The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
IL is NO AIR-SHIP
FLOATING LIGHT NOT ATTACHED TO
A MOVING MECHANISM.

Been Seen, Bot further Than That nc
| One Knows Anything About 1t Sol
Miller Explains His Sick Spell in Regular
| So, Miller FashioE-InterestIns Kansas
| News.
Topeka, Kan, April S.-The plain faces
| in the case of the much-exploited noe
turnal air-ship are simply these: Sever
al people in various portions Of Kansas
have seen a yellow point or ball OF Ign;
| floating in the heavens. usually at the
hour of . O'Clock or shortly af-er. The
air-shiP Interpretation is merely piece
OF imagination. The light has come to
be known as 'the air-ship' although
there TO license whatever for this.
The idea of an air-ship needing an
electric sinner for a head light is ridicu-
lous. The sky offers unobstructed
pathways and a headlight would be
mere ornamental, even e the inventor Of
d machine which would fy was fool
hardy and hazardous enough to expert
ment at night.
But the light seen by so many people
and around which hangs so much mys-
terry IS not an electric light. Il is yellow
and resembles very much in quality of
luminosity and in size the burning ball
beneath the common paper balloon.
The only reason it is not dismissed as
paper balloon sent up by practical
jokers is that il has appeared in places
several scores of miles apart and the
idea of a league of practical jokers not
working in unison out all bent on tire
common object OF deceiving the public
is too improbable to BE- entertained.
Many wiid stories have been set afioat,
but reputable papers viii not publish
them. For instance, the story comes
from Douglass, Butler county, that sew
eral citizens there recently saw the
light and heard the clicking of machin-
cry distinctly as the light passed over
the towr. This is not credited because
no names are given and no afiidavits
made. The best newspapers hesitate
even to publish the story of the moving
ball of yellow light, even when botn
editors end reporters have seer it. be-
Cause they fear their readers VIII doubt
L.
The moving bail Of light has appeared.
There is 10 question about this. VIVA:
il $. canrot now be explained But
tnera IS not the slightest grounds to sup
port the common statement that it is an
airsnip.
SOL MILLER'S ILLNESS.
Topeka, Kan, April Sol Miller. the
veteran editor at Troy. explains his i'll
ness this week as follows:
For he past three months. our health
has been by no means satisfactory. Dur
.ns that time, we have been the recipient
of i great deal Of kindness, from the
press and from individuals. in the way
Of messages and visits of sympathy,
kind acts. and delicacies TO tempt a sick
person to health. At the same time, dis
patches have been sent 10 the newspa-
pers of a decidedly sensational chsrac-
ter, causing the impression that we were
only awaiting the funeral procession.
These would be of bat little consequences
were il not for the worry they cause dis
t3nt friends who chance 70 see them.
Perhaps we may be pardoned for
facts. During the month OF December
and the first half Of January We found
our5elf sadly lacking in sufficient breath
TO do business. We were completely run
DOWN, physically and nervously. The
doctor said il was valvular trouble of
the heart. That IS. some OF the valves
had become too weak to close properIv
and promptly, causing what we called
missing cog occasionally, or falling
10 make its regular beat. every few
pumps. Thus the blood was sent irrey-
uiar!y and insufficiently through the
lungs, causing shortness of breath. We
should nave lain up for repairs A month
and a half sooner than we did: but we
imagined we could wear it out. as we
used to do illness il our younger DAYS.
We did not have the time to spare 10
look after such trivial matters. But Il
got rs down. About the middle Of Jan
uary grip caught US, accompanied with |
snd a lot Of other diseases. We /
hac 20 surrender. and for about SIX
weeks wrest!ed with those ailments. We /
finally got the better Of them. and start I
I'd ont again, but found that we had not I
got rid OF the short breath. which ap- /
pesred % have a finer grip than ever. !
order 10 disperse them. was comDeIled 10 |
under treatment for that As. in the |
meantime. dropsical tendencies. had de- |
feloped IN the lower limbs. the doctor. in |
'rde TO disperse them, was compelled 70 |
'esort 10 pretty rough treatment; the
result was that we were reduced 10 an
state Of weakness compelling
Is 10 remain in bed most Of the time.
Such has been ne situation until The
1ast few days when the d-opsical
began - disappear. and
We began 10 pick up once more. We dis
Ike 10 make this long personal and not
'ery disnifed statement; but perhaps il
nay Offset some OF the sensational ana
Wholly uncalled for bulletins tnat have
zen sent 10 some OF the papers. to the
annoyance 10 some OF our friends. Every
ne knows that persons even n robust !
lcal,h are liable 10 die without a no
neat's notice. Persons troubled with !
ny IF tia various forms Of heart
r3uble are also liable 70 drop off with
III warning. But, 50 far as our case
ses gone, there has been no reason 70
pp.ehcnd serious results. / is one Of
ne eases in which the suhject Is as apt
o live for years as 70 so under quickly.
81; Il : warning that a fellow must
III foolins with himself, and look q
.tle out.
Is \ STRANGE CASE.
Laavenwo-th. Kan, April 3.-Detect-
yes have been investigating the sudden
saith Of Har0y Smith. The latter was
one-armed colored iaborer. aged 81 |
ears. who lived FOR many years With Ms
W sons ard a daughter On Dakota
erect not far from Fifteenth street. For