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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
GETS sHoRrER TING
Miller oil Clark County Gets Sentence Re-
duced Three Years.

duced Three Years.
The looping of three years from the
penal term of Edwin V. Miller, of
Clark county, will return him TO his
friends about the first of next June.
He was sent up for seven years on a
burglary and larceny charge.
Miller's claim for leniency is based
on an unrea soma bly, long sentence His
neighbors thought two years would
have sufficiently punished his crime.
but the judge pasted on an additional
FIVE.
Being not entirely friendless. Miller
received strong assistance in his efforts
to recover freedom. The petitions sent
TO the board OF parodns contained the
names OF a large proportion of Clark
county adults and a. Communication was
eventually secured.
Along in April. 1898. Miller and some
other parties forced an entrance TO the
Santa Fe depot at Ashland, Clark coun
~. Through a lack of proper tools or
for some other reason thel failed to get
anything and the crime was never fas-
tened upon them
Several weeks later Miller prepared
to make new attempt Desiring as
sistance however he approached a man
named Smiley with a partnership pro-
posal and the latter detailed the mat
ter to the sheriff.
Under instructions from the officer
Smiley accompanied Miller in the at
tempted robbery and when they were
we'll at work the officers dropped in
Smiley escaped according to a previous
agreement but Miller was deposited
behind the iron lattice.
He plead guilty and was sentenced
to seven years penal servitude.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
MULvANE NEWS NOTES
Little Railroad center on the south is
stiIl stirring.

stin stirring.
From the Mulvane Record the follow
ing items are CLEANED:
VIII Evans is acting as baggageman
al the Santa Fe depot
Mrs. C. A Steele is visiting relatives
in Wichita
Miss Emma Muller is visiting friends
in Wichita
Miss Ina Peck is still confined to her
room by sickness.
Miss Bertha Herbert of Munson's
store. Wichita. visited friends here last
week.
Professor Luke Bightfoot Of Altannont,
Kansas. is visiting relatives here.
Jack Stewart viii attend the State Uni
versity at Lawrence the coming term.
w Z. Seaman of Udall visited Judge
Gould and family here Monday.
E. F. Emery returned last Saturday
from his second trip 10 Arizona gold
fields
Miss Anna Russell will teach IN dis
trict No. %. near Derby, this winter.
Miss May Daugherty twill teach the
Rockford school the coming term Near
y all the teachers have secured Positions
J. r. Kersey has 50 far recovered from
has recent attack Of fever as 70 BE able
20 come 20 town.
W. II. Newman. city marshal. has
been troubled with that sarsapariIsa feel
ing the past week but II improving now
A number Of young reopiew 81 go 10
kingman Monday as delegates 70 the
EPworth League convention.
Nrs. Nan weishesuner returned Mon
day To her home n Oklahoma. after an
extended visit To relatives n N1lvane.
Mrs. Kate S-yfer and daughter. Miss
visited George Muller and fam
Ily here this week. Their home IS n In
coin. III
Miss Marie Miller has charge % the
Belle Plaine News during the EDITORS
absence
The sweet potatoe crop Is one ~ TIRE
largest ever sene in the history % the
STATE
conductor or the local frsigat through
Mulvsae
4 gang q Daeoes tortured CTR people
Wednesday WITH szg pipe musielsD tazt
mas heart re16tug
The new santa Fe water .e7k = near
Ing cr1pletion- Foreman Dick Rev
solds formerly CT tns csty = ss1ersa-
ending The work
Three hig main line santa p engines
vent south II a string izst Tuesday.
Trey were as bag as IRE SspSt-st sSsSie
PLANE
DsEe & Messy shipEsa . car ~ hz--
-e;ed -four 30 Memphis. Team. tnIs week
They now have regular customers q a
zrge number Z ozhe southern cstseS
< r E1lery was checked n a. s<-ns
<xatn yesterday Dick Warm NO I
las ben acting as sgezr Tor re past f,
e~ rsouta4 vii take his old Jsb as !
serk-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
NEWS FROM MANITOU
Several Wichita People There and What
They are Doing

The weather here Is delightful. and
the little city is overrun with tourists
| The hotels are all crowded and all pri-
vate houses are full of guests. Among
| the late arrivals from Wichita are Mrs
Steele, Mrs. j. s. Corbett, Mrs. c. T
Fletcher. Miss Lizzie Reed. George Lit
tie, Hon. David Smyth and family and
1 1. F. West and family.
Dr. q. {. Purdue, after spending a
rev delightful days with his family at
the Ruxton, departed yesterday for
nome. MISS Ella Bourgette also left
yesterday for home
The death of T. r. Mclean cast a
gloom over their Wichita friends. who
gave them their kindest care and at
tention. Colonel James /. Dyer and
county Commissioner y. z. Harmon
gave them valuable assistance in their
bereavement and sorrow.
Hon. w. S. Morris and H. w. Rule Of
Colorado Springs are frequent visitors
to their many Wichita friends at the
Graham.
Mrs. L. G. Whittier. Mrs. A. W. Bit
ting and children, and all the other
Wichita people who are here, are we'll
and seem to be having a good time.
VIII A White, editor of the Emporia
Gazette, with his wife, IS spending a
few days here. Mr.. White is confident
of the election of Mckinley and Hobart,
and out entire state ticket
Governor E. y. Morrill, and wife and
Judge Horton are at Cascade A large
number of Kansans, headed by W. A.
White of Emporia, called on the gov
ernor at the Romania hotel, where he
is stopping. The governor was delight
ed to see them and had kind word for
everyone. / attended the Mckinley
club here last night and listened TO able
addresses by Hon. ". A. Plat OF Col
orado Springs, and Judge Williams of
Topeka. The crowd was large and en-
thusiastic. The Republicans of this
county claim that they will carry it for
Mckinley. There is a large number of
tourists here from Texas and the south
ern states, and fully two-thirds of
them will vote for Mckinley. They
We're formerly Democrats but say that
they are for sound money, and opposed
to 53-cent dollar. l met several ex-
Confederate soldiers from Missouri.
and they were all enthusiastic for Nc
Kinley. They say that the Republican
party has shown itself to be honest in
its declaration for sound money. and
that the Democratic party has been
creased and swallowed by Populism
and that they have no further use for
it. and that until the great Democratic
party wakes UP 10 its folly and returns
10 its first principles, they Will vote for
the success OF the Republican party. A
vote was taken on the Pixies Peak cog
road train yesterday morning which re-
suited: Mckinley so. and Bryan O. The
poll was taken by a man from Indiana
who says that Indiana may be counted
among the sure Republican states
The many friends OF Hon. J. w ADV /
will be pleased TO know that he is do I
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CITY IN BRIEF.

A. r. Clark of Sterling was a guest
in the city yesterday.
| f. L. Perry of Albany, Mo-, Is doing
business in the city.
Mrs. Mathew Parrott is getting along
nicely with her broken arm.
H.. B. Miller of Usage City was among
the guests at the Carey yesterday.
Division Superintendent A. O'Hara Of
the Frisco was over from Neodesha yes
terday.
Mrs. r. L. Eaton. who has visited In
diana and Kentucky the past six weeks,
has returned.
Ex-senator Harry Lands OF Kiowa
was in the city yesterday comforting
with Populist brethren.
Edgar Jones OF Guthrie was In the
city for a few hours yesterday and
stopped at the Manhattan.
Mrs. Fife Rivers was fined yesterday
ia Judge Jones court for disturbing the
peace OF a neighbor named Libbie BoI-
ton.
Mrs. Ed hartman leaves mis- morn
ing for Fort Worth. Texas, after a very
plessant visit among her old friends in
Wichita
A P. Slosser rad a sinking spell yes
terday afternoon and for a time his
friends despsired OF his recovery, but
iast night he was much better
D.. A G. Larson OF San Francisco
viii hold his meeting as usual Sunday
evening at o'clock at Firebauzn nail.
1s4 North Market street. Admission
free
J. W. Mclean. for twenty years with
Harper Brothers OF Chicago. - in the
city the guest OF David Wallace. hay
ing come down - attend the funeral OF
his brother. the late l. X Mclean
The funeral q Henry SHEDS ysz;e--
day was largely attended The home
was entirely Inadequate IN size % sc-
cornn1otate those VINO went 70 show re-
specS and tender sympathy FOR ne fam
ily
". c Williams and VIE srz back
from Colorado and say thai despite
Kansas and SIS bos x4ather they a-e
still q the befe< tha; IL = the only
place Oh earth & 20 I've n az the year
round
The Official recorf az the beat IN
wichita yesterday was les a. the gov
ernuc1t signal station. In many places
around town IL WAS liz r. vas xarrr
enough fo- anybody and roh-o4y CON-
pizinsd % times being TOO hard 70 5Gy
81 overcoat
Mrs George I csirty died iast a. th4
res.1esce. u NoT1h Lawrence averz>
after lingering fIfn@ss D~e-a cane
a. SO o'clock and was peaceful Ar
rzrSsEenrs sov the funeral rave not
S@es made y-t hut VIII be enrcBscee
In The Eags@ tomorrow
Charley Preston. carrier FOR re "a !
gle. ,ne- with a ee-s5us rnixhz, yester- !
cay morning On ATS way ho-ae f-or= a.s
delivery. By eor7@ means AZ vss~s1 COL I
izssss1 AMI BE rzx picked - 1n--rstese 4
~ his ,zfhe-, and shts rnornlr<'s Eaes- .
. served 81 . srosatr.e % Cssr1eS's /
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Will be Added.
The State Fair association yesterday
received application for thirty-four hog
pens at the coming fair. and they gave
out the statement yesterday that there
would be ar least 200 pens OF swine on
exhibition at the coming state fair.
The space so far engaged is for Po-
land-China hogs and was taken princi-
pally by Robert Cook and Irwin &
Dunkin of this county. who have two
of the largest herds west of the Missis-
sippi river. From these two herds have
gone forth representatives into almost
every state and territory in the Union
and the list OF competitors against these
two great herds viii be very large and
lovers of perfect swine can depend up
on seeing the finest sight ever witnessed
in this class at the coming fair.
Bailey Bros-is Sunny slope Stock
Farm and twenty-five other herds will
compete against these two great herds
for the premium this year.
In the poultry department. DR.. But
terfield says that he is satisfied that
the coming exhibition will not only be
the largest but the best ever shown
west of the Missouri river In fact,
large Number of birds will be received
from Nebraska, Missouri. Iowa, Hi
nois. Oklahoma and Kansas, and if
person desires to see a sight which is
soul nspifing-especiafly 10 Methodist
preachers-let them not fail 70 attend
the fair and visit the poultry depart
msnt
If you think that the agricultural i'm
pliment dealers are not interested In
the coming fair, just stop and talk with
Van Zandts or the Smyth Bros. and
they viii open your eyes.
The Page Woven Wire company have
spoken for space for full carload of
different specimens of their wires and
the Ritzelman Bros. Of RidgeviIle, Ind.
will also exhibit carload of their wire
products.
H. Kandeler Of Atlantic City. n. j..
says that he viii exhibit 10000 speci-
mems Of optical goods, and will have
instruments costing $4,000 on exhibi-
ton which can be viewed free Of charge
by those who visit the fair.
Hea lso has a new process for manu-
featuring glass and from the sand on
the fair grounds he will manufacture
several specimens Of glass and show
now all kinds of glass are made.
Stephen Balsh says he has a sweet
potatoe which Will weigh twenty-five
pounds. and he wants all the boys to
hunt up and see If they can't beat him.
as he would dislike 90 CORY off the
prize. being as he is a director OF the
fair.
There will be more special attractions
offered TO visitors this year than at any
time in the past and with the cheap
rates and the great list of attractions
the great fair TO be commenced within
the next month viii be an immense and
attractive affair
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
WILL MEET TODAY
THERE WILL BE A CONTEST OVER
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
am Amidon's Friends Will Prabably be
in the Saddle In the Committee and
VIII Name the Onicers of its Organiza-
zion His Law Partner Will, In ALI
Probability, be Made Chairmsp-Ami-
don Wants a Friend ut Court and He
Will Try and Have Him There-some
Other Facts and Probabilities.

| The Democratic county committee will
meet today for organization and there is
considerable speculation as TO who will
be chairman. There is a great deal of
| politics being played in the selection of
| this office. Should Bryan be elected
| there will De considerable federal pat
ronage to dispense in Wichita and ii is
generally understood that the county
chairman will have something TO say
about it,
James F. Comfy VIII probably be chair
| man, r. M. Piatt treasurer and either
Captain Shields or Frank Craig for sec
rotary. Captain Shields can have it
without struggle if he wants il.
Mr.. Amidon and his friends will want
Mr.. Comfy and want him bad. Custom
gives Democratic committee pIenary
power and such being the case Sam
Amidon will want friends at court. If
he had a committee hostile to him it
would not be improbable that they
would take him or drive him off the
ticket and put in his place a man who
the Populists would be willing to vote
for
Then again San Amidon does not like
FRANK craig Tor secretary. Sam roast
ed Frank in the county convention that
eieeted delegate to the state conven-
tlon and 1t is said that the latter does
not rove him for ii. If the stories tod
ABOUT sam by the Populists are true
tnere is no man who wcAlld go back on
him quicker than Captain Shields but
The captain would want pretty strong
proof against any man before he would
convict him. Besides Cantain Shields ir
very loyal Democrat of the old school
and he would not feel inclined IN do
injurious to regular nominee at the be-
hest of a Populist or any other nartv
foreign to the Democracy. Altogether
it would be greatly to the interest Of
MI. Amidon to have his law partner for
chairman and a Democrat like CAPTAIN
Shields for secretary. He does not par
ticularly care about the area surv de-
partment and he includes Mr.. Piatt in
the deal for the sole reason that Mr.
Pfatt can bring him sufficient strength
TO carry his slate through in the commit
tee today.
Jesse Haymaker is also Interested in
the formation of the committee and ii
is said he does not want Frank Craig
Tor secretary. 1t is given out on some
very good authority that Mr.. Craig is
not Tor HayTnaker a all but like a great
many more Democrats is for Judge Nv.
att the Republican candidate who has
made such a model officer during the
past two years
Ihere are two factions in the Demo-
cratic party of SedgwSs( county. There
are TWO machines. One Of them is a lit
lie stronger than the other and that
one VIII win today. Watch and see.
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vane. having been principal of the Null
vane schools for the past five years,
but superior inducements having been
offered him, he will shortly take po-
sition as bookkeeper in the office of
County Treasurer Lloyd.
W. II. Isely, for two year in
structor in history and political econ
omy in Paramount College, has had
charge of the classes in constitution,
two divisions; geography, two divis-
ions, and B division in history Mr.
Isely's B geography class was one of
the largest in the institute numbering
100. This being political campaign
year. the classes in constitution and
history were exceptionally lively and
Interesting, the silver question being
among others, boldly attacked in a
good-humored, non-partisan way, OF
course, much being got out of the mat
ter of the history of coinage as well as
Mr.. Isely's fine calculations of the
more abstruse matters in finance, fun
damentally considered.
Mr.. c. F. Adams, of the. faculty of
the Commercial College of Wichita, and
an expert in bookkeeping, managed
special classes IN that science.
The model school has been conducted
just closing being the fourth in sue
cesSion in this county in which she
has had charge of this department.
Miss Shuts enrolled this year thirty
five pupils, and has been assisted by
a corps of teachers who have devoted
exclusive attention TO primary work.
Among these is one gentleman, Mr.. L.
B. Miller. who CieSpiseS not the day OF
apparently small things, but who Is
plea Sad to consider that a training IN
primary work will gofar to fit him for
teaching chiGren of somewhat larger
growth Attracted by the fame Of Miss
Shuts work, there have come from
other counties, and IN two cases from
other states, teachers expressly for
the special advantages offered in this
department under its present manage
n1ent. These are: Miss Florence Dill
ley, Parkville, No, Mics Ella s. Brown,
Of the Hutchinson, Kan, primary
schools; Miss Flo Frizzelle, Halstead,
Kan; Miss Ida Moore, Butler county;
Miss Mollie Alien, Halstead, Kansas;
Mrs. Emma Robinson, Brule, n. D.;
and Miss Stewart, a recent graduate
from the Emporia normal.
Miss Shuts has also conducted a
class, composed of teachers, in black
DOdIQ ShtlCHlHS, DcllIS tuc S1iiie oyS
tenn as is employed by "chalk-talk"
artists. The most marvellous results
are achieved by a srnudge of white
chalk on a blackboard, and the SIM
plicity of the thing is equally wonder
full. Miss Shuts will soon return TO
Chicago to complete a two years course
in the Armour Kindergarten Insti-
tute.
The total enrolment at the present
session was in the neighborhood of $50
and the financial results have been all
that are ever expected, namely: all ex-
penses paid and something left over.
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I3o-I37 N. Main.

The sheriff of Finney county Is look
ing for a youthful horse thief, and ne
thinks he is coming this way. The boy
name is Victor Baines. and ne Is IL
years OF age. A liberal regard is offer
ed for his capture II is not usual
thing for a boy OF that age 10 have q
price put upon his head
Burt Millison returned yesterday
from the City OF Mexico. where he has
been for the past eighteen months en-
tightening the Mexicans In the art or
printing. As he went directly home
and did not come down town II was
not learned whether he came back to
remain permanently or simply on a va
cation.
Married-At the residence OF Dave
Alley, one mile and a half northwest OF
Mulvane. at 10 a. m, Wednesday. Mr..
James L Alley and Miss Grace STAINS
berry. Rev. ]. A Beltz officiating. The
bride and groom are wei known young
people OF this county and their many
friends wish them long and prosper
Gus life. They left on the evening train
for kildare, o. T.. on a visit to relatives.
People from the strip say that the hot
weather is much worse there than here.
The shade trees in that country are
scarce and the winds. sweeping across
the prairies with nothing TO break their
force, bring clouds OF sitting dust.
which fills the eyes of the people and
adds discomfort of that sort to the dis
comfort OF the terrible heat. Newkirk
Is baked 10 a finish and half buried in
dust.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
MR. FLEMING CALLED FOR
He Went From Wichita to Hutchinson and
Cut up Had Capers There.

Where is s. F. Fleming? That is the
question today with the Midland hotel
officials and with the proprietor of a
livery barn, says the Hutchinson News.
Mr.. Fleming came into town a few
days ago and passed around his cards
as being the representative of the Ores
cent Boiler Compound company of Kan
sas City. He engaged horse and bug
gy Wednesday and drove out to some of
the saltpl ants. He returned Wednee-
day evening and told the liveryman, w.
c. Wilson, that he would want a rig for
three days, as he would be here that
long, and would pay the bill when he
got through.
He told the Midland hotel the same
thing, but he evidently got through
with his work sooner than he expected.
Yesterday morning he telephoned Mr..
Wilson's barn and asked that horse
and buggy be sent to the postoffice for
him, and left orders for it to be hitch
ed there if he was not there when it ar
rived. This was done and the horse was
hitched to post, But he was not I'M
hitohed soon. Fleming failed to arrive
at all and the poor horse stood there
all day without anything TO eat or drink
until $50 last night, when the marshal
discovered it and took charge of it. He
drove it to one fthe livery stables in
the city about the time Mr.. Wilson be-
came alarmed and started upon a search
for Mr. Fleming and the turnout. He
had supposed of course that the horse
had been driven during the day, until
he saw Marshal Davis drive it into the
barn
Now, the question is. what did Flem-
ing order the horse for? He didn't use
it, neither did he pay for the one he
used the day before. If he left town,
he neglected to settle with Landlord
Usher before his departure, also.
Fleming claimed to hail from Kansas
City but came here from Wichita. But
there are two men in town today more
interested in knowing where Mr. Elem
ing went TO than they are in knowing
where he came from.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
NEWS DOWN At DERBY
Odds and Ends of Gossip From Capital of
North Rockford

George Nachtrieb will teach in the
Starr district this winter
Lloyd Barton and brother paid Derby
a visit one day last week.
Miss Maud McCrocklin is sick, but
we understand tits not fever.
There are quite number Of new cases
of fever in the community, but no
deaths so far reported.
The gang of men employed by the
Santa Fe laying new steel and SURFACE
ing the tracks makes our town look
quite DoDulous.
Mis- Alma Harris is down with ty-
phoid fever. Mrs Harris is hardly able
to walk yet from recent attack.
One day last week a traveller from
the east was so busily engaged talking
politics when the train stopped at Wich-
ita that he failed TO notice that he had
arrived at his destination. He was
carried on to Derby and in the morn
ing at the Baptist church presented
the claims of the Kansas Children's
Home society. An advisory board, to
work in connection with the society,
was organized, consisting of Mrs. W.
e. Dixon, president: Mrs. c. itman,
vice-president: Mrs. c. Swartz, secre-
tary; Miss Ella Carpenter, treasurer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
IMPROVING EVERY YEAR
That Is What n Clearwater Man Says of
Sedswfck C,unfv Farn,tu1

A b. Hope, of Clearwater. Sedg-
wick county, says that farmers in his
section are every year farming little
Better than formerly. In preparing
for wheat il has become maxim to
put as much work as possible on the
land before sowing. says the Kansas
Farmer. The blowing is done after
harvest and the ground is broken to
depth of five inches. 1t is then bar-
rowed repeatedly to retain the moist
IRE and to prevent the growth OF weeds
or grass until sowing time. This
practice Is in exact harmony with the
best theories on the subject. Indeed,
the best and most successful farmers
in Kansas are foremost in the consider
alton of the teachings of science as
applied to their industry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
THEY ARE ALL COMING
Hutchinson Masons Taking Lively Inter-
est In Home Dedication.

The program for tine dedication Of
the Kansas Masonic Orphans Home
is now out, which event takes place
at Wichita September 10th. and ar
rangements are being made by the
Masons of Hutchinson to assist in that
important event, says the Hutchinson
News. At a meeting of Reno lodge last
night a committee consisting of ]. s.
May, D. T. DePry, and Frank Sa. John
was appointed to complete all necessa-
ry arrangements, to whom all inquiries
can be addressed as TO rates. etc. II
you wish to, go see the committee.