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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
DEPART.

Nos. 1. 4. and s, daily between C!svs-
land and Chriehsyille. Other trains caily
except sunday.
Passengers between wheeling. Martins
Ferry. Belaire and Bridgeport, take E.Iec-
trio Railway. n q. cARREL.
q. p A.. Cleveland o.
q. 3. WOOD. T. p. A.. Wheeling. W. Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, October Pig iron war
rants; dull a ST Co bid ana 81 Is asked
Lake copper, dull at $l1 10 bid and 81 80
asked.
Tin dull at s13 60 bid and s13 20 asked.
Spelter. dull at 81 20 bid and 81 80 asked.
81 % asked; brokers', strong at 81 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

CLEVELAND, LORAIN AND
" WHEELING RAILROAD.
Time schedule OF Passenger Trains In 60
feet Sunday. May 18th, 1897
Cleveland Depot foot South Water street
arrive.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
GEN coRBErT'S BARN DESTROYED
sam Crews, the Coachman, Lost New Bi-
cycle aud Al HIS Clothes.

Three young boys smoking cigarettes
caused the loss of the fine barn belong
ing to General W. 5. Co-bett yesterday
morning about 1a o'clock. The boys
were seen coming up the alley by a col
ored woman. They entered shed just
across the alley from M. Corbett's barn
AT 1886 North Waco. Shortly afterwards
tbe coIored woman saw the boys run
ming toward the river and IN a few min
u,es the shed vas IN blaze. The
flames soon crossed over 10 the Coroett
barn and it was destroyed Harry Sut-
ton ard Mr.. Gamble We're first on the
scene a. they were in the neigh5orhood
after some tTamps. They turned in the
alarm and got ;he horses and busgies
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
PRODUCING PAYING ORE
Frank Wright Returns From His New
Mexico Mining Property.

Mr.. Frank Wright returned Tuesday
from La Belle, n. NJ. He is president
Of the Midnight Extension Mining COM
pany, and went out 20 obtain the deeds
70 the property on which the Memphis
mine is located. He succeeded in get
ting the deed. He also purchased three
new claims adjoining the Memphis claim
on the north. He said yesterday that the
shaft in the new Memphis lead was down
80 feet and that gold and silver ore was
being taken out in quantities ranging
from SIS to s25 per ton. Arrangements
are being made 10 cree. a concen;ra ing
plant which Will be completed within
three months when the mine will begin
to pay dividends One-fourth Of the orig
ina stock OF this company is owned by
Wichita parties. Mr.. Wright says that
there is splendid trout fishing in the
CGmanche and Costello rivers. The prop
erty is about "A miles southwest OF Trim
dad Coo.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
THEY HAD A FIGHT
Mr. Buckridge and Mr. Hart Come to
Blows About a Word

Mr.. ". a. Hart, of the Western Plan
ing mills, yesterday had Mr. A T. Buck
ridge, of the Wichita Plumbing and
Pump company arrested for assaultng
MIN. Mr.. Buckridge put up crisp ten
dollar note for his appearance. The case
will be heard this morning at o'clock
before Judge Hatten.
M. Buckridge said last evening that
.ast spring they made a contract with
Mr., Hart for some water troughs On
"Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Hart came
over to MS office and produced a price
lis, and claimed it was one that he had
on the day previous thrown on the floor.
Mr.. Buckridge said that the one Mr.. Hart
had throws on the floor he had in his
desk. Mr. Buckridge says that there
were three different price lists shown
and he wanted TO be governed by the
first one, although there was no material
changes. One word brought on another
and Mr.. Hart called Mr.. Buckridge a liar
and Mr. Buckridge slapped Mr.. Hart in
the face and gave his eye an indigo
color. Mr.. Buckridge says he don't know
whether he called Mr.. Hart liar or
not, but he wouldn't let any man call him
a liar in his own Office.
Mr.. Hart says that Mr.. Buckridge CAL
ed him liar six or seven times, but
as soon as he called Mr.. Buckridge a liar
he pastel him one.
After Mr. Buckridge hit NJ. Hart they
were separated and Mr.. Buckridge walk
ed into the wash room 10 clean up. Mr..
Hart followed Mr.. BUckridge, when Mr..
Buckridge let so rignt-hander on Mr..
Hart's wind. Mr.. Har, struck at Mr.
Buckridge, but fell short. Friends inter
fered and Mr. Hart left. He decided
yesterday to let the court settle the mat
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
An UNUSUAL PRESENT
Fred Baldwin Receives a Cane Made of a
Colorado Cactus.

Fred Baldwin, who, with his father,
took a summer outing with their cam
eras at Steamboat Springs, a year or 50
ago, wnere they formed many pleasan;
acquaintances, among whom was Mr..
Henry Schaffin;. Mr. s, in being 4
solid young man of successful business
experience. Is also or an artistic temper
ment ana a lover OF books, being in ad-
dition an enthusiastic sportsman. Tha:
country Of mountains and Streams
a5ounis in FISH ana game. As a souvenir
OF his visit % that country Nr Fred
Baldwin received yesterday from Mr
SchaifInt a cactus cane mounted with The
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
second Reg siment Rand Claim They Have
Been Subiect 20 Sharp Practice

The members OF the Second Regiment
band claim that an imposition is being
practiced upon them by some musicians
who are not members OF their organiza-
ton. 1t seems that whenever there is a
band needed that these players put in
bids at a reduced rate and claim they
are the Second Regiment band. When
their bid is accepted they gather up d
heterogeneous lot of players from the ad-
joining towns and call themselves the
Second Regiment band. This has been
done on several occasions and the boys
are getting tired Of this kind OF sharp
practice. If il continues they propose 10
take stringent action. The only parties
who have authority 10 make or accept
bids for the Second Regiment band is
l. s WOrrell and Otto Baenisch
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
UNION MILL WAGON sMAsuEs BUGGY
Two Wheels OF Mrs. Corbetts Phaetou
BROKEN in the Collision

Yesterday about 11:3o o'clock Mrs. W.
s. Corbect had two wheels Of her phaeton
broken by one Of the big wagons be-
longing 70 me Union mills on Main
street, between Central and Third. Two
gren colts were hitched 70 the mill wagon
and they became frightened al the ap-
prOach of the street car. Mrs. Corbe.ts
buggy vas being driven north and just
as the car and he two vehicles were
paCallsled ;he mill team got the bits be
tween their teeth and became unmaa-
ageable They swerved toward Mrs
Co-bett's buggy and the big wagon
crashed into her buggy. breaking the
front and hind wheels. Mrs. Corbett got
out and walked across the street into
a house. where she tainted. She was later
taken home. wlen il was reported that
she was not hurt. Last night Mrs. Cor
be-; was quite Ill from the nervous shock
aaI a physician was called. The facs
that their stable burned down earie- in
me morning and the collision an hour
afterwards probably was too much for
Mrs Corbett's nervous system.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
WAS FROM TOPEKA
COLONEL R0BT. M'REYNOLDS FER
TILE IN GEOGRAPHY.

Famous Cuban Organizer From Al Over
Oklahoma and Kansas has a Dream
Which was Not All a Dream Breaks
the Furniture in His Room In the Sec
Takes Another Turn-Makes an Eio-
quent Effort at Police Headquarters
Had HIS Muster Rolls and Relics.
''From Topeka, sir; right from Topeka.
And I am from Atchison, St Joe Lincoln
snd Guthrie I'm mostly from Guthrie.
lust row, though. l am Col. Robert Nc
Reynolds of the Twentieth Kansas and
a33d Oklahoma regiment Of the Cuban
Legion Of America. You know me. Ev-
eYybody in Kansas and Oklahoma who
is friend to the Cuban patriot knows
me or ought 10, and if he doesn't, he
will"
That was the story Col. Robert Nc
Reynolds, the famous Cuban organizer
Of Oklahoma, put up a. the police head
quarters yesterday morning. Two
months ago ne made a famous splurge
al Guthrie towards organizing a Cuban
army. He had his Guthrie muster rolls
with him. He also mad blank lists made
rU; for Topeka and Wichita, and all his
letters Of credit purported 10 be with
divers and sundry Cuban limitations and
relics stuffed into his pockets.
Colonel" That was the name thai
caught his ear, and he laughed az its
c2n
It's what they call me al Guthrie and
Topeka, the two capitals" he said. Gov
ernor Barnes and al the Oklahoma pa
pers say that"
And it's a fact. The Oklahoma papers
were full of the Cuban movement and
Colonel McReynolds two months ago.
But ftful public attention drifted away
10 the matter Of territorial appointments
ana frcm that to Klondyke, and Colonel
McReynoids was forgotten. He went
away. He looked oft upon Pabst and
Anheuser and tough Kansas red and
A. last dream which was not all a
dream came to him in his rooms in the
Gond0lfo building on North Main street.
in Wichita.
II was a dream of forked tongues and
rat tails. Of Shiny coils and Spanish ar
NOR, bl1ck cats, dragons and long teeth.
The colonel or the Cuban Legion 10 be
plead ana plead till ne could stand il no
longer Then ne fought back He SHE'D
TIE lamp al the cats and broke the fur
niture over the dragons head. 1t all
went through the window and clattered
Gown On The pavement
'W hew-eer' he yelled as the can tip-
PED again.
Colonel Robert McReynolds of the
Cuban Legion OF Americai"
And the cops ran him in.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
"DON'T LET NADGE DIE"
Reader of Inland State Stories in Sy mpatby
with the Heroine.

A dispatch was received at the Eagle
office yesterday, as follows. to-wit:
Don't let Madge die" referring to the
and now running. Madge seems 10 De
typical Kansas lass, mentally bright and
physically sound as a dollar. Love never
kills nor does maternity weaken such.
The consensus Of opinion around these re-
portorial quarters indicate Madge 10 be
all right, and the author of the charac-
ter has hinted nothing 10 the contrary.
While the surprises Of life are not all
happy ones, Madge has the sympaIhes
and best wishes OF all hands, both for her
genuine heroism and her deserving wo-
Inanliness.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
BIG CROP OF wATERMELONs
Mr.. Merten of Guthrie Says They Will Ship
One Hundred Car Loads

W H. Merten of Guthrie was in the
city yesterday visiting friends. He said
thar in and around Guthrie they would
snip between 100 and 200 cars of water
melons to eastern markets. They are
sides plenty of cotton and corn. He
thinks that the cotton crop will yield
about half bale to the acre. Corn will
be the poorest crop. they will produce.
In some localities they viii have a full
crop hui in others it will not be so coed.
lie is of the opinion that the total acre
age Will give them at least half crop.
Mr. Merten left for his home last even
ing, having come down from Kansas
Gig early yesterday morning.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

bent shank and foot OF an antelope, the
ring OF the head being Of a neat strip
% elk hair and the ferrule a cartridge
holding the bullet which killed the ante
lope. All the work is very artistic. Each
half OF the hoof is shod with a bright
silver plate engraved with the respect
i've Initials OF the two friends, the two
ahives Of the hoof being polished aImos;
to transparency. The souvenir is as val
uaoie as IL is beautiful, representing not
only Colorado products bu. many days
OF painstaking work
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
MAN FROM OKLAHOMA BEsEIGED
People In 81. Louis Drown Him in pues-
Abour Wheat

Jack Schweizer was in the city yes;e--
day. His particular cause for joy was
me reception ne received in ST. Louis
The moment 4 stranger found he was
from Oklahoma he was laid hold Of vio-
lently ani smo;herej in questions 80 YOU
are from Oklahoma. The lsnj OF the big
wheat yields Say, but that must be
a great country" How many bushels
20 the acre. You doa'I say So" Wei.
that Is the best sac in ;he union. i il
is 2 territory. and several phrases like
IL met him On every hand. Everybody.
he says. is talking y Oklahoma and her
wheat crop. Mr.. Scaweizer says FL Reno
is the beSt town on the globe.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
WAS A GENUINE CIRCUS
Boys and Girls Over on Water Street Start
q show,

There was genuine circus in town
yesterday. A crowd Of boys over on
Water STREET fixed up band wagon dec
GRATED with flags. II would only hold
two. but it was so curtained that not see
ing. and judging by the noise, you would
have thought that the regulation circus
band had arrived. Two boys dressed as
clowns, girls in white plodded along in
the parade and led the horses which were
only curly Shepherd dogs. The two boys
in thu band wagon blew the horns, the
Gowns performed and people came out
all along the street and looked just as
people do at a circus
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
SEVEN STITCHES IN HIS SCALP
Pat Oliver has a Picture Frame Fall on
His Head

Pat Oliver, the cook in the lunch de-
partment Of the Santa Fe hotel, yester-
dav about one O'Clock had a large oil
painting fail from the wall and hit him
on the top of the head. 1t cut long
cash in his scalp and knocked him sense
less. DR.. McClees was called and sewed
W the wound, taking seven stitches in
his head. He soon regained conscious
nd n
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
TO MAKE FIRST PAYMENT
Payment to be Made in Claims Against the
McNamara Estate.

Judge Haymaker made an order yes
terday authorizing and empowering the
:estatrix Of the Mcnamara estate, on
and after August 1st, to pay 25 cents on
the dollar on al claims properly filed
agains. said estate and approved by the
court.
When IL is remembered that Mr.. Nc
Namara died on July 9th. and tha. the
money accumulated with which TO make
this payment from the sale OF goods, il
is evident that this store IL unde careful
management, and the estate is being
closed with all proper dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
STANLEY NOT SO WELL
Will Not be Out for SIX Weeks, and Perhaps
Longer

W. E. Stanley did not rest quite so well
yesterday. His hip is in a plaster of
paris brace and DR. McAdams says Il
VIII be six weeks before Mr.. Stanley can
get out. West Winton, the stenogra-
pher. goes over every day and takes the
work
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

out before the department arrived. The
fire rad made such headway by the time
the department arrived that they were
KEEP. busy saving the house. Sam Crews
the coachman, lost a new bicycle which
he had purchased last week, and all his
clothes. The barn was insured for $3.50.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

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tss seSile c4a -. "a sas - - Fesos-
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
WHERE CHIGGERs GROW FAT
Another Party to go to the Walnut Sum
uay,

day.
Tomorrow morning at 2 o'clock another
party OF Wichita folks will leave for a
camp outing on the Walnut, four mile:
above Augusta. in Butler county. The
party will consist of Mr.. and Mrs Geo
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. kinnaird, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Piper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dedrick, Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ. Denny, and
Hon. Eli Walker. They viii take tents,
cots and fans, eggs, bacon and chigger
dnna
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

Es E.G pizes sn sac - rss Cake
lava cS1ss q; So.--s g. . s<s
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

IA o-5ers Doxsi zas sesl~er.ss -
De1ot f-ss o: extra chzrza Thsre s-s
70 ;ri-<s be-e We zszt advertise ha--
gains "a; re T-u ~ szial To- car
zlEs7-s 6epenl 81 xsttsaz whst Es req-
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
The Chapman
s. Walker Sale
Concert Tonight

TIE Peerless Princess Mandolin
club VII give 2 free concert a.
our par.1F ton gt- Come. or.ng /,
your lady and hear ne sweet
music. pa-.zke % Ice Cream. /,
Cream S55a- We've al tie latest
refreshing sumner drinks D7n't
forge; % oder some - Steffeas 4
Ce.e5-atei Ice Cream fa- Sanlay. {
Your children xii enjoy T. d.
uverei tTee - a. pa--s - .sect;y,
any quantities from o-e q-aT1 ~ !
EzE3S
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
I.3O=I32 North rIain St.
Plain Figures

tell pl ain story Of the way you save
money by buying Ii sht wei eht cl othins now at
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24
Sweeping Out Sale

You can buy all wool suits worth SO, $40
or Sl2 for Sc 70 and 81 80, SO. 80 or
S5. 80 on each suit, and you take them
home for closer examination, then If you con-
clude that you'd rather have your money than
the goods, bring 'em back and get 1t.
HERr1AN s HESS, 400 East Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

Recently a woman N Nex YORK City.
xho wen; into a store 10 buy = Eeli-
known 11s5icia~. vas persuaded - AXE
s1me;hizg .jas; ss good she .ook (;
and did from The effects .: - a sui;
for Sa.nages Is pending.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-07-24

Mrs j P. Burwell Of Seattle, Wash
Ing OF this city and mentions at some
length the klondyke fever there. Since
there are a good many people in Wich-
tia who &c not know whether 70 believe
the Alaska gcld story or not, the letter
IS given herewith:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06
The Immigration BIlI.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. Co.
The conferees on the immigration
bill, which was yesterday recOmmitted
to them, reached q second agreement
today. The requirement. in the fret
report that immigrants shall read "the
English language or tho language Of
their native or resident country" IL
changed go ss TO require them only to
read "ths English language or come
other language" The bill was also
amended 80 as to ADMIT the i!literate
wives and minor children OF immi-
granite who are otherwise qualified and
capable.
Section o, which authorized imml.
grafton officers to take into custody
Immigrants who obtain admission to
the country by fraud anu deception,
was stricken cut. to meet the objection
that 1t contained matter which had
not been acted upon by either house OF
Congress.
Senator Lodge, manager Of the bill,
aays he tninks 1t will now pass without
any serious opposition, Ms changes
nave been made to meet m0at OF tho
materiol objections.
Senator Hill, who was one OF the
critics OF the original report, snys he
viii nGver support 1t.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06

fepor. has been received here (Vienna)
oil tue massacre VI son Christians III
tue villages ot the Island OF Crete.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch to the
Daily News from Athens say: The
situation at Csnea has reached crl.
sls OF blood anu fire. 1he Turkish
Irnops have Joined hands with tue
native Mussulmsn cut.throats. The
consul has cent telegrams to the effect
that the situation Ia hopeless. AT Ret.
i'm 5000 MussulmRns assembled In
front Of the government house and
threatened to slaug0ter the entire
Christian population unless all OF the
armed Christians Gu sids Of the town
would consent to dispense. The al.
tempts to exclude the MussulmRus
rom the strGtegetio portions OF the
town were Abandoned upon the gjvlce
u the bishop, and the Christians
nnally consented TO retire. The con
Gession on tins part Of the Christians,
however, doee not prevent the Mussul.
mSns from continuing to besiege
Christian villages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06
NicarngnA UannI BIZ.

WAsuiNeToN, Fep. S. - Senator
Alurlcn nnu other friends OF the
Nicaragua canal bill have had COZ
ferences with Speaker Reed and othet
Houss leaders during the day, regard
ing the possibility OF the bill being
brought up In the House In case it
should pats the Senate. The result 10
tuat tho bill will be abandoned in the
Senate next Monday and the bank.
ruptcy bill brought forward.
The friends OF the Nicaragua bill,
while in majority, doubt II the
Senate can be brought to vote. but
they know the utility of their fl jrts
unless there is some assurance unat
that the bill will receive consideration
in the House. Nothing but q physical
test would bring the bill TO vote
now, and large number OF thoee
supporting the bill Will not su0jsct 1t
to such q test when 1t will not even be
taken up in the HOUSE.
The conference today convinced the
Senators that the Nicaragua bill will
not receive confederation in the House,
and they decided that 1t was better to
Withdraw 1t.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-06

Summary OF tho D.cros signed by tho
Queen Ncgent.

Summary Of tho D.cros signed by the
Queen AeEent.
MADRID, Feb. 5.-The oflioisl Ga.
xette will print tomorrow the full
scheme OF Cuban reforms, as approved
by the queen regent in formal decree.
The following Is u full extract OF the
decree proper without the preamble,
article by article:
The municipalities and assemblies OF
the six provinces OF the island OF Cuba
will enjoy all the liberties compatible
with the laws and the respect OF indi.
vidual rights.
The asse IN blles will have the right to
elsc. their presidents.
In each assembly there will be an
executive committee elected b. the
assembly every six months, and 10
president will be elected by said COM
mittee.
The mayors and deputy mayors will
be- elected by the munigipa 1 s,efffrom
amongst the members. They viii ex-
erciRe without limitation the active
.unctioDso of the municipal administrt-
ton rs executors OF the decisions OF
the municipalities.
The provincial assemblies will have
the right to suspend the decision OF the
municipalities when thoy 20 beyond
the limits OF the municipal rights, but
in this case the municipalities VIII
have the right to appeal to the highest
court OF the province.
The organization OF ests bIishmeuts
of public instruction in the provinces
will correspond 10 the provisional
assem- blies, aud in the towns and
CITIES to tho municipalities. The
Rovernor.gensrsl anu the civil COVER.
nors OF the PROVINCES will only have u
right OF Intervention In matters OF
public instruction to assure the
fulfiiimeut OF tue general laws an 4
the compatibility OF the municipal
provisional appropriations with the
expenses OF those establishments.
The council OF naturalization OF the
island will be composed Of thiriy-five
councillors; twenty-one OF them VIII
ee elected directly by the people, with
the same conditions and census aB
elects the provincial assemblies anu
the municipalities, according TO the
Tute established In article three OF the
Law of March 10, 1895. Nine viii be-
a. follows: II president OF the
| university OF Havana, tho president
| OF the chamber o. oOmmsroe OF
Havana, tbs president OF toe ec1uo-
mical societies OF the friends o. the
county OF Havans, the president OF
| planters association, tho preside ut Of
the tobacco manufacturer union. one
member representing the cnsptsrs OF
the eathedrals OF Havana ana Of
Santiago dc Cuba, one REPRESENTING
all the trades assemblies OF Havsnn,
two designated among the Taxpayers
Of the province OF Havana.
The other flvs Will be senators or
| representatives 10 the Cortes who have
pseu elected by the leland OF Cuba In
a great Il humber OF general elections.
The governor general will be homo.
rary president OF the council, and the
actual president Will he nominated by