The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

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breath and exclaimed: Smiths dead
| This was before she mad seen him or
| heard fof his death. Asked 10 explain
| She toll about MS visit 10 her house and
| now he ale supper and left for home He
| had been gone but few minutes when
| a strange feeling came over her and she
| heard a voice saying that Smith wolld
die in that evening She had started at
once for his home and before she got
there she knew he was dead but had
gone on 70 verify it. When informed
thai Smith was really dead she went in
TO commissions and it was some time be-
fore she recovered sufficiently 10 go TO
her horne. Coroner McGill examined the
body next morning and found what
seemed TO be evidence of arsenic poison
! ing. He ordered an inquest and an
autopsy.
Ella Robinson says she is very sorry
Smith died as ne was like father TO
her children. Two of the latter went
home with him the night he died. She
| denies emphatically the presentinent
story. She says she was al Rev. Cam
| mons church and VIII Austin conveyed
| the news of Smiths death to her there
| at $50 o'clock and she then went TO
Smiths
MCABE TO INGALLS,.
| Council Grove. Kan, April 3.-Bishop
McCabe lactured here Thursday TO a
| large audience on The Bright Side OF
! Life II Libby Prison" While in the
county he Will dedicate a new Methodist
| church.
When approached regarding the
roast" given him in an open letter by
| Jchn ]. ingalls,. the bishop said he was
very much Interested in the ingalls, open
letter, but had never made the state
ments accredited 10 him. He presided
at the meeting when the Rev. DR.. Payne
made his attack upon Mr.. ingalls,. as
| correctly told in the Capital. He said:
HAD l made the statements I would
have Inerited the ingalls, criticism. At
NY first opportunity after Brother
Payne made those remarks 1 chided him
for what ne had done. I told him
minister ought never to attack any per-
son. The man has no chance 10 reply
when assailed by minister-at least, no
chance TO meet his accuser before the
same people. II is always unfair and
against the best interests Of the church.
IN addition 10 opposing the plan. l add
ed, IN my observa tons 10 Brother
Payne. that some of his criticisms were
unjust. I believe Mr.. ingalls, is a fair
and Just man and for years and years I
have much admired his course. 1 told
Nj. Payne that if the senator had been
ut Ia haH
fight on mis- hands or a foot race
What do You think of the ingalls, re-
ply?" was asked.
well, 1t was written by Mr.. ingalls,;
it is the same Ingalls, We used TO know
50 well. I think it in far better taste
than the remarks of Brother Payne. Ii
is very interesting"
FORT SCOTT LANTERN SOLD.
Fort Scott, Kan, April 3.-Ccmmenc-
ing with today the Fort Scott Lantern,
a Populist weekly periodical. will be
managed and controlled by Judge W. o.
B2shore Of Pratt. Kan, who has been in
the city a few days negotiating for the
plant. The dead was consumaced yester-
day. Editor Tiffany. VINO has been con-
r.ected with that establishment for the
past two years, owning and controlling
the stock, goes out. Judge Bashore, ii is
said, has purchased the plant free from
all incum5rance. and will run the paper
the same as heretofore. strictly Populist,
The policy and principle not changing.
George Kleeberger. who owned some
stock and who was in charge of the me-
chanical end. will retain his present po-
sitjoD.
E. Tiffany has not decided yet what
business he will take UP. He will be To-
Gated here until some time in May. when
he will probably remove his family 10
New York City, where he formerly re-
sided for twenty-five years.
BROWN IS CHAIRMAN.
Topeka. Kan. April 3.-The new state
board Of charities met at the asylum
yesterday morning and organized. w.
l.. Brown OF Kingman was elected chair
man, S. c. Wheeler of Concordia, secre- |
tary and p. H. Dolan of Salina treasur- |
e..
Applicants for positions within the !
gift of this board will be compelled TO |
exercise a little further patience. The |
was made yesterday that |
10 appointments would be made az this |
time, but the board Will convene here |
again on April and effect a wholesale |
distribution OF Offices.
Tne board has $40 places 10 give out. |
As from three 10 five applicants have /
been submitted for each place, the num-
Der of anxious candidates aggregates
about 1,75O
FAMOUS WAGON SOLD.
Leaven worth, Kan. April 3.-Ths fam
Gus TWO horse kansas Wagon" which \
took the first prize az the Centennial Ex-
position in Philadelphia in 1876. was sold
a few days ago by Mr.. Caldwell to Mr..
:. T. Stucksy. a well-to-do farmer OF
Platte county. Missouri. The price paid
was $50. Il cost the manufacturers $500
% build il twenty-one years ago. The
materials from which it was construct
"a were those gathered from the best, |
for the manufacture Of twenty wagons.
The hubs are Of walnut and the remain
ng woodwork ash. hickory and oak.
The iron and steel used in its consruc-
ton We're all wrought by hand by Fore
nan Sutton OF the peliten;iary black
smith shop unde- the direction # Super
1;endent J. P. Gamble. The iron work
was all nickel plated. L was pro-
lounced al the exposition 70 be the
finest and best wagon in the United
States. Il is IN fine condition and runs
Ike A buggy.
RAISES WINTER CABBAGE.
Dodge City, Kan. April 3.-Chsrles
3eeman has found a plan for raising
,a5bsse in the winter. Las: fan he
,u:ied his headless cabbage in trenches
ND covered them win boards and dirt