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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-21
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THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established ia 1872 and FOR twenty -four
years has stood at the head OF al Week
lies in the state. There are people IA
this county VINO nave read 70 from is
first Issue and are readers t0day. Why
do they read a., Simply because they
are efter the reliable and latest news
and can only get II through tn.s medium.
~ has more columns or i've Eezdin<
than al the Weekiies ~ ths county.
Business men are approached daily BY
representatives, and even pfoprtetors %
these LEGAL papers with the sfer~osyp~i
expression thas they nave the laFEese
circulation N tne county. Well. we pay
the postage They do not II they
are the local papers they claim they ara
hard 20 locate. There nave been bua-
drede Of them Ia the twerty-four gears
that the Eagle mas been in the field anf
have did as many more must Do IN
der their false representation Toa
want a good medium 20 do your aSvsr-
Using in. you want
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CONNECTIONS

No iGI Kansas M3il-Has reclining chair
rars fseats free) ard Pullman drawing room
sleep.rs 10 Wichita and Burton. Kan Con
meets az Wichita. Kan. with A. 7. & : +.
for points in Cherokee Strip and oklahoma
Connects at Burton, Kan, with A T &
6 F. for points IN Kansas.
No I0e s.. Louis Aai-Hss reclininy
chair cars (seats free 10 g. Louis ard
Pullman drswinE-room sleeperS 10 Monet
Connects az Pierce City. Nc. with No 80
for points Il. Indian Territory va \sosho.
AZ Monet with No ). the Texas Limited
sNestihuleil which has reclining chair ears
fsests freel Pullman irswlng-roon sleep
ers % Galveston Via PsE-s and Dallas. has
Stuinc ears TslirIna 10 Dallas. connects at
Nnaetr with No > which connects a.:
mon Szstsou -. Louis Ei;h ali lines for
the east. north and southeast
No. loS Colorado and California limited
HAS reclining chair cars tsests frAat 70
Burton ana Anthony. Kan. Pullman Buf-
fet s,-awirg-rcona siespsrs 70 Burton Kan
Through Pullman siespSrs Burton Kan
"a pushsO. Denver, E Pzso. les Angeles
san Diego and San Francesca. Connects
a. rsnrr.on. Kan. wish \ 7 < s F. for
POINTS in Colorado. Wyoming Utah. \evs-
"a Idano Montana oTpEoa. Washington
New and Ola sisNico Ar.Eanz ard CSafor-
Ma
No. lns. So I.ou.s Lin ei-fiss reclining
chair cars tsests freel ans Pullman Boee;
xing-rcoJn Sieepcrs 20 s. Louis Re
Ching chair cars fsests frsef ard Pullman
Palace Sleeper Noae;f - Dallas Tex va
Paris Connects a. Mccsft With Ne To-
points n Arkansas ara Texas Comets
n None.: Wiz. Ne. :. which connects =. s.
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIF-
&c RAILWAY.
TinA table affective Sept. 12. 1895.
The sun., 1897-08-22
To Aao,, tn. Underground Electric system.

ALBANY. AuS. 2l.-The State Bosri " ElC.
road Commissioners has granted the application
OF the Second Avenue Railroad Company OF New
York city for permission to change it's motive
power to the underground electric trolley
system. The board has also granted an appIica-
tion OF the Forty. second Street and 81. Nicholas
Avenue Railroad Company OF New iorE city 10
suhs;itute the underground electric trolley
system for their present motive power. This
c1ompany asked TO b. allowed 10 adopt either the
underground electric trolley or the campres sed
air system. The board did not consider the last
part OF the application. saying IL does not des
sy.tem as a method OF motive power.
The board has approved the application Of tho
Ocean Electric Railway Company 10 construct a
surface road TO Far Roc kawiy. A condition Of
tue application is that the road shall not be con
structsd at grade across the Long Island Rail
may be constructed At grade on Wait avenue.
The sun., 1897-08-22
e6O-62 West 23d ST. :
HOW CATS ARE HUNTED IN HARLEM.
Two Policemen aud n Janitor Fail XIII Ono
Until AIDED BY . street Sweeper.

small boy with big cat tied In a toy wagon
trundled the outfit TO l26th street and Seventh
avenue Yesterday morning and asked mounted
policeman 20 kill the cat.
- He is sick" the boy said. Nothing seems to
do him any good. and ma wants him killed
The policeman climbed OF his horse and pro
pared TO shoot the cat.
Don't hurt the wagon" the boy shouted.
The policeman suspended operations.
"Cnfasten the cat and drive him out OF tho
wagon. said the policeman. AS tho cat jumped
out Of the wagon the policeman fired. The cat
yowled and dived into the basement Of the fiat
house at 2l35 Seventh avenue. The policeman
had the boy hold his horse and followed Janitor
John Kelly into the cellar. The cat had sought
shelter in the coal chute under the sidewalk
The policeman ared two shots into the darkness,
and the cat, with yell. abandoned its hiding
place and rushed for the street. The jauitor and
the policeman fell over each other In an attempt
to reach the street first but the cat outdistanced
them and was out Of reach OF pursuit when the
men reached the walk.
There were plenty OF citizens to yell Mad
cat, and Policeman Rockingham tried 20 head
1t of. II escaped him. and Rockingham shouted
TO street sweeper TO knock the cat in the head
with his broom. The sweeper caught the cat
under his broom and Rockingham killed il with
two shots from his revolver. The boy went home.
The sun., 1897-08-22
Real Estate Pr,,a,. sales.

Charles Il. Eastou has sold for l. 5. AMI ". 5 Korn
the rve.story apartment house known she FL
doiAiH, 1t tic sGGt.N corner q the SOg!ey aEd
ana seventy. t.fth street. tOK-I GIt+5IS5.ll.
Mrs : wlbGa IA so,t 70 n Buck. No wAI;I
street tlTsesI ~ Es4tng
ErA4A L. Ei.heE ~ .. haE" s'Ii :or B Eixht to
Ms JOLn r. FOLEY No S35 West Fifty ninth street
. anVe,story ortcE hat house. 9SIs5IlCO, NU Foley
ziV-s In exchange " ~ West Eghty.roarth street
iour-story trr,"n.t"u- "ll!us Gu lot zOIlo0.
Bell GrutG hAve snti size uve-st"ry IA; house
tee eaat :ld- ~ B-si .Urst avenue, adjoining tee
northeast corner - ~! street, io Mrs Williams In
exchange Nrs Williams SiV-- vL'aIt lot. IS 2I 100.
on tie northwest eo-Rrr o: Ninety -.Tga and
West End AvErHs To- .au@ brokers have -olt tas
inside nAE hog.s R-Gihurst avyaGe ailctniIz she
ABOVE. 90 Lpsing arr. T-e .i't-r give IN rI
rhanZe the lot 7'Aiuh :hs E1rIh side % lNS:n
street, s25 feet sAst Ot Austa rl am av-nGe,
Hsnry Grun-uA.nl La- -ali No 1874 Ftrs. avenue
20 Theresa Levy FOR 81. .inf
Daniel R)ssGthslEp soI4 ~ ivell!ng on the nortA
side Of Fifty sevsGth street ys' HeSt OF seeput
aysEue. to Theoi IRE simon fn- $4,000
Euphemta : Mitchell "a .o.i toe plot oa he ~sst
side OF 10 let 500 frsI Sss OF Ninth avenue.
for $50. 900,
l. Frists hAS sold for catherine Newman 10 LooDoIA
LOwsns No asa HouIE HSps place. 59xio0.
The sun., 1897-08-22
=" FREDERICK 3. BATES,
" ROBERT GfLCHRIsT,
STEPHEN HARRIs.
OLIVER STRONG,
TWO ROWS ON TEE AURoRA.
Church Ereursfeaists Thr-ateued with the Hot
Water Hoae.

John White. James Kelly, and John Gordon.
the three dsckhands on the steamboat Aurora
who attacked Engineer John F. Kennedy on tho
return Of the boat from her trip around staten
Island on Friday night. and came near starting
a par, among the 500 passengers, were ar
ra!G,ned before Justice Brenner in the Adams
Street Court, in Brooklyn. Yesterday morning.
They were held in $500 bail each on a charge OF
assault in the second degree pending
AIN nInAtiOn on Tuesday.
Engineer Kennedy was not able 70 resume his
duties on the boat yesterday. He said that
White. Who had gTIItge against him. started
the t-nGble. The ErcdEe arose out OF al ey-
citing incident during a church excursion
TUESDAY night White and the other two deck
hands got into a quarrel with one OF the e1cur-
siOnlsts and almost killed him. When the peo-
pie intertered White ran down to the fre room
and was about 20 turn the hot-vater hose on
them. When Kennedy stopped him. White then
threatened 10 get square. and he did this on
Friday night by knocking him down and pum-
melting him with beer glasses
The sun., 1897-08-22
WRECKED oy LAKE MICHIGAN
Crew OF the Emma Hammer twenty-five Heuru
In Open Boat.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 2l.-The crew Of the
schooner Emma Banner. which was capsized in
rnid!ake. arrived here late last night. Tho
sailors were adritt in the lake in q small yawl
for twenty-five hours and were thirty-three
hours without food. Their names are Capt
Chris A. Peterson. Milwaukee,; Mate Jacob
Halverson, Milwaukee; Sailor John johnson
Washington Island The Banner. laden with
bark for this city. left Manistee on last Tuesday
night. When OF Point SAubel the boat became
waterloSged. the pumps showing that she car.
ried six inches OF water. The crew headed her
into the wind with the hope OF getting her into
harbor, but could not steer her.
When fifteen miles southeast of Little Point
Sau bel it was decided to abandon the sch oouer.
The yawl was lowered. and sooner had the
men got in than the vessel capsized. The sailors
had no compass and had to drift with the wind
A high sea was rolling. and waves continually
washed over them. When daylight came there
was no land in sight. They continued to drift
toward the south. and guided themselves by the
sun. At ! o'clock on Thursday night they
sighted the steamer Fred Psbst. which took
them to Chicago. They arrived here by boat.
The sun., 1897-08-22
4RMr OF THE POTOMAC REUNION
1t clOses with n banquet at the Troy House,
win Meet Nent Wear ut NinEnra FaIls.

Will Meet Next Wear Mt Niagara Falls.
TROY. Aug. 21.-The twenty eighth annual re-
union of the Society of the Army of the Potomac
came to a close tonight with banquet at the
Troy House. at which Brevet Brig. Gen. W. W.
Henry presided. The toasts were:
The President of the United States and Our
Country" Major-Gen. Daniel E. Sickles; "The
State of New York" Gov. Frank S. Black: " The
City OF Troy" Thomas H. Guy; The Army Of
the Potomac" Gen. George R. Rugrles; Tho
Volunteers OF 1861 to 1865" Gen. Hensy E.
Tremain; The Grand Army of the Republic"
L E Grittlths; ' Troy in the War" Col. @. L.
Macarthur; Old Glory and What It Means"
Wallace Bruce; " The Rank aud File" Capt.
JACK Crawford. number OF army songs were
Next year the society will hold its reunion at
Niagara Falls.
The visiting members of the Army of the Po.
o'clock The start was made from the Troy House.
Ihe guests were in charge OF Mayor Moltoy,
Col. {. l. Macarthur. and Edward f Murray.
The collar and cuff plant OF Cluett. Coon s Co.
work at the rime: Capt Jack Crawford, the
Pet scout 56t With b his I9as s hair
and hearts Of he pretty girls.
Amt he nice, mgrmured one girl. giving
The poet scout bowed with much grace and no
Portable until an hour after he left the factories.
terry Of those pretty eyes. he said to - felIew
member OF the Society Of the Army OF the
Potomac.
But they heap sight better to lcok us
than guns, eh, Crawford r. said one of the mem
bers.
We'll, guess they are" confessed the poet
scout. but have my doubts whether they arc
as dangerous"
As each visitor left the factory a card was
handed him which. as soon as he furnishes the
size and style, will entitle him to a box Of col
lars.
After leaving the factory the party went to
Oakwood Cemetery. where the graves Of Gems.
m aG Sf iha (.ris nd
Willard and Capt. King OF LansingbuTg were
visited. The return was by the way Of Oakwood
avenue and Eighth street to the Citizens line
dock. At 1:l5 o'clock the boat left the dock
with the party and a number OF guests and pro-
ceeded TO the Watervliet arsenal. where they
were shown through the various departments
by I+eut.-Col. Arnold and other ofticess A
Jacket was shrunE upon l0-lnch gun during
the visit. The party then went on its trip down
the river and returned al about O'Clock.
The sun., 1897-08-22
REUNTED AFTER - YEARS
1--WE sa.ssr, Meet in B-IaErpsrt Arrs- . Lsos
Separation

BRIDGEPORT. Coan., Aug. el.-Ateer . separs-
ton Of eorry-three years, in which each thought
the other dead Mrs Julia Triver and Mrs. Bar
barH Heller. sisters, met in this city yesterday.
In 1851 John Diehr came 20 this country from
Germany with his wife and three daughters.
After \ residence OF three years in this city he
daughter julia married Carl Tr:ver and re-
moved 20 Jersey CITY. Some Years after Ms.
Triver removed 20 Cleveland, where she has re-
sided ever since. During all the years which
have elapsed she had not heard word
from any Of her relatives. There WAS .
little estranGenenf az the time OF the mar
riaGr. and before it passed away Mrs Trtver
hat moved TO Cleveland .B2-barn, another
daughter. married John Heller about the time
Jliia was married and has lived in ,ats city
ever since. she and her husband are prominent
in German society N this city. As the years
passed on and nothing was heard from Julia ts
Was supposed shs Eas dead, and few Years
after she left home ;he mother and father died.
believing that their daughter had already
day OK Two ago Ms. T-iver. who Is travel
ling in the East. came To Bridzeoort determined
to see II she had relatives living here in her for.
mer home. Her inquiries res1lted in visit to
No 3:3S Penn broke street, where Mrs Heller re-
sides. When the two women met ,he-e was TO
sign OF recognition between them
Are you Mrs. Heller r inquired Mrs- Trtyer.
That IL my name. was the reply.
Have you sister r. asker: Mrs Trtve-.
had oue living out West, but abe Is dead,
replied Mrs Heller.
Would you know her Il you should see her r
was the next question.
" I don't think should fshe 10 living now
it would be over forty years since / have seen
her"
Don's you know Jour own sister Julia r.
said Mrs. Tr;ver.
You don't mean that you are my sister
Julia r said Mrs. Heller.
Yes. / am your sister"
II took some time TO convince Mrs. Heller
who is old woman. that the visitor Eaa the
sister long mourned as dead, but after few
minutes talk all was made clear. There are
many relatives Of Mrs Triver living in this ct.y
The sun., 1897-08-22
NEGRO LABOR FOE HAWAII
Tss PrsyosaI 60 Substitute arrs- -Anertrnas rsu
she Csotiss Nsw work

Tss FFGYoSaI 90 Substitute arrO- A1erfrnna Tor
she Coolies Nsw NJ Wsrk-
HoSuLuLu aug IS. via San Francisco, Aug-
eI-Nr e. G. Gardner al sun Francisco has
psse-d before the Planters Association and the
Government (, 7rpposirior 70 stock tho sugar
planta-ous with American negroes from the
cane districts ot Ike South. with . view Co sup
planting Oriental labor. The enterprise Is .
privire me or ;he part Of Gardiner. but It came
a: an 1uuGrtune time. for OrieutA. labor on the
plantations has proven a powerful weapon IN
the lands Sf he anti lnaeIatiouists.
The proposition advanced By Gardner Is 20 re-
cruit negro families of the better class who may
fad permanent homes here. He represents
tia: they are much more capable vurxmeu han
the Asiacics, and besides they are true blue
Americans and viii make good citizens and viii
generally give terrer satisfaction than any
other class OF lahOre-s That caa be secured for
the cane ieds.
The planters ara inclined to encourage Gar
diner n his enterprise. and he will uncoa6 6tsdly
he returns 70 the coast. The Government. Row
ever, u Inclined 70 20 slow IN the matter. Gar
tiarr On vas pernitpSsd 70 explain PA aus scheme %
prcsseri himself IN favor nt it. Before Gardiner
receives any open support from the Govern
mert. however. the matter Will have 20 be laid
before the powers that be IT WAshingron and
their advice on the subject will Se followed TO
;he letter.
Garr!nrr has had wide experience in handling
Negroes He placed over 800 IN the coal mines
Of W a4hinSton after the serious strikes OF 81:
and 1898. where ,heT are said to give better
satisfaction than any other class Of labor. The
wages offered BY the l0cal planters are much
better thai Gardiner expected and are far above
those paid in the cansheits of the South. He
asserts that he can get the very cream OF South
ern labor at the wages offered The planters
promise TO give the negroes better quarters than
those provided for Japanese and Chinese eoolia
labor.
The conditions are such that only few hun
dred negroes could be imported each year for .
few years 70 come
Admiral Beardslee in an interview strongly
advocates the employment OF negro labor. He
u an extensive mployer Of labor on his sugar
Plantations in the south and he says he prefers
negroes 70 any other class Of Labor
The sun., 1897-08-22
WHERE IS CHARLES I. ErERARD.
a Former Hotel Keeper at Newark Missing
from His Williamsburg Home.

Charles l. Everard. for nearly nine years a
hotel keeper in Newark. v. J.. moved TO l72
Ross street, Williamsburg. TWO weeks ago with
his wife. 10 whom he has been married eighteen
years. He intended. it is said, to embark in
business in this city. On Saturday, Aug. "a. he
lett home. He wore diamond stud valued at
$500 and diamond sleeve buttons. He took
along 81. 500. He told his wife he was going to
this city and promised 10 be back in few hours.
Yesterday Mrs. Eversrd reported his disappear
aace 10 the police OF the C.ymcr street station.
Il fear. she said, THAT he has been mur-
trrec for his money During all our married
lie he has never aoserrsi himself from home
like this. When he left NE a week ago today
he promised that he would soon ba back. have
neither seen nor heard anything OF MIN since.
have been to Newark. bGl nobody there has
seen him. and neither has he been at any OF the
banks where he kept his accounts"
Everard is % wears old He wore dark cloth.
ing, with a cutaway coat and a black derby hat.
He has sandy ulustache and dark hair tinged
with gray. The letr hand between the thumb
and index finger Is slightly deformed.
The sun., 1897-08-22
SECOND BtrERs' TRIP rHr, WEEK.
Msre Than Twelve Hundred Cane the Frrs=
Exearsioa-C niiroruia's Prosperity.

Msrs Than Tweive Hundred Cane the Ftrs.
Exearsioa-Cn niiroruia's Prosperity.
The second series OF the e1cursions for buyers
In the New York market conducted By the Mer-
chants Association will begin next Friday.
From Aug. - 20 Aug. 81. inclusive. tickets for
the excursion Will be placed on sale in all the
territory covered by the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton. which inclntes that psr- OF the country
east OF Chicago and -. Louis. Including these
cities; aocta OF The Ohio River and ives; Of, but
no: including Bura!o. Fifty thousand circulars
have been circulated among buyers in that ter
ritoT! containing Instructions rs 70 how they
NAV avail themselves ot the privileges Of the
reduced rate offered by the Association.
The s--t excrs.ouists arrived here two weeks
ago. ant /. vi, noc be possible 20 :eil how many
buyers have taken advantage OF the reduced
fare. bu, coo have registered at the head
quarters ot the association Many have already
returned home. but an average OF 100 buyers
day are registering still The managers Of the
association are anxious 20 nave the buyers
register Immediately Gpou their arrlvs! so a. 20
the association IL now S35. The Irving National
Bank, The American Biscuit Manufacturing
Company. and II. Hermann Sternbarh & Co
applied for mem oership yesterday. In a letter
from the :. r. Harmon Lumber Company OF San
Francisco, received yesterday. this statement Is
made:
ciAtIon so as TO be posted on tho trade relations
OF Greater New York. II the steamers that are
now expected from 81. Michaeis, Alaska arrive
with gold dust and nusEets to the amount that
has been anticip pated We expect a big revival on
the Pacific coast. There has already been
wonderful! improvement owing to the settle
menc OF the tariff and the rise In wheat and
other prod ucts- II Is the general opinion on the
Pacific coast that the Klondike mining industry
will continue for some time to come. II so. we
hope San Francisco vii! become a close rival Of
Greater New YORK"