CIV. Va.), Aug. 4.-Re-
ports from the interior of the State in
dicate an almost complete destruction
Of the wheat and oat crops by the in
cessant rains. In the northern part of
the State much of the wheat was cut
and put in the stacks several weeks
ago The rain kept the grain so damp
that much of it has sprouted In the
farming districts in the panhandle
producers will burn their oat and wheat
crops rather than harvest them.
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here to-day and registered their for
NAL and vigorous protest against the
platform and candidates of the Chicago
convention. There were almost 200
men present at the meeting. Their sem
timent was unanimous. They de-
manded an organized repudiation of
the Chicago convention by the sound
money Democrats, and the nomination
of third ticket. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the Cleveland admin
istration
The conference was called to order
by l.. M. Martin, and Judge John Gig
sett OF Mason City was named as Chair
man. Judge Cliggett made a ringing
speech, in which he declared the posi-
ton of the conferrees. He said they
were invited to choose between Popu-
llsm under the name of Democracy on
the one hand, and Republicanism with
Mckinley on the other. The Repub-
l1cans offer sound money, but they de-
mand McKinleyism, the adherence of
every Democrat, as their price. Between
the two there is no choice. Sound money
Democrats must have their own or
ganlZation and conduct their own edu-
catlonal campaign against bad money
on one hand and McKinleyism on the
other.
AT the conclusion of the address a
resolution was adopted indorsing Cleve-
land as most able statesman in try
ing time.
Then resolution was adopted de-
clarlng the sense of the meeting that a
sound money ticket should be nomin-
ated, and that Iowa should send a rep
resentative to the Indianapolis confer
ence, with full power to take whatever
steps We're necessary to carry out the
decision of the conference
Colonel l.. NJ. Martin was elected DEL
egate from Iowa to the Indianapolis
conference, and each district named a
representative
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Alabama Election.

MONTGOMERY (Ala.), Aug. A.
Later news is less favorable to the
Democratic ticket. The Wire Grass
region of Southeast Alabama, white
section, is reported to have gone pretty
largely for the Populist ticket. The
count is slow because of the official
ballot, and most of the polling places
are remote from telegraph offices. There
is no reason to believe, however, that
the Democratic ticket has not won by
fully 5000 majority
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Money i'm Circulation.

WASHINGTON Cd. CO, Aug. 4.-The
circulation statement issued yesterday
places all the money in circulation in
the United States at ST, 154 .903 142, or
SIa,65o,644 less than on August /, 1895.
The per capita circulation based on H.
5lS,o00 population is placed at sol IS.
The increase of money in circulation
during July was 50. III, ,942.
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Exploring the Interior of Spitzbergen.

LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch from
Tromso, Sweden, says that the expedi-
ton organized in England by Sir Martin
Conway for the exploration of the in
terror of Spitzbergen. crossed the island
from west to east and back from east to
west in the middle of July. The cross
ing was extremely difficult owing to
storms, fogs and floods. This is the
first crossing of Spitzbergen on record.
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No Basis for the Report.

MONTREAL, Aug. 4.-E. S. Closton,
General Manager of the Bank of Mon
treal, was interviewed to-day regarding
a Chicago dispatch stating that the
Chicago branch Of the bank had
raised storm there" by opening a
gold account against which had been is
sued time certificates of deposit, the
gold obtained being shipped to Montreal
for use there. Mr.. Closton said that
there was no basis whatever for this
rpDOrt
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Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of bust
ness to-day stood at S110,090, ,456. The
Withdrawals for the day amounted to
S206, 700.
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A California Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, Aug. HI. A. Skin
ner was appointed Postmaster at AL
hambra, Cal, to-day.
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IOWA GOLD DEMOCRATS
Register Vigorous Protest Against
the Chicago Nominees.

DES MONIES Ga), Aug. 4.-The
sound money Democrats of Iowa met
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and everything will be running in a
few days as If nothing had happened.
The stock is as good as gold, and no
body is going to be very badly hurt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07

The assessed valuation of Savan
nah is $50, 23S, 9S3, and its debt is com
paratively heavy, being, in all, s3,494.
400.
1t has been computed by geograph'
ers that if the sea were emPtied of its
water and all the rivers of the earth
were - pour their present floods into
the va ant space, allowing nothing fol
evaporation, 10000 years would be re-
quired TO bring the water of the ocean
up TO its present level.
Some 30 tons of silk spinning and
weaving machinery was shipped from
Stonington, Conn. to Moscow, Russia.
recently. Sixty tons more is ordered
Cor the same place and parties. The
machinery is for use in big silk mill
recently built in the old capital of Rus,
STA.
Brass plates bearing appropriate
inscriptions now mark the sites of the
pews in old Christ church, Philadel.
phia, once occupied by Betsy Ross,
maker of the first American flag; Fran
els Hopkinson and his son, Joseph Hop
kinson, author of the national hymn,
Hail Columbia" the Penn family,
Benjamin Franklin and George and
Martha Washington.
AT the head waters of the Orinoco
the Spanish traditions located the land
of FL Dorado, The GiIded Man. a
potentaIe whose country was so rich
in gold dust that he had his body
anointed with oil and sprinkled with
gold every morning, so that he shone
in the sun as though gilded. II is a
curious fact that the country in which
tradition located this marvellous being
has never been explored by a white
man.
OF the 22e. $40 alien steerage passen-
gers who arrived at the port of New
York last year, 42,942 ADORE il years
of age could not read and write. About
1880 of the steerage arrivals were
over 4 years of age, and only % PSI of
these brought with them $50 and over.
No less than $4,000 OF the whole num-
Der of Storage immigrants had some
point III the north Atlantic states for d
destination, while only 2.45l were bound
for the south central states.
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corpses, one of which reads as follows:
"One full regular frst-class ticket,
limited or unlimited, will be honored
for the transportation of the corpse of
a person of any age in baggage cars,
when accompanied by passenger in
charge on the same train, the word
corpse TO be plainly written on the
face of the ticket and of each coupon
thereof"
One Of the local ticket agents the
other day picked up the stubs of
corpse" ticket he had just sold, and
called attention to the word, which in
that case was printed with rubber
stamp in purple ink.
THAT seems brutal" he said. at
doesn't look so cold blooded when
corpse is written across the ticket, but
it strikes one as being peculiarly often
sive to stamp it on"
If that were the only requirement
shipping corpses would be a simple
matter. The friend of the deceased
presents a physicians or coroner's GER
tificate giving the name of the deceased,
age. date of death, cause of death, place
of death, and, if the deceased was a
minor, the parents names must also be
certified TO.
There must also be certificate from
the undertaken stating that the body
had been prepared by him for trans
portation, and that 1T has been incased
in cere-cloth, or in an antisepic in
ternent sack, Theoretically sealed, and
that it has been placed in an alright
casket, or in a tight wooden box. If
the corpse is that of a person who has
died of smallpox, cholera, leprosy, yell
low fever or typhus fever the railroads
cannot accept it. The laws of Cali
fornia, Colorado, District of Columbia,
Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and province Of
Quebec do not allow the passage of
bodies dead of diphtheria through or
into the state. Such bodies should be
refused if destined to points to or
through above states.
The certificates mentioned must be
made out In duplicate, one copy to be
retained by the party in charge of the
body and the other copy is taken up by
the baggage agent and forwarded to
the general baggage Office, with daily
report.
The train baggage man must way-blll
the corpse and ticket it as baggage, CIV
ING name and destination as marked on
the box.
The personal effects of the deceased,
not exceeding $50 pounds, may be
checked free upon the corpse ticket.
The majority OF those who died in
Colorado originally came from the
central and eastern states, and the
fares paid, for corpse and caretaker,
usually amounted to $50 to 500 for
each shipment.-Denver Times
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HOW CORPSES ARE SHIPPED.
Some Facts Relating TO the Transporta-
tion of Dead Bodies.

Some Facts Relating 10 the TransPorta-
tion of Dead Bodies.
Every corpse that is shipped on the
railroad is charged for as a frSt-class
passenger. The full fare is charged
whether the body be that Of an infant
or full grown man. During 1885 there
were AS corpses sent east from Denver
and all were handled at the Union depot
baggage-rooms. OF this number sS7
were bodies of persons who died in
Denver and III OF persons who had died
IN other parts OF the state.
In addition TO the bodies forwarded
there were severl hundred received for
burial in Denver. This means that the
baggage men have ca6aver for com
Pany daily and sometimes several q dev.
In August there were A. forwarded. be-
sides what were received. The shin
meat OF corpSes represents no inconsid-
cradle item IN the receipts OF the rail
roads. for in every case some relative or
friend OF the dead person must 20
along 10 take care OF IL. such person.
Of course. also pays a full 6rst-cIass
fare
The railroads have adopted certain
rules governing the TRANSPORTATION O..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
CONNECTIONS

No. 1.-Connects at Burton, Kan,
with A T. & S. F for points in Kansas.
Has reclining chair cars (seats free),
aud Pullman drawing room sleepers to
Burton, Kan.
No. 2-Connects at Monette for points
In Arkansas, Indian territory and
Texas. Connects at Grand Union
Station, St. Louis. with all lines for
the east, north and southeast Has
reclining chair cars (seats free) and
Pullman drawing room sleepers to St.
Louis.
No. 5-Connects at Burton with 4.
T. & S. +. for all points west and north
west. Has reclining chair cars (seats
free) Pullman drawing room sleepers
to Burton. Through Pullman sleep
ers Burton TO Los Angeles, San Diego
and San Francisco. On Sundays has
Pullman sleepers through 10 Los An
geies without change.
No. 6-COnnects al MOnette for points
In Arkansas and Texas. Connects at
st. Louis Grand Union Station with all
lines for the east, north and southeast
Has reclining chair cars Seats free)
and Pullman drawing room sleepers to
St. Louis
Throught tickets on sale TO all points.
For further information call upon or
address TAGG & CARNEY,
City Ticket Agents.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
1T WAS SORT OF A BOOM
Cuban Town That Has Been Gaining In
habitants by the Drove,


hsbitants by the Drove.
Chicago. Feb. 6.-The Inter-Ocean
prints the following:
''Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Jan.31.-Special
espondence.-This city has now
about three times the number of people
that the census figures a year ago
would indicate. But il is not the cen
sus that is at fault. It is simply the
raid OF Antonio Maceo into this section
Of Cuba that has caused all the royal
people Of surrounding villages 10 seek
the protection Of the city.
Still. the vast majority now ac-
knowledge that the leaving OF their
homes and estates was not only a fool
ish but an unnecessary act. ana ;hey
would Ike to return; hUc the govern
ment forbidS- Il appears 70 be the
policy Of the authorities 70 brighten the
people as much as possible. and make
them believe. II they can that the rebel
army is a horde Of ruthless adventur-
erS and freebcoters who would spare
none be they friend or foe And Yet.
in this province especially, nothing has
occurred since the entry Of the rebel
army that would go 10 subsiantiate
such a theory.
''Maceo has marched his men from
the east 10 the west, and from the
north to the south, and Yet even official
reports. those most unreliable OF Cuban
bulletines, do not charge his men with
one single outrage, perhaps this would
not have been had Maceo failed 10
summary punish criminals in his
force during the march through Mat
anzas. In the fourteen days thai clap
sed from the fight at ColiSeO 10 the
entry OF Havana province. no less than
thirty rebel soldiers were hanged by
order Of their commander for crimes
q one nature and another. At Union
| Ce Reyes seven We're strung Up one
morning for criminal assaults upon
negreSses in the little village.
And the lesson. well taught. was ev-
| identity impressed upon the army. and
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,JOshua's Feat.

Joshua's Feat.
The men Of the Biblical times were a rae,
Whose policemen could not be outdone.
For we read in the battle which Joshus
fought,
That he even arrested the sun
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GOING NorrH AND rAsr.

GOING NoETH AND FAST.
40 :, Kansas City, st. Louis
shu thsCaCa limited daily sO5 m Gina n,
NO. dorado Springs. Den
yer and Pacitc coast daily l5a m o1oa =,
No Kansas iiiy - I.oni,.
and ChicaE"ulghi express
daily except Monday . no ~, r,,z
NOE accommodate Ion daily. = Al
t &c, y, s ,a,,.ii -. Il ga 1901
No Fort Worth. Dallas
Houston and Galveston
express, dally.,--t--...-. .CoDm -o-
No j O<laEoms, Ia Worth ~ !"
New Orleans and Pacific
CO.tSt. daily ..-----..-.-....f .tr. m ar ,,.,
M a Oklahoma, TT Worth pa
Dallas and New Orleans
express. daily. except.
sunday ....-.--...-- 1890. 500 4 n - a =,
No a. Fort North, Houston
Galveston ana San Aato-
nic express ddl.1, except
sunday. observation-disclosures eou q IN "a m
NcaI Accommodation, cA-.
CCpt sunday 80 y liI so p IN
Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City
without change Also sleepeIs on all
trains TO Fort Worth. Houston san An
tonic aid New Orleans Tickets sold and
baggage checked TO all points north.
south. east ard west Steamship tickets
sold 20 all European points al lowest
rates City Ticket Office loo East Doug
les avenue, corner Main street fassen
ger station corner Douglas and Aeade
avenues. Telephone IS9.
IQzzi SEBASTIAN. J. II. PHILLIPS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
CITY I IChtI A5t
WICHITA ASD " ESTEHN.
hnnIur LINN ,rns.r

ARRIVE FROM WEST.
80. . Pratt ard Kingrnan passen-
ger daily sxcept MOnda } ......... 1000 a m
No. Pratt and Kingnan accom-
modatioa. Tues, Thurs. and sat. 200 m
DEPART WEST.
No. l Kiugmau and Pratt passen-
ger daily except Sunday. $500. $40 p m
No. , Kingman and Pratt accom-
mediation, Mon, Wedn. and Fri. i SIS m
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07

II They Knock the Cattle Down and Bruise
Them They are not Exercising Ordinary
Kansas Court of Appeals in a Case From
This County-Number of Decisions are
Handed Down, Nine of Which are
Reversed-The Cases and the Results
in Full.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. !
druggists refund the money If 1t falls
cure. 25c.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-09-16
HAS MORE COMPANY
(Continued From First Pase-)

comes to US to pay for the product Of
our farms. Not only must the wage
earners come 20 US for the means OF
subsistence, but al other classes are
subject TO teh same dependence. VINO,
then, can be more interested In keeping
the money OF tn country good than W
are? We want a dollar that Will lose
none offts value in our hands. dollar
that will be just as good when we come
to pay it out as when We received II
We want a dollar that can be exchang-
ed for any other dollar at any time or
place that We may want to use it. Those
OF US who are unfortunate enough 20
be paying interest know that just as
certain as the value of the dollar de-
creases, 50 certainly the rate Of inter
est viii increase"
WESTERN FARMERS COMING
Hon Richard Kerens, national COM
mitteeman from Missouri, was at the
Mckinley hom today. His state VIII
send the first big delegation OF farmers
from the west, October 5, from along the
Santa EFF road. Mr.. Kerens says With
four tickets in the field, in Missouri.
Republican success is highly probable.
Everything east OF the Alleghenies. he
says, is safe, without any additional
work, and the western situation Is en-
tirely satisfactory.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-09-16

OF their appearance and customs LIKE
al wild tribes in warm countries, they
wear very little clothing. but they excel
in the art OF making personal adorn-
ments from the feathers of birds. Theirs
country abounds with birds of the most
beautiful plumage, including parrots,
toucans and trogons, whose feathers
are dazzling in color. rheas. with gray
plumes. musk ducks OF n glossy black
color. egrets with feathers OF pure
white. and spoonbills Of delicate pink
hue. The Chamacocos combine NIL this
wealth Of coiored and graceful pfumags
IN an artistic manner. and some of these
savages. tall and Of perfect shape. walk
their forest glades in habiliments more
brilliant II less ample. than Paris
nodiste could produce-Golden Days.