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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-16

| There will be no session of the variou:
( e2 changes of the country today Good Fri
| day.
| Chicago. April 15.-Butter-Steady; cream
cries 13G17c; diaries. 9dl5c.
Eggs-Steady: fresh, S14dSsc.
| Live poultry-F,irm; turkeys &C; chickens
| Sc; ducks, 9410c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. April 5-Receipts-wheai
| 12,6oo; corn, $500; oats. 1000. Shipments
| wheat, 5,400; corn. $500; oats, 1000
Wheat-Higher; slow; No. 2 hard. 7SdS0i
| No. g. 70q76c; one car fancy. 7Sc: No. g.
| 6ic; No. 2 red, CSC: No. 8, s5Gs2c; No. 4. "a
| qS5c; No. 2 spring, 761ad79c; No. 3. 72ft75c.
Corn-About steady; No. 2 mixed, 2Ol4q
| pic.
Oats-Dull, but firm; No. white, olkG
pc.
Ryc-Weak; No ., 3oc.
Hay-Firn; unchanged.
Butter-Weak; creamery, 15lzl7c; dairy.
10G14c.
Eggs-Slightly weaker; strictly fresh, ~
QSc.
ST LOUIS.
st. Louis Mo-, April Neutrality-suspicious.
9cJ0; wheat. 5000; corn. 1900: oats, Il, coo;
Shipments-Flour, $500; wheat. 1900; corn.
1000: oats. 5000.
Wheat-Higher; No. 2 red cash. elevator,
Ole; track. 95d95i3c; July, 737sd74c.
Corn-Firm; No. 2 cash, 21l4 bid; July,
231s023l.c asked
Oats-F'irm; No. 2 cash. L. nominal: July,
1Sc bid.
Rye-Nom;nal: 34c track.
Flaxseed-Steady; Tic.
Hay-Lower; timothy, sS.5cd1250: prairie
slCOGs5o
Butter-Firm; creamery, 1SG1slsc; dairy,
S615c.
Lggs-Steady; Sc.
Pork-Steady; standard mess. jobbins,
$S.10aS.75.
Lard-steady: steamed. ao214; choice,
$40.
NEW YORK.
New York. April 5.-Fiour-Receipts, H.,
i0I barrels: exports. s.3l0. More active and
firmer at 5410c advance.
Rye-Qu;et; No. 2 western. Sic.
Wheat-Exports, SIP bushels. Spot firm
or. but quiet. No. red. sc24c; No. / hard
winter, 75%4c. Options strong. asGIssc net
advance; No. red April, SIC: May, 7iisc.
Corn-Receipts, T,025 bushels; exports. IS.
eioat. Options firmer, &c net higher; April
1850; May. 2912c.
Oats-Receipts. so.ooo bushels; exports.
4s.l13. Spot firmer; No. 2 DC. Options
dull. partly sc net higher; May. 2llzc.
Hay-Dun.
Lard-Fsrmer; western steamed, si425s;
refined, steady.
Pork-Ffrm, but quiet.
Cotton seed oil-Firm; prime crude. &c
asked; prime yellow. 222. d23c.
Butter-Receipts, 2.754 packages: steady:
western creamery, 1Sc; Elgins. 1sc; factory,
safe.
Eggs-Receipts. s.s57 packages State and
Pennsylvania, 10c; western, e74c: southern
sac.
California dried fruit-Active: apricots
and California royal. SG11c; peaches. peeel-
ed. 15c: unpeeled 6fl0c; prunes. sac
California nuts-Quiet. but fairly steady;
paper shell almonds 9i5G10zc; soft snell al
nnOldS, SAGE; walnuts. SGSc.
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been reduced to state OF great uncertain-
" oy conflicting rumors from Washington.
ana are consequently acting in a very con-
serVaccye manner as regards their enlarge
ments OF the raw material. The most stri-
eng feature has been the great activity
OF foreign wool, os compared with domes-
tie, a per cent of the total sales IN Bos-
ton Tor the week being foreign wool The
imports OF wool the past week have been
enormous, amounting 10 i5.iii bales. which,
4 we reckon only 40 pounds to the bale
represents 10.G0o,Od0 pounds. Prices are ex
trer,ely firm in all kinds OF wool the ad-
vance il supers being particularly no.
ticeable. Very good sales OF Australian
South American cross-bred and Mon.ev.edo
n oois are reported. The movement of ter
ritory has been Eght, and heaees have been
sold in limited way. Sales in Boston for
the week aggregated 6.9SOGJo pounds. l.
$4,000 pounds being domestic and 5,17s.-
90 pounds foreign.
New York. April 15.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet: Eliddling uplands. lis: m:ddEns
gulf. ll-l6: sales. So bales Futures closed
steady. Sales C. 60 bales January. ssS5:
April, N.s; May. SOS: June, SIP: July
N.lI; August. Sis: September. ss.ai: Octo-
Der, and November. ss.71; December, $3.50
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| This morning, the molten metal boiled
| over into a pit of water, causing an ex
pIosion. Five men were badly burned
two of whom will probably die. Thei'
names are:
Dennis Mahoney. recovery doubtful.
James Reilly, recovery doubtful
Martin Kinski.
Stanley Persovar.
john Morton.
The damage to the mill property was
very small.
GAS AFFIRMATION.
Reading, Pa, April 15.-Father Philip
Beresford, rector Of St. Joseph's Catholic
parish, was found dead in bed in the par
sonage adjoining the edifice this morn
ing. Death was due 10 suffocation from
illuminating gas. His age was about
fifty years. The gas was discovered
pouring from a jat, partly turned on.
The suppCs'tio IS that death was the
result OF an accident.
HAND ENGINES NO GOOD.
Fremont, O., April 15-Fire destroyed
the business PARTON of Lindsey villa &c,
eight miles west OF Fremont, on the
Lake Shore, this morning. The postof-
flee, the Dug store, grocery. meat mar
ket and the new product exchange build
ing, town hall and G.. A. r. hall, were
destroyed. The villagers fought the hre
herOically with hand engines.
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DAYS LIST or NOTED DEAD.

Seattle. Wash. Apri' IA soecizi
from Grad Forks. y. c. sansusess ire
sudden dezsa q Captain Carer. a vel
k-Oxa character q ne camp. said % BE
a brotae- az Senator Taozsss Carter q
Montana Ne caves Mining properly
vsilsea 3. $50 TO
szir Lake. Ussh. April Ia SPECIAL %
ne Tribune from Hs'eaz. Nsu;.. zsys.
Baron Max Eoa Grot.ass. q RUSSIAN 20
.lern=a ard lseatrnant g. - ears guard
40 Ig~3 too a.xa 81 - naive cour-ry
sni cam p Aoztszs n lsss % bexia Efs
sn-E. did fo1zy a. Clsrk's fsnrh. - T.
Ton CORY n Eas AL snozn IL ss~x
Yo-k an Hzsaf1g ien so-s~.y ~ BODY
AL - -. - = Petsrs5sfz.
Ws-aizE-on. Ap-rss E-5gax- Sts~TesV.
. szSer g. tass e.ty. 11oSg@s eess Ea-e
a. me c7nE1~zs.o-al llarzsy isszy. 5ssrs
S.orrpE -opz a. sDpa-lz1t psrt la ths
g-5ose 1inEs -r-3s1t - So srslrrzsls-
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MoREsoUE BLOCK BURNED
Four Hundred thousand Dollar Fire In
New Orleans.

New Orleans, La. April 15.-One of the
most picturesque structures in the city.
known as the Moresque block. owned by
Gauch & Sons, was destroyed by IRE
this afternoon. The fire broke out about
/ O'Clock and al 2:S0 the edifice had col
lapsed and upwards Of 100000 had gone
I'D in smoke. The Moresque building oc-
pied one entire block, bounded by Camp,
Peridas and Church streets and Lafay-
cite square. and its walls were built en-
tirely OF iron in a design known as the
Moorish.
The Montgomery Furniture company
ard Gauch, Sons & Co, crockery mer-
chants. were the tenants Of the building,
and both firms carried full stocks. The
f1remen, recognizing the hopelessness OF
their fight against the flames in the
Moresque building. directed their efforts
toward saving adjoining property. In
this they We're only partially successful.
for Two newspaper offices, the German
Gazette and the Evening Telegram.
were completely Quilted. and several
stores were also destroyed.
The following is the estimate OF the
losses: Gauch & Sons. 800. 600 ON build
ing. $50 900 on stock; Montgomery COM
pany. stock 100000 German Gazette,
So. 900; Evening Telegram, $4,000; War
rem hotel and saloon. $4,000; James 4.
Aiken, plumber, $4,000; Heath, Schwartz
sons. wall paper. etc, $4,000.
The damage 10 other adjacent property
IS estimated 10 be 1900; total loss s4Oo.-
900. with an insurance OF s2eS.coo.
The Daily States Publishing company
have rendered the use of their plant 70
the burned-out German Gazette, and
that paper Will De published tomorrow
morning as usual
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wEYLnR GIVES ORDERS
wherein He Poses As the Hurn.nitarian of
the Age.

Havana. April 15.-Ir view OF the ap-
prosch Of the rainy season. Captain Cen
eral Weyler has ordered the erection o,
an inf1-ma-y on ne trocha and the sx-
tension OF the military hospitals. New
hospitals viii be Constructed al Trir!dsd.
Casilda. Isabeiz and Sagui
The captain general has ordered ;as
demolition % al houses inside the c1..i-
yssed zone. This j. OF the theory ;aat
the peasants VII remain a. night IN TIE
biockh5uses and remove thei- families 20
the toErs n MS way. Captain Genera,
weylsr ssys. tae regulars VII noi be eK-
posed % TIE risk. in case o insurzeat
aggression. u shooting x5nea and eh.l-
dTer-
Five vel known merchants have bseu
Fred $3.50 each ~ issJiaE fractional
scr5p EiLsout authority
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Britasz ard ysasz1ssa for s5s ~-1sn>s.
., ne boundary Ire 6;rpgfs. BE Sas
appointed sD~risi oaunsss ~ -As Fsrs-
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fSss hat sxr@e3 uoor - ;sr-rs q .
treaty T53Ts s,e-ra< accompanied 80
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IN w'asasaEtea fGe appeared - - n
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fIoa Csarslae5 = HssAzn4 p-eeAssS
vas 15oz. s. pears q 3D.
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York April 15.-Coffee-Options
opened steady, I1dl5 points higher, on IA
Vcrable European cables, essed or points
under local selling. but advanced sharply
on covering by local buyers and foreign
houses. Receipts full. deliveries small: de-
ci6ed strength IN spot coffee ended local
bull efforts 10 bolster the market: closed
firm. with prices 1899 points advance
Sales. $500 bags. including April. SSsT
IS; May. S-ssIf7-+o Spot coffe-Rio strong
No. :. sisc invoice: Sc Jobbing: Mia steady:
Cordova. l51l4c; sales. loo bags Rio No :.
al 7AsC; 1000 bags RIO No = stlost. 80:
lono bags Rio No. af7oai. reported al &c:
100 bags Rio No. 8. afioa1 $; so bass
Maraca.bo. 6ac-
Sugar-Raw. quiet: sales. 35dp bags cen
t-tfugal. - test 70 arrive ~. $50 hays
nlolasseS 10 arrive E-zc-
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San Francisco. Aprn 15.-The pseudo
Baron Won Turkheim's modes,y during
MS recent sojourn in San Francisco is
accounted for by the fact that three
years ago. under the name OF Karl Won
Steinmstz. he fooled the people OF this
city as completely as or this ls:e occa-
sion he has 6eluded Jeannine Young
On November IS. 1894. the arrival a;
the Palace hotel OF Karl Won Sse:nmetz.
captain in the German army and a
son OF General Won Sseinnetz. one OF the
most distinguished army officers in
Germany" was duly heralded. The al
legged captain claimed to have been in
Chicago settling up certain worlds fair
matters on behalf OF the German gov
eminent, and was on his way. he said.
TO China on diplomatic mission for bis
emperor.
He announced later that the German
warship Bismarck had been ordered 20
this port 10 convey him 10 China The
German residents forthwith prepared 10
entertain the officers OF that vessel and
for few days the gallant baron was in
high favor.
lie suddenly departed for Southern
California. and then began a rigid in
quiry into some OF his statements. His
alleged father. who. he said. was stin
alive and actively engaged in the Ger
man army. was found 10 have been dead
for many years. Further investigation
showed discrepancy between the cap
tain's statement as 10 the regiment he
belonged to and the German army list.
Worse than all. the German consul an
nounced that there was no such ship as
the Bismarck in the Germany army.
The captain was asked in his place OF
retirement 10 explain these discrepan-
c:es. but treated all reflections on his
veracIty with contempt
These things are very amusing to
me-" he said, repeatedly. but before
long you VIII hear something that will
surprise you"
Recent events tend TO show that his
prediction was correct.
QUEER DOINGS IN CHICAGO.
Chicago. Ill. April IA young wo-
man who believes she is the Baroness
Robert Ludwig Won Turkheim arrived
in Chicago yesterday with maid. her
little son and Charles Stiilwell. OF San
Francisco. Baron Won Turkheim. alias
Charles ]. Arnold. for whom a warrant
has been issued by the San Francisco
authorizes charging him with bigamy.
started with the party when they left
San Francisco, but upon reaching Grand
Island. Neb.. announced that he had 20
return TO Ogden, Utah. on business.
Nothing more has been heard from him
since he left the train at Grand Island
Upon arriving In Chicago the baron
ess." the boy, and the maid were driven
10 he Auditorium and were assigned
rooms without registering. In the even
ing the party suddenly left for the east.
II is believed that the child and the
maid we're sent east over the Wabash.
while StIllwell and the baroness Travelled
over the Lake Shore. ]. Il thought that
the alleged baron" instead OF going 10
Utah. came 70 Chicago on another train
and Joined the party on one branch OF il
somewhere outside Of the city.
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THE WEATHER.

Wichita, Kan, April Is. 1897.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Fair until Saturday. Cooler Friday morn
irg, warmer Friday night and Saturday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was s.. the lowest =,
ard the mean 81, with partly cloudy wea-
Their, high north wind. and rising barome-
ter.
Thus far this month the average tenn.
perature has been 81.
For the past eight years the average tenn
perature for the month OF April has been
50. and for the 18th day, IS.
FRED l.. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washington, April 15.-Forecast for FRI
day:
Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory:
Fair; warmer; north winds, becoming
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DIRT GOODS Markets.

New York. April i5.-It has been quiet
market for cotton fabrics. but as the auc-
ton sales disposed of many cobwebs. buy
ers have occupied themselves in measuring
the effect of the sale on the market and
find that IL has had Strengthening re-
suit on values of similar goods. The
clouds are clearing and buyers feel better
Wool goods are very firm all around and
many orders are going forward on pur-
chases. Printing cloths very quiet at 2 s-I5c
and very little doing In odds
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WOOL AND COTTON ,IaEsErS

F3oSton. April f5-rhe American WOO, ard
Cotton Reporter VII say tomorrow o. the
Wool market. There has been = rOfi-eSbi.,
decrease ia activity tn past wssS. sccom-
panied - sumo eases by higher quota
tens A prominent figure o. The market
is that many dealers report very Exile voo-
winch they can Offer tcr sale TIE lesSeuss.
activity Is 3Ee partly 20 this fac, ard par
y 20 tie fact that manufacturers have
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CORPORATION FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of Violating the Contract Labor
Law

81 Louis, No, April 1.-THE St.
LOUIS Dairy company has been found
guilty in the United States district court
Of having imported contract labor and
VII have 10 pay $1,000. the penalty pro
vlded by law The complaint in the case
charged tina, On May Is. 1892. the de-
PENDANT company contracted with one
Edward T. Nulls. then a resident OF
Worcester. England. 10 come 70 -. LOUIS
and engaged IN It's service as dairynlan.
ana that the sum of sleo was advanced
Nui;s 10 enable him 10 pay for his
passage.
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WICHITA Markets
Wichita. Kan. April Is. 1877.
HOGS.
Shippers

d. NJ Hutchinson OF Haverhill was in
with car OF hogs
George Grimes OF Kingman. was on the
market with two cors OF hogs.
A B. Crawford OF Garden Plain, was In
with car OF hogs
W. e. Throckmorton shipped in three
car loads of stock cattle from Pratt Frank
Roth bought them and shipped them 10
Eureka
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t-G tL8
Ar ~ above e. matter % rsesr5 -
IS oTee O. y WHITNEY.
sH~rsfarT Tozr9 e Essrsfi17.
Esr~--fne1 and Szsr1 - sefers r. IA
fs.h day q April fsF7
". o aTEr~BEEG.
&o.zry PaBi e.
co-n-r.ssIaa expires spril = 80
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

Chicago, April 15.-Cattle-There was an
active demand for cattle at advancing pri-
oes. 5Ii0 cents higher than yesterday. Sales
were on bass of s3.Sjff5.40 for common
10 prime native beef steers. The bulk OF
cattle brought 81 40G5.0o. The stocker and
feeder trade was again active al a wide
range OF prices, common stock cattle sell
ing as low as si35. while choice feeders
brought S430dsi.40 Gamers sold freely AZ
s. 0JG2.75 and sales were made of fair 20
ers. bringing ss.7JG4.5o. Choice calves sold
q A75lS.S
Hog@Tradiug in hogs was active a.
stronger prices, sales being largely 2izc
higher. Sales were az an extreme range
of s3..JG4Ie15: with the bulk Of the hog
crossing the scales al si.0SQ4-i0. The aver
age quality Of the offerings was good.
Sheep-There was the usual demand for
sheep. and prices ruled strong. Sales weTs
made at SS.5oGfoo for RE poorest 20 AZ
5.35 for prime tiocks. with the bulk % n.
sheep going al Sa5sTSsl. Lambs sod slow
Is at s3.75eTe.OD for poor 20 prime. Colorado
lambs selling a. the top Spring lambs ev-
eTaging ~ 10 IS pounds found purchasers az
S.50Gllva.
Receipts-Cattle, $50; hogs. 200; sheep.
400.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. April l5-Ca:tle-Recelp:
400 Market steady. Texas steers. s. cF1
43l: Texas cows. s. 5d3.f0 native steers,
s30d5o5 Native cows and hetfe-s. s7sezs
As. stockers and feeders. &25d4-50; bulls.
S25pGaoa
Hog<Receipts. 1900. Market steady TO
strong Bulk CT Gales S1ed3S: heavfs.
sS75d3 %: packers. & 7olTS- 81; mixed. 10
2s71z; sights. S3ssg3 %: workers.. ss-sg378;
pigs. S3OaEzso
Sheep-Receipts 40o. Market strong.
Lambs, Gl561.5o: latter for fancy sP-sas;
muttons. 9 S05.ia
ersge 1850 pounds. s4-S8:-g-eis0- egd-DfdEri
Representative sales: Texas steers 2.
head. average 100 pounds. So Texas. =.
head. average sB pounds, Ste: native
steers. u head average ISas pounds $50:
native COWS and heiSers. :; head. average
So pounds. az. s.ocksEs ard feeste-s .
had average izls pounds, "a. 5Glis.
head. average -, pounds. Hys
ST. LOFTS
=. Louis. April f5.-Cztsls-Rscsi1fs. =
e.u Narxe- active. Fancy sIVoT; steers.
s. =. native Shipping sie@rs. 3 zsg5-'if. Hzat
steers siSsssi x siockers 40 feeders 3
- %. COWS AM mixed s,-sssfs-tss. Texzs
and Indian steers. sesss45t: cows an
hesfers Szes62-5-
Hags-Rscee.p.s Essl Mare sazr.
, CHER. light GsFSs; mixed. s. zsa4os.
heavy. & soSzas
SHEEP Recse:2;s. .en- Market steady TO
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
Chicago grain and produce markets, fur
nished by r. l.. Bostic, Commission Mer-
chant, rooms 10 and y, over Kansas Ma
tional bank. Telephone 167.
Articles Open. High. Low. Close.
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strong: native mut,ons. 70; lambs
Ascq5.G; Texas sheep. S.oo645o


New York, April 15-Beeves-Receipte
i35. No trading Gables quote American
steers at 1id1ec: sheep Io,zal5lzc: refriger.
tor beef ga G1ec. Exports. III besves and
81 sheep.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. LIZ Quiet,
but firm for good lambs. CGshorn sheep.
prime, s5.0s15-25; unshorn lambs. fair 10
choice. 05G6.5o: few clipped sheep. $3.50:
few clipped lambs. s5.55: Virginia spring
lambs. $50 each. state lambs. SoJ1S.oo
Hogs-Rece.pts. 3.sSs. Quiet az sI2JI
a.
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STATEMENT OF THE BOARD or Ed
ucation.-The following IL a true AMI cor
rect statement OF the receipts and disburse-
ments OF the Board OF Education Of thu
City OF Wichita. Kansas for the quarter
ending March 81. 1897:
GENERAL FIrSD-REC.FsTprS
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TURKHElM LAY LOW
DURING BIS RECENT VISIT TO SAN
FRANCISCO.

Which Is Accounted for bv His Identity
With the Alleged Kari Won steinmetr.
who Once Fooled the GuIiibles OF the
Coast Metropolis and Promised to Sur
prise Them Again. Which He Has Now
Done-Movement of the Alleged ~Bar-
oness,"once Jeannine Young, In Chicas o
and Elsewhere.
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GAMBLERS DID 1T
Is WHAT MANY THINK OF KANSAS
CIIY'S INGENDIARIsM.

1t Is Observed That the Apparent Principal
Point of Attack Is the Property of One
OF the New Police Commissioners, and
That the New Regime Is Not Favorable
to the Old Gzng-Morniag Brings to
Light Eighth Fire, That Failed to
Curn-The Firebugs' Trail-Crime and
Catastrophe.
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If the gossip Eouid think mere. her
tongue uculd 81 more rest--Rzrz's HoE1-
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Topeka Kan. A9rii 1s.-TlE4n z.
HI. ne founder = Hi Cir. Kan.
charged Ei,a d@traBd.az soldiers ~
phzns tarosga manipulated . lad Pc
su.9.s5a rights. WaS csnEsc--d il H.
fe5s-sl eoav here iodzy. he gave Ho-4ae
q al appeal
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SMALL BLAEZS.

Fremont, O., April l5.-The entire bu-
siness portion OF the little village Of Lind
eey. eight miles west OF here. was de-
stroyei by fire this morning. A dozen
buildings were burned. entail.ng a loss
of $4,000: insurance $4,000.
Garfield, Ark, April l5.-The Garfield
Lumber company's sawmili was destroy
ed by fire last night. Loss, 200; in
surance s2e,ooo.
Slater. Mo. April 15.-Fire this after
noon destroyed the store buildings occu-
pied by John Shauer, r. T. Jenkins. +.
L. Rhodes and~J. r. Baker. entailing a
total loss ow s2l.5o0.
OHIO NINE CAVES IN.
WATER AND MOLTEN METAL
P!tts6urg. Pa. April 15.-Whi!e tap
ping a blast a. the Republican iron
WORKS On the South Side, about O'clock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-16
STOCKS AND BONDS
PROCEEDINGS FATHER DULL CT
THE STOCK EXCHANGE

Values Fall Almost Universally and Cnceas-
ingly-S;tuation Abroad Dominates the
Market-Protracted Holidays on Hand
and the Cretau Situation Combine to
Induce Cautious Operating - London
Selling Is a Feature on This Side-Bonds
In the sag-Governments Ouiet-Ameri-
cans Dull in London on New York Fall