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The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
WAGON STR * BY ATRAIN.
Three Persons Killed and Eight Injured
at a Grade Crossing In Wichita

at a Grade Crossing In Wichita.
WICHITA, Kan, Sept. 15.-Last night
at o'clock the southbound Rock
island passenger train struck an omni-
bus loaded with passengers to the
show grounds of Buffalo Bills Wild
West and killed three people outright,
seriously injuring five others. The
dead are: Mrs. Sarah Avery, Wichita;
John Cherry, Mulvane, Kan, and Mrs.
W. Fl. Ford, Wichita. One woman.
unknown, was probably fatally in
jured.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. T. Durand and Mr..
and Mrs. G. III. Marshall of Mt. Hope
were bruised about the head and
shoulders. Mrs. Charles Jones, wife
of Chief of Police Jones, had her left
ankle broken and her thigh fractured
between the knee and hip.
The accident happened on the Doug
las avenue crossing. The train was
more than an hour late and the gate
watchman had gone for the day. The
driver was warned by two or three
men who stood on the depot platform,
but it being past train time and nearly
a mile to the show grounds, the team
was in fast trot and could not be
stopped.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
On the Battlefield.

ganization known as the Woman's Relief
Corps, whose aid to the soldier of today,
fighting against the world for q living, is
no less notable than the heroism Of the
early '60s.
One OF the most earnest members Of the
corps at Byron, ILL.,, is Mrs James Ho lse-
weart, but illness once put stop to her
active work. A year or so ago, when she
was nearing fifty years of age, the time
when women must be most careful of their
strength, Mrs Houseweart was taken seri-
ously ill. The family physician told her
that she had reched a critical period of her
life, and must be very careful. His pre-
scrlptlOns and treatm ent did not benefit her,
and other treatment proved unavailing.
At last Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People were brought to her notice, with in
disputable evidence that they were helpful
In cases such as hers, and with renewed
hope she tried the remedy Last March she
took the first box Of the pills, which gave
much relief She was determined to be
cured, and kept on with the medicine, un-
tile now eight boxes have been consumed,
and she feels like new woman.
Mrs. Houseweart said: Il have taken
only eight boxes, but l have been improv-
Ing since took the first dose. do not be-
heve could have lived without the pills.
They certaily have done me more good
than any physician or any medicine have
ever tried"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(never in loose bulk at SO cents box or
six boxes for 50. so, and may be had of all
druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Will
hams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
THE FIRECRACKER,
How the Vicious Patriotic Symbef Il
Made by John Chinaman.

Made by John Chinaman.
All the frecrackers come from China.
In making them only the cheapest kind
Of straw paper which can be produced
in the immediate locality where the
crackers are made is used for the body
of the cracker. A little finer paper is
used for the wrapper. A piece of straw
paper 9x30 inches will make 81 crack
ers one and one-fourth inches long and
one-fourth Of an inch in diameter. The
powder is also Of the cheapest grade
and is made In the locality where used.
1t costs $50 to IT'S cash per catty, or
six to seven cents gold per pound. For
the fuse a paper (called leather" in
Shanghai is used, which is imported
from Japan and is made from the inner
lining Of the bamboo In other places
q f1ne rice paper is used, generally
stiffened slightly with buckwheat -four
paste, which. the Chinese say, adds to
its inf1ammability. 1t is not easy to
persuade the Chinese to exhibit their
modes of manufacture to a foreigner,
but Mr.. Williams, vice consul at Shang-
hal, thus describes the work as he has
seen 1t: THE straw paper is first
rolled by hand around an iron rod,
which varies In size according to the
size Of the cracker to be made To COM
plete the rolling, rude machine is
used. This consists of two uprights
supporting an axis from which is sus-
pended by two arms heavy piece of
wood, slightly convex on the lower
side. There Is Just room between this
swinging block and the top Of the table
to place the cracker. AS each layer
Of paper Is put on by hand, the cracker
is placed on the table and the suspend
ed weight Is drawn over the roll, thus
1t until no more can be
passed under the weight. For tho
smallest whip cracker, the workman
uses for compression instead OF this
heavy piece of wood, f1tteu
with a. handle like that of carpenters
plane. In filing crackers, 200 or 900
are tied together tightly in a bunch
Red clay is spread over the end Of eacn
cracker with a punch. While the clay
Is being tamped in a little water y
sprayed on it, which makes 1t pacF
closer. The powder is poured in at IT,
other end of the cracker. With the aid
cf an awl the edge of the paper is
turned IN at the upper end OF the
sraeker, and the fuse Il inssrte&
lkHeREA thtA"
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
ONLY TWO HAVE ACCEPTED.
Start Made in Formation of War Inquiry
Board-Army Officers Disapproye

Start Made in Formation of War Inquiry
Board-Army Officers Disapprove
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Two of the
gentlemen selected by the President as
members of the commission to investi-
gate the conduct of the war have
practically accepted, Colonel Sexton
and DR.. Gilman. Fav orable responses
are looked for from General Dodge and
DR.. Keen, thus insuring four members
of the body.
Army officers say that it would be
no trouble to get all the information
there is concerning the campaign at
Santiago, the management of the war
through the department and the oper-
ations of the medical, the quarter
masters and the commissary depart
ment, if a tribun. or board were or
ganized with authority to compel testi-
mony, but that officers will
not jeopardize their own
interests nor put themselves
in the attitude of being voluntary in
formers when the composition of the
commission making the inquiry is not
such as to make it compulsory upon
them to tell what they may know.
They say it will be impossible for a
commission not having the power to
compel the testimony to get at the
facts.
Most officers, they say will make it
a point II honor, s we'll as a matter
of Self.in crest, to decline to olive tes-
timony of any Importance unless COM
PEELED to. If the commission could
compel testimony, an officer giving
testimony which right be damaging
would have the excuse that he had no
choice but to tell what he knew. In
the absence of authority to compel
testimony, the witness would have a
right to conceal or decline to disclose
any facts in his possession.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
ARTISTIC WOMEN.
Zhey Are Fond of Cheerful Surrounds
ings-How to Improve Your Homes.

TAey Are Fond Of Cheerful Surrounds
ings-How to Improve Your Homes.
Probably at no time in the worlds
history has SO much attention been
paid to the interior decoration Of
homes as at present. No home, no
matter how humble, is without its
handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surround
lngs more cheerful. The taste of the
American people has kept pace with
the age. and almost every day brings
forth something new in the way Of q
picture. draping, piece of furniture
or some form Of mural decoration.
Une Of the latest of these has been
given to the world by the celebrated
artist, Muville, in a series of foue
handsome porcelain game plaques.
Not Tor years has anything as hand
some In this line been seen. The sub
1eets represented by these plaques are
american Will Ducks, American
Fneasant, American Quail and English
Sn1pe. They are handsome paintings
and are especially designed for hang
Ing on dining-room walls, though
their richness and beauty entities them
to . place in the parlor OF any home.
These original plaques have been pur-
chased at cost OF $4,000 by J. G.
Hubtnger Bros. Co., manufacturers of
the celebrated Elastic Starch, and In
order to enable their numerous GUS
toners to become pOssessors of these
handsome works OF art they have had
then reproduced by a special process
IN al the rich colors and beauty Of
the original. They are finished On
heavy cardboard, pressed and en-
bossed In the shape of a plaque and
trimmed with heavy band of gold.
They measure forty inches in circum-
ference and contain no reading matter
or advertisement whatever.
Until October / Messrs. J. C. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co. propose to distribute
tLese plaques free to their customers.
Every purchaser of three ten-cent
packages Of Elasti. Starch, fat-iron
brand, manufactured by ]. G. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co., Is entitled to receive
one OF these handsome plaques free
from their grocer. Old and new Gus
toners alike are entitled to the hene-
fits Of this offer. These plaques will
not be sent through the mail, the only
way to obtain them being from gour
grocer. Every grocery store In the
country has Elastic Starch for sale. It
is the oldest and best laundry starch
on the market, and Is the most perfect
cold process starch ever invented, It
is the only starch made by men who
thoroughly understand the laundry
business, and the only starch that will
not injure the finest fabric. 1t has been
the standard for a quarter of q CEN
tury, and as an evidence Of how good
1t is twenty-five million packages were
sold last year. Ask your dealer to
show you the plaques and tell you
about Elastic Starch. Accept no sub
stitute. Bear in mind that this offer
holds good a short time only, and
should be taken advantage OF without
delay.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
A SlLVERWARE COMBINE,
Companies at Meriden, Conn, Consoli-
date With 100000, 900 Capital.

Companies at Meriden. Conn, Console
date With $4,000, 900 Capital.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-The Meriden
Britannia company, and the Wilcox
Silver plate company have issued cir
culars to their stockholders stating
that the International Silver company
has been formed under the laws of
New Jersey with a capital stock of
SIS, 600, 900 preferred and $4,000, 900
common stock. The Britannia COM
pany will receive $4,000, 900 for it's
plant, and the Wilcox company about
81, 375, 900. In addition to these con-
Germs, c. Rogers & Bro. of Meriden
will get $500, 900, and the Meriden Sill
yer plate company and the Manning s.
Bowman company will also be sold.
1t is said that Samuel Dodd, secretary
of the Wilcox company, will be the
president.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
The War Is Over.

And now our thoughts are all of peace
and home. There are, too often, peo-
pie to be found who have no home,
and it Is to them these few words are
addressed. If you really want home
you can easily get one, but you should
act at once before the relapse from
the war puts prices on the advance.
In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the
very finest farming land is to be had
now at a most modest figure. Excel
lent home markets are at hand to taks
Whatever the farmer raises, and good
prices are given. These lands are on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, and full information concern
ing them will cheerfully be furnished
by c. E. Rollins, immigration Agent,
161 La Sale Street, Chicago.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Ultimatum to Edhem Pasha.

CANDr', Island of Crete, Sept. 15.-
Rear Admiral Gerald Noel, commander
of the British naval forces in Cretan
waters, has issued an ultimatum to
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish military
governor of Crete, demanding that
within forty-eight hours he should de-
liver up the ringleaders of the recent
and massacre, surrender the
fort and ramparts defending the town
and disarm the Mussulman troops.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Ca
thartic cleans your blood and keeps it
clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and
driving all impurities from the body. Be-
Ein to-day to Danish pimples, boiIs, blotch-
Is, blaokheads, and that sticky bilious
complexion by taking Cascarets, beauty
Tor loo. All druggists, satisfaction guar
anteed, 10c, 25c, SEC.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Improvement In FIyinD rTocHlros

inventors are plenty who can make
q machine that will rise and float in
air, but none has succeeded in making
an apparatus that will guide it through
the many currents of air. In this re-
speot Hostetter's Stomach Bitters act
as safe guide by curing stomach, liv-
er and blood diseases, giving good
appetite and strong constitution.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Shafter Files His Report.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-General
Shaf+er yesterday submitted to the
war department his report on the San
tiago campaign, covering not only the
battle of Santiago, but the entire pro-
gress of the military invasion of Cuba.
1t covers 200 typewritten pages and
will not be made public for some time.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE|
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Saw
About It.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-When Iwrote
to you l had not been well for Ave years.
had doctored all the time but got no
better l had womb trouble very bad
MY womb pressed backward, causing
piles. was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was irregular and too pros
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Thirty-Three Nurses Desert.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 15.-Thirty-
three nurses deserted from the division
h hospital last night. They were pri-
Yates detailed from various regiments,
and they went back to their regiments.
They will be put under arrest as de-
serters and tried by court martial.
One of General Sanger's staff said that
the men will be dealt with very Sc
verelv
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Chicago to Make a New Start.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE city council
has adopted resolution providing for
commission of nine members to pre-
pare an entirely new form of govern
ment for the city Of Chicago. 1t is the
initial step for consolidation of the
town, city and county governments.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Flags for Porto Rico SchooIs.

New YORK, Sept. 14.-LaFayette
Post No. 30, G. A. R of this city, has
ascertained that there are 54s public
and private schools in the island of
Porto Rico The post, with the con-
sent of the government, pr poses to
give each of these an American aag.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
Nscrs are reliable, and send what they
advertise.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

and was able to do nearly all my own
work. I continued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that owe my recovery to
you. cannot thank you enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubling my statement may
write to me and will gladly answer
all inquiries.-Mrs. NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con.
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens. o
Mrs. Pinl1ham's 'saddressis Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an ex-
perienced woman's advice to women.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
To GuCcaR6 WOOdrun.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 15.-At a
special meeting of the council of apos-
ties, Lorenzo Snow was chosen presi-
dent of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of President
Woodruff.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
KOrea's King Taken Suddenly TIL,

YOKOHAMA, Sept. IS. = kilograms
from Seoul, capital of Korea, report
that the king of Korea and the crown
prince were suddenly taken i'll after
dinner on Sunday last. Poison is sus-
pected. Both are recovering. Eleven
courtiers have been arrested.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Fifteen Lost at ,Jen ma A-$S.

Prescott, Ariz, Sept. 14.-Fifteen
people are now supposed to have been
lost in the fire that burned the town
OF Jerome Sunday. The loss is $780,
COO with $4,000 insurance. The
town is already reb uilding.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
WITH CHEERS FOR AMERICA.
Insurgents Evacuate the Suburbs of
Manila In q Grand March.

HdnIId III d UrAHU MARCH.
MANILA, Sept. 1.-THE insurgents
evacuated the suburbs of Manila to-
day. They did so in grand march,
in which nearly 5000 men took part,
carrying rifles, colors waving, bands
playing and shouting 'Viva Ameri-
canos," "Viva Filipinos Libres."
The merchants here expect heavy
losses if new tariff is enforced at an
early date because their present stocks,
valued roughly at IS, 900, 900, have paid
the highest duties.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

The best of everything is always put
On the company's plate at dinner, and
The company always passes it on.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Tho women make a terrible fuss
when man marries again considering
THAT all the second wife inherits from
the first wife is her name and her lob
In the kitchen.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

The women's i(ea of a thoroughly
good husband is one who is better to
his wife's kin than to his own.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

When a grass widow selects seat in
the park she always gets as far away
from eep-off-the-grass sign as posi-
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

1t is told Of certain Kentucky con
gresham that he refused to bathe ex-
oept in distilled water.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

If you have any pictures of Peace,
now is the time to dust them off and
nang them in the parlor
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

The clock invariably strikes the
half-hour when you wake up in the
night and want to know what tina it
Is.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
To BnIld the Pago-Pago Naval Station.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA. - Healey,
Tibetts & Co., of this city were award
ed the contract for the construction of
the coaling station at Pago-Pago har-
Dor yesterday. Their bid was s142,-
200.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
CUBANS NOT REVENGEFUL.
The Insurgent Government Has Issued q
Proclamation of Amnesty.

Proclamation of Amnesty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. = Copies OF
the proclamation of amnesty issued by
the Cuban government at Camaguey
have been received here. The procla.
nation provides that guides shall not
be refused Spanish troops in their
marches to points of embarlzationl
that no private vengeance be visited on
those who have served Spain, and that
personal security be provided.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Cutting off dogs tail may not af.
feet his carriage, but it stops his wag-
GIN.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Girls like to be called young ladies
and ladies Of uncertain age like to be
called girls.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

A girl believes she has mind of her
own but she will not do anything that
her best girl friend will not do.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhna. T
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought / had
consumption.
After taking
: five bottles Of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound,
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

eons men stand on principle and
some others probably would If they
had IL to stand on.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

]. M DeLacy writes: IT can assure you
that In no single instance has DIR. NIoffett's
TEETHINA CTeething Powders) proved fall
ure- We have tried soothing remedies and
everything known to us and old women
and TEETHINA is pra-eminently success and
blessing to mothers and children"
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my house,-D.
@. Albright, Mitflinburg, Pc, Dec. II, '95
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

When man believes he is the least
bit unhappy it always makes him more
So
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
Aetlo full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bao the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists. Soc or 81. Cure guaran-
Seo Booklet and sample free. Add ress
sterling Ramsdy Co., Chicago or New York
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

The warlike general and the sum.
mer girl believe in numerous engage
ments.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Why does man usually have to
shuttle off his mortal coil before he
cuts much of figure in history?
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Nothing SO enhances the value of a
thing as the difficulty in obtaining it.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Don't be impressed when man SAYS
ne viii "stake his reputation" on a
thing. He may not have anything at
stake.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Aoucats Your Bowels With Cascarets
candy Cathartic cure constipation forever
aVc. Soc Ii e. q. G. fail, druggists refund money.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Happy are they who look before they
marry and overlook afterwards.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Be sure you're right, then stay right
there.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

After man passes fifty, nothing in
the show line is very good
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

xfoesAly prise fighters deal sozno
haF0 blows because they are naturally
hard blowers.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

The man who makes hay while the
sun shines is liable to get sun-struck.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Why isn't wife the better half
when she's always getting the best of
the other half?
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

:.
In tn Q ir
r e n Q W ed
s tire myth, ,
even while
sorrowin 6,
for theone
who wa 8
gone. At
that time
as laid
the found
alton for
the world
famed ar.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

In union there is strength, but the
unknown husband Of a prominent
woman doesn't believe it is equally
distributed.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Ihe man who courts more than one
glrl at time is courting trouble.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Its mean man that isn't hero in
the eyes of his dog.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Was there ever a good looking wom-
m with a circus?
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Flylng machines will not enable
some men to get above reproach.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

A boys first symptom of serious ILL
ness Is his refusal to eat pie.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Sharper than the tooth of a serpent
u tne sarcasm of the one who has no
sympathy with human vanity.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
A WoMAM's HERoIsM.

from the Register Gazette, Rockford, III.
During the civil war nearly as much hero
ism was shown by tho women of our n alton
as by the brave soldiers. Many a woman,
weeping for her dead son, bound up the
wounds Of his suffering comrades. rainicinr
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

For children teething soften the gums reduces ina
alton, aays pain, wind collie. rs bottle,
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

When an old maid goes to visit her
married sister, she begins to collect
toys a week in advance.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
Read the Advertisements.

A fool regards a smart man as "pe-
culiar."
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Some people spend money only when
they have an audience
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Many men, in looking for work,
tumble over it.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure SOC. 81. All druggists
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets, Candy Cathartic. 10c or $50.
II G. G. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

Never accept cigar which is recon-
nended as being particularly good.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17
BQ2utY Is Blood RaoYa

1t little boy ever gets big horse
started he can't stop him.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-09-17

A woman prefers a husband taller
than herself SO she can pretend to look
1p to him.