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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
SPELLING CONTEST
Winners Named in the Series just
Closing.

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trict No. -. vas first; Ida Lunher-. q
District No. 10. second Illinois -ovrsafp.
John Rail Of District No. ~. was f-=.
Lucy Scrurhers. Of District No =. second.
Minneha township. Minnie Massey was
first and Mary Sloan second. ao-h Of Dis
trtcC No. -
T I should fan 70 attend any q these.
the teachers should al be provided wf-a
a book and no,ice the spelling closely.
One trial only.
Salem scsl leads. with Garden Pain Sec
ond and Ohio third. The reports ALI be
different next week
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SPELLING CONTESTS.
Gresie- township Monday Hlehc. Feb. q,
& District -
Sherman township. Tuesday night. FEB
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Union township. wednesday night. Feb
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Mss Alice Van Ness of e Reno IS in
the city the guest OF Miss Mary sluss OF
North Topeka avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Don't forget the dinner az Garfield han
today. Il viii be one % the ". r C's
famous chicken pie dinners
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
40. U. w, MONDAY NIGH

Lodge From Topeka viii Give Work
i'm Garfield Rail-
On next Monday night in Garfield hall.
drill team No. pa OF Topeka, using the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

ITO Hire Help. To Peut Rooms.
To Get B0arderS, IN fast 70
buy. sell. hire or rent any
thing. see that your Ads ap-
pear regularly in the Eagle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
A Rich Harvest for Lovers
OF Dainty Window
Draperies-

To Hire Help. 10 Rent Rooms 10
get Boarders. boomer ga f@<f,
To Buy. Seli. hire or Peat any
thing. sec that yOur ais appsas
regularly in the Eagle
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Attorney osmer Opens Peoples Against Bokin

identical with that which inclosed the poisoned candy sent to Delaware.
 We expect to show that the candy sent his employees will identify 1t. On the aft ernoon of July 31 Mrs. Botkin was seen going to her room by the landlady of the Victoria Hotel, who was surprised to see her lodger about, as she was supposed to be sick.
 We purpose to show that Mrs. Bot kin was in the City of Paris dry goods store and bought a handkerchief identical in texture with the one sent to Delaware and similarly marked; We will show that the Victoria was found a portion of a seal which came from Haas store
 "On August 4 Mrs. Botkin left the hotel to go to St. Helena, and wrote a letter expect to show that in the early part of August there was mailed at the ferry a San Francisco postmark dated August A. John Dunnigan, postal clerk of this Gy sfy of names anu was s'ruck
 "We will show that Mrs. Botkin went to St. Helena and from there crossed received the news of Mrs; pgnning's death. She was interviewed by Miss Liv- ernash, a newspaper woman. who will to em a Which whfa t9ek spoke of her love for Cunning, and of an admission that she would probably be suspected or the murder ms WlT6. Mrs. Botkin then went to Stockton accompa- nied by Miss Livernash. and there a stormy scene took place between husband and wife, MT. Botkin,s son told Miss Liv- ernash that Jack Dunning loves my mother,
 I've expect to show by handwriting ex- perts that the anonymous letters, the ad- dress on the package and the note within the candy box are all in the handwriting of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin.
 "Gentlemen," said MT. Hosmer, in con- clusion, If we prove these facts we shall expect a verdict of murder in the first de- gree against the defendant
 When MT. Hosmer finished Attorney Knight arose, and after a short consulta- tion with the prosecution moved for an adjournment until Monday. Judge Cook acquiesced and after the jury received the usual instructions court was adjourned and Mrs. Botkin went back to the County Jail
 D. G. Mcclure, Mrs. Botkin's brother in-law, sat with her yesterday. Her hus- band and son have not, so far, appeared at the trial--in fact, she has not seen her son since she was arrested.
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MORE SHORTAGES IN
 M'GLADE'S ACCOUNTS
HE FORGED NINE WARRANTS
 DURING JULY.
Realized $832 by His Last Theft. Derham Says He Never Signed
 the Claims.

Pete McGlade must face more of his own wrongdoing. The comparison of the Auditors books with the warrants of tne Street Department was finished yesterday and at the last moment it developed an- other shortage in the defaulting deputys accountS-this time of SS32.
 The methods pursued by McGlade were the same as in the first cases charged against hin-wholesale, forgery, perjury and fraud-and, as in the first instances, evidences of the participation in his crimes by others whose names the police have not yet been able to discover. The sS32 secured was taken from the treasury on nine fraudulent names during the month of August. The warrants were all made out to fictitious names, and signed by McGlade himself They also bore the signature of Charles Derham, another of the deputies in the Street Department; but when seen yesterday Derham declared that in each case the signature had been forged.
 The fictitious names, to which McGlade issued his latest bunch of warrants are: J. Kelley $50 50; T. Dwyer $92, O.. Gould s92; William Magee $92; c: Murphy se2, J. Sullivan $92, H. Swords s92, W. Hanra- han $100, J. Tierney s100.
 Mayor Phelan has laid the case of Me- Glade before the Grand Jury.
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spectators listened attentively to the opening statement by District Attorney Hosmer, and were deeply disappointed at the lack of a sensation. Mrs. Botkin sat in her usual plr Ge calm, cheerful and at tentive Occasionally the lines about her mouth would tighten, but only for an in- stant During the portion of the state ment dealing with her relations 'ith Cunning she sat defiantly erect, and ap peared angered rather than ashamed. Dunning was also an unperturbed listener 10 the story outlined by MT. Hosmer, in which he is to fill the details. During MT. Hosmer's speech George Knight shifted his chair several times, and finally located at the entrance to the jury box, where he had a good view of the speaker. He paid strict attention to every word, and was ready to jump in with an objection If necessary.
 The twelfth juror needed to complete the panel was secured in fifteen minutes yesterday morning. H. J. Burns, capi- talist, living at 1885 Seventeenth street, was the third talesman examined and, proving acceptable to the people and the defense, he was sworn in. A murmur of relief from the spectators followed the completion of the jury and the attorneys shifted their seats and prepared for the actual beginning of the trial.
 Juror Marcuse desired to be excused from serving and he attempted to secure a dismissal by initiating Colonel J. s. Young, whose conscience would not per init him to try the case. Marcuse ad- dressed the Judge, saying his mind was in such a condition that he did not feel qualified to act. His Honor would not listen to him, and the unwilling juror dis gustedly resumed his seat.
 Clerk Tolle then read the indictment oharpinp Mrs. Botkin with the murder of Mrs John P. Dunning; At 1920 Assist ant District Attorney Hosmer began the opening statement for the prosecution. He spoke for fifty minutes without an at- tempt at oratory and was only inter- rupted once by MT. Knight. MT. Hosmer was indicating what the. prosecution ex- pected to prove by the handwriting and he said John B. Bennington was satis- fled that the anonymous letter sent from this city and the writing on the box of candy were by the same hand. Knights objection that this was an improper State- ment was sustained and MT. Hosmer re- stunned.
 In the opening statement MT. Hosmer reviewed all the evidence which was con- tained in the affidavits presented to Gov ernor Budd when the defendants extra kdition was requested by the State of Dela- ware The prosecution did not foreshadow any new evidence. MT. Hosmer said:
 May 1t please the court and you, gen. tlemen of the jury: In support Of the in people expect to show state of facts as follows:
 'Ihe evening mail which arrived at Dover, Del. on the 9th of August last con- tained package, which will be identified, addressed to Mrs John F. Dunning. This package was taken from the mailbag by the Postmaster and placed in the box of
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Mrs. Cunning endeavored to ascertain the sender's name. but could not. About the time the box was opened Mrs. Deane lington. Miss Josephine Bateman and MT. and Mrs. Pennington came out on the porch The candy was passed around 9 found the candy i'll tasting and spat it out. and Mrs. Cummings child ate only the small hard pieces with white drops on them. That night Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning were taken i'll with vomiting, retchfng and abdominal pains The fol, lowing morning a physician was called d to I1 ing a1 who to had also be come sick later at night. Mrs. Deane lived from the 9th to the evening of the 1lth of August, and Mrs; D9nning & dlea on on and recovered. Harry Pennington and Ethel Millington were sick all the day of the Pennington home, found a foreign substance imbedded in her gums and the following day she was also sick. During candy eaG T1' MT. Pennington went vel to Mrs. Dun ming and asked her where the. remainder of the candy had been placed. She told him on top of the o ae foand nd wrapper. He looked at the superscrtp- ton on the wrapper and was struck by the resemblance it bore to certain letters he had at his office, of which l shall speak later.
 "A little later he gave the box and con- tents to the physician who attended his daughters, and the latter gave three pieces of the candy to pr. Wolf, chem fst, who made an analysis and found Il to F grains of arsenic in the three pieces. After this had been done the Coroners jury at Dover found that Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Cunning had come to their death by arsenical poisoning. Then the were passed to the Attorney General of Delaware, and by him to Bernard J. Nc vey, who brought the articles to this city and delivered them to Chief of Police Lees. These exhibits are now In the same condition as they were when brought here.
 I've expect to show by MT. Penning-- ton that in the spring of 1897 he obtained a letter addressed to Mrs. Cunning which had been sent from San Francisco. She read the letter, which was anonymous, and called her fathers attention to it. The letter contained charges against her husband, and on the advice of her father she sent copy to MT. Cunning, who was then In Salt Lake. Shortly afterward an- other anonymous letter reached Dover and she again consulted her father, re- questing him, if any more letters of that nature came, to keep them and not show them to her. During the summer a third When he compared these writings with the address on the wrapper around the candy box he was satisfied"
 'I object" interrupted Mr. Knight. "That Is an improper statement to jury" The objection was sustained and MT. Hosmer resumed:
 we expect to show that John F. Dun and he then became acquainted with Mrs. Cordeia Botkin, the defendant. An inti- macy sprang up between them and they were frequently in each others society. In
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1896 Mrs. Dunning returned to her fathers home and the intimacy between J. F. Dunning and the defendant. continued. He went to 927 Geary street, where she lived. and secured room there. and they. often occupied the same apartment. This ex- isted till the spring of 1897. when Dunning went to Salt Lake While there ne re- sent to his wife, and he forwarded 1t to Mrs Botkin. In the summer. Dunning returned to San Francisco and resumed then living at the Victoria, Hotel; She informed him she had been divorced from her husband, who lived in stockton. About the time of the opening of the calling him to New York. Mrs. Botkin ac- companied him across the bay to Oak land, where they separated. Cunning met his wife at Philadelphia and thence pro- ceeded to Florida and to the war.
 'We expect to show that Dunning wrote to Mrs. Botkin from New York that he intended to .rejoin his family and reside in ant went from the Victoria Hotel to the Owl drug store in this city and bought two ounces of arsenic, telling the drug hats. The clerk informed her there were other chemicals better to use for that purpose, but she persisted and was g1Ven arsenic. About the same time person answering the description of Mrs. Botk1n purchased arsenic at the Star drug store.
 "On the 27th of July last the defendant went to Stockton, wheres her husband re- sided. She was under the weather and while there talked with Mrs. Rauof, a nurse, about poison, and made inquiries as to the quantities of strychnine and ar senic necessary to kill a person. She also asked the nurse about rates of postage on packages and said she intended sending package north and inquired II a person sending a registered parcel had to sign his name. Then she asked if one had to tell doctor or a lawyer the truth when engaged professionally. We eX- pect to show by the testimony of Mrs. Rauof that Mrs. Botkin at that time re- marked that she and Cunning were to become closer than ever before and we also expect to show by Mrs. Rauof the in- timacy which existed between the de- fendant and the husband of the woman she is alleged to have poisoned.
 ''The defendant returned from stockton to this city July 30 and went to the Vic toria Hotel On the morning of the 31st she professed to be i'll and had breakfast served in her room. That afternoon a woman answering her description went Market street, near the terminus of the car line which passes the Victoria Hotel, and asked the young lady clerk to hurry and get her a box of chocolate. She wanted a fancy box and the clerk went across the store and got box which was satisfactory This party asked the clerk not to completely fill the box, as she wished to put something else in 1t. In- stead of charging the usual price the clerk only charged 40 cents. because the box was not full. The clerk wrapped the box in tissue paper and placed a seal on 1t and then wrapped it in piece of paper
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HE Botktn jury is completed, and
 the trial will begin on Monday
 morning at 10 o'clock. Both sides
 consented to a recess from yester- day, as it is now certain the case will not last week, and it was thought desirable not to have an interruption in the testi- mony. Mrs. Botl1in will be the only wit ness placed on the stand by the de- fense.
 After the opening statement by the prosecution yesterday Attorney Knight declared that even with the extra latitude granted MT. Hosmer, who mentioned many things which will not be admitted as evidence, no case could be made against the defendant
 Only one session of court was held yes terday, and the proceedings were un- broken by any startling incident. The
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J. B. Pennington, father of the deceased. A few moments later the grandson of J. B. Pennington got the package and took it home. The Pennington family at that time consisted of himself, his wife, his two daughters and his two grandchildren, the young daughter of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane, and Joshua D. Deane. The members of the family ate their supper, and none were sick thereafter Then Mrs. the yeranda and the package was handed to the mother. She looked at the wrap per, but did not recognize the handwrit- ing thereon. She then opened 1t, and found pink box, oblong in shape. across the top of which was inscribed the word 'bonbons.' Opening the box. she found note reading, With love to yourself and baby-Mrs. C.; a handkerchief with a 25- cent price mark thereon and a quantity of mixed chocolate candy, consisting of cara mels and hard and soft pieces of different shapes and sizes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
The Deadly Technicality.

The Superior Court of Modoc County made an error in admitting certain evil dence in the case of James Cuff, accused of having attempted to murder a man named Miller by strychnine poison. The two persons were the suitors for the hand or favors of girl named Miss Lush, and Miller was the more favored. One day he became very sick and an inyestiga-
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ton showed that he had been poisoned, his sugar. All of the evidence connecting Cuff Gu With With the crime was of most cir cumstantial nature and the court seemed to allow the prosecution unusual latitude in introducing evidence showing motive. In so doing it committed an error that caused the higher court to reverse the Judgment and order and direct that the case be retried.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
BALDWIN FIRE DISCUSSED. Complaints Against Distractions Re ferred to Chief Sullivan and
 
the Fire Wardens.

The Fire Commissioners at their meet ing yesterday afternoon appointed John J. Kenny hoseman of engine 8, and John Flynn truckman of truck 5.
 A communication was read from the Merchants Association intimating that 1t would award gold medal yearly for pre- sentation to a member of the department for bravery in saving life, and a vote of
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

thanks was passed to the association.
 A communication was also read from the association complaining against the obstruction on the sidewalk caused by the Baldwin Hotel fire, and it was refer red to the Chief and Fire Wardens to take action
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

Pretty boxes of good writing paper, sterling silver desk pads, letter-openers, penholders, match and stamp boxes, pen cil-holders and inkstands. Good for Christmas presents. Sanborn, Vail & Co.,, TAI Market street
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL.

GRAND R F French. Cal G N Smith, Or M H Melrose, Aurora J Meyer & W, Utah Mrs R Fraser, Ind Mrs E Shoror x d, Kas F H Green. s Rafael M R Monroe. Chicago J T O'Brien, Cal W H Lumsden, Cal W l. Taber, Cal c H Davis. Palo Alto M Schnabel, Newcastle F G Fetch, Eureka H c Ewing, Seattle W D Jenkins & W,
 Olympia
 J Goldman, Merced B B Tyler, Tulare Miss E Tyler, S Jose H H Bittinger & ",
 Bakersfield
 G E Parkes, Cal A J Hum, St Louis Mrs V Arlington, Wash A E Albert & W, III F Dominguez, + Ang c H Backman. Napa H D Sides, Dayton Fl J Small, Sacto B Welch, Sacto J H Mills, Sacto A Morris & W. Cal l. Kennedy, Sacto W T Maggard. Sacto J K Wilson & W. Cal J Donnell, St Helena M F Duff, Menlo Park
 PALACE J P Witmark, N Y Miss J Carroll, Chicago H s Richards, Chicago J O Richards. Chicago Miss Richards, Chicago Mrs Goodwin, Chicago A Biffar, Germany w Kidston. Cal H M Kinney, Winona T A Griffin. Chicago F Thyssene, Germany T R More, B c O. Stiner, New York F s Schlesinger, N Y W M Lee, New York E Strouss. Chicago J Eisendrath. Chicago J D Quinn. New York J H Bawden. Chicago l. A McKeown. Pittsbg J P Lindsay, Chicago l. Kinchbrauer. Omaha
 NEW WEST. T Rossi & ". Sn Diego c s Battle, Fresno B Gilley. Fresno D A Fraser. Seattle J Brant. Stockton M Powers, Rio Vista H R Lewis. Riverside J M Daniels, Calistoga J c Lawlor, Sacto A l. Casey. Sacto M Snyder, Wash
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T. E. CHANDLER. AURELIUS E. BUCKINGHAM. J. F. KENNEDY. s. K. OVERGARD. S. H. DANIELS. M. MARCUSE.
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ABE JACOBS. W. B. HARRINGTON. JACOB LEHMAN. JOHN F. MYERS. EDWARD A. KEEL. H. J. BURNS.
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STATEMENT
 -OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
 OF THE 
INSURANCE COMPANY

n F PHILADELPHIA. IN THE STATE OF V Pennsylvania. on the s1st day of December. A D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed per blank furnished by the Commissioner
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C. S. HOLLINSHEAD, President. E. R. DANIELS. Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th RICHD. H. REILLY. Notary Public
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I.urline Salt Water Baths, Bush and Larkin sts Swimming, Russian. hot and cold tub baths Saltwater direct from ocean.
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Risks and Premiums.

Net amount of risks writ
 ten during the year,. Net amount of risks ex-
 pired during the year. Net amount in force De-
 camber 31, 1S97.. ..........
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
THE YEARS RECEIPTS.
 AND DISBURSEMENTS
Large Deficiency Due to Demands on the Treasury Because of the
 War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Assistant Secretary Howell to-day made pubic the following statement In regard to the receipts and disbursements of the Government during the last fiscal year:
 Receipts, including Pacific Railroad items. were s405, ,321, ,335; expenditures, including Pacific Railroad items, s443,- 36S, ,5S2, leaving a deficit of $3S,047 PAT.
 If we exclude the receipts from Pa cific railroads amounting to $64, 751, ,223, and the expenditures on this account of s4.549,36S, the account would stand as follows: Receipts, $340 570, no; expendf- lures, s438, ,819,214; deficit, $98,249,10 103.
 This large deficit is accounted for in part by the extraordinary demands upon the treasury to carry on the war A conservative estimate of the war ex- penditures during the months of March. April. May and June, is s56 ,OOO, GOO. If we deduct this from the $98, ,249, 103 the deficit would be $42, 2,249, 103.
 In other words, the deficit would not have exceeded this amount on a peace basis. At the end of the first seven months of the fiscal year the deficit was S51, ,901, ,S23. Deduct from this $42,- 249. 103 and we find that the deficit has been reduced during the last five months of the fiscal. year $9,652. 719. It thus appears that during the last five months of the year our receipts ex- ceeded our expenditures on peace ba- sis over $9,5o0,0 900; or, to express it In duced during the last five months of the fiscal year a revenue which exceeds our ordinary expenses by over $9,000,- 00e
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
ONE BRINGS s3O,O0o IN DUST
TRAGIC END OF A YOUNG MAN FROM CHICAGO.
Falls Two Hundred Feet Down the Valdez Glacier-Three Thou sand Gold-Seekers Strug-
 gling to Return.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-The steamship Oregon arrived on the Sound tonight from Sitka and Dyea. There were on board nearly 100 passengers from the Copper River country and Dawson. Some few from the latter had gold dust, one lucky miner bringing out $3O,00o.
 Passengers. from Copper River report the tragic ending of young man of P years named Frank c. Fleming of Chicago. Accompanied by his father and score of other prospectors. he endeavored to cross the Valdez glacier. Heedless of the caution not to go so fast, Fleming distanced his compan- ions. who suddenly heard a penetrating shriek. The young man had slipped from the ice crevices and was hurled into eternity nearly 200 feet below. Search was made for his body, and when found 1t was scarcely more than mass of bruised flesh and broken bones: The body was. inferred at a convenient spot in the neighborhood of the accident.
 Several returning fishermen from Orca were. on board the Oregon. They report an extraordinarily good catch this season by the Pacific Steam Whal- ing Company. Thirty thousand cases of salmon have already been packed Wltn usnlng gong on night and day. The ship America, which left Departure Bay week ago with a cargo of coal is anxiously awaited at Orca. After she arrives and discharges a cargo of fish will be taken on for San Francisco.
 The rush from Copper River con- tinues. Returning men state that there are 5000 people on the glacier struggling to. return. The ice Is fast melting and streams are swollen so high and run- ming so swift that if iS now dangerous to endeavor to cross them, but rather than take chances on starvation pros pectors will risk anything in the effort to return. Unless Government aid is extended many will die from. starvation and exposure.