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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Eject New Board of Directors for Wichita
Work

The annual election Of directors OF the
Wichita Woman'S Christian Temperance
union took place yesterday as follows
For one year-Mrs. II. L. Mason, Mrs.
T. A. French, Mrs. II. L. Ladd, Mrs. A.
Ashenfelter, Miss Jennie Palmer
For two years-Mrs. Anna NJ. Taylor
Mrs. L. A. Durley, Mrs. NJ A. Fellows,
Mrs. Ella Wood, Mrs. E. II. Sawyer.
Fer three years-Mrs. S. e. Miller, Mrs
F w. Whitlock, Mrs Clara G.. Deem Mrs
Mary Augustine. Miss Marie Fishback.
The election Of officers will take place
Jure %. 1897. Each member OF the
board is requested to be present.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
HAND AND FORTUNE JOINED
Miss Maude Campbell and Mr.. +. W.
keynolds Married.

Miss Maud Campbell and Mr.F.W.Rey-
noids were marr -d les. evening al s
o'civtN in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
f. Campbell. SO Maple street, by DR.. w.
G. Todd pasicr Of ne Unitarian church.
i Was j pretty Same affair and the
principals are ,wu &C Wichita's highly
es;eemed ana popular young people.
The bride wore 4 prctty white organ
die with a bouquet ct orange blossoms.
carrying White roses. attended by brides
naii's. Miss Liz &c. BilliHger. who wore
white crSandie, carrying cream roses,
aai Miss Gail Campbell, who wore blue
crgandie, carrying white csrna lions.
The wedding party advanced - the par
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
Those .sweet Sacred Songs"

We believed when We secured the
Sacred Songs TO furnish our subscrfb-
'ers that when they were once thoroughly
introduced there would be a great de-
mand for them. They are going rapidly
Orders are coming in from all directions.
Almos: every town in Oklahoma is rep
reserted. Hundreds have been sold in
this city, where the music-loving people
have an opportunity of examining them
They only cost % cents. Postage stamps
Will do
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
OEANGE BLOSSOMS RIFE
Some Weddings to Occur Within the Next
Week.

Quite number of marriages are TO
occur soon. Tonight Miss Verne Hum
phrey and G.. Newberry. purchasing
agent fer the Carey hotel, are to be
married ar Miss Humphreys home, on
the West Side.
Next Sunday afternoon Chas. Storey,
the popular young butcher on West
Douglas, is 70 become benedict which
will come as a surprise to his friends in
that Il has not occurred sooner.
License was issued yesterday to r. A
Lee and Maggie Smith, beth OF Cod
dard. There are two others for this
week.
Miss Amy Hays and Charles Knorr
vii! be married tonight at HaysviTle by
DR.. SlutZ.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
AN UNGRATEFUL TRAMP
Got Lunch and Took a silver Watch 70,
Good Measure.

Il was not bad looking tramp that
went up 10 Urban Beaudette.. 509 South
Meade avenue, yesterday. asking for
something 10 eat. He was well enough
dressed and and put up such a straight
forward plea that the lady OF the house
invited him in 20 take a sea: while she
prepared him lunch. The beggar took
the sandwich ani walked away. When
ne had been gone a short time Mrs.
Besudette noticed that silver watch
had gone. He IS described as being
about five feet high. oval face, and late
y boarded win 4 widow on North Wa
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16

E. c. Miller and c. c. Anderson Of
P;ttsburg. Pa, are in the city and they
have submitted proposition TO the spe-
rial committee who have charge OF the
gas we'll which was sunk on Fifteenth
street. The committee is composed of
]. Giles Smith, chairman;Dr Minick and
". F. Schell. The two gentlemen are
said 60 be experts at their business and
they want TO sink the well to the depth
of 1000 feet for S1,5O0, the balance left
ed in 1893 $4,000 in bonds to bore for
gas, oil, coal or what not OF this
amount about $500 has already been
spent. without results. There is in the
Pennsylvania men have submitted to the
city council a proposition TO sink the hole
% a depth Of 1000 feet for that amount
The last contractor to work on the gas
hole lost some tools in the bottom Of the
well, one bit and one stem. This block
ed UP the hole so that work could not be
continued, and il was finally abandoned
The two gentlemen want $3.50 for ex-
tracing the tools from the well. Some
Ell uterpTising citizens have agreed 10
raise this amount by subscription from
the business men. The contractors agree
TO go to a depth Of 100 feet during the
first two weeks, or the contract can be
annulled. They will. they say, bore 100
feet every two weeks until they get TO
depth of 2,0e0 feet. The hole is now
down 1.6O5 feet and is full Of water.
They say they can sink the outside cas-
ing about fifteen feet, which win stop
the flow of water They will then pump
the water out that IS now in the well
and will then have dry hole in which
10 work The committee Will meet with
the contractors this morning at 8 o'clock
when the matter will be virtually decid-
ed one way or the other.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
BIG WHEAT CROP
Sumner County Will Have q Prodigious
Yield Says JudSe Ewing

Major Ewing returned last night from
Wellington where he had been on bust
ness. He said that he never saw such
wheat fields In his life. Mr.. John Stew
art told the major that he firmly believ-
cd that Sumner county would produce a
larger crop OF wheat this year than ever
before. 1t was Mr.. Stewart's opinion
that between 5000, 900 and 5000, 600 bush
els would be the yield Of Sumner coun-
y. The people of Wellington and Sum-
ner county expect to be the banner coun-
~ in Kansas this year on the quantity
OF wheat produced
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
ANSWER TO kINGMAN's CHALLENGE
Wichita Boys Not Afraid to Play and Get
Beaten Too.

We see by the Eagle that Kingman
wishes 10 play Wichita game OF ball
on the End ami Srd OF July. They say
we ere afraid to play them. Well, we
are not afraid to play anybody, If We
do get beaten, and if they think they can
wipe the earth with US they've got
the job. We will give them
some games some other dates. as we are
10 play Winfield on the 2nd and 3rd.
Wichita Will play Goddard here on next
Saturday. at Riverside park, and we
viii expect everybody to turn out, as it
will COST something to bring them here.
JOHN VANDINE, Manager.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
TAKING THE CIVIL SERVICE
Six Young Men Sweat Over the Har
Questions Propoupded.

There Were six young men sweating
under the severe mental strairt yesterday
ir the federal court room in the govern
nsent building. The Turkish bath process
was materially assisted by the weather.
Five Of the men were taking the exam
ination for assistant in the agricultural
department ar Washington. and one was
taking the examination for tracer or me-
chanical craftsman. The regular civil
service examination board, composed of
Mess-s. ]. G. Mccoy, ]. Z. Higgins and
w. c. Donnelly We're in charge
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
REBATE ON THE Y. N. @. A.
J. ID. Caldwell Appears Before the County
Commissioners Yesterday.

The matter of rebate Of $1,000 on the
Y NJ c. A building was heard before
the county commissioners yesterday af-
terpoon. j. D. Caldwell took the ground
that the county of city officials had no
authority to rebate taxes as they were
not a judicial body Mr.. j. D. Houston
appeared on behalf Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The matter was laid over until today
for the board to decide. Mr.. Caldwell
said that If the case had come before the
district court he would have had the case
IN rown ont on demurrer
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
CLAIM Is SHAVED DOWN
Jury Allows Mrs. Godfrey One Hundred
Dollars Damages.

Yesterday morning at IL o'clock the ju-
ry in the damage suit of Mrs Godfrey
against the city OF Wichita for injuries
Incurred by a fail on the sidewalk.
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for
Sl00.
Mrs. Godfrey sued for S10.2 200.
George Adams. city attorney, will file
motion for judgment on special find
ing with probably some twenty-five or
thirty special questions, but no appeal
VII be taken. as il would cost the city
more than SlOO 10 try The case again
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16

Judge Williams aud Iartv VIII Arrive
From Little Rock

Judge Williams Of the United States
circuit cour. will arrive in the city nex>
Tuesday and will hold court in the fed
eral building on that day. II is more
than likely that the judge will only hold
q one days session. He is coming here
from Little Rock. Ark. with a party of
friends who will stop over in the city for
the day on their way 10 Maritou. Colo,
where the party are going for the heated
season. There viii. be only q few cases
% be disposed of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
WIN. GRIEFFENsrEIN Still ALIVE
Doctors Have Given up all Hope of HI.
Recovery.

Mr.. Otto Weiss has been receiving let
ters every day from either his brother
or some member of the Grieffenstein
family, at Burnett, Indian Territory.
saying that Mr.. William Grieffenstein Is
gradually sinking and that he cannot
possibly recover from the two paralytic
strokes The doctors have given up all
hope and are administering stinulants
which is keeping soul and body together.
He is unconscious more than two-thirds
of the time. It seems to be the opinion
of the physicians that he he can posi-
bly, live but a very short time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
TAKES AN APPEAL
NJ, K.&T 7. RAILROAD CASE From
LYON COUNTY.

Alleges Thst the Commissioners, County
Clerk and County Treasurer Have
Stepped Upon the State Consultation and
are Sustained by tho District Court
VIII See Whether tho Clerk and Com
missIoners Have q Right to Vary the
Orders of the State Board OF EQualiza-
tIon-For FIfty-Five Dollars.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Pail-
road filed a case In the appellate court
yesterday from the Lyon county cis'rict
court against the county commissioners
and T. L. Ryan, the county treasurer OF
Lyon county.
It Is an action on the part Of the rail-
road to secure a permanent injunction
against the county treasurer and COM
ralssioners preventing the collection Of
s55.9i tax.
The state board Of railroad assessors
rated the twenty-nire miles OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas road in Lyon
county at s15i.OO0. and the $4,000 state
tax set down TO the county by the state
auditor made the rate 43 cents PEI hum
dred dollars. When the township and
city assessors made their returns It was
found that the ratings were s per cent
above cash value. The matter was TAX
en- before the state board Of eGualiza-
ton and this board ordered the county
clerk to shave the valuation s per cent
Instead OF doing this. the clerk. with the
consent Of the county commissioners.
lowered the levy rate Of AZ cents on ali
property ia the county except railroad
property to 80, as an expedienu for aver
aging the matter up.
This, the railroad company claims, was
discrimination Of rating against the
road and IL favor of al other property in
the county. the difference Of levy amount
ing TO s55.94 The Missouri. Kansas and
Texas officials paid all the 80 cent levy
and refused TO pay any more. which led
the county treasurer to make the threat
that he would issue warrant for collec-
tor and costs The company filed papers
in the district court asking Off a per1na-
nent injunction on the ground that the
tax imposed was unconstitutional ac-
cording TO section /, clause II Of the state
constitution.
Defendants in error demurred and was
sustained by the judge Of the Lyon coun-
ty court.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
NATIONAL SECRETARY SCHELL
Given a Reception at the First Methods
Church.

DR.. Schen. national secretary Of the
EPTorth League. was given a reception
last night a. the First Methods, church.
Or. Slutz expressed the appreciation of
the church and league az having an op-
pcrtunity % meet their eninen, guest.
Invocation by Rev. DR.. MsrgInisie
which was followed. by some exceiien:
music, vocal and instrumental, by Mrs.
Thompson and z. B. Walden.
DR.. Schen responded happily, making
ar instructive talk or general league
work Refreshments were served and a
social hour INDUCED after the exercises
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16

VIII Eaton OF Kinsman and his family
passed throsh the city yesterday enrcuse
Ge the Winfield Chau,aaqua-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16

Don't hesitate 20 kick when q smooth
spoken salesman offers yen one thing af-
ter you have distinctly ordered another
You know what You want Insist on
getting IL
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-16
THEY WANT TO BORE
TWO YOUNG MEN WANT TO FINISH
TIE GAS WE'LL

There is Something Over Fifteen Hundred
Gas, Coal, Oil, Something, and q
Proposition has Been Submitted to the
Committee of the City Council by the
Contractors-Fifteen Street Role In
Ground is Down to a Depth of 1908 Feet
and They Want to Make it 1000.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
THREE DROWNED.
Dathers Lose Their Lives In the Surf
mt Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 16.-Within
sight and almost within reach of thou
sands of happy bathers the surf Sunday
first engulfed one life and two hours
later tossed the body up on the sands.
A short time later and two more lives
went out in the surf and the bodies are
yet unrecovered and the identity of the
persons drowned unknown. There
were also 25 thrilling rescues from
drowning. two rescued bathers are still
in a critical condition at the city hos
pital, and three of the life guards who
assisted in the work of rescue lie at
their homes in disabled condition as a
result of the heroic work.
Thomas c. Laswell, of Princeton, Ind.
waded into the surf at the foot of New
York avenue and five minutes later
was swept into deep water. He did not
rise to the surface again. Two hours
later the body washed ashore fully half
mile from the place where the ac-
cident occurred. Laswell was an en-
ploye of the Indiana Air Line railway.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
WHITES AND NEGROES FIGHT.
Race Riot in Arkansas Results I'm
Three Deaths.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 16. - The
bloodiest race riot that has occurred
in Arkansas in months took place at
Palarm station, 80 miles from Little
Rock, late Saturday evening. Three
men are dead, another fatally wounded
and two others badly injured. The dead
are: Harrison Kerr, negro, shot all
to pieces; Charles Peters, colored,
killed outright; Charles Andry, shot
through the heart. The seriously in
jured are: j. T. Clark, Jr., telegraph
operator, shot through the shoulder,
probably fatally; r.. ID. Owens, white,
deputy sheriff of Perry county, shot
through the groin, seriously wounded.
Owens, a deputy sheriff from Perry
county, had a warrant for Harrison
Kerr, negro, charged with murder.
When he attempted TO make the arrest
at Palarm Kerr opened fire on the Of
ficer. The first shot struck Owens in
the groin, the bullet striking silver in
the trousers pocket, glanced ard in
flicted serious wound. The money in
Owens pocket probably saved his life.
Andry and Clark went TO Owens as
sstance and five more negroes joined in
with Kerr. A pitched battle ensued in
which over so shots were fired. When
the shooting was over Andry and Peters
lay dead. Clark had staggered into his
office and fell upon the floor. Owens
was lying in ditch near the station
and Kerr and the remainder of his COM
panions had disappeared.
The entire town was at the scene Of
the shooting and a posse started in
pursuit of the fleeing negroes. Harri-
son Kerr was found lying dead in
the road mile away, literally shot to
pieces, blood running from five wounds
in his body. The other negroes who
participated in the bloody affair con-
tinued their flight and have not yet
been captured. The whole county is
in a fever of excitement, and should
Kerr's associates be captured they will
never come to trial.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
MILLIONS FOR FARMERS.
Estimates on Their Enormous share
I'm the New Era of PrOspcrity.

New York, Aug. 16.-Estimates of
Wall street men bring the total amount
to be gained by western farmers this
year up to $7O0, ,O0O,0 900. Another esti-
mate, prepared under the direction of
Col. James ii. Brigham, acting secre-
tary of agriculture, for the World, is
based on the crops of 1896. The impress
sion now is that the yields for this year
will not differ widely from those of last
year. In some instances the figures
may be slightly in excess and other
products may note a slight decrease.
Eight products chosen as illustrating
the vast financial benefits accruing to
the farmers of the United States from
the recent rapid rise in prices are cattle,
wheat, corn, potatoes, cotton, sheep,
swine and wool. Careful comparison
has been made of the prices now pre-
vailing with those which obtained dur
ing the whole of last year. The results
show an inflow of $410,000,000 TO the
pockets of the farmers. To this large
sum, which is already in sight, must
he added an estimate of 100000, 900 for
the increased profits that have been
realized on crops of oats, barley, rye,
hay, fax, hops and other miscellaneous
but valuable products of the farm.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
DYNAMITE FOR HATFIELD.
Outlaws Rocky Fortress Blown Up
md q Deadly Hattie Follows.

Huntington, w. Va, Aug. 16.-One-
half of the DEVILS Backbone, the rocky
fortress of the Hatfelds in the noun
tains on Tug river. was shattered by
dynamite Saturday, and Cap" Hatfield
and his men were driven from their
stronghold by Sheriff Keadle and his
posse after a desperate battle. Sew
eral of the sheriff's men are badly
wounded, but the Hatfields, with the
exception of three seriously wounded,
are still free. Much has been accom-
plished, however. The rocky crest
where the Hatfelds have for years de-
fed the law, and from which they have
carried out their bloody plans, is no
longer a tenable fortress. 1t was de-
cided by the besieging force to dyna-
mite the desperate and his gang. All
day Friday and Friday night the
closest watch was kept. AT nine o'clock
Saturday morning the dynamite ar
rived, and two hours later the explosive
was placed. The fuse was quickly
lighted and the match applied, and the
attacking force hastily fell back. Until
then the besieged seemed not to suspect
what was being done, but with the
flashing of the train which led 10 the
dynamite realization of their peril
came. Men jumped from cover and
rushed hither and thither in full view.
cap" Hatfield was seen to start for
the path, needless of shower of bull
lets.
A rush was made down the side of
the mountain, but during the fierce
fusillade three men dropped wounded.
1t was seen it was useless TO try TO
escape by the well-known path, and
the desperadoes returned to the top
of their rocky fort, Hatfield directing
them. Great powders were hurled over
the rocks in hopes Of breaking the fuse.
but in vain. Then came the explosion.
Pieces of rocks and trees flew in every
direction. When the smoke cleared
away Hatfield and his men seemed un
harmed. Daniel Lewis, Stephen Stan
ley and Jacob Monroe, three of the gang
who dared in the excitement TO leave
shelter, were shot, and are not expect
ed TO recover. Another charge of dy-
Mantle was trained, but, under the
cover of the explosion, Hatfield and the
rest of his men escaped. The chase was
renewed, and, hampered as he is by his
wounds, Hatfeld's capture is regarded
as certain
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
WEYLER RESIGNS.
Spanish Commnn der in Cuba Said to
Have Given Up.

Havana, Aug. 14.-It is learned on
what seems to be the best authority
that Capt. Gen. Weyler has sent his res
igration to Madrid. This report is gen.
orally believed 10 he true. There is no
doubt that the resignation of Gen. Weya
Ter is due to the assassination of Senior
Csnovas del Castillo, the premier of
Spain, through whose personal wishes
Capt. Gen. Weyler was retained in Cuba.
The report of Gen. Weyler's resignation
is cause for satisfaction among Cuban
in the advent of another chief of the
loyal Spanish troops in Cuba, see only
relief from the policy of conciiation"
which has resulted in such suffering to
the pacificos of Cuba.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
Blessing of the Chimes of ST. Patrick's
Cathedral, New York.

New York, Aug. 16.-With elaborate
and solemn ceremonies the new chimes
of st. Patrick's cathedral in this city
were blessed Sunday afternoon by
Archbishop Corrigan, assisted by a
number of priests and two score AGO.
lytes, in the presence of fully 5000 per-
sons. The chimes, which are 10 in num-
ber, were made in Savoy and for the
ceremony of their blessing were hang
ing in temporary booth in the north
western part of the cathedral, under
the choir. They are made of the finest
metal and vary in weight from 300 to
1000 pounds. The ceremony is some
what similar to the sacrament of bap-
tism, and all the oils and instruments.
chrism, etc, used at christening, with
q few additions, were used in the bless
ing of the bells. The chimes, which
cost $50, 900, are the finest in the United
States.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
Suicide of N Racing Mnn.

Louisville, KY, Aug. l6.-A special to
the Evening Post from Gallatin, Tenn,
says: Capt. w. II. Shafer, one of rhe
best-known racing men in the south,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the left temple in his room
in the Trousdale house in this city
early Saturday morning. No cause is
assigned for the rash act, as he was
wealthy and seemingly happily situ-
ated in all his relations. lie was the
owner of the Peytonia stock farm near
Gallatin and was worth in the neigh
borhood of $15O.00o. lie was 55 years
old and a widower.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
TOURISTS ROBBED.
Highwnymen I'm Yellowstone Park
Secure About $500.

Yellowstone Lake, Wyo., Aug. TO-
Two masked highwaymen held up and
robbed a number of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park transportation coaches in
the park Saturday morning, relieving
the tourists of about $780, The fugi-
tives have not been apprehended. The
coaches were robbed while en- route
from Canyon hotel TO Norris Geyser
basin and had covered about three miles
of their journey. At the point where
the hold-up took place was the crest of
a high hill where the freight road
branches off from the government road
at n sudden turn. Each coach was
halted and robbed as il drove up. Col.
Young has an excellent description of
the men and ii will be almost impossible
for the highwaymen to leave the park,
as soldiers are guarding every possible
outlet. None of the passengers in the
coaches were hurt.
The true northerner., 1897-08-18
THE CORN CROP.
Best Fart of It VIII he Safe from
Frost by Middle of september.

best Fart Of IL VIII He snIe from
Frost by Middle of september.
Chicago, Aug. H. The reports as TO
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and the general effect of
the weather on the growth. cultivation
and harvest of the same we've Tuesday
made by the directors of the several
climate and crop sections. The reports
received at Chicago were as follows:
Michigan-Week favorable for work { "a
growth. Oats being finely secured. Pas
lures and beans In fine condition. but po-
tatoes are poor Fall plowing begun. Un-
favorable weather at planting makes corn
late. but otherwise II is very promising
and will be generally safe from frost Sep
tember IA.
Indiana-Corn continues 10 grow rapid
ly, but In some localities II needs rain: the
early planted is caring well. late planted
is I'm silk and tassels: some will be safe
from frost by September 10 and most by
October l. Tobacco grows well. Thresh-
ing and fall plowing continues.
Illinois-Favorablo week and corn con-
tinues to make splendid growth. with early
fields in roasting ears and late fields tas-
selling and silking; the early will be safe
from frost by September TO 10. and late
by September 70 TO October /; prospect
very promising. Broom corn heading in
early fields and cutting will begin August
20. with fair to good yield OF good brush.
Oats threshing well under way; also plow-
ing.
Iowa-Warm growing week. with well
distributed showers. Corn making fine
progress and nearly half Of the crop will
be safe from frost by September 10 to 20.
Most Of late planted will need all OF Sep
tember and small percentage will require
ten warm days in October.
Wisconsin-Liberal rains In central and
southern sections improved pastures and
corn and did not interfere greatly with
harvesting. Oats and spring wheat be-
ing cut. Both crops suffered considerably
from rust. Corn caring we'll. and with
favorable weather will be out OF danger
of frost by September Is. Potatoes light
and quality Inferior. Tobacco doing well.