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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
GAVE HER BODY TO SCIENCE

Or Caroline b. Windows Bequest De-
clined by Howard Trustees.
The late DR.. Caroline Brown Winslow.
the well-known woman physician who
has just died at Washington, left q will
'bequeathing her body to Howard uni
rersity, to be carefully dissected by a
woman medical student for the purpose
of advancing her knowledge of anat-
omy. After that she desired that the
several parts of her skeleton should be
wired together for the use of the minor
normal school of the district founded
by her friend Myrtilla Minor, the skele-
ton to occupy the place in the school
designed by her.
Dr. Winslow desired this disposition
of her body because the laws of the
country require that every medical stu.
dent shall obtain and dissect one human
body before he or she can graduate or
receive a diploma, and because there are
no methods provided by which such
bodies can belegally obtained except by
bequest or sale by the owner previous
to death. II the trustees of the uni
versity declined to accept the bequest
the body was to be cremated. 1t is un-
derstood that the university did decline
to receive the body, and it was accord
ingly cremated and the ashes will be in
TERED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
WIT AND WISDOM.

He stood as If carved from stone.
Those who knew the circumstances
manifested no surprise. He had just
been chiseled out of his rocks.-Indian-
0polis Journal.
-"Foeigners complain that our rail-
way stations are so far apart" Eyes;
that's what the governor Of North Car
olina said to the governor Of South Car
oIina."-Chicago Record.
well" said the kite to the small
boy, IL guess will have to admit that
you have me on the string. And that, -
continued the kite, els what makes me
soar."-Indianapolis Journal.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-"Do you think,
my dear, that the time will ever come
when the men will do the cooking?'
Srs. Crimsonbeak-"Not in this world,
John.."-Yonkers Statesman.
-T am sorry, monsieur. but cannot
consider your proposal. I shall never
marry" "Never marry7 But, made.
moiselle, what do you intend to do with
your immense fortune ?''-L'Illwtre de
Poche.
MFR. Cox-"John, why do you call
that pretty typewriter of yours Mary
Ann? You told me her name was
Mabel" Mr.. Fox-"Well, you see,
have a bad habit of speaking in my
sleep. and my wife's name is Mary
Ann" -Leslie's Weekly.
Aimed at Chicago.-"Once for all,
girl" he Kissed, "once for all, win you
marry me?" YES" she said, 'I'll mar
ry you, but don't know about the once
for all part OF it. guess you haven't
lived here long enough to catch the
spirit of our enterprising city."-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
ct am really delighted at the inter
est my boy Tommy is taking in his
writing" said Mrs. Hickleby; che
spends two hours day at IT," Really?
How strange! How did you get him to
do it?" "Oh, as for that, told him to
write me out list Of everything he
wanted for Christmas, and he's still at
it."-Bazar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
JAPANESE CRUELTY.


A correspondent of the Japan Mail
reiterates statements made by eyewit,
nesses and published in detail some
weeks ago concerning the operations OF
the japanese troops In Formosa- Thirty
villages at the lowest estimate have
been destroyed and eyewitnesses to the
atrocities place the number at not less
than 20. Many towns were destroyed
whose inhabitants took no part what
ever in the rebellion. Proceeding, the
correspondent says:
Regarding the % caught pretty much
at random, dragged to see their graves
dug. and then ruthlessly butchered. ]
have the story from an eyewitness who
is ready to bear witness If need be. Az
to Chinese preparing food for Japanese.
and then being butchered. 1t is true.
'As to the project of Hunnim issuing
a proclamation TO bring back the poo
pie. and when they did return being
butchered by soldiers. my informant
saw and read the proclamation in ques-
ton. and the slaughtering took place
ON the two days following.
81 myself have seen the Chinese NAL
treated. myself have seen graves desc
Grated.
women who were violated came here
and to one of our lady missionaries
bore witness to the fact Since the
japanese arrived in Formosa, have
several times travelled from Chang VIVA,
on the north, to Tang Kong. on the
south. and in the villages have heard
dozens Of stories to the same effect
IF all these things had been done
In q time of war one would have little
or nothing to say, but they were done
in time Of nominal peace"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
The aduha Badly gxee Saturaau Moruiug ganuary 1887
POLAR BEAR CUBS.
First Ever Born In Captivity See
Light Of Day at Bridgeport, Conn.
Interesting Event Occurs In the WHITES
Quarters Of the Barnum and Bailey
Circus-Mother Bear Grows Very
Suspicious and Ugly.

The first polar bears ever born In
the United States made their appear
ance the other day in the winter quar-
tiers of the Barnum & Bailey circus at
Bridgeport, Conn. They are twins. and
the double event is considered of i'm
portance by the showmen, as under the
best natural conditions only two cubs
are ever seen at one time in the care
OF a she bear of this variety in the Arctic
regions.
Besides being the first white bears
ever born here, it is believed they arc
the first ever born IN captivity. The
cubs are about the size of shepherd
dogs, weighing about Al pounds each.
yThe parents were procured BY Mr..
Bailey last August and were transferred
to Bridgeport, where the she bear had o
compartment of her own. It was con-
sidered too hazardous under the cir
cumstances to take her travelling with
the show.
Since the birth of the cubs the moth
er suspects every moving object to be
an enemy and snaps and growis ut
everybody approaching the cage. In
her present state she is very danger.
GUS. Polar bears cost 81 900 each, SO
that the advent of these two little ones
means quite a sum gained.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
SHUTTING OUT THE SEA.
How Eastern Property Owners Waste
Their Money.

How Eastern Property Owners Waste
Their Money.
Along the North Jersey coast from
long Branch to Asbury Park the coast
is formed Of bluffs and high ground and
walls that win offer direct resistance to
the waves must be constructed to pro
tect them from the waves. These bluffs
are being washed away rapidly where
not protected by some artificial device
end the sand Is carried back into the
sea, where sandbars arc formed with
it. Many years ago. when the Jersey
seaside resorts first became prominent,
efforts were made to protecs this shore
with heavy timber bullzheads. But each
recurring winter these massive tim-
bers were washed away and good slice
of the bluffs was leveled. No matter
how heavy and strong this sort OF pro-
lection is made, the sea Is pretty sure
to batter it down in time, and the
work must be repeated For Is years
now the property owners have wasted
their money N building makeshift
timber walls to protect their land from
tie ocean along many parts Of our coast.
Tho Same amount Of money put In
rood, strong walls OF masonry and con-
creto would yield permanent results
that would endure for half century.
aud in time this must be the outcome
Of the present abort.ve attempt 70 keen
beck the sea- Beside wooden walls,
numerous jetties run out into the ocean
TO break the fo.ce of the current, and
in this way the damage to the bluffs
is somewhat lessened. Nearly every
storm Of any great fury not only car
riss away or demoiishes part Of the
wells, but makes great inroads into the
bluffs of sand behind them 4 solid
stone we'll, with sloping faces TO the
sea, would protect the bluffs 90 that
private and public property would be
secure for all time. The best illugt-a-
items OF this principle Of coast defense
can be seen in the numerous stone
b1ealCxate-s constructed by the gov
srxment for harbor profection--Lippin-
colts Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
DEFECTIVE ARMoR PLATES.

Government Tests Those Furnished By
Carnegie Works for Battle Ships.
A dispatch from Newport News, Va,
says: Some of the steel plates sent here
by the Carnegie works to be used on
the battle ships Kentucky and kear.
sarge and subsequently re5ected> by
Naval Constructor j. j. Woodward have
been tested by the special board OPP
pointed by Secretary Herbert. The
members OF the board are very reHcent
about the outcome OF the investigation
and would give ont no Information
whatever.
At the official test The plates wers
subject to heavy, bending strain with
view of breaking them, if possible.
These plates so subjected were taken
to the Portsmouth navy yard, where
they will b tested another way by mn-
chimes used for this purpose. The
officials OF the shipyard made private
test Of two Of the plates and one an
inch in thickness was cracked by q
1,sOO-ton weight dropped from e height
of about 80 feet. At 20, 80. 20 and 60
feet the plate was bent by degrees and
showed no defects.
Inreg1rd othe assertion to the effect
that tho Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company had taken the
contract at loss and was substituting
cheap plate, Superintendent Sommers
n. Smith says that the pecuniary con-
sideration will enable his company to
put in the Kentucky and Keararge the
very best plates according to the specif-
cations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
cALvE AND EAMEs MAKE UP.

OS.Vs OsNS SSsU@0 BUAw&S OTs
Embrace Each Other on the Stage 1t
New York.
Emma Calve and Emma Eames, the
rival opera singers who have been on
bad terms for three years, embraced
each other on the stage of the Metro
politan opera house in New York the
other night before an applauding audi
eace. It was after the first act of
Carmen"
Nine. Calve had made a great hit in
her impersonation of the cigarette girl,
and the audience rose en- masse and
called her out. She stood alone on the
stage for moment, smiling. then, with
out even a glance of apology, away she
darted into the wings. Out she came
again, pulling Mime. Eames, who held
back modestly. The audience cheered
and laughed. and cheered and laughed
again. Eames and Calve vanished from
view, hand in hand, TO reappear with
Don Jose, whom they considered en-,
titled to part of the plaudits. The
three singers came down TO the foot
lights to gather the flowers thrown
upon the stage, and Calve filled her arms
with them. Then she ran to Eames ami
gave her the bouquets as q final peace
Offering. Eames smiled depreca&ingly
and refused, whereupon Calve insisted.
Games accepted bunch Of red roses.
and impulsively threw her arms around
her rivals neck and embraced her. The
audience, understanding what it meant.
renewed its enthusiastic demo0stsa.
tion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
A NEW VOTING MACHINE.
Automatic Device Exhibited BY A. J. on
lespie ut the sherman House. Chicago.

Automatic Device Exhibited BY A. ,. on
lespis ut the Sherman House. Chicago.
A. j. Gillespie. Of Atlantic, Ia, who is
stopping at the Sherman house, Chi
cago, exhibited at the hotel the work
ing model of q voting machine for
which he claims absolute accuracy and
the secrecy Of the Australian system.
The mechanism is contained In what
appears to be an ordinary voting booth.
pivoted in the center. Inside the reg
istry chamber the voter finds an Aus
tralian ballot before him having q Sc
ries of horizontal rods passed over the
ticket. one over each office line. Each
rod has an indicator ring fastened upon
ii, and by placing this ring over cam
didate's name the machine is set" so
as to register one vote only for each
cr.ndHAte and this is done by the act o.
tie vote in leaving the machine.
When g succeeding voter enters he finds
tho indicators all returned to an In
operative position. The count for each
candidate Is scored in concealed cham
Der in the rear Of the booth. The
counters are all mounted on O frame
in the concealed chamber. This frame
moves to and away from the wall of the
machine. In the operation of set
ting" the machine a block 10 moved be-
tween the counter and the wall. This
block operates the counter and regis
tiers the vote.
The cost of the machine is less than
that of machines heretofore construct
ed, being about $500, and Mr.. Gillespie
asserts that its operation entirely elm
mates the formidable intricacies of the
Australian system.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
CLEARING OUT THE RooKERlEs.
The Work That Has Been Done in New
York Under the TeaeMsnt Laws.

The Work That Has Been Done in New
York Under the TeaoMsnt Lava.
The Mott Street barracks are on their
last legs. The rear houses were cleared
by order of the board of health last
June, and even the saloon keeper who
collected the rents admitted to mo
when it was well over, that it was q
good thing. These tenements were
among the first to be Seized under the
sanitary appropriation law. They were
nearly the worst in the city, and hope
less from structural defects. The rift
between the front and rear buildings
it hardly deserves thu name Of gap
IS just six feet ten inches wide.
Through it came whatever of sunlight
and air reached the rear houses, for
they backed up against tho rear tene.
ments on Elizabeth street. so that one
could put his hand through the dark
little windows on the stairs, and touch
tie wall of the neighbours house, hard
~ q foot away. The rent rose as one
went up, instead of the reserve, for the
good reason that there was some air
at tho top. while down at the bottom
there was none. nor light either.
In this rool1ery lived 800 tenants, al.
Italians except two families, when the
police census of 1885 was taken. Forty
Of them were babies. The infant death
rate of the barracks that year was 325
per thousand; that is to say, nearly one
third of the 40 babies died The gen.
eral infant death rate for the whole
tenement house population that yeaI
was sS.3s. Ry 1891, by persistent nag
ging, the number of tenants had been
reduced to 23s-the barracks were d.
rectly under the windows of the health
board, and gave the officials much con-
Germ by their open defiance OF
health laws-but there were more
babies than ever. That year the infant
death rate in the barracks wes 106.3s;
in the whole tenement population. e6.67.
In the interval of four years. -
funerals had gone out from the bar.
racks, IS of them with white hea-ses
The old houses had been touched up
with much paint and whitewash and a
gorgeous tin corrice with the year 1896
in raised letters foot long and had
changed owners; but it WIS all of DC
avail. The same summer that saw q
of experts and philanthropy |
lists gathered in New York TO discuss |
better means Of housing the property. |
less masses, and saw plans evolved that |
look toward graphing with the whole /
problem in a humane and liberal spirit !
also the seizure Of the bar. 1
racks as typical of the worst devised By
a needless past It was as IL should be. |
The tenant was having his innings at
last The undertaken had had his. and /
made the most OF it--Jacob A. Riis. II .
Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Sir Walter Bessnt In coIisborsAsou
with Ar. w. II Pollock. y sbo1. 20 pub.
lish = volume Of eight dr.ninS-roou
plays
Kenneth GrzhaEse, whose book.
The Golden Age has won unirerxa,
kam.r.tsoc, bc,ds . posi- m the Raux Of
EnSiand-
The representatives OF NJ. wifaar-
Morris have entrusted the preparations
of an authoritative record Of his life add
work 20 Mr. J. " AfackaiL
Aubrey Boscicanli. son of the late
DsoE BoccicauIt, Announce. tia; he viii
retire from the stag. ard deTose him
eff q i.:exStays IA tas sstuxA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09

| WiSAcS> euc ShiS D<-S Gil W 0S0CP1 So%~Ao
attentions and were invited out by
many VINO knew the sordid, narrow Lie
they had led and sought to make theil
future more cheerful and happy. They
were smsll in person, very modest ana
retiring and were never seen eparA
The winter Of 1897 in Philadelphi;
was, through the efforts of Mrs. DR.
Eush. time Of unusual gayety. Sht
had for some time been making as
saults ON the exclusiveness OF city so
ciety-it was mere caprice on hel
part-but she succeeded in breaking
down tho barriers Suddenly there
nrose> a unanimity Of complaint thai
there must be brigand among tht
guests. Gloves, scarfs and handker
chiefs disappeared mysteriously ani
the transitofy tenure OF ownership II
umbrellas was illustrated by their loss
: The motive was certainly not mercen
airy, as most of the missing articles
were Of small value, but it was q source
Of irritation ell the same.
Ono young eristocrat, who had spent
the summer In England, suggested tina,
letting down the barriers Of legitimacy
and admitting the slower classes" had
introduced an element capable Of any
atrocity. And then the "lower classes
went for that gentleman, and pointed
out that his sole claim to social recog
milton was his maternal grandfather
money made in swill hog ranch en-
49, H.~H,u ~ <be CoL-1l,;Il Tb> rfao1-
ing went on until the end of the season,
ell detective means. having failed, and
as usual, discovery was due TO an acct.
dent.
Josiah Randall, the father Of Samuel
j., was an eminent lawyer who lived in
fine old mansion on the corner OF
Seventh and Walnut streets, now the
site Of the Savings fund. He was lega:
adviser to the two young ladies before
mentioned and they were frequent Wis
itors at his Office. He missed several
articles Of small value, and, rejecting,
remembered that the loss was coiaci-
dent with the coming Of his clients. He
consulted his wife, who, knowing his
impulsive nature, advised him to be
cautious but wa&chful.
There was an Episcopal convocotfon
IN the city about this time and q num-
Der of the clergy called to pay their Re.
spects to Mrs. Randall. Suddenly tAs
parlor door few open and Mr.. RandAll
entered. purple with excitement.
by Jove, Mrs Randall. they've been
here and carried of the poker" and
then he rushed out, leaving his wife
10 a bad quarter OF an hour spent In
apologize explanations.
Z, A quiet visit was made to one Of tAe
women. They were bland and impas-
sive and without a word preceded their
visitor to an attic, and there, piled On
the floor, were the articles that had been
purloined. The visitor left with the be-
lief that neither of the girls was rigat
in her mind, and so it was proven. Thoy
were taken away to a dreary place 30
milessouthoft the city. and here IN sstats
OF harmless dementia they outlived all
of their family, dying in 1se9.-PhIa-
Idelphia Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The hc- n
IS: 81
FIRE, FIRE. FIRE. FIRE.

Yes, there was a fire in rear of build
ing where our ticket Office Is located.
Our ticket Office is still there-114 North
Main street. We are ready for business
al the old stand. Tickets to all points.
Our train service is still first-clasS our
time TIE quickest. X will be 10 your ad-
yaniage TO call and see us before COM
p!eiing arrangements for your trip. ST.
Ions Express leaves Wichita daily at
30 p. m, arriving in St. Louis at 7:15
next morning. Night Express leaves al
. 20 for Kansas City, St Louis and all
points east. Colorado fast line, leaves
Wichita at 5:15 D. H., arriving at Pueb-
10 next morning at $50, Colorado Springs
$50. Denver at IL noon. Remember the
Missouri Pacific City Ticket Office is To-
Gated at III North Main street.
L. Z. BLECKLEY, P. & T. A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
SOCIAL KLEPIOMANIACS.
An Upheaval In Philadelphia swendcn
Over Fifty Year Ago.

Fifty years ago, when kleptomania
was unknown as plea in the courts,
there occurred in this city an instance
OF felonious stupidity on the part OF
two wealthy women that showed little
responsibility. personal or moral.
Their father kept dry goods store.
Ills family consisted Of two daugh;rA
who at one time stood behind the coun-
ter and were supposed 10 be very
harshly treated By the death of a rcla-
tive they were left fortunes, and, as
their fathers health. failed. he quit
business Much against fSeir rarentss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
A Cure For a Lame Back.

My daughter. when recovering from
an attack Of fever. was a great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips" writes
Louden Grover of Sardis, Ky. After
using quite a number of remedies with
out any benefit she tried one bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. and il has
given entire relief" Chamb erlain's Pain
Balm is also a certain cure for rheuma-
tisnl. Sold by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT

I
II you contemplate journey-no mat
ter where-insure yourself comfortable
trip by taking THE Great Rock Island
Route" Limited vestibuled express
trains, excellent dining car service.
through palace and tourist sleeping cars
and chair cars. In fact, everything that
tends to increase the comfort of travel
ers. Rates, the lowest, Time, the quick
est! Drop us line and we will come
and see you. HAL S. RAY,
Phone 100. D. p A, Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09

The progressive ladies OF westfisid,
Ind. issued 'Woman's Edition" OF De
Westfield News bearing date OF April :.
1896. The paper is filed with matter %
interest 20 women. and We notice the fois
lowing from a correspondent. which The
editors printed. realizing that II treats
upon a matter of vital Importance 20
their eek: The best remedy for group.
Gods and bronchitis that 7 have been
able to find Is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. For family use It has no equal.
1 gladly recommend it, IS and 50 cent?
bottles for sale by druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09

That III. Frisco Line GsI Louis asd
San Francisco railroad II poafiyssy
tie only line running sso daily tnroogs
passenger trains from wichita 70 g.
Louis. without. change. leaving wscn-
va q; iz.zs D. m. ana fssts .. IN. arriv-
Ing Ia 81. LOUIS o; 71s o m. and s-1o
p IA The equipment % these trims
fs frst class Ia every particular. ccn-
slseior Of elegant reclining enaif ears
(sssss sree) and Pullman Pziacs Drav-
lag Room Ss>-c>ra
n you are gong beyond ~. Louis Ys-
member that con.->ct;on with eli f:nes
for the east. northeast and southeast
81 made "a the magnificent esw Gr.ns
Unioc station. o. Loaia, to lsrr~s
snd hsnesonssf nasssngsr s;aGssa /,
tie world
For ss>sping ear berrAs as4 All t.fe
nation rsisstse 20 r><es. ross~s. -
eau % or address Ticket Agent ~orn~
Main ane Dougias. ar Douxlas .s~s.zs
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09
CALIFORNIA LIMITED.
SANTA EE< ROIrTE

The Santa Fe Route has resumed 10
Celebrated California Limited train al a
semi-weekly. passing Newton Thurs
days and Sundays, and reaching Los
Angeles from Wichita In about frfy
hours Equipment OF superb vestibuled
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Buffet
Smoking cars AID Dining car. Most iuxa
rious service via any line. Apothet Ex-
press train carrying Palace and Tourist
Sleepers runs daily for California.
w TORREY. Agt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-09

Persons who are troubled with indiges-
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or VIM. II. Penn. chief clerk in the rail-
way mail service ar Des Moines. Iowa.
wnc writes: lit gives me pleasure to
testify 70 the merits or Chamberlain
Cole, Cholera and DiarThoea Remedy.
For TWO years / have suffered from in
! digestion. and am subject 10 frequent
severe attacks OF pain in the stomach
/ and bowels. One or Two doses OF this
remedy never fails 70 give perfect re
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