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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-27
IN THE WRONG COACH.
Lee Billinghefmer Sues the c., III. &
ID. Railroad for $4,000 Damages.

Lee w. B~illingheimer bases his claims
for 5000 damages from the c., Fl. & d.
railroad on rather peculiar grounds He
says that he bought a round-trip ticket TO
Cincinnati over the c., III. & d.. railroad
Aug. s, 1896. In the evening Of the same
day he boarded a train to return to In
dianapolis, following the instructions of an
agent Of the company, who directed him to
enter a certain coach. He afterwards dis
covered that the coach was not destined to
come to Indianapolis. but was cut off at
Connersville, Ind., where it was attached
TO an l.. l.. q w. train for the north. Be-
fore the cut out. however. the conductor
of the c.. H. & d. took up his ticket to
indianapolis without warning him that the
coach would not go through. After he
found himself going away from his deS-
tination instead of towards it, Billing
heimer says he asked the l.. L. & w. con-
ductor to haul him to Muncie so he might
MAKE direct connections with a train that
would carry him TO Indianapolis. This the
conductor refused to do and he was put of
the train at New Lisbon, q town with
which he was utterly unacquainted. He
was compelled to spend the night walking
the streets. as he could not find a hotel.
For the humiliation and jndignity he suf-
fered as a result of the carelessness and
negligence of the c., H. & ID. employees he
asks to be awarded damages.
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OFFICE-95 East Market street. Hours -
10 a. m: 2 to , y. m: Sundays excepted Teie-
phone. 81.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

Regular communication OF Albert Pike
lodge Nc. ioS. A. F. & \ NJ thi. even
ing al s:3a Work IN the first degree.
Visitors welcome. l. T. Pearc> secre-
sary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

REnEnBER-We always meet all competition
We handle only the best goods which fully guaran
tee Anything not satisfactory may be returned and
your money will be refunded Our two stores make 1t
possible buy in much larger quantities. and thus we
can and do sell cheaper and those dealing with get
the benefit In short, prices so low on every
thing that others can't reach them. Telephone orders
carefully filled.
,.s q shIss Main is G. j. Fletcher, 'ff ms Doug.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
gh aieita ay Easle auduesdaY 4orug neeember g. 1886

they went to Mr.. Mathewson's tent en-
masse, brandished their arms. swore like
mad and demanded OF him why he did
not land them at their destination as
promised.
You fellows are damned smart" said
the distinguished pioneer. Il suppose
you tenderfeet think youknowmoreabout
this country than | do. Follow me and
1 will show you something" and so say
ing he walked them up TO the top Of an
adjacent hill and said, look down into
that valley"
Tney looked as directed and there,
within a mile. was the United States flag
with the golden sunset reflected from its
folds, kissing the evening breezes- On
either side of IL were the tents of the
soldiers and the Indians and the whole
scene was as peaceful as the summer
sky above them
That is your destination, said Mr..
Mathewson. IF any If you fellows want
to go down among those Indians ahead
OF me. just go along and may the bless
ing Of heaven attend you.
All of the mutineers narveiled greatly
and Colonel Smoote, with hat in hand,
went up and grasped the hand of Mr..
Mathewson, begged his pardon and said:
From this time on l would follow you
TO the four corners Of the globe VIII a
feeling of safety
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
TAKE THEM NEATLY
POLICE ARREST A HILARIOUS q
PATTY OF TRAMPs.
Ford Comes in by Telephone That Jolly
Lot of Tourists are Thoroughly Enjoy
ing Themselves Chief Burt and Charlie
Hunter are Extended an Invitation to
Join Them for q Little Whsle-They Ae-
cept aud Walk Down, Followed shortly
After by the Patrol WAgon-They soon
Return With all the Merry Makers.

CHEF of Police Frank Burt and Officer
Charlie Hunter captured wagon load
OF tranIps IN a very neat and surprising
manner. 10 the tramps al least, who
were making ful, arrangements 10 have
a pleasant evening al 20 themselves
The telephone bel sounded its pre-
emptory call and Night Clerk Bachiei
went 10 the instrument and wasinformed
that a number of members OF the probes
sion OF tie trippers and rod riders We're
having jolly little dancing party dowh
on South Main street. Chief Burt was
cosilv sett.ed in his chair before his desk
while Charlie Hunter was compiacehtiy
putting away a stogie, but they shppeu
into their overcoats and started out 10
attend the party, to which they had been
invited. Meanwhile word was telephoned
to the barn TO quickly hitch up and bring
the little red-wheeled wagon down 70 use
in bringing some Of the meTrymakeTs up
to sarenade Night Clerk Bachtei-
The officers took a detour around the
scene of the hiiarity and approached them
from the south. II was truly Jolly
crowd which surrounded the orisk hfe,
upon which a Christmas yuie log apout
six inches in diameter was blazing. 4.
seems that the crowd had congregaieo'
and then separated 10 meet again aiter
dark. which they did. They had coilect-
ed few quarts of alcohol IN TN cans
and were settled down 10 have very en-
joyable evening.
They were getting interested IN ene
plea of the evening when the olii-
GERS very inconsiderately appeared ana
annihilated their evenings enjoyment
The merrymakeTs started TO leave pre-
cinitously but the brass bound buggy
appeared from the north and the ofncerS
soon had them rounded up and loaded-
There were seven OF them and 10 use
Nr Burt's expression, '-it was a daisy
ontfit When they were locked up
great care was necessary to relieve them
of all matches, as it was very danger
ous To run any risk, because II one OF
them had lit match little later tnelr
alcohol breath would have ignited ana
caused an explosion which might nave
ruined the ink bottle up stairs on the
desk. Luckily, nothing happened ana oy
this morning the air is freed OF ths
noxious gas
There were just twenty-five prisoners
in the castle. none OF whom had anything
more serious against them than having
been full-some of them 10 overfiowing.
The man who tried TO get away from
Officer Crawford Monday afternoon, as
accounted in yesterday mornings Eagle
has bene transferred 10 the county jail.
Although the city is infested by tramps
at times. II is seldom they ever do any
thing without getting caught under lhe
present system.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
LECTURES THE COUNCIL
Rev DougaId Mccormick Goes in for Some
Reform.

Word has come TO this city of lively
time down at Belle PiaiRe between a
Methodist minister and the town council.
1t has been very slow in percolatins
through the damp atmosphere this far,
but il got here finally.
1t seems that there have been two
joints running in the town for some time
past from which the town derived a
revenue OF about $50 monthly. Rev.
Dougald Mccormick. who is a young
man well known in this city. and is now
in charge Of the Methodist church at
that place He Is a worker for what ne
believes in MS heart 10 be right, and he
invited the council of the town 10 be
present at meeting one evening quite
recently.
This invitation was accepted. and they
were on hand at the time appointed
Rev. Mccormick opened his address very
quietly and gradually led UP to the point
aimed al. which he finally struck
straight and hard He simply told the
town council what he thought OF the sit
uation. and Of any body OF men who
would allow il 10 continue.
After the sermon-or lecture. which
ever il may be called-the defendants. so
10 speak. assembled. and slthough they
did not APPARENTLY reliSn the straight
forwardness OF the remarks of the min
lister. they raised the monthly fine 20
$50. and thought this would De 81 high
that the joints would be compelled TO
close up. But TO their establishment and
the joy of the treasury Of the town. both
establishments came promptly forward
and plsnked down the required sum.
This seems 20 have pleased the council
immensely. which Rev. Mccormick de-
nounced il no mild terms. and running
fight between the two parties has been
inaugurafsd. AT last reports both sides
were holding out pluckiiy. one side for
the money. the other for better morals.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
HE KILLED AN ELK
ENRAGED CAMEL FROM AFRICA
GOES ON THE WAR PATH.
Ie Gets Loose in the Circus Headquarters
and Makes . Social Call on tho Elk. Who
Gives Him Prod With Her Horn TINS
Enraged the Camel SO That He Kicked
the Elk Down aEd Stamped Her Into
Jelly, Breaking Every Rib and Crushing
the Life Out of Her-A Llama Goat Was
Also Killed.

There was a bloody murder committed
down at the Stewart Iron works night
before last, but it was not discovered un-
til yesterday morning. The scene OF the
awful tragedy was in the animal room Of
McMahans circus quarters.
The ffend incarnate who did the bloody
deed was a two-humped camel from the
victim was an elk from British America
w;lds of Africa and his victim was an
elk from British America.
The loss to Mr. McMahan is about $3.50,
which, added TO the murder of his cocha-
too by a farmer and the murder or ms
black wolf by Mrs. Thornton, will fall
hea riiy on him.
When one looks at camel he sees
nothing particularly mean about him,
but instead of being always good natur-
ed and good tempered Nas he certainly
looks he is. when he gets mad. one OF
the most vicious animals TO be found IN
menagerie. He not only kicks, but
stamps. He first kicks at an enemy un-
I'll he get it down and after that he gets
on top of him, places his four legs to-
gether, nops up and down and cnurns
his victim into jelly.
The elk is not very slow in fight
himself If he gets square deal. To
make a long story short. the camel
worked off his halter In some manner
night before last and went down 10
where the elk was tied for social time.
The elk was not socially inclined and 1t
is supposed that she prodded the camel
with one of ner various horns. The
camel got his back up at this and went
for the ELK which animal being tied could
not put uJ as decent fight as she could
have done otherwise. The camel kicked
the elk Gown ard then got on top OF
her and stamped her till every rib was
broken. The poor elk was fiat and dead
Yesterday morning when the attendants
went around TO breakfast the animals.
Mr.. McMahan presented the carcas TO
c. ". Biting, but when that gentleman
went after IL yesterday afternoon 1t was
skinned. He secured the head and will
mount it after he has it properly pre-
pared by the texadermist
One Of the fine llama goats of the cir
Gus was also killed, but whether the
murderer OF this gentle animal was the
camel is not known.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
CAME TOO SUDDENLY
Questions Asked to What the Eighth
Commandment Was.

Yesterday afternoon tnere was a Tell
ing test upon biblical theology, circulat-
ina about among the desks and gratings
in the Kansas National bank. A LEGAL
firm who has been business with the
bank and also with an eastern banking
establishment, had had business diff
Guilty with the eastern concern, and they
were not satisfied with the situation tor
reason, and a telegram was sent TO the
party referring them TO the eighth COM
mandment as something they should
study. The party alluded to walked
down to the bank and handed the tele-
gram to Arthur Faulkner and ASKED him
what it meant-that is what the eighth
commandment was.
'Well-a-ahem-let's see,' said Mr..
Faulkner, "why, I'll find out. it has slip
ped my memory just now Stepping
over to one of the ladies in the office, ne
asked what the eighth commandment
was She looked up and said that she
could repeat them, but really could not
tell just which one was number eight.
'TIumph-funny I don't remember it
myself" said he Say, Charlie" said lie
to Charlie Tested, what in the world IS
the eighth commandment"
The eighth commandment? Why, it's
-ah-it's the-um-let me see, he said
slowly
"Oh, pooh, you don't know, I'll ask
some one who does Frank Russell was
then encountered Frank. tell us what
the eighth commandment is.
"Eh-whats that-oh yes, the-ah,
eighth chapter of Genesis"
s.No-no-thunder. the eighth COM
mandment. why, certainly, it's Love thy
neighbor-"
mo. il amt either" broke in the I'M
patient Arthur. Some one here SAID:
SAY, call up Imboden at the City Mliis,
he can tell you.
.Imboden? why. certainly. the duce,
why didn't | think of that before? Hello,
40. se-yes-hello. 'sthat chu, I'M
n?-well, just tell a lot of us people
what the eighth commandment is.
There was a pause. then "Oh, darn the
rest of them, what's the eighth one,
lhumph well, ali right. good bye. Wen
the duce. Imboden has all the rest of
them. but | guess he hasn't got the
eighth. at any rate ! didn't recognize it
How many did he mention?" asked
some one.
"Oh. bout dozen I guess. Now, you
fellows needn't laugh. You are as green
as am. Wherell / find a Bible? There
was none about the bank, SO every one
who came in was confronted with the
same question, and with various results.
You're a nice lot" said prominent
church man, don't know the eighth
commandment.
why. its just as easy as sliding down
the banisters; it's-ah-unl-ur-it's the
-um-
Yes" broke in the other, 81 guess it's
more like unlock:cs the front door with
a cigar
A Bible was finally procured, and af-
ter looking il through from cover to
cover the feverish man looked up and
said weakly: Say, Frank, where did
you say the eighth chapter of Genesis
wasp
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
md il is hereby given for the benefit of

and it is hereby given for the benefit of
new justices:
II, John Jones. take Mary Smith to be
my lawful welded wife. /. Mary Smith,
take John Jones to be my lawful welded
husbaid." This done, the squire then
says: "By the authority vested in me by
the laws of the state of Kansas and this
marriage license, l pronounce you man
and wife,
rs that an?" asked Squire McGinness.
That's ALL said McCandless, but be
sure to ask them before hand if any of
them knows any reason why they
should not be joined in wedlock.'
Suppose they say they do?" said Mr..
McGinness.
.sThen, don't tie them." said McCand-
iess.
Now. then,' said Mr.. McGinness.
''what'n 1 charge emp
Exactly 3d. said McCandless. THAT
is what the law allows you
IF they offer to give me S. what VIII
I do?"
Simply take it," said McCandless,
"and give 'em back 81 in change. The
law allows you only So, and If you ac-
cept any more it will be malTeasance- IN
office and will subject you 10 impeach-
ment The probate judge and the preach
ct are aliOWeu 10 ldhc NIidt tifcy NoAi
get Under the law they can't collect
anything, but with you 1t is different.
The statute prescribes your fees"
Are you married?' asked Squire Nc
Ginness.
yes. SIR said Judge McCandless,
''and to a woman who knows more in
minute that I do in an hour
What did she marry you for, then =
asked Enoch, sarcastically.
Because, she loved me. She loved me
then and she loves me more now. II l
married couple | would enjoin them To
keep on sparkling for ever. A woman
wants man to be as sweet towards her
after marriage as before. They don't
want 10 be disappointed. If they buy a
diamond ring today and they find out 1t
is Iaste tomorrow they will be disap-
pointed and sore, but if they buy dia-
mond ring today and find out tomor-
row that it is better even than they
thought it was, they will like it better
and feel more proud of it than before.
That's the kind of a husband l am and
don't you forget it.
Squire McGinnesS allowed that the SEN
timent of Judge McCandless was good
sense.
In speaking with a reporter for the
Eagle, Mr. Mcc;nness expressed the pre-
diction that he will not have much bust
ness. He says that in Waco township
two men were brought before a justice
one day for fighting over a wire fence.
One of them was a cium of the squires
and as a result the other fellow was
fined. Since then the people of Waco
townsh:p dent trust their own squires,
but bring their cases to Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
ANOTHER KANSAS STORY

The current number OF the Symposium,
George w. Cables new magazine, con-
tains a Kansas story evolved OF charac-
Veristic environments, OF grasshopper ex-
periences and Indian incidents, and so
forth. with a heroine gone" on the
china painting fad. The sketch is by
Mrs. Zoe Anderson Norris of this city.
II evidently has no counterpart in real
life. At any rate it is both amusing and
laughabIe and withal pathetic There
are in every western community sufff~
cient interIinking incidents OF the sub
lime and ridiculous TO furnish world
of story writer's all the material needed
for wears TO come. But the heroine or
the sketch who was a butterfly in the
sunshine and a study by moonlight.
sailed in TOO rapidly, encountreing the
not unusual experience OF all gum-chew-
ing artists, especially Of those under the
tutiIage of such an ambitious mother.
who later found herself, after many
months, pushing a baby carriage whose
occupant resembled her daughter all
right enough. but whose other hereditary
lineaments as belonging 10 any Of the
young men still living in that Kansas
community.
Harry i. J. Krack and Miss Sarah
Sullivan. both or Andover, were issued a
license 10 wed yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
WAS LooKING FOR POINTERS
Waco Townships Squire-Elect Comes {
Town to Learn Legal Forms.

Squire McGinness of Waco township
was in the city yesterday and called at
the Probate court for Information.
w. T. McGinnesS was elected a justice
of the peace at the recent election and
he was around the court house all the
afternoon getting as many pointers as
he could about the conduct of his office.
He spent a half hour in the district
court studying the pose of Judge Dale
and his eyes followed every movement
of the district judge with wonderful in
Ierest.
Having in that time absorbed sufficient
knowledge TO run a court he meandered
down to the probate court 10 study the
matrimonial department OF the office.
Judge McCandless, the incoming clerk
of the probate court. and z. F. Enoch.
the outging clerk, were present and in
this respect Mr.. McGinness was FORUM
ate. for Judge McCandless is an old-time
matrimonial splicer and Mr.. Enoch has
had two years experience as assistant
10 Judge Myatt.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. McGinness. 81
have just been elected squire of my town
ship. an | want TO Know how you fell
lows marry people. l want to get form
of the ceremony.
Why. have you been engaged to mar
ry anybody" asked Mr.. Enoch.
No said Squire McGinnes, mot yet.
but I want TO be posted.
"Oh, just make il as simple as posi-
ble." said Mr.. Enoch. The less work
you put in on them the longer they'll
stick"
That's all right" said Squire McGin-
ness, but suppose il would be swell
society affair an a whole lot of people
would be present? | think in case of
that kind l ought TO have service
worthy the occasion.
Just say this - said Judge McCand-
less. by the authority vested in me.
by the statute of the state of Kansas, I
pronounce you man and wife
''That'll never do" said Mr.. Enoch.
Just tell them to join their hands and
when they do that you say like this:
John Smith, do You take Mary Jones
to be yozr lawful welded wife?' If he
says ! do then you say will you love,
hon
''Oh, that's all rot said Judge Nc
Candless. That love, honor, ETC., busi-
ness is taken for granted"
That's all right said Mr.. Enoch,
but il is in Judge Myatt's service, all
the same
Il believe that is in the Methodist SER
vice. too said Squire McGinneSs.
After considerable controversy IL was
agreed that the following form would do
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

The ladies of Pocahontas degree will
give ball and banquet at their hall in
Zeininger block this evening. 1t will be
strictly entire nous affair and most
pleasant time is expected. This is the
first of a series of social events contem-
plated by the ladies of this degree.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

The poultry show is in full blast. With
more birds now in the show room than
was on exhibition during the week of
the state fair. The secretary reports
that more are on the road, not having yet
arrived
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

The Scottish entertainment 10 have
been given at Plymouth Congrega ational
church Friday night, has had to be post
poned owing to Professor Adams alb
sence from the city.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09

Harry /. J. Krack and Miss Sarah
Sullivan. both OF Andover, were issued
license 10 wed yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-09
AT ARBuCKLEs' FUNERAL
Mr.. Swift Tells Something About That
Murder at New York.

II. n. Swift OF Fort Scott was in the
city yesterday returning from Colorado
where ne had been with his sister, who
is the widow OF Mr.. Frank P. Arbuckle.
who was murdered recently in New York
City. Mr. Swift lived for long time in
this county. being a merchant for sew
eral years in Colwich.
Il am returning home from the fun
eral.' he said "You have do idea how
Mr. Arbuckle was respected in Colorado.
The flowers that were sent TO MS funeral
filed a very large wagon and occupied
a large space in the Episcopal church.
from which place he was buried.
what are the latest developments in
the case?'
Mr.. Fiegel Of Tammany has charge
of the matter, and, l understand. is do
ing all in his power and using all the
influence OF that organization 10 bring
the murderer TO justice. There is no
doubt but what il was a case OF murder.
In order 10 make Franks death as easy
as possible for my sister the coroner S
jury rendered a verdict of death from
apoplexy This tenderness, shown in all
kindness, will probably cost her $4,000.
which was the amount Of her accident
policy She has already received $4,000
of the insurance on his life.
''Was he well fixed financially"
''Yes, he was very successful specu-
lator He died with a great deal of un-
finished mining deals on his hands, but.
of course. his wife cannot handle thar
kind of speculation like he could. He
was receiver OF the land Office a Dem
yer and hence had better opportunities
to make profitable deals than other could
have. great deal of his business is in
such shape that the widow can do moth
ing with it,
rs IL true that he furnished great
deal of money for the Democratic cam
paign?"
II think that he raised about one-thiTd
Of all the money that was subscribed To
the Democratic campaign fund. He was
one of the best politicians in Colorado.
What do you personally think OF his
death?"
We'll. 1 believe that he simply went
out to see the rough part OF New York
for curiosity and was killed for his mon
ey He had with him probably 5000, and
when his body was found there was not
a penny found. His clothes and shoes
showed that after ne had been killed he
was dragged quite a distance
Mr.. Swift left on the afternoon train
for Fort Scott his present home. ,.,