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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12
GORDON AT EMPORIA
VIII White Extends Mr.. Gordon Courtsies
of the Town

VIII White Extends Mr.. Gordon Courtsies
of the Town
E B. Gordon OF the Wichita School OF
Music and Art has been appointed as
Mr.. Keene's successor at the State Nor
NAL school as teacher Of violin and
other stringed instruments.
MIR Gordon is natural born musi-
cion and has devoted much OF his time
to the attainment of his musical edu-
cation. He spent three years in Chicago
for specialization under Professor ia
cobus, and is regarded as fine artist
by all who know him. The recommen-
dations on file at the Office are most
complimentary. and the musical people
of the city as well as Of the State Nor
NAL school will be pleased 10 give him
a welcome to Emporia.
Mr.. Gordon is a young man OF good
presence, a member Of the Baptist
church and Thoroughly devoted to his
profession.-Emporia Gazette.
Mr.. Henry Schnitzler has gone TO Chi
cago and Milwaukee on business trip.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12
WALKED OUT OF WICHITA
Gentleman Who Wound Like to Come Back
Live.

A reporter met a handsome, well dress
whom he recognized as being a former
citizen Of the city, and in conversation
with him he said that he walked out of
Wichita after the boom and was now
well located in a good business, but he
longed TO return to this city to live
healthy, 20 lively and 50 vigorous. such
a business push to ii, that its future was
SO promising that ne believed ne would
rather come here and die than TO live in
any other town that he knew of.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12
WANTED TO SEE IT
Mr.. ATKINSON CANE TO SEE TIE
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY.

He Had Read the Eagle aud Came Down
From Kansas City to Look After His
Realty Interests Here-Fooad That
There Was Real Live Business Being
Transacted in Real Estate-He Thinks
That Wichita VIII Have 100000 In.
habitants Within the Next Ten Years
Living Away Only Temporarily
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12
SAYS FISHER WASN'T HURT
Mrs. Robinson Says There Wasn't Any At
tempt to Lynch

tempt to Lynch
Mrs. Frank Robbins. mother or John
Robbins, the boy who was reported to
have tried to lynch Ward Fisher in dis
trict 120 North Alton township Thursday
afternoon, called and says the matter
vas exaggerated, that the whole affair
was more in fun tnan any other way,
though it was the intention TO scare
Fisher. who was said to have scandalized
young Miss Robbins. She denies any
malicious intention on the part Of Rob-
bins, and says Fisher was not hurt.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12

Puts Up a Guarantee of 50, 900 For the
Performance OF His Contract-Saie to
BE Confirmed by U. S, Circuit Court
The Wichita National bank viii pay
It's obligations dollar for dollar.
The comptroller Of the currency of the
United States to whom the proposition
was submitted and recommended. mas
authorized Mr.. w y. Ewing, receiver
CT the bank, to sell all the remaining
assets OF this trust Of every kind and
nature to Mr.. y. F. Frazier of El Do
ado on condition that he pay the face
value OF all claims esta olisned against
the trust, including the expense OF re-
ceivership and application viii be made
to the United States circuit court for
a confirmation Of the sale. During the
month OF November Mr.. Frazier put up
a guarantee fund OF five thousand dol
lars to carry out his part OF the con-
tract. Il will take more than $4,000 TO
pay off the claims still standing against
the institution. Mr.. Frazier agrees 10
take the property OF the bank and pay
the obligations remaining since the tali-
ure in full.
This sale must be confirmed by the
United States circuit court, and Major
Ewing has sent out notice that on De-
cember %, or as soon thereafter as
counsel can be heard petition will be
presented in the court at Topeka. This
will wind up the matter in satisfac-
tory way and reflects much credit upon
the faithful energy with which Major
Ewing has prosecuted settlement. Mr.
Frazier's offer is significant as ID the
way successful outside business men re-
gard the future OF values in Wichita.
Some time ago Mr.. Frazier was in
Wichita and bought up some claims
against the bank, and after inspection
OF the property and claims has made
the offer quoted above, and puts up a
forfeit of 1000 for the performance Of
the contract
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12
HOME GROWN CELERY
A. c. Robinson Makes an Undeniable Sue
cess For Excellence.

As time goes on and the people of
Kansas by experiment and experience
learn the peculiarities of the soil and cli-
mate, greater profit on crops is realized.
II is not every kind Of fruit and root
that will flourish in Kansas. But there
are those which are peculiarly adapted
70 It 50 also many productions of
doubtful adaptability have by proper
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12

Mr. Henry Schnitzler has gone TO Chi
cago and Milwaukee on business trip.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12

Mr.. William Atkinson, VINO for many
years was a resident and business man
in Wichita, but who now resides in Kan
sas City, has been in the city for several
days boxing after his property interests
here Mr. Atkinson said:
81 have been reading the Eagle and
have noticed the activity in the real es-
tate market and thought would come
down and see for myself. l find things
az the Eagle mas said. Property is ad-
vancing and business has improved Won
derfully. / think that the crisis has
passed and from now ON the whole coun-
try will improve rapidly and Wichita will
yet be large city. This city has the
territory 10 draw from 70 make it large
place, and 1t would not surprise me in
the least To see Wichita have 100000 in
habitants during the next ten years. l
like Wichita ard have never found city
iii which l would rather live than here.
/ am living away from Wichita only
temporarily. With the packing plants,
jobbing and wholesale houses I can see
no reason why this city will not equal or
surpass my predictions. There has
never been a man who has once lived
here that does not want to return and
think that many OF them will eventually
come back to the Peerless Princess.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
The Naval Veterans, star.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-Commander in
Chief Daniel F. Kelly of the National
Association of Naval Veterans, has an
nounced the following appointments on
the general staff of the association:
Chief of staff. Francis B. Allen Of Hart
ford; inspector general. William j. Fer
guson Of Philadelphia; judge advocate
general, Charles Cowley of Lowell,
Mass; national historian, William Sim
mons of Philadelphia; national secreta-
ry, Frederick Il. Haskins of Brooklyn;
national boatswain, ]. Robbins of New
ark N. j.. chief Southwestern division,
w. E. Atkins of Cincinnati; chief North
eastern division, w. Scott Smith OF
Portsmouth, N. H.; chief Middle di-
vision. Charles Karsner Of Philadelphia.
The headquarters Of the national assO-
citation for the ensuing year will be in
Independence hall, Philadelphia. Fran
els B. Allen. who has been named for
chief Of staff, was elected junior vice
commander in chief of the G. A. r. al
the recent encampment in Buffalo.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
BONE OF A MONKEY.
The State Has Some Fun With
a Luetgert Witness.
ALLPORT BEARS CROSS EXAMINATION
Expert Evidence In Refutation OF That
Put In by the Prosecution WIN Con-
tinue For Some Days, when
Luetgert WIN Testify.

CHICAGO. Oct 3 ~ The Sausage
case" as irreverent Chicago calls the
long drawn out trial of Adolph l.. Luet-
CERT charged with numbering his wife.
continues as a tournament of scientists.
real and pseudo. and with varying for
tunes.
Professor Airport. the PSYCHOLOGIST,
threw dismay for a moment into the
camp OF the prosecution and made the
man whose life is at stake laugh by tes-
tifying, as he held in his hand that
shattered fragment which the experts
for the prosecution declare to be the
temporal bone of a woman: "This is not
a temporal bone Of a human nor of n
lower animal. 1t is a composition Of
homes put together artifcially. The
trace here which Professor Dorsey has
said was the outline of a facial nerve
is really a fiber OF animal matter, with
which the bones are stuck together-a
fortuitous collection Of fragments such
as result in the process of making head
cheese"
But when Prosecutor McEwan got at
the young osteologist with his little
cross cateohism, he discounted Profess
sor Airport
He passed up a bucketful OF sesa-
moids TO the witness and got lot of
hazy answers from him. Then he ask
ed him what kind of an animal had
worn a certain bone exhibited.
That's from the leg Of a monkey" ="
said Airport promptly, with disserta-
tion on monkeys legs.
Mr.. McEwan smiled mischievously
and said he understood the bone was
from a dogs leg. whereupon Professor
Airport chirruped:
Yes. there is a species of dog mon
key and
And you took this for one OF them -
assented the prosecutor. interrupting.
That about used up the young osteol-
oglst in the opinion of the prosecution,
but they relentlessly continued.
Dr. Airport identified a piece of bone
as the temporal Of a human being. He
observed that the bone would indicate
that the person had been large and
strong.
yes, l suppose he was" observed
Assistant State Attorney McEwan;
''he was a gorilla"
The severe cross examination took q
! considerable degree Of positiveness out
| OF the witness. The questions put Ia
] him by Assistant State Attorney Nc
Evan, framed by Professor Dorsey
tested his knowledge Of bones severely
After falling into several cleverly laid
] technical pitfalls. DR.. Airport became
wary. His answers were not so prompt
decisive and terse as at first.
Professor Eckley Is to be called tC
tell the jury what he knows about
bones. The experts are not expected tC
finish before the middle of next week
When they get through, Luetgert is ex
pected TO go on the stand. Alread,
State Attorney Deneen is receiving re
quests for passes on "Luetgert day"
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
Standing of the Clubs,
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Afridis attacked the British in
India only a few miles from Peshawur
A bad freight wreck occurred on the
Boston and Maine near Holyoke, Mass
James Cunningham was run over and
killed by a trolley car at White Plains
N. Y.
The danger Of the street car employees
strike in Chicago has not yet been
averted.
The city Of Chicago will probably
take possession of the streets in the
town Of Pullman.
The appraisers Of the late James G.
Fairs estate put its value between $12,-
900, 900 and Sl5,OOOO00
Earthquakes are reported from Bor-
neo aud a new island is said to have
been thrown up near Nempakul.
The interior department has disbarred
from practice as patent attorneys John
Wedderburn' & Co. of Washington.
The London Chronicle story that the
United States wanted an alteration OF
the Samoan treaty is denied in Berlin.
Newton c. Bates. L. S. ~. was ap-
pointed surgeon general and chief of
the bureau Of medicine and surgery of
the navy.
Germanys reported threat to with
draw from the concert If Greece did not
accept the peace conditions is confirmed
by the Athens white book.
William Ogilvie Dominion surveyor
Of the Yukon country, reports that there
are enough provisions at Dawson City
for 1900 persons during the winter.
Many Chinese laborers are arriving
at San Francisco with certificates is
sued In Macao. which, under the opin-
lon of the attorney general. must be ac>
cepted.
Senor Sagasta Is expected to reorgan-
| ize the Spanish camnet. with Senior Ca
mazo as minister for foreign affairs. 1t
is denied In Havana that Weyler has
resigned.
Postal officials are consulting in
! Washington over the advsability of
providing better man service for the
suburbs of New York, Philadelphia and
] Pittsburg.
The consul generals Of Guatemala to
San Francisco and New York. who ar
| rived in the former city from home. say
the reports Of the war are greatly ex-
i aggcr1ted.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
THE TREASURY STATEMENT.
How the Public Debt Increase Is Ac-
counted For.

WASHINGTON, Oc. 2.-The monthly
treasury statement shows that at the
close Of business Sept. 80, the public
debt less cash in the treasury, was ST.
0l2, l22, ,7lS, an increase since Aug. 30 Of
SS,7S7, ,592. This increase is accounted
for by a corresponding decrease in the
amount Of cash on hand. The debt is
recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt $S47365, $40;
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity. $i.S3i.57O; debt bearing no in
terest S37s 615. 800. Total, s1,227 1850
This amount, however, does not include
$3.50 O7O, 1853 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding. which are offset by
an equal amount Of cash in the treas
ury.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold. S1S4, SCI .664; silver,
s513. .4s1,747 paper. $685. Gil ,339; bonds,
disbursing officers balances. etc, s1s.
71S, $50; total. $3.50, S6S. .6Sl. against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to S635.175,S44. which
leaves a net cash balance in the treas
ury of $215, 1872 7S7.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
Validity of divorce Questioned.

NEW HAVEN, oct. 2-The validity
of a divorce secured by a Waterbury
woman in North Dakota and it's effect
in, Connecticut were brought into ques-
tion in the superior court in the divorce
proceedings of Edwin Hart against
Eta J. Hart. Mr.. Hart is a foreman
in the factory Of the Waterbury Watch
company. He brought a suit in June
against his wife, and after It had been
instituted she went to North Dakota
and there, on Monday Of this week, Sc
cured q divorce under the expeditions
system in use in that state Colonel
Burpee who appears for the husband,
etated that he did not see that the west
ern divorce had any effect upon the
proceedings in this state. Judge Rora-
back reserved his decision.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
WHOLESALE EoReERIEs.
Mr.. C. p. Neuberger Is In Serious Dim.
Guilty at Boston.

Guilty at Boston.
BOSTON, Oct. 2.-Detectives have ex-
posed a bold scheme to build up a busi-
ness by spurious check process. A man
supposed to be c. p. Neuberger. but
who claimed to be Louis Shapiro. a
dealer in trimmings at 81 Oliver street.
is under arrest, charged with uttering
a forged check on the Continental bank.
The prisoner, it is charged, secured a
handbook from the Continental bank
showing deposits aggregating about
$9,2509S upon checks and drafts pur-
porting to have been made payable to
the Manhattan Clothing company, Of
which he was proprietor, by Siegel.
Cooper & Co. and Smith, Gray & Co. Of
New York.
Several checks of small amounts pur-
porting to have been made by Smith,
Gray & Co.. payable to the Manhattan
company. were placed with the Con-
tinental people the day following. Later
a check for 81, 400, made payable to the
Manhattan Clothing company by one p.
Cohen through the Bowery National
bank of New York. excited the suspi-
cion of the Continental people, and in
reply to an inquiry the Boston bank
people were told that no such person
as p. Cohen had an account with the
Bowery bank. When Neuberger called
at the bank TO make deposits" he was
placed under arrest. After a conference
between Captain Dugan and the firms
mentioned in the cheeks, it was shown
that all the papers were forgeries.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
THE VICTIMS OF GAS
A Family From West Point
About Exterminated.
WIFE AND HER CHILDREN ARE DEAD.
Ravlnius, the Husband. "A Printer at West
Point, Completely Broke Down when
the News of the Tragedy Was
Conveyed to Him.

NEW YORK. oct. 2.-Mrs. Caroline
Ravinius of West Point registered at
the West Shore hotel, Forty second
street and Eleventh avenue, with her
four small children. They were all five
found dead in bed. with the gas jets
in the room turned on at full force.
1t was 9 o'clock when the travellers
reached the hotel. Mrs. Ravinius asked
for two rooms and was given rooms "a
and 35, connecting. on the third floor.
The travellers remained in the rooms a
few minutes. Then the woman and
some of the children went out into
Eighth avenue, where they made pur-
chases Of cloth, returning to the hotel
with their bundles.
The children were Laura, Is years old;
William, IL; Albert. s, and Elizabeth ..
Martha Hupfer, a chambermaid en-
ployed in the hotel raped at the door
of "a, the room occupied by Mrs. Ra-
vinius. There was no answer. and when
the girl repeated the summons and
again received no response, she called
Samuel Sprague, one Of the hotel at
tendants.
Sprague tried the door and, finding 1t
locked, stepped out on the fire escape.
A window in room "a opens on the fire
escape. Through this aperture the boy
climbed. His shouts of alarm as he en-
tered the room brought all the other oc-
cupants Of the hotel to the corridor out
side the door. Sprague opened the door
and revealed a terrible sight.
The woman was lying in bed with her
two little girls, one on either side. They
were all apparently sleeping, but their
features were distorted as though the
sleepers were in excruciating pain.
She was the wife of Robert Ravinius,
an enlisted man in the United States
army at West Point. He is a printer in
the Administrative building. He has
been in the army 80 years, and expects
TO be retired in July next. When he re-
ceived news of the tragedy he was ter
rbly affected by it. He is a German
and speaks. English imperfectly. He
was so excited that he could give no CO.
herent account Of his family. He started
for New York, accompanied by Dr.
Saunders Of the post
Captain Brown, who is in charge
with two policemen, of the bodies. says
that he fears the result of the shock tc
the husband. Mr.. RaYinius stood look
ing sternly at his family's bodies. He
shed no tears The captain fears that
tiie lSsuie may PtONe Aatai ~ the nus
band.
Mrs. Ravinius was born I'm Germany
in 1857 and was married to Ravinius II
years ago at Highland Falls. Before
her marriage she was a servant in th'
officers quarters at West Point. She
was a very pleasant neighbor, so hei
associates say. Mrs. Ravinius had &
brother and a sister at West Point
The sister is Mrs. Victor Leher, wife o
an enlisted man. She lives in a littl
settlement named Logtown, not IA
from the parade. grounds. She wa
prostrated by the news of the tragedy
Her brother is Gottlieb Craig. who is
policeman in the cadet barracks.
Ravinius is entitled to retire after 3
years of service on July next. He is ,
man Of considerable education.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western quiet. but
steadier; city mills patents. S5.S59610;
winter patents. $515Q5.35: city mills
clears, S5.45G5.65; winter straights, s465
@475.
WHEAT--No. 2 red opened off under
foreign selling, rallied on drought re-
ports, but reacted at noon under realiz-
ing: May. 9l692ssc.; October 9i095c.
RYE-Steady; No. . western, 49c.. c. {.
f.. Buffalo
CORN-No. fairly active and strong
er on drought news; October. S2%c.
December, S4isc.
OATS-No. > dun. but steady: Octo-
Der. 23% @2Slsc.; December, 25c.
PORK-Easy; new mess. S9S0a1o.5O;
family, s11.5O@lS.
LARD-Steady; prime western steam
Sass nominal.
BUTTER-Firm; state dairy. 11G1Sc.
state creamery, Hope
CHEESE quiet; large. white, 91sc.;
small. white. 9lac
EGGS-Quiet state and Pennsylva-
MIA, 17dl9c.; western, 1870.
SUGAR-Raw nominal: fair refining
Sssc: centrifugal. sc test. 15-lGc; re.
fined quiet; crushed. 5%c; powdered
Sssc.
YURPENTINE-F at 32IbQS3c.
MOLASSES-Firm; New Orleans, 2!
oslo,
RIcE-steady; domestic, 4ss0shc.
Japan, Az G5isc.
TALLow-Easy; city, sl4c.; country
Sikc.
HAY-Dun; shipping, 4c9i5c.; goc,
70 choice. 5oG G75c.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
The Pope Very III.

LONDON, oct. News Of the seri-
Gus illness Of the pope has reached here.
and the fear is expressed that he will
not be able 10 rally i'm his weakened
condition The Globe says that the
church dignitaries are alarmed over the
extreme feebleness and exhaustion he
betrays The weakness which came
over him during his previous illness has
been steadily becoming more apparent
to his faithful attendants.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
stoned the soldiers.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. "a serious
labor dispute is in progress at Dam
browa. Poland. -Four thousand FIVE hun
dred iron workers have gone out on
strike and have stoned the soldiers sent
TO quell the disturbance. During the
disorder last evening the soldiers fired
on the strikers, killing three outright
and seriously wounding four. The gov
ernment has dispatched additional
troops to the scene Of the strike.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
The New Crock premier.

ATHENS, oct. IN. Zaimis has con-
sented to form a cabinet. NJ. Skoulou-
dis, minister Of foreign affairs in the
Ralli cabinet, will probably retain the
foreign Office portfolio. M. Delyannis
has informed King George that he will
support no cabinet unless he is premier
but there have been so many defections
from his ranks that the threat is idle.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
Hnd to Go to AmerIcn.

LONDON, oct. IA dispatch to The
Times from Melbourne says: The gov
ernment of New South Wales asserts
that It has found such difficulty IN plac-
ing in England an order for 1000 tons Of
steel rails Of high carbon quality that 1t
has been compelled to place the order
in America, where the manufacturers
have readily undertaken the contract at
SIS per tom
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
killed While Hunting.

BENNINGTON. Vt. oct 2.-word
was received here from Glastonbury
that John Harbor. well known lumber
man o6Woodford.. was accidentally kill
cd while deer hunting. The body was
found with a bullet hole in the head.
the ball having entered the cheek and
passed upward through the brain.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
sudden End 10 the NIeetInr.

BROOKLYN. oct. AT the National
Democratic convention Frederick w.
Hinrichs Of Brooklyn mounted the
platform and placed the name of Seth
Low in nomination. A free fight was
threatened. The police were called on
TO clear the hall Acting Inspector
Cross broke up tbe meeting and sent
for the reserves.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
NICARAGUA REJoIcEs.
Because an American Expert Has Decided
AEaInst Costa Rica.

.MANAGUA. Nicaragua. via Calves
ton. Oct. 2.-There Is considerable re-
joicing here. accompanied by military
and civic displays, at the announcement
that General Alexander, the engineer
appointed by President Cleveland 20
settle the boundary dispute between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, has decided
that the eastern boundary of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica commences at the har-
Dor head Of Greytown, as claimed by
Nicaragua.
The dispute between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica as to where their Atlantic
boundary lines commenced is one OF
long standing and had considerable
bearing upon the proposed maritime
canal across Nicaragua TO the Pacific
ocean. Greytown, or San Juan del
Norte. Is at the Pacific entrance of the
canal, but, owing to changes OF current.
the accumulation OF river drift, etc,
about the river entrance and the
changes made thereby In the bar at the
entrance of the harbor. there has been
dispute as to where the Rio San Juan
del Norte made its exit into che Carib-
bean sea, and, as this river not only
plays a most important part in the con-
structlon OF the canal, but at one time
formed at it's entrance the boundary
line between Costa Rica and Nicaragua,
the question was quite a serious one.
and IL decided in favor of Costa Rica
would have placed that country in the
position Of claiming much more Inn
portant rights in the premises. and pos
sibly would have so complicated the
situation that the construction of the
canal might be much longer delayed.s
In brief. according TO the treaty Of
April 10, 1858, between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, the eastern boundary line
between the two countries was referred
TO as "the channel of the Rio San Juan
del Norte at its exit into the ocean"
But the channel through which the San
Juan del Norte made its exit into the
sea i'm 1858 was several leagues farther
north than It Is at present. the course
OF the river since 1858 having been
changed by the causes already referred
TO- and if the claim OF Costa Ricd TO the
old exit as being the boundary held
good, then the entrance OF the Nicara-
qua canal would have been In Costa
Rican territory. whereas. by the pres
ent decision, which places the entrance
or exit Of the river at the harbor head.
or several leagues farther south-name-
~, where the present channel flows into
the seattle entrance of the canal. or its
/ exit, on the Atlantic side viii be ia Nj
caraguan territory. et