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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Time Card Effective Aug. I :

Ahac NdI0 Aug ], lsgI
Leave East Bound:
Train No. 10, kansas and Mel
braska Limited" for Fort Scott
and st: Louis ......;::..--...-.. 40 .. N
Louis EXPRESS .........:...........i $40 p N
Leave for South and West
Train No. s. for Clearwater, Con-
way Springs Anthony. Kiowa.
Belle Plain and Winfield. :-.;.... 10 a m
Train No Al for Conway Springs
Anthony and xlowa....:...:.......l 500 p m
Leave FOR North ard west !
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ka Limited for Hq,chin-
ana Denver. :...-.-.-.........s SD ?. m
fer Mount Hope and Hutchin-i
SOC and Gsneseo. I'D a. m
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Train No ?. Kansas and Ne
brsska Limited" from Fort
Scott and St. Louis :.....-..... i:io p a,
and St Louis ..-.................. 10 a m
Arrive from South and West
Train No. s. from k.owA, All
thony. Conway Springs and d.
Il. ana A port. ..........--...-.~; SO pm
Train No 80. from Anthony and
Conway Springs. ..................1 Il 30 an
Arrive from Nerth and West
Train No. %. from Denver, Colo-
rado Springs. Pueblo and Hutch
!uson -. II 10 q
Tram No tsA from Hutchirso1i
ard Mount Hope. SO ?. m
For further lrforrnatlon cah % OF s3-
dress City Ticket O.-lce, Missouri Pscfac
Railway IA " Main street WICHITA Kan
E z. BLECKLET. p ard T. A
Ds7ot. onrrer W.osits and secoat streets
FRISCO LINE
ST LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07
THE CASE OF JOHN SCOTT.

In 1879 there lived on North Main st,
a man by the name Of John Scott Scott
was an easy going, docile sort of young
fellow. He was bashfu He was never
known to speak in a crowd unless sp0k-
en- 10. The boys regarded him as ten
der foot and when they began to boot at
him he always got off the street.
One Sunday morning in May Scott
came walking down the street pretty
well dressed. There were some cowboys
in town visiting the Alexanders. The
rangers and the Afexanders were drink
ing some When the oldest Alexander
boy saw Scott turn the corner of Main
ana Douglas and start UP West Doug
las toward them he said:
Hello, Johnny. Cats got your tongue
yet?"
Scott said nothing in reply. When he
got TO where Alexander stood. about
where the Van Zant Implement house
now stands, Alexander walked up and
took hold OF SCOTS shoulders in a 6rav-
ado sort OF way. Scott didn't say a
word. He hauled off with his left fist
Struck Alexander at the butt OF the
left ear and felled MIN in the street
Scott walked on without word and
when the friends picked Alexander UP
he was dead. The stroke from Scott
broke MS neck.
SCHOOL TEACHERS BENEFITED.
Warrants issued oy the school b1arl
are this year for the first time IN sew
eral years being sold al 100 cents on the
dollar. Heretofore they nave. when the
treasurer Of the board of education has
been without friends. been bought in al
a discount of three to seven per cent
and not ready sale al that.
This year the teacher who receives a
warrant for a months wages, can get
it cashed at face value at the nearest
bank or business house. One firm in
Wichita has within the last two months
bought in $4,000 in school warrants. be-
sides nearly a thousand dollars in other
warrants upon the city treasurer. AT
one time in Wichita, teachers would
part with a warrant for wages al as
low as 81 per cent on the dollar and
ready sale was not found even at that
figure. That is Z per cent higher than
warrants sold a on an average through
the state in 1893 The average over the
state for the fiscal year 1897, beginning
July lst. is about 81 per cent, and that
Wichita is ahead a.but its usual pace.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND AND PACIF-
&c RAILWAY.
Tine table effective Sept. 13 lSSo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07
JOHN sPEER AND KLoNDIKE.

JOHN SPEER AND KLONDIKE.
John Speer, the old-Gme Kansan. ga id
the other day: IF 1 were young again
l would be on my way TO Klondike.
Ike the frontier ard the new countries.
/ always did" He paused then and
looking carefully d: the young man 10
waom he Has speaking, added: But
Of course l would advise no young man
to take the trip"
ORIGINALLY MARKED GOLD MINE.
The idea seems to prevail that there
vas nothing at Wichita before 1870. The
site Of the new parks, however, IS iden-
teal with town that existed before
the present Wichita. This first town
however, was only an Indian village, a
village Of W;chitas. They may have
lived there for centuries. Along about
1860 the best pumpkins raised in Kan
sas we're those produced by thu Wichita
Indians in the village hear the juno
ton Of the two rivers. In the sixteenth
century the Spanish Tnap-makers made
a GROSS on the spot where Wichita now
stands and marked II Gold Nine"
MONEY IN LOCAL POLITICS.
The last Republican campaign In
Wichita and Sedgwich countywas run on
less money than any presiding cam
paigD in the history Of the county. The
Populist campaign cost more. The US
ual method of committees is TO assess
candidates certain sum. The Popu-
lists made their candidates pay heavy;
the Republicans did not. The average
county campaign sosts the candidate on
each ticket about $500. During the
boom, the sans campaign for the same
county Offices cost the candidates not
less than $4,000. The politicians on both
sides In this county are coming to be-
lieve, in the light of recent elections,
that money L. positive detriment to
the ticket using il in excess.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07

t.. ..ae l. rs~ running ;a-sak= e-A;r
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15

Charleston and Jacksonville line, oame
into port this morning, having on board
Lieut.. Sutherland of the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin. The presence OF
the lieutenant on board the steamer is
accounted for by the fact that she was
taken for filibuster, when she appeared
off the bar. All grew out of the lighting
Of a match and the officers on the govern
ment vessel, ever on the alert to catch
any filibuster along the Florida coast
flashed her search light over the waters
to learn the meaning of the little fame.
The light settled on, small row boat
in which was seated a pilot awaiting the
arrival OF the Delaware to bring her In
over the bar. The appearance of the man
in small row boat at SC, early an hour
excited the suspicious of the officers on
board the Dolphin and the boat and man
were kept under close surveillance.
When the Delaware hove in sight before
day light, the pilot boarded her. The
circumstances were regarded with even
more suspicion. Lieut.. Sutherland
boarded the Delaware and came on Into
port with her. Upon arriving here he
visited the offices of United States Attor-
ney CLARK, but the nature of his visit
could not be learned. 1t is presumed that
he was satisfied the Delaware was not q
f1libuster He returned TO the Dolphin
about noon, going down on the revenue
OUTER Colfax. Lieut.. Sutherland said
the Dolphin would await the arrival of
the cruiser Newark before coming into
port, she being subject to the orders of
Captain Nelson of the cruiser.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15

csqus Harrison-nestling in it's chain of
| lakes-laugh in glee at It's sweet music,
| while dainty little Waterford exciaims
with pride, HI am the terminusl"
The enthusiasm for the new road is not
confined to these cities and villages,
| though, by any means; it has permeated
| the whole of the north portion Of the
county, and all through the hundreds of
| fine farms of Northern Cum berlsnd the
hardy tillers of the soil are as earnest for
the SUCCESS of the enterprise as are the
| merchants of the larger places who see
| in it great posi- biIiites in the way of in
creased trade, as the farmer sees ahead
au economical means OF conveying to
the markets and turning into profitable
merch handise much of the product of his
agricultural toll and skill that row. on
account of lack of means Of transpc rts-
tion to this populouus centers of trade, is
not disposed Of. 1t is this general enthu-
siasm so widely scattered and emphat-
'oally expressed for the success of the
enterprise that gives its prom oters cour-
age to believe that it's construction is By
no means very distant reality.
Never perhaps has project for the
building Of line of railroad in Maine
met with less opposition than has this
one. Ii no place where
the PRESS man has had
an oppo1 tunity to Investigate or make
inq uiries has there been word OF dis
sent except in one small community, and
this its promoters believe to be an Oh
lection trivial in Its nature. due to
misconcepion of the scope OF operations
of ths road and and will, they think,
be easily overcome, so that throughout
the entire length there shall be but one
sentiment in regard to the enterprise.
While this project of a road from Vest
brook has really just assumed business
like proportions, many years ago some
enterprisiug citizens of Westbrook tried
to create a sentiment for such rond,
but it was not productive OF any actual
results. Thegtime was not then ripe, 5nt
with the advance of the electrical, giant
has come a revival Of the scheme. and
the legislature will very soon be asked
to grant special charter for the construc-
tion of this line.
State Senator Charles M. Wateraouse.
of Westbrook, has long been warm all
vooate of this road, and he is now In
position to see his dream in fair way
to be realized, or at least given a good
start. Mr.. Waterhouse talked 1resiy
with PRESS man in regard to the
scheme he said in substance that Is
was both surprising and pleasant to see
the practically unanimous sentlmenu IN
favor of the construction OF the road.
"As you know said he, when any
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
A ROUGH EXPERIENCE.
steamer Dresden Nearly Sunk by Big
Waves.

New York, January 1.-THE steamer
Dresden came to her pier in Hoboken to-
day with the storm of two monster
waves, which boarded her and threatsnt
TO send the ship to the bottom. The
Dresden had rough weather from the
time of sailing from Bremen. At dawn
January 9th, in latitude 40 north, longi-
tude 30 west d huge wave swept aboard.
broke in the door of the saloon and
flooded that compartment. Ihe room Of
the chief steward was filed and it Is said
the steward had to swim to safety. He
got jamned in doorway and had his
knee W wrenched. All the officers below
had scramble in escaping to the deck.
The sea had thrown the vessel down to
a dangerous angle. She righted again
slowly. 10 prevent seventy-five steerage
passengers from rushing on deck IN a
panic, the doors of the steeraRe were
blocked at seven O'Clock another wave
went aboard, striking tbs bridge and
knocking Chief Officer Folger, who was
on duty. senseless. He recovered and
later came out of the hospital in five days
with no injuries save few bruises. Two
life boats were smashed in. The sea con-
tinued very rough. Captain Cross ordered
hags filed with machine Ioil
hung over the side. EaThis quieted the
waves and there was no further trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
AGENTS DON'T BELIEVE 1T.

No knowledge That Delaware Was On a
Filibustering Expedition.
Boston, January 14.-The steamship
Delaware of the Clyde line, reported fred
on and seized at the mouth of the i6t.
Johns river on suspicion of being en-
gagged in fIibustering expedition, left
Boston Friday afternoon for Charleston
and Jacksonville She sailed from
Charleston yesterday, and that fact was
the last heard OF her by the Boston
sgents until informed of the alleged seiz-
ure. The local officials of the company
sny the report that the Delaware was on
a filibustering expedition is news to than
and they place no credence in the report.
The Delaware came to Boston on the
9Th, from New York, light, In charge of
Captain Rockwell, the port captain Of
take the place of the steamship Morgan
City, which was Withdrawn from the
Boston route ard placed in the trado be-
tween New York and Hayti. Captain
Ingram, who was the second officer on
the Morgan City, was put in com mand of
the Delaware,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
eRIEFLy TOLD.

Niasson skated indoors at Washington,
last night, two miles i'll So 1-2, breaking
the record by ! 1-2 seconds.
Senator Sherman left Washington last
night for Canton.
The Sons and Daughters of Maine held
midwinter meeting and banques last
evening at the Hotel 1horndike, Boston.
Melvills @. Redle presided. Elorestan
Fish acted as secretary. Forty members
were present. The guests were Eev. c.
W. Biddle of Bruokline and VIM. a iken,
president of the Brighton club.
The Carson City location for the Cor
bett- itzsi simmons fight is almost con-
firmed by Corbett. He told friend after
the close of his engagement in Kansas
City that next week be would visit his
home in San Francisco and would finish
his training in California, (which will
be close to the scene of the battle. ~
In the New York assembly Thursday a
resolution was offered by Mr.. Witter ask
ing that the House express to the United
States Senate it's sympathy with Cuba
In the conflict with Spain and REQUEST it
to recognize she bellisereney of the for
mer. Tbe resolution was made special
order for Monday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
ARMoR PLATES FOR NAVY.
Senator Chandler Makes Report to Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.

Washington, January 14.-SenatoE
Chandler. as member Of the committee
on naval affairs, which during the last
session of Congress investigated the sub
jeot of armor plate. has presented to his
asso ciates for their approval his report.
The report will now be laid before the
full committee. Mr.. Chandler disagrees
with the finding of the Secretary of the
Navy that armor should be made for not
to exceed $500 ton and fixes the price at
$500 ton.
at this figure he says there is a fair
margin Of profit and anything beyond
that is exorbitant. Senator Chandler re-
views the testimony with regard to the
connection of Commodore Folger with
the Harvey company and makes some
caustiu criticisms. He condemns that
official for the alleged acceptance of a
salary of $4,000 from the Harvey people,
while he was an officer of the govern
ment and LAYS much stress On his accapt-
anca Of 800 0OU worth Of stock of the COM
papy engaged in the manufacture OF
Harveyized plates. The report will not
be subm ittsd to the com mittee for some
days to come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
THE A. 2. A. PRoTEsIEp..
Claimed That Bibles Were Burnedin Bath
Schools.

Bath, January 1.-THE local council of
the A. P. A., held public meeting at
their hall tonight to take action on the
alleged burning of Bibles in the public
streets by pupils under instructions 6
priests. About 100 were present, most
iy members. The meeting was addressed
by President Taylor. These resolutions
were passed:
Resolved, That while tolerant to all
creeds, we consider the free public school
the bulwark of American institutions,
and the ablest place for she education
of American children, and to keep them
such we protest against the interferen G
by the priesthood with the reading of the
Scriptures in our public school.
Resolved, Thab We protass against any
laity of our school board and demand
that all laws in their code be strictly
enfcr esd.
From investigation, however, it ap-
pears that the boys misundersteod the
priest and the action of the A. P. A.
Ia unwarrauted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
wool Growers, ideas of Tariff.

Colum bus, O., January 14.-The Ohio
wool growers association in its meet
ing Yesterday was not unanimous re-
gsrdlng the tariff protection. The reso-
lutions reported from the COMMITTEES set
forth that the removal of the tariff on
wool had ruined the sheep raising busl-
ness and demanded the restoration OF
protection. They did not endorse fhe
Dingley bill now before the ways and
means committee of the House. JuhRs
Vim. Lawrence. president of the associa-
tion. moved to amend by inserting an
,nYdsSa was developed in the discussion shat fol.
Iowad that the committee thought the
bill too radical and would not report the
resolutions with the endorsement in
them The amendment offered by Judge
Lawrence was finally adopted on
weak vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
WESTBRO0K TO WATERFORD.
The Proposed New Road to the Region
of Northern Cumberland.

body starts out to champion the cause of
new railroad he ordinarily runs up
against numerous obstacles In the way
of objectors who oppose the coustruc-
ton because it treads on their corns per-
sonally or antaaonizes or becomes cop-
petiter of some already established
line. In this matter have not heard a
single word of dissent from anybody,
and I believe rhe sentiment of the whole
region practically unit for the road. AS
far as railroads already in existence are
conoernedi, it will BIZ a benefit to them
insteaa of hindrance, as is often the
case 1t opens region of vast business
possibilities, and means more business
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15

Albany, January 14.-State Treasurer
Coivin. president of tho state league of
the Repub ican clu bs under whose auspi-
ces the banquet is to be given in this
city January rs, in honor Of United
Stsrts Senator elect Platt. announced
that the following members OF the United
States Senate with Hon. Thomas q.
Platt during former terms, have been
invited to the banquet rs special guests:
Orville Il. Platt, Joseph r. Hawley,
BENZ. Harrison, James wilson McDlll,
VIM. B. Allison, John J. ingalls,, VIM.
Hale, Oscar ID. Congei, Samuel j. Nc
MILAN, Alvan Saunders, John z. Jones,
Henry W. Blair, J. d. Cameron. J. |,
Mitchell, Nelson W. Aldrich, Jpatin 3.
morrill,, G. +. Edmuuds, and Philateus
Sawyer. EX-Gov. Morton has received
n special invitation as have the follow
ing Republican governors: Gov. Powers
Of Maine Daniel Hastings of Pennsyl-
vanie. John W. Griggs Of New JERSEY,
Loren A. Cook of Connecticut, Geo. A.
Ramsdell of New Hampshire, Roger Vol
coIt of Massachusetts, 6. W. Atkinson
ef Vest Virginia Josiah Grout of Yer
mont and Asa Bushnell Of Ohio.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15

"All aboard for Little Falls-South
Windham- Gambo- North Windham-
Raymond -Naples-Harriaon and
Waterford! Fine Scenery of the Cream
of Cumberland County,! Thirty Mile
Ride and in two hours and halfli! All
aboardill!
This is the rallying cry of the enthu 81
astic supporters of the projected electric
road from Westbrook to Harrison or
Waterford, It is heard in Portland, it is
frequent in Weetbrook, the Factories OF
Little Falls are hearing it, it has rum
bleu through the powder mills at Gam
bo, Raymond cries ii, Casco answers
with shout, lovely Naples.an piotur.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
Another Curtailmen. Necessary.

Boston, January 14.-There is every
prospect that New England is on the
verge of another mill cuItnilment. al
though not to as large an extent probab-
ly IA occurred last summer. Hon. L. j..
Coolidge, treasurer of the Amoskeag
mill, says: Business has been so bad
the last few weeks the curfailment of
production seems almost necessary. The
FALL River mills appear to be the areat-
est sufferers, bus all lines are suffering
from over prod1os7on. ] am in hopes
of some Improvement in the spring, but
as yet there are no signs of any and it
certainly should he apparent by this
time The great demand fer our wheat
is very favorable sign and should help
the situation. The impoverishment of the
country prevents people using goods OF
which they were formerly large oonsum-
ers, ana in consequence we have an
over production In all commodities. q
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
cuRANs ARE PROSPEROUS.
Letter from President Cianeros of the
Repu bile.

Washington, Jan usry 14.-Senor
Quesada today received a letter from
President Salvatore Cianeros of the Re-
public of Cuba, dated Cubata, December
2,,which encloses some of the new pos
tage stamps of the Cuban republic.
President iCianeros expressed his graft
fioation that the people and the Congress
of the United States continued TO show
their sympathy for Cuba
He said he was preparing an appeal in
whiohS the government of the Gu ban
republic would ask for the recognition of
the independence of the island. He fur
ther stated that they were preparing to
renew an offensive campaign.
President Cianeros also said that their
condition was most prosperous and IL
they had an abundance of munitions of
war, not only of rifles but of cannon and
dynamite cannon, railroads would be
destroyed and all but the few remain
ing garrisoned towns in the interior
would be abandoned by the Spanish.
President CianerOs concluded that
they expected to receive very soon the
desired material Of WET from abroad
which will enable the Cubans to drive
the Spanish to the sea, and then the
Cubans would bid the enemy last good
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
JUST READ THIS.
Evidence on Which An American Was
Convicted to Life imprisonment in
Chains, in Cuba.

Havana, January 1s.-Among the
| various conclusions of the tribunal which
convicted Somsillan, based the
charges against the prisoner, the follow
ing was the most important: "Whereas
public rumor in attri buting to Someillan
disaffection to the Spanish cause, was
not misguided, since his change in
nationality for an unjustifled and unxe-
planned reason suggests rational sns-
pioion that whoever breaks in such way
his traditions and history is actuated by
hatred Of or at least Indifference to his
ancient country and changes his
nationality in order to, while continuing
to enjoy the advantages of Spanish leg1s-
lation and the customs of Spanish society
carries in the bottom of his soul the
ferment of separation, of which Someil-
Ian is a living and personal example.
The tribunal discarded all evidences
favorable to the prisoner saying that
there was expert evidence of a compl0t
to nisguide the tribunal.
Ell Pueblo, the organ of the AutonOmist
party in Puerto Principe, has been sup
pressed by order of the government. The
editor of the paper. Senor Varei Sequ1ra
was arrested. Louis Lay, young
A merican, arrested some months ago at
Regln, across the bay from Havana, was
released today from the Cabanas fortress,
where he has been confined since his ar
rest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
MIR. PIatt Nominated.

Albany, January IA joint caucus
of hepu blioan mem bers of the legislature
tonight nominated Thomas Q. PIatt MS
United States Senator to succeed David
B. Hill. Mr.. Platt received 142 votes and
Joseph H. Choate, the only other cnndi-
date, seven votes.
NJ. Choate alone was formally placed
in nomination. MIR. Platt's name was
rot mentioned in the case until after the
roll call for the selection of a nominee
had commenced. Such condition WIS
never before presented in party politics
In New York state. Mr.. PIatt has all
along said that lie was rot candidate.
and it was in difference to his wishes
that he wss not placed in nomination.