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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

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FOR SALE at Emo Furniture Co, 109 y.
AIain-One single top buggy, 1 single har-
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scales. lot foot-power machinery, l pair
arch-top. fire-proof folding doors; l parlor
baseburner, i large kitchen range, l gaso-
line stove, and the entire stock of furni-
ture. including household goods, al once,
100 y. Main ST. d73-6t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13
WICHITA AND WESTERN

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIF-
IC RAILWAY.
Time table effective Sept. b. 1896.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13

Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepe-s from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City with
out >change. Also sleepers on ali night
tonic and New Orleans. Tickets scid and
baggage checked to all points north. east
south and west. Steamship tickets sold
10 all European points at lowest rates.
Passenger station corner Douglas and
Meade avenues. Telephone 100.
HAL S. RAY, D. p. A.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, 6. P. and T. A. Chi
"a go H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13

FOR SALE-TWo good secondhand phae>
tons at 114-116 \. Fourth Ave. L. n.
Washburn. d66-tf.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13
The adchta aiu satudau zo1mg gbruary g. 1897

Louis Union Station with all lines for the
east, north and southeast.
Through tickets on sale 10 all points
Fur further information call on Or ad-
dress. E. c. HOAG,
City Ticket Agent.
Or. ". ToRREY. Depot Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Drugstore
for sale or trade; owing to increased prac-
tice will sell al a bargain. DR.. Hazelton,
81 w. Douglas Ave, Wichita, Kan.
dlS-+F
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
GET OFF THE-GRASS
OOXEY CALLS A CONVENTION OF
SIMON PURE POPS.
To Take Initiative, Referendum and
Imperative Measures to Re-
form the Party.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 13.-The conven-
ton called by General CoXey to organ
ize new reform party has adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, the action of the majority
of the Peoples party national COM
mittee in the recent campaign, in ma
king the Peoples party merely a tail
to the Democratic kite, has so crippled
its good name as to practically kill its
future usefulness without some action
being taken to enlarge it's scope and
to purify it, and we believe the salts
factory way that publication can take
place will be through an early nation
al convention, the fundamental idea of
which should be that all official power
be curtailed to clericla duties only, and
that the initiative and referendum and
imperative mandate be put in opera
ton through the triomic American
ballot system, so that systematic club
organization may be Immediately pro-
jected as there is no hope that the
majority of the national committee of
the Peoples party Will call conven-
ton, therefore be ii
Resolved, That we put in operation
the active principles of the initiative
and referendum and do hereby call
national convention Of all reforms and
all true Populists who do not believe
in the fusion deal, and who are for the
above, to meet at Nashville, Tenn, on
the generous invitation of the public
spirited citizens of that city. and of the
governor of Tennessee on July 4.
1897. to organize for the campaign of
1898 and 1900 on the non-interest bond
plan of providing sufficient full legal
tender paper money to do the business
OF the country and to put idle labor to
work on public improvements and TO
consider such matters as the conven-
ton may see fit to do.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
TOUGH OFFICIALS.
KANSAS CITY A HOT BED OF BRI-
Berry AND CORRUPTION.
officials Of all Grades and Grand Jurors
and the Police Commissioners
Are Implicated.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 13.-The ear
ly advent in Kansas City of the LeXow
committee has caused excitement and
a feeling of expectancy among the
city officials generally. Now that an
investigation seems assured, evidence
of an astounding nature is develop
ing on all sides.
In an interview Mayor Jas. Jones,
whose fight against evil doors as po-
lice judge earned reputation for
him which promoted his election
the mayOralty, said that he would
gladly give the committee all the in
formation he had.
Il can hardly credit the statement"
said he, that Commissioner Johnson
and Ficke are so corrupt as to accept
money from men for finding them POI
sitions on the police force"
Continuing, he said he was salts
fled that the board has been run as
political machinery and laughingly
added: There will be a rafting of
bones when this thing comes out"
I'm 1894, while / was police Judge.
w. III. Christie has been arrested for
conducting crap games. Findley and
Christie came to my office. Finley
agreed to give me $500 a month to
protect his crap games and said 5000
a month additional would be paid for
protecting his policy shops. / told
him TO leave my office and as they
got near the door, Findley jingled
money in his pocket, saying: You
need not have any conpulsion in TAX
ing money from me as there are 9th
er officials who are not as sensitive
as you"
Christie was arraigned before Jones
later and fined 81 900, which he paid.
The Star, on the above subject, says:
There are lawyers in Kansas City,
who can tell astounding stories of cor
ruption. State Senator Lyons knows
their names. He can swear that Ed.
Findley preferred to corrupt officials
rather than pay lawyers fees. Their
testimony would incriminate men,
from judges down to jurors. Grand
juries have been fixed to make pre-
tended investigations; jurors have
said so themselves. Men who were
known to be close friends of the cor
poratiOniSts who were to be investi-
gated were put on the juries deliber-
ately. All of this is known TO Sena-
tor Lyons. He had in his pocket
before he was nominated for senator
the written confessions of thieves
who belonged to the police protection
gang" /.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
TO PROTECT THE RAPIsT.

Frankfort. KY, Jan. 13.-Chas. Tay-
lor, the negro in Jail charged with Kid
mapping thirteen-year-old Nellie step
pc, confessed yesterday on condition
that he be removed to Lexington Tor
safe keeping, that he robbed her, out
ragged her, murdered her and then bur-
led her. officers were leaving town
with him when Circuit Judge Contrell
ordered him back. and commanded the
sheriff to summon a posse to protect
the prisoner. A battle will ensue If
the mob of negroes expected come to
the Jail. The sheriff is commanded to
include the circuit judge, county judge,
mayor and chief of police in his posse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
1T SUITS HARVARD.
GREAT BRITAIN-U. S. ARBITRATION
TREATY SATISFACTORY.
President Elliottsays he Has Favored it
All4Alolg and Made Speech to
That Effect Once.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 1S.-The news of
the signing of the arbitration treaty
between Great Britain and the United
States has attracted considerable at
tention at Harvard.
President Elliot said it was the very
thing he has been working for and in
support of which he made his address
at the arbitration convention held in
Washington last April.
Prof. Beal, lecturer on international
law at Harvard, said:
II think it a most commendable step.
We have had general arbitration trea-
ties before, but they have never had
any effect in allaying apprehensions of
war But this treaty is of the worka-
Bile kind, in that it makes provisions
for a court. 1 hope to eventually see
court of arbitration established, to
have the same power as any common
law court and to have nothing except
ed by treaty But of course, it is well
in the experimental stages to go SLOW
1y.
The great value of the present trea-
ty is that it will lead to similar trea-
ties with other nations. DO not look
on arbitration alone to do away entire
1y with war, but it will be large fac
tor in arriving at what probably will
put an end to war in time, the crea-
ton of an international executive pow
er of which the concert of Europe"
and the loose union of the American
republics laid down in the Monroe doc
trine are suggestions.
The Venezuelan dispute very like
~ FASTENED this arbitration treaty.
The public opinion in England was
aroused for arbitration and forced
Salisbury to agree to it. Personally
the premier is not for arbitration as
was shown by his action in throwing
aside the treaty drafted by Lord Rose
berry.
'But the firm stand of Olney and
Cleveland forced him to accept
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
OPPOSES cENTRALrzTIoN.

New York, Jan. 13.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The correspondent of the Herald in
Rio Janeiro telegraphs that some of
the states are making strong protests
against the various schemes designed
to affect Capitalization, due. it is said,
to the efforts of acting President Pc
reira.
President Moreas has not yet decided
when he will resume office.
The Cuban committee in Rio Janeiro
continues active work in behalf of the
revolutionist. The committee yester-
day renewed it's demand upon the gov
eminent for the recognition of bellig-
erency.
The demand will be answered evas-
lively or else entirely ignored.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED.

st. Louis,Jan 1S.-Five children We're
drowned in this city last evening while
skating.
At Kossuth avenue and Ashland
place, a crowd of children were skat-
ing on the ice in an old quarry. The
ice gave away and the children were
precipitated into the water and drwon-
ed before help could reach them. They
are:
Armada Arnold, aged Is.
Arthur Arnold, aged IL.
George Matthews, aged 3.
Sadie Matthews, aged IA.
John Gleason, aged 10 who made
heroic attempt to rescue his playmates,
fell into the water and as a result is
in a serious condition.
In another part of the city, Allen
volmer, aged IL years was drowned in
a pond while skating.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
GOOD, SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. l3.-In coinpli-
ance with the letter of Instructions is
sued by Secretary Carlisle, President
Thomas has forwarded to Secretary
Carlisle a statement showing good
end solvent subscriptions to the
amount of $525,000. Governor Tur-
ners certificates to the legality of the
subscriptions by cities and counties
was also forwarded. This is not the
full subscription but the officers of the
exposition were willing to certify un-
der oath to the solvency to this extent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
STONES BAD PARDON BREAK.

DUNE Dali AIN11oAN DiNG<NtN.
st. Louis, Jan. 13.-Before retiring
from office Governor Stone pardoned
Jim French, one of the most noted
criminals in the west. When chief of
detectives Desmond heard of French's
release, he warned nearby citizens of
his description and later mailed cir
cular to all chiefs of police. There
are numerous charges against French.
French is wanted by the Federal au-
thorities at De Soto, Mo-, for blowing
a safe at that place. He secured ST.
500 in the job He is also wanted at
Walden. Mo-, for cracking safe in
the postoffice in company with Johnny
Burns and taking from it $500 in
stamps. He is wanted also in Iuka,
ILL.,, for crooked work. His pal in the
Iuka job was sentenced to IL years in
the penitentiary. Chief Desmond thinks
he can convict him of completely in
the Popes theatre robbery in this city
four years ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
WAKE UP! YE RIOTERS.

If San Antonio is to Have a Winning
Ball Team She Must Hustle.
Mike O'ConnOr received another
bundle of letters sOday from bah
players applying for positions on the
san Antonio team. ITS not letters
we want; it's money! said lie. I'VE
can't get ball players without advance
money. and it's about time for some
of the rooters 10 do something, if they
want good team. IDS true enough
that the woods are full of ball play
ers. but what kind. l can get cheap
team Aasy enough. but what the peo-
nile Want is winner. and the team
mat I've got picked is sure enough
winner These players are waiting
for me to send them some money,
hut they will not wait much longer,
and unless we will do something at
once | am afraid I'll lose them. Here
we haven't got one player signed. and
we won't have until we send them
some money. Il hope that the people
will understand this, for San Anto-
Mo deserves TO have a good ball team.
This is about the best ball town in
the state, but it must be a winner.
and / wouldn't have anything but n
winner. But the people ought to get
n little faster move on themselves"
Reports from other parts OF the
state show that those cities have
about signed all their men with but
n few exceptions. The men will re-
mort next month aud practice every
day that the weather permits. so that
by the time the season opens they
win be in condition to play for their
lives. NY
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
ROUGH ON TRAIN ROBBERS.
Express Messengers and Guards Or
dered to Shoot to Kill.

EApTBSS htsschSCic anu 'udiup VI
dered to Shoot to Kill.
Chicago. Jan. 13.-The express and
railroad managers have sent to mes
sengers and train guards letters which
if the orders made in them are carried
into effect, may cause train train rob-
bers to hesitate before they decide TO
hold up trains. These letters instruct
men to shoot to kill in every case
where robbery is clearly the intent of
any one who interferes with the run
ming of trains and a cash reward of
$500 is held out for each r0bber shot
but not killed, and 81 900 for a Jesse
James emulator who is made to bite
the dust. The most improved patterns
of repeating rifles and riot guns have
taken place of the arms of less deadly
and rapid execution to be furnished
the men. Cars are also being built
with an eye to more resistance. Floors
and sides are reinforced with iron
plate and the doors are made heavier
with. stronger fastenings. The gang
therefore that successfully holds up
a train during the present year must
be dandy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
CUT HIS HEAD OFF.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 13.-A spe,
cial from Menominee, Wis, says:
George Kile committed suicide last
night by putting his head under the
wheels of a locomotive. He was
bookkeeper. He left two letters, one
to his wife and another to Chas. Web
er, Cedar Falls. Domestic troubles is
the cause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
y RAYS TESTIMONY

Wapello, Iowa, Jan. 13.-The Roeut-
gen y rays were used in court here
for the first time in Iowa, as Evidence
i'll a case against DIR. Overholt.
whom Patrick Tobin, farmer.
charges with malpractice in setting
broken limb.
The Photograph produced showed
misjointing of the fracture. A num-
Der of specialists from Iowa cities
were convinced.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
OLD SETTLER DEAD.

Georgetown. Texas. Jan. 13.-(Spe-
ciaD-John Shell. aged so years. died
here. He was born in Montgomery.
county. April 81. 1916, came to Texas
in 1910. and settled in Georgetown.
He was the father of nine children,
seven of whom. with his wife. sur
vive him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13
LOUISIANIAN DEAD.

Georgetown, Tex, Jan. 13.-tSpe-
ciaD-Jorlan Gibson, aged rs years, a
resident of Alexandria, La, died at
the residence of his son-in-law, d. ID.
Shafner. while ON a visit here. He
was buried at Florence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-13

man called for the noes and they
came from the same threats with equal
volume, the old shoemaker retired to
the stage flies and showed how thor
oughly Disguised he felt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
Limitations of game.

In Professor Knights "reminiscences
of Tennyson it is related that on one
occasion when the poet laureate was
stopping at an inn in the island OF
Skye the landlord was asked if he knew
who had been staying in his house, and
on being informed that it was the poet
Tennys son he replied:
"Lor'-to think O. that! And, sure, ]
THOUGHT he was shentleman.
AT Stirling some one asked the land
lord Of the house where the poet was
stopping:
"Do you ken who you had wi you
t'other night?''
"Naa, but he was pleasant shentle.
man
1T was Tennyson, the poet"
land VIVA may be hep
"Oh, he is n writer o. verses SIGH as
ye sec l. the papers
Moo, to think o. that! Jeest a pooh.
lie writer. and l gied him ma best bed.
room"
But the charms of Mrs Tennyson,
her gracious manners, did not pass un.
noticed, for the landlord said, "Oh, she
was au angel"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
SWEEPING ASSERTION
Made by an Expert Witness in the
luetgert Wife.Murder Case
on Trial at Chicago.
STATE BONES A SORT OF JOB LOT,

Did Not Belong to the Same Body Nor
Even the Same Animal, Says DIR. Airport,
Professor of Comparative Anatomy in
the Northwestern University--Makes u
Mistake in Identifying Some Bones Him.
self, but Is Positive to the States
Collection.
ChicaSo. Oct. 1.-There was but one
witness On the stand in the Luetgert
trial yesterday, and at the conclusion Of
the sess on the state announced that it
would in all probability keep him on the
stand foi the greater portion Of today.
The wit--ss was DR.. ". II. Airport, the
expert Who testified for the defense
Wednesday that the femur claimed by
the state as the femur OF a woman is In
reality the femur' of hog. The state
had prepared a warm DISCRIMINATION
for him and toward the latter portion
OF the aftrnoon session 1t succeeded IN
catching him in trap. Professor ALL
port. who is one of the professors of
the Northwestern university, was not
like Professor Dorsey. the states bono
logtcar' expert, who when asked to
identify bones he had not had time to
study over. would refuse to give an
opinion. Airport was asked to identify
bone not formerly in evidence-one he
had never seen beforehand he said it
was from monkey. The state lawyer,
however. said 1t was from a dog.
Airport a Good Defense Witness.
The state is bound to break down
Allport's testimony. for he made a
slashing attack on Dorsey's statements,
and he also declared his belief that the
alleged temporal bone was q fraud and
attempt to manufacture testimony.
Dorsey was very sure this temporal
bono was human and Airport said It
was not temporal bone at all So
Dorsey sat ct the state lawyers elbow
and through the lawyer cross-eGamined
Airport. This was not all DR.. Airport
said that was hard on the state theory
| He declared that the phalanx from the
vat might just as easily come from a
lower animal as from human being.
| This was another direct contradiction OF
the states testimony. During the doc
tors testimony Judge Tuthill again took
| O hand. I'VE can't spend all morning
| on lessons in comparative anatomy" said
| his honor. This explanation IS not
| called for at this time" Attorney Vim
| cent objected to the remarks of the
| court and was overruled.
That Alleged Temporal Bone.
| With reference to the alleged temporal
bone the witness pointed out q spongy
mass on one side OF the bone, which he
| declared was never found in bone
| from homo. Every human bone Of
| this character would, when held up to
tho sun, show spot of light. This is
| absent in this BONE" declared the wit
| ness He held the bone in his hand, H.
| Illustrating his words. Continuing, the
| witness gave u full dozen other reasons
| why hs was positive the bone was not
human. Then he capped the climax and
| astonished the judge by declaring:
This is not the temporal bone of a
human being or Of the lower animals"
| The judge inquired in an astonished
manner: do you say this bone is not
the temporal bone from the lower ami
mails, ether" 1T is not. 1t is not a
| temporal bone at ALL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
Gave Him Another CHANGE.

A young man who had been two days
at the Ponce de Leon on what may well
be called a combination of business and
pleasure, since he was counting a mil.
ioaaire's daughter temporarily residing
there, went to the clerk and asked fol
his bill
Tho clerk looked at tho young man
carefully for long moment, then made
out and handed over bill for S23s.
The young man did not stagger ol
grow pallid. He tossed the slip of paper
back to the clerk and said: "Gues.
again, You chump. I've got more money
than that. New York Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
The Cockney Gallery God.

Charles Mathews had reached the al.
lotted age OF man before no played hi.
farewell engagement" in London One
night there was an unconscionably long
wait" in the performance of My Aw.
full Dad" After the statutory ten min
utes had expired and the curtain show.
ed no signs Of rising one of tho goods
vociferated, "Do hurry along, or else
Charley Will be too old to act" The
wit Of the gallery is proverbial, and il
was never moro keenly exercised than
on the first night of n London produc
ton some years since. The leading ac
tor-a well known man-took an uncon
scionable time dying and ladled out
the Lengths" with tedious elaboration
Whereupon voice from the upper TO
gions exclaimed, 1--WE hope we're no
keeping you up, sir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
FEVER is MAKING PROGRESS.
Yellow Jack Gains a Little in tho Stricken
Region Zach Dav.


Region Zach Day.
New Orleans, Oct. 1.-The board of
health Of the state of Louisiana official
ly announces the status of affairs in
New Orleans as regards yellow fever
to be as follows During the twenty
four hours ended 9 p. IN. Sept. 80 there
were-cases OF yellow fever. "a: deaths,
3; total cases to date. 22s; total deaths,
70; total cases absolutely recovered, 60:
total cases under treatment. lao. This
was us great q number Of new cases as
On Wednesday.
Mobile. Oct 1.-The death of the
twelfth victim OF yellow fever is re-
ported here. There were six now cases,
making "a in all to date.
Clinton, Miss, Oct. 1-Excitement in
Clinton reached fever heat when it was
announced that Rev. J. L: Pettigrew,
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Petit
grew, and little grandson had been taken
sick with yellow foyer.
Edwards Miss. Oct. DIR. Dunn, of
the state board OF health, reports one
death from yellow fever yesterday, and
twenty-nine new cases.
Biloxi. Miss. Oct. 1.-ThinGs have be-
gun to look more serious here. There
was one death Wednesday, and ore
death yesterday.