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The herald., 1897-06-15
THE POLICE FORCE

At the meeting of the city council yes
terday the matter of increasing the DO
lice force came up in connection with
the request of the police commissioners
that an additional man be allowed for
duty at the Fremont gate entrance to
Elysian park. The request was gener-
ally conceded to be a reasonable one, but
in the course Of the discussion it was
developed that other sections of the city
had been begging for police protection
for months, and that the requests had
been denied on account Of the city'e
financial condition. Under these cir
cumstances, the request of the park peo-
pie was hung up" for the time being,
and the police commissioners were aske i
to send in formal report as to the num-
Der of men needed to put the force on an
efficient basis by the let of July, when
the new fiscal year begins.
There is no question that the police
force should be increased at the earliest
possible date. 1t was not large enough,
even without the annexed territory, ami
now that the people of these sections
will be taxed for police and fire protec-
ton, they should have it. They will
have to help pay the bills, and the city
has no right to take their money without
rendering some equivalent. An increase
of twenty-five men is the lowest num-
ber that should even be considered and
if it can be increased without entailing G
The herald., 1897-06-15

w. Grail. asking that the use Of one 8
the schoolrooma Of the Norwood schoo
be accorded her during the ensuing va,
cation, at 2 reasonable rent The re.
quest was denied.
The request Of F. c. Grove that he bs
permitted to photograph certain of the
city schools was granted.
The monthly report Of the superiu-
tendent gave the total enrolment in
the schools as 1877. and the per cent OF
attendance as s5. There were So new
pupils entered during the month. The
average attendance was 1888.
1t was determined that the board re-
convene ae committee Of the whole on
Tuesday evening Of next week.
The herald., 1897-06-15
NEW COMPLICATIONS

The eastern question becomes graver
and more complicated from day to day,
and the concert of Europe has become
a concert of disagreement The victori-
Gus Turk has calmly brushed aside all
the principal restraints under which ha
was imposed to have been placed by
the terms of the armistice dictated by
the powers as the preliminary to a
final termination of the war Inasmuch
as the powers had determined to put an
end to the struggle when the armistice
was signed, the belligerents were noti-
fled that not only must active hostilities
preparations by the victor upon con-
quered territory would not be counte-
nanced. But while the sultan accepted
the situation and agreed to all the terms
imposed, as matter of diplomacy, he
has failed, as a matter of fact to OBJ
serve the requirements of the armistice
except as to the stipulation affecting the
prosecution of actual hostilities. He
has continued to pour his armies intc
Thessaly without any cessation, and
although he was informed by the British
ambassador, on Thursday last. that the
cession of Thessaly would not be con.
sidered for a moment as one of the con-
ditions of peace settlement, he has
nevertheless assumed the government OF
this province, and now issues proc
lamation to the inhabitants as their SOW.
ereign. In this course he is supported
by the German emperor, while the at
titude of the czar upon the subject /:
The herald., 1897-06-15
Shot From Behind

IRAPUATO, Mexico. June 14.-While
William R. McNeel 17-year-old Ameri-
can, accompanied by w. r. Smith, an
other American, was passing along the
street here early at night an unknown
Mexican stepped up behind McNeel and
fired a pistol, killing him insanity. The
cause of the murder is unknown. Nc
Neel had been here only a few weeks
studying Spanish. He was from San An
tonic and was a son of Captain P. j. Nc
Neel, a well-known Texas ranger. The
Mexican who did the killing escaped.
The herald., 1897-06-15

The chain-gang question came up in
the city council yesterday, and after con-
siderable talk it was decided that from
and after July 10Th the brigade shall be
employed in isolated sections of Elysian
park in doing the rough, manual labor
preparatory to future improvement
Councilman Hutchison vigorously op-
posed this plan, taking the ground that
the park is pleasure ground, and that
the presence of the chain gang there
would have bad effect in keeping peo-
pie away. The disposition of the chain
gang has been a debatable question for
some time, and the councilmen evidently
thought this was the best way out of the
trouble.
The herald., 1897-06-15
Freight Train Ditched

MACON, Mo-, June 14-No. 2 fast
freight on the Santa Fe Railroad was
ditched one and half miles east Of FL
mer, Macon county, last night. Three
tramps and one brakeman were killed.
The train was made up of four refrigera-
tor and five stock cars.
The herald., 1897-06-15

Councilman Hutchison yesterday pre-
sented his resolution in the council ask
ing that preliminary steps be taken for
the removal of Chinatown outside the
city limits. The resolution was pub
lished in full in The Herald last Tuesday
morning. 1t was not received with en-
thusiasm; in fact, the councilmen SEEM
ed to be very shy of it. and the best that
could be done by the mover was to secure
its reference to the city attorney for an
opinion as to the legal status of the meas
ure
The herald., 1897-06-15

The city council yesterday granted the
request of the police commissioners for
special prosecuting attorney and a
stenographer to attend to the trial of the
Chinese lottery dealers before the police
courts. Mr.. Gibbon appeared before the
council and urged that this help be af-
forded, explaining why it is necessary,
if effective work is to be done, in sup
pressing, or at least curbing, this growing
evil. From the remarks of the commits
sioners it would appear that they mean
business, and with the cooperation of
the city justices, which has been prom
ised, some good work should be done.
The herald., 1897-06-15

The Chicago Tribune last Thursday
celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with
a really magnificent jubilee edition. The
Tribune's colored press has treated the
public to infinitely superior work, both
IN color and taste, to anything hitherto
seen in eastern publications. The Tri-
bune has a record of which it may wei.
feel proud, and Chicago is justly proud
iOf it's press.
The herald., 1897-06-15

That the accumulation Of enormous
wealth does not insure happiness is once
more demonstrated by the tragic ending
Cf Barney Barnato, the South African
millionaire. Mr. Barnato pursued
riches with such Zest that his brain be-
came affected, and he finally concluded
to drown himself and his sorrow. Bar
nato began life in South Africa as a
clown, and probably he was happier in
that role than as a mammoth mining
king
The herald., 1897-06-15

There IS again proposition, highly
commended by some authorities, to es-
tablish a "college of letters and jour
nalism." Sherwin Cody we'll known
journalist and novelist, and Oliver
Brewer, the pioneer of teachers agen-
cies in the west, are the directors of the
enterprise, which is to find a home in
the Auditorium building, in Chicago
Journalists" may possibly be turned
out in some such fashion, but newspaper
men evolve by more pratical process.
The herald., 1897-06-15

The Women's Christian Temperance
union yesterday petitioned the city coun-
Gil to prohibit the exhibition within the
city limits of kinetoscope pictures Of
prize fights. and especially those of the
orbett-F'itzsimmons fight. The objec-
ton is made that such exhibitions have a
prutalizing effect on young people. while
tition was referred to the committee on
public morals. If prize fighting in pro-
pria persona is demoralizing (Which is
generally admitted), then the counter
felt preeentment of prize fighting which
the hlnetoscope gives must also be &C.
moralizing. The women have logic on
their side.
The herald., 1897-06-15
BAILEY rs FOR BRYAN

Mr.. Bryan Is particularly live topic
with the people of California just now
on account of his projected early visit to
this state, but he is hardly less the CEN
ter of attention in the east Scarcely q
day passes that some prominent Demo-
crat or Democratic newspaper does no;
declare that he is the logical nominee for
the presidency in 1900 and their declar-
ations are doing much to crystalline SEN
timent in the party and close up the
ranks for the coming struggle three
years hence.
Representative Bailey Of Texas, the
leader Of the Democratic minority in the
house, is among the latest to take this
view. In recent interview he said:
1T seems to be the almost unanimous
opinion of the Democrats with whom
l have been brought in contact person.
ally and otherwise that the Democratic
party should commit itself unreserv-
edly to the readoption of the Chicago
platform of 1896. The almost universal
desire appears to be to add nothing to
and substract nothing from that plat
form, but to accept it without qualfica-
tion or reservation as the principles of
the Democratic party for 1900. 1t will
be impossible to disassociate Mr.. Bryan
from that platform. He is part of
the fight of 1896. and to adopt the plat
form of last year and refuse The nomi-
nation to Mr.. Bryan would be serious
mistake"
1t Will be remembered that, up to the
time of Mr. Bryan's nomination at Chi
cago, Mr.. Bailey was one of that gentle
mans most determined opponents in the
convention. He heartily supported the
nomination. of course. Mr.. Bailey has
just returned from western trip, where
he came in contact with the people, and
the foregoing announcement was the re-
suit of his inquiries and observations.
The herald., 1897-06-15
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
LIKE THE EASTERN ASIATICS
Are the Indians Who Inhabit the Yves
Coast of British America.

Victoria. B. c., Sept. 15.-Dr. Franz
Boaz, who for ten years has been max
ing study OF British Columbia Indians
for the British association, and who also
heads the expedition which the Ameri-
can Museum and Natural History sent
out last spring. is again in the CITY.
with DR.. Farrand, who is also engaged
in the work OF collecting information
about the Indians. He came down from
the north on the steamer Tees. Since
last year the two scientists have COW
cred an immense territory. first going
70 the interior OF the province and then
coming our 10 the northern coast The
work in the north was largely devoted 70
physical types of the aborigine. and
measurements. casts and photographs
were taken which will be the subject OF
later investigation. Dr.. Farrand made
a study OF the customs and traditions OF
the Chiloot Indians at Port Essington.
DR.. Boaz paid particular attention %
the art. paintings and carvings Of the
Indians, endeavOring 20 fathOn their
meaning. incidentally a number OF spe-
cimens were secured, but information
was what was principally sought for.
The work done in the interior Was a
continuation Of the work OF the British
association. which they have been car
rying on since 1887. when DR.. Boaz made
his first visit. while that on the coast
was prosecuted tor the American Muse
um OF Natural History at New York.
Morris h Jessup. president Of the mu-
scum, bearing the cost.
The idea is 70 ascertain the origin ot
the coast Indians and whether any rela-
tionship exists between them ana the
natives q the Asistic coast. Study wi.I
be made Of the Indians from Columbia
river - Boring straits and down along
the Atlantic coast 70 lower Siberia. From
what is known OF the traditions and Gus
toms OF natives % the two coasts, D.
Boaz 5 convinced that they are related
and that the first Indians u this side %
the Pacific came from Siberia
Scientists VII 5e ne-e again next sum
mer and PROBABLY for many summers
more before The vast field u covered.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
Ar my ORDERS

Washington. Sept. 15.-Cap;ain Casper II.
Conrad. Fifteenth infantry, and Captain
Charles 6. Ayres. Tenth cavalry. have been
ordered 70 Charleston, ". Va. for duty
Il. connection with the camp OF instruction
o. the National guard Officers
These transfers are made:
II the Twerty-third infantry, Captain ".
c. Manning. from Company Z 10 Company
h: Captain = 3. Pratt from Company
h TO Company z.
II he Fourth infantry. Second Lisuten-
ant q. II. Smith. from Company / % Com
pany A: Second Lieutenant r l. Sts,-
son. from Company a. 70 Company I.
In the Eleventh infantry. Captain a L
Nyer from Company h 70 Company E:
Captain r W. Hoy. from Company J. %
Company c. Captain G. / Brown from
Company z. % Company k Captain r
J Irvine. from ompaHy c 10 Company /
Denver. sept. I5-Deputy United S;aces
Marshal Poe arrived n his ci;y today
in charge y James Bu-s.s.n Loverock.
Fh9 : beng ,aksn - Dublin Ireland. .
sand :r.zI On The charge % enoezzlng
several hundred pounds from tae SEi-tsl1
government L3verock up % las, De-
csmbe- xss II tie government P3srsi
service a. Dublin I. Is alleged IA; II
q pp15pri a.ed SI-ioa from fae Dlain
2cs. of.ice AMI departed for Anle-51a, .ezv
ing xl.e and sevsn children Fo- ne
pas, .hree r1on.hs Love-3ck has been
working a. ne Maitland c0al -a-ne nsz-
here Il = said ne has virtually admit
.et his ga.I: zni expresses Is WING
49, "a - back % Tr-,sr1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16

for the relief Of the miners in the Klon-
dixie section threatened with starvation,
Secretary Alger today received re-
Spouse from the senator saying that
there was already many thousands of
tons of freight unprotected at ST. Mich
aels which cannot be moved up the
Yukon rive to the Klondike on account
of the formation of ice in the river.
wherefore it would be needless 20 send
further supplies at present. Secretary
Alger has communicated this informa-
ton to the citizens committee al Taco
ma, Wash, whence the application for
relief was made. He added that there
are already two army officers on their
way to Circle City, for which place they
started August to report the actual
state of affairs, and they will undoubt-
eddy inform the war department Wheeler
or not supplies are required and how
they can be got intothe country. AS
soon as it is known positively that an
emergency exists. Secretary Alger will
take under consideration the possibility
OF getting supplies in across the noun
tain ranges.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
THOUGHT FLANAGAN WAS GONE
Noted Georgia Murderer Gives the Sheriff
a Good Scare

Atlanta, Ga. Sept. l5.-Information
reached here this morning from Decatur
that Edward Flanagan, the alleged par
anoiac, recently convicted of murder af-
ter a sensational trial and now under
sentence Of death, escaped from the Jail
az that place last night.
The announcement created a tremend-
Gus sensation in both Decatur and At
lanta. Posses were organized to search
for the murderer. The governor and the
sheriff offered 500 reward for his cap
ture. Judge Gambler adjourned court TO
confer with the governor. Rumors
spread abroad that Flanagan had really
been lynched.
In the midst Of the excitement The
supposed missing prisoner was discover
ed secreted in an unused apartment OF
the jail. Charles Smith, a lawyer. who
was searching the Jail. happened 20 enter
This room. when he was attacked with
stick in the hands of the murderer and
severely beaten.
When Sheriff Austin went 70 Flana-
gan's cell az O'clock this morning I, vas
deserted. on the table was note ad-
dressed % the sheriff. saying:
Il will be gone AL night. You will not
come in till late 70 bring my breakfast.
My friends are all good friends. I
thank You Cor taking off the inside lock.
My friends goi a key that happened TO
fl the outside lock. I am going 20 the
country, where l vii De free.
(SigneD "E C FLANAGAN"
The sheriff jumped 10 the conclusion
THAI his famous prisoner had escaped and
spread The alarm.
Flanagan was a boa-der in ne home OF
George Allen, near Decatur. He had a
mania FOR falling in love with very
young girls and conserved mad infatu-
alton for At;ie Leids Allen. the ls-year-
old daughter q George Allen. When he
asked her hand in marriage ana vas re-
fused. he Sc; oui 10 ex;e-mina;e he whole
family. He succeeded in killing Mrs A.
ZEN. George Aliens mother. and Mns.
Ruth Slack, a visitor. The crime was
committed on the nj q, q ne Slst 81 las,
December. Flanagan was ,-iei. c3nvic,-
Cd and sentenced % 5e hanged. ana his
execution has only been deferred pend
ing an appeal The detns offered a plea
Of insanity and Flanagan himself de-
clared that he was trying % save I.eiaa
Allen from ruin az ne hands - her "a
caer when he killed he two women
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
RICE FARMS LAID WASTE
Fluff Storm Comes just at a Time to Do
the Most Damage.

Galveston. Texas. Sept. 15.-The farm
ers along Taylor's Bayou in jefferson
county, are the heaviest losers from the
storm OF Sunday evening. The rice
crop was the largest in years and was
ready for harvesting. but hundreds OF
acres were totally destroyed, The loss be-
ing estimated at $4,000. Among the
heaviest losers, Bitterbo Bros had 600
acres and will lose $4,000: II. A. Nc
Gayle 1000 acres, loss $4,000; Shoemak-
er and Fox, 500 acres, loss $4,000; Will
Gossen. 80 acres, loss $1,000; L. 3. Pit
kin, 800 acres. loss $4,000; Herbert and
Bros. and Brosseard together. 500 acres.
81, 900. Had the e;orm held of one week
the rice field losses would have been
very much less. as the crop by tina, time
would all have been practically harvest
ed. This money would have been in
hand IN thirty days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
cALLERs:Ar IHK WHITE HorsE
C1bs and the Unioa Pacific Railroad Ar.
Matters Di.cu.ssd

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
EXPORTS FOE AUGUST
Largest of Any August Of Which th
Treasury Department Has Records.

Treasury Department Has Records.
Washington. Sept. 15.-Domestic ex-
ports for August We're the largest OF any
August Of which the bureau Of statistics
of the treasury department has any rec
ord. They were valued a SO Az $50 as
against $50. 6S9. gS1 in August. 1895. an in
crease Of 80. SO7. 939: for the eight months
ended August 81, 1891. they amounted 90
S629 ,434, 81, an increase Of So, ,3s7 owe
last year.
The excess Of exports OF merchandise
over imports for August last, was $40
953. 753, as against an excess Of $50 1872,
SIC in August 1896. and during the past
eight months So. 2e9 .213 as compared
with S1O9. SOS. 1913 during the CORES pond
ing months % 1896.
The value Of imports during August
amounted 70 S3eS76 $40. This IS the small
est value since June. 1879. when they
amounted 10 S3s. $40. Al.
The increase Of exports Is made up
mainly Of breadstuffs. which is account
ed for by the heavy foreign demand for
American grains.
The amount OF gold imported during
August amounted 20 S4.374.175 and the
exports 70 sl,9S3.5SS.
The silver imports during August
amounted - 81. ig 1852. and the exports
TO $5Sl3. III
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
Int-rnstionai CheS. Tournaments.

Berlin. Sept. l5.-The third annual round
OF the International chess tournament. now
IN progress IN this city. was begun this
morning. IL was announced tina; Bardel-
ben had been retired from the tournament.
The game left unfinished yesterday between
Albn and Me;ger was drawn.
Today's result; follows;
Blackburn won against Badeieben by de-
fault. Cohn beat SchiIers on the second
board. Schlechter defeated Charousek on
the third board. while Marco and AIh.n
drew their game on the fourth. Metger and
AlaT.u on the next board also drew. and
JsnoWski administered a defeat 70 Wilma
wer or the sixth.
Both caro- and Zink went down before
Teschmann and Tschigorln respectively.
these men occupying the seventh and
eighth tables. Walbroit disposed OF Burn
on the ninth board. and Suechung and en-
gl!sch drew on the tenth board
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-16
THREE CHIEFS GONE
KING OF BENIN AND his PEOPLE
FEEL BRITISH WRATH.

On Trial For the Massacre of a British Ex.
Chiefs Condemned and Two Executed.
the Third Committing Suicide to Es-
cape Death at the Executioner's Hands
Expedition to Reli eve the Hill Forts
on the Indian Border ID Successful
Prince Henry Adores Emperor Bill.
Lagos. West Coast of Africa, Sept. Is.
The trial OF the king OF Benin and
his chiefs, who surrendered on August 5
to the British authorities and who were
massacre Of an unarmed expedition I'M
der British Consul Phillips, is proceed
ing at Benin City. Three of the chiefs
have already been condemned. Two OF
them were shot and their bodies were
displayed hanging in the streets for
twenty-four hours. The third OF these
chiefs committed suicide.
HILL FORTS RELIEVED.
Simla, Sept. 15.-The operations of the
troops under command OF General Yea1-
man-Biggs, undertaken for the purpose
OF relieving the SANTANA posts. have been
entirely successful The police post ait
Saraghari has been recApiured by the
British forces, the troops carrying the
position by assault. Fort LockharI was
relieved on Tuesday morning, and Fort
Gulistan was relieved the same evening.
The field guns which upon this occasion
were brought into action have a range
oe 5000 yards and were so effectively
handled that they scattered the enemy
investing Fort Gulistan. The tribes
men did not oppose the advance OF the
troops under General Yeatman-Blggs,
whose deadly artillery and Lee-Medford
rifle fire sent them in full retreat. Fort
Gulistan was hard beset when the rein
torcements arrived. a large force Of
Afridis had advanced TO within four
hundred yards Of the fort. General
Yeatman-Biggs left a regiment at Pun
jao and two guns at Fort Gulistan,
when he returned 10 Fort Lockhart-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Wilhelm's Haven, Sept. 15.-At the
launching here yesterday OF the new
German ironclsd Kaiser Wilhelm Der
LWelte, Prince Henry OF Russia made
speech. in the course OF which, apostro-
phizing the ship. ne said:
The emperor, locking forward with
clear eye into the future. labors indie
fatigably to secure for Germany and her
people honor on the high seas. And,
verify, it is high and noble aim. The
emperor's wish 10 see the empire stand
before the world in independent firm
ness, OF uneXcelled strength on land and
caplole of self-defense at sea, through
the German navy. Of her rights and hon
or. The name which you will hence
forth bear IS a name which is our bat
tie cry and our dying cry
At the dinner which followed the
launching Of the baJtleship, Prince
Henry Of Prussia toasted Emperor VIII
liam as the godfather OF the snip, and al
so toasted Admiral Won Knorr, whose
silver wedding was celebrated yesterday.
MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Madrid, Sept. 15.-The war depart
ment is concentrating 5000 troops with
the intention Of Immediately dispatching
them as reinforcements to the Spanish
army in China