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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-12
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Only seven cars We're received at the
yards yesterday. Three came in over the
Fanta Fe. three over the Missouri Pa
cific and one by the Rock Island.
Messrs Birchfield & Benean of Anthony
were on the market yesterday with a car
load of hogs,
MI A Garland, Of Kiowa, was a shipper
OF one car OF hogs to the market yes
terGay.
The Wichita representatives to the Fort
Worth cattIemen's convention returned
home Yesterday morning. The party com
prised the following well known stock
raisers: Mr.. Ben Garland, Mr.. NJ. c.
Campbell. Mr.. c. F. Fullington, Mr.. Jas.
Campbell and Mr. A. c. Jobes.
one car Of hogs from Hackney, Kan
sas, was shipped by Mr.. j. L. Wanda
Neer.
Mr. ]. ]. Houston of Ponca City had q
good load of hogs on the market yester-
day.
The Dold company shipped another car
load Of shoulders to the hub yesterday.
Messrs Coyle & Jones were on the mar
ket yesterday from Perry with a load
OF Ohgs
Dcld sent out a car OF shoulders to New
Orleans last night.
Messrs Astle e Son of Haven. we'll
known shippers to this market were here
yesterday with one car of porkers.
NIessrs. Townsend & GibzHns of Andale
shipped car here yesterday.
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WANTED IN CONNECTICUT
Accused Murderer Pick ed up in Ohio
and Another Chicago.

Columbus. OHIO. March u.-Bea r. VII
lis. aged ., alias Charles Jerome sharp.
was arrested here today. He 81 wanted
BY the Wilton. C1uuecI>1t authorities
for the murder Of David s. =. Lambert
On the night 81 December 81. Wills came
here from Chicago and stopped on Lin
wood avenue. he az first denied he lden-
thy but finally confessed lhat tss name
was Willis and that he t9Ee,her w.tn Max
Rrockhauss. under arvesr. sh9- the man.
Willis was heid for she Cenoe~tIeHt au-
thorltes Wills was discovered Ire an at-
tempt at suicide after arrest. Detectives
took no more chances ~Ith MIN bas went
east a As ?. ~
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DROPS AND NEAkENS
Hog Market a Nickel Lower
With Eastern Markets.
CHOICE SWINE SCARCE
Tops Bring 1857 IL; Bulk
$3.50 to $3.50.

The hog market at the Wichita Union
Stock Yards yesterday morning opened
strong, but later in the day dropped five
cents and closed very weak. The five
cent drop was in sympathy with the de-
cline of 5G10c on the KaKas City and
Chicago marts. Only one wagon hogs,
which were few in number, attracted the
attention of the buyers in the morning.
1t was quite late in the afternoon before
q car load put in an appearance, but 1t
helped to retrieve in the way of swelling
the receipts. On whole, the decline in
the price and the weakness of the later
hours of the day caused a depression
which might otherwise have been charged
to the dark, sullen atmosphere. For a
Friday, the business could not have been
said to be good. Yesterday was a repeti
ton of the preceding day in regard to
quality. Again, not a choice load put in
an appearance. The grade ranged be-
tween mixed and lights. Tops brought
S3G71L, and there was only one <oad; they
could not be called choice hogs, but they
were the best which were offered. There
was considerable mixed stuff, verging too
much on the light order. The bulk of
sales ranged from S3.50d365 yesterday.
The increase in receipts yesterday over
the same day last week is $50; over the
corresponding day last year, S.. Tops a
week ago were $3.50, but the hogs were
extra choice, bulk sales for the same day
were quoted at $3.6Od9.65, but were supe-
rior to the hogs offered yesterday. One
year ago tops brought $3.50, while bulk
sales were S3.5OG355. The worst day in
prices and receipts this season is vast
improvement over one short year ago.
.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-12

Such suffering as rheumatism causes the
victims upon whom It fastens itself Is al
most uncomfortable.
Sufferers from the worst types Of this ter
rible disease will supply the missing hor-
rors in the following story from real life.
Those who writhe under nilder forms
Of rheumatism viii be able to imagine the
feelings Of the tortured victim.
oThe only justification for making public
such heart-rending details Is the fact that
the lesson taught will be helpful to others,
pointing the way to renewed lite and health
to every sufferer from rheumatism.
The story IS told by woman. Her
name IS Mrs. Caleb Fenly; she lives IN
St Pau1, Ind.
This is her account:
IL ann farmers wife. / believe my
frequent exposure to the weather caused
my terrible attack of rheumatism. Damp
weather always aggravated 1t.
Ny limbs would begin to swell at the
ankle joints.
"This swelling would begin In the night
at times. Iwould awake IN agony.
daylight would find my limbs purple
In color, swollen to twice their natural size,
and so racked with pain could not bear
to touch them.
Ny right arm and both legs were so
drawn as to be almost useless.
my skin became dry and yellow.
AT times my limbs would pain as
though millions Of needles were prieking
them.
Again they would be numb and /
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with severe nervous trouble. The least
excitement O. strain would use me up
completely. I got so could not sleep.
I would lie night after night with open
eyes. unable TO get rest. This. with other
troubles. brought on most excTuciatng
headaches. and fluttering or palpitation
of the heart. wind on the stomach and
indigestion until I was a physical ana
mental wreck. Ny condition was most
serious. could not attend to my house
hold cares, and social duties had 10 be
entirely neglected. tried our local physi-
clan and many remedies without avail.
1 did not improve but grew worse and
more respondent. Ny friends grew
alarmed and one OF them recon-
merded Dr. Miles Nervine. took a
large dose before retiring. went TO sleep
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-12
COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKET.

New York. March 1.-Cofee-0ptions
opsned barely steady, with prices 10 10
POINTS lower: ruled moderately active with
weak undertone; local liquidation inspired
by heavy Brazilian receipts; weak local
spot market; lack Of speculative support
and war-like conditions both IN this coun-
try and pretty much all Europe Closed
steady. sails points net lower; sales 1850
bass. including March. S5.I5T5.20; May,
S. 25H5.S0. Spot coffee. Rio weak; No. :
invoice SIC: No. jobbing. 6isc. Mild,
dull. but steady: Cordova. S4El6c.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining, Sssc;
centrifugal. S6 test, 4tsc. Refined, quiet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-12

When the marvellous system Of nerve
centers, nerve fbres and ganglia which
pervades every portion OF our bodies, be-
comes deranged so as TO interfere with
the functions of the various organs. the
vitality is lowered, the health is destroyed.
and even life itself is seriously endanger-
ed. a medicine that will strengthen and
invigorate the shattered nerves. rest the
weary body and soothe the tired brain
is greatly to be desired. Such medicine
is Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine. 1t is
{ nerve food and tonic which acts directly
on the nervous system. toning it up into
sound and vigorous action.
Airs. c. B. Hicks. Lebanon, Ind, most
estimable lady. prominent in social and
society circles. and Great Wenamak, or
commander Of the Daughters of Pccahon-
tas. writes: 1.-TWO years ago I was taken
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, March I.-Conditions are
still quiet in most branches of dry goods.
The price tone Is still sustained in nearly
all quarters. although there are reports
Of concessions made. Print cloths have
sold quite extensively at 2lsc outside of
Fall River. Regulars are in moderate re-
quest. Odd goods are fairly active in the
demand at prices based on the above quo
+ation on regulars. About 10000 pieces.
odds and extras. have been sold Prints
and ginghams show no change of moment
in any grade or quarter.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO.

Chicago. March n.-Cattle-RCyers Of
cattle were disposed TO take hold more
freely today than they usually do on Fri
cay. Frices were steady and the few lots
Of choice cattle sold quickly. Not many
sales were made as high as $500, the av-
craze quality being rather ordinary. Most
Of the steers went at prices ranging from
$3.50 to 5.O5, commoner grades bringing
S2.75GiI45 Few calves were offered and
prices were unchanged
HCgs-Fat hogs sold all right. but light
hogs. were. neglected and the market clos
Ell weaker Sales were made of heavy
hogs al s.. 75dA10. butcher weights at 3l5
6.40ai. and light hogs at S3.5oa392l2. The
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resulted in a marked falling off in the
offerings and the price after that was
steadily held at the price the market was
apparently ''pegged, at Sl0i. July show
ed a great deal of nervousness for the rest
of the session, but did not move very
far either way from sec until near the
close. when renewed selling was started
by ''tailers'' who We're afraid OF margin
calls, and the price declined rapidly again.
AT the close ssh QSS2sc was being bid for
it. May wound up at S1-04.
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A Positive
Guarantee.

Yourun no risk in giving Dr. Miles Heart
Cure a trial If the first bottle fails 20
beneh: YOU, take the empty bottle &c your
druggist and set your money back. All
druggists are authorized 20 sell the nrst
bottle with that UNDERSTANDING
Book on diseases Of the heart and nerves
sent free. Address.
DR.. Niles Medical Co. Elkhart. Ind.
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THE WEATHER.

Wichita. Kan, March IL
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Fair until Sunday. A little colder Satur-
day: warmer Sunday.
During the past p hours the highest
temperature has been 4. the lowest g,
and the moan 81. with colder. cloudy wea-
Their. fresh north wind and slowly rising
barometer.
The river stands at Is %.et on the
gauge. g rise OF one-tenth Of foot.
The total rainfall during the late storms
was ~ inch
Thus far this month the average tenn
oera ture has been ~
For the past nine years the average
temperature for the month OF March has
been II, and for the Ilth day. Al
FRED. L. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washington. March u.-Forecast:
Fansas-Generally fair Saturday; vsri-
able winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Clear-
ing and colder Saturday; nortnerly winds.
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Chicago, March 11-There was nothing
new in the general situation from abroad
mis- morning. Cables were little changed
but did not reflect our decline The war
nous however, was still alive ana the
baarish government report acted as r sotI
Of u,et blanket on the market, so after
1+tIe stronger opening the market at once
became weak and ruled heavy all day.
The outside holding Of wheat Is latstI
trsn rsuaI and this acts as dampenlhB
ina,,enca on the market. The bull Clique
hive seemed TO let the market alone TOT
a few DAYS past. but are said today TO
have bought a great deal OF May an"
ecroa Septenber. We shall not De sur
nrised TO see the September and july op-
ton come closer together. Northwest r.
GENTS were heavy, AT cars. against 4'-
same day last year. and clearahceS WI
light. The rain yesteray ana Iast Ais'
- 5astb 10 the drouth prevailing and
,-,+,,roli,, added 10 the bearish influences
W. Iool, for a continued good scalpins
-,,.rt,a+ Pelfeve wheat should be bought
-, -,,eal, rlaces. The fear Of war acts tor
The time being against an advance IN re-
e+-fotirg trade. Sales Of -four are report
ed heavy. The stock market, when Is
raqarded as a barometer for war news
Us very weak. All this with the govern
r,,sr+ renort. Influenced the heavy decline
- +odav and July wheat closes just :
cents under the high point OF the morning.
corn ruled comparatively steady though
-o-oeUhat lower. The government report
ms decidedly bullish on corn and the mar
10 IN this cereal would certainly nave
e,7vancad had & not been for the phe-
-,on,ensI weakness in wheat. with f''"Ah-
40 bushels less corn as Il farmers reserve
,ba7 a wear ago. which IS a difference
eo,aI 10 more than nine times our present
visible supply. There would seem 70 he
No argument at all in favor Of any lower
,,~fces. on corn. Yet. with the feeling that
q var Is ready 20 open out on Us at any
r,orrent. even those who feel oullish are
afraid 20 venture. hence the vea <ness-
paeeip.e % hogs very decidedly light. yet,
v-ar rlrno-s Indicated such ser ious condi-
,forls that even the packers were not dis
r,oza1 favorably Everything today was
CIorded with 2 mysterious uncertainty.
and We will probably enter into i7rn0r-
rows business with the same conditions
restricting trade
HRTSTIE-STREET CON CO.
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1T Brought Sleep
DR.. Miles NerVine
A Veritabe Restorative Which Positively Contains
Harmful, Dangerous Drugs

very soon and had the FIRST good nights
rest in months. continued taking IL until
] WAS completely cured
DR.. Miles Nervine viii positively cure
headaches Of Ions standing. AID 1t IS sx-
coedingly beneficial in such troubles as
epilepsy and hysteria.
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The Eagle
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Wichita passengers can take tEis
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These Tourist cars are q the gerry latest
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Chicago. March IL-Sherin HERSHEY Of
Bridgeport, Conn. arrived In Chicago 20
day with reQuisHion papers for the extra
diuon Of Brockhause. Who Is n JAN here.
He wilI 81 20 Columbus on his way back
% Connecticut and take W.N.s with him
Tho railroad transfer steamer S. d.
Barlow. plying between Cairo IA. and
Bird Point. No. burned 20 the waters
edge while lying at the incline at Birds
Point Loss $30od0.
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BANK CLEARINGS,

New York, Mar 1.-THE following table.
compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total
clearances at the principal cities and the
percentage of increase or decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
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REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
CATTT r

Cattle were steady yesterday, but very
strong at the close. Only few head were
on the market, and they were quickly pur-
chased by the eager buyers. Demand
strong; receipts light.
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Wheat-Lower: closing Issc FOR MAY. :
for July. and 1asc for September beio%
Yesterday. The close was weak Al the
bottom. Spot lower: No. red cash. eIe-
vatoI, IS: track. ~; March 9sl4 May. Soc
bid; July. S3ss gS5lz; September. ~, No.
2 hard cash. q.
Corn-Futures closed fractionally lower
than yesterday. Spot steady. Nc : cash
q: March, 27l4 May. 275sH27@a; July. &c
bid September. 2g7sc bid.
Oats-Weak and lower for both spot and
futures No. cash. elevator. 211s, track,
al1.a2S: March. 27ls May. &c bid; july.
24a2rs:o y. white. 29'eG5o.
Rye-Steady: ~.
Flaxseed-Higher; E.12.
Uay-Qulet and easy for prairie al S5.5o
qS.25; timothy. strong. &.00t1la.bo,
Butter-Quiet; creamery. l6G2ol=; dairy.
90l6c.
Eggs-Steady; So.
Pork-Dun. standard mess. iobblng
S1O25.
Lard-Nominal; prime steam. $50,
choice, $40.
NEW YORK.
New York. March 1.-THE wheat mar
ket had q sensational break today under
a sharp raid by a ChicoGa elevator cor
Germ. backed up by enthusiastic selling
among scalpers. all OF whom were deci-
dedly bearish. Under this pressure May
declined from sLo0ss 10 s9l2. and July from
81 1l-16c 10 905sc in the first hour Of trad
ing At noon the market was nervous ana
weak at 99iz for May. War - had no
effect. The day wound up with second
wild rush 10 unload, which left prices
nervous at about the lowest point OF the
day and IIsa1Ac below last night. May
Z oil I'd If al INV hid The de-
moralization Of prices has been entirely
attributed to the alleged heavy attacks by
Armour and others at Chicago. Bulls have
been routed in all directions. the abund-
aEce of stop-lcss sales being an evidence
% this fact on the break eXporxFs i'm
proved their opportunity by picking up a.
loads Of wheat and s. loads Of corn at
Atlantic ports
New York. March u-Flour-Receipts.
p. ga barrels. exports. 7,25I. Weak and
slightly lower. affected by the decline in
wheat. Minnesota patents, S5.2585.Jh. win
tvr patents. Si9oa5.J0. straights. $500
4CJ.
-heat-Receipts. 52.725 bushels; spot
weak. No. red. $1o57s (. .. b. afoat 20
arrive. Options weak. closed lA41a.c net
lower; No. red March. Sla5's. May.
S55bc.
Corn-Receipts. $50 bushels; exports.
To- 20. Spot steady; No. .. 17ss. Options
weaker; closed unchanged; May, @ais, Ju-
". 3si4.
Oats-Receipts. al.200 bushels; exports.
. los Spot quiet. No . gll4. Options
moderately active and fairly steady. clos
ing unchanged: May 3fs.
RUtter-Keceipts ISIS packages; steady.
western creamery. I5H21, Elgins. ~. far
tory, 11HlJc
Eggs-Receipts. 300 packages: firm,
western. I0s.. southern. 19s4 4uc.
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IOtaIS, Z -.....,-EI, . .9'7ft o
Totals outside y. Y. 502. 26S l95 81
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

The following official range Of prices on
grain and provisions at Chicago is fur
nished by the Christie-Street Commission
Co Board OF Trade Rooms, Sedgwick
BLOCK Wichita Kan:
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Chicago. March u--Cash wheat; No 2
red. & ~ 7l.67: No ., s541s; No sprlnE.
= No. 2 $3.50. No. = hard. sl0s-. No. 2.
SSza5. No. I northern spring. 3 o1a -az's-
cash corn-%o .. -. a1-ss: No. 3, Zas8
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Were you an eye witness TO this affair.
asked the prosecutor. Il don't know what
YOU d call a nigh witness, but Iwarn tmore'n
FIVE rods away.
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Do You

Speculate n grain
Speculate II New Yo-k s-ocks!
Speculate IN provisions
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Today. Year.
Duluth -. Inconvenience 80 las
MINNEAPOLIS 800 .......--..-..-- -
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Chicago. March -Buftsr-Steady
--earnertas- r.1fs. falries. lL1.-.
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CHRIsTIE-sTREET COM CO.
The herald., 1898-02-13
+ +++++++++++++++++++A+ RI
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

+ Ensign Breckenridge washed from .
+ the deck of the torpedo boat Cush- i
r ing and drowned.
+ Murderer Moore confesses, exoner- i
r. ating convict condemned to hang !
r. and duplicating another man.
r. Eighteen bodies recovered from the .
+ ruins of the Pittsburg fire and thirty .
r one persons are still missing; other .
i. fires. .
/, The Transatlantic liner veendam
+ wrecked; stirring story of rescue .
+ of crew and passengers by the st.
+ Louis.
r. Spanish officials express sincere .
r hope that the De LONE incident will .
r. not further strain relations with the .
1, United States. .
r Lincoln's birthday celebrated: ex- .
r. President Harrison and Secretary ,
r Gage among the distinguished speak, i
r. ers at Chicago. /.
+ Father-in-law Flagler belives q.
r Baron Harden -Hckey's death to have i
+ been caused by an overdose of chloral. !
r taken to relieve insomnia. i
r. German reichstag doings Indicate ,
r. the adoption of a vigorous foreign i
r. policy PruSSian landowners to exper- 4
r iment with Coolie labor. i
r The trial of Zola continues with the :,
r usual accompaniment of incipient :,
r rioting; one duel under way between j
r Counsel Picquart and Witness Henri. i
r The senate committee on public +.
L. lands blocking our laws for Alaska: 4
r every vessel sailing northward car i
r ries full load and thousands more i
r are preparing to follow i
+ British comment on the De LONE ]
r affair generally commends the action i
r taken by the United States adminis- /,
r tration; far eastern affairs progress .
r ing satisfactorily; political social and i
r personal gossip. i
r + r r + + r. + /. 1. r r. r. r r r r r r A,s.
The herald., 1898-02-13
1T WAS NOT A SUICIDE
HARDEN HICKEY'S DEATH WAS
AN ACCIDENT
The Dead Man Suffered From Insomnia
and Took Double Dose
of Chloral

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-J. H. Flagler
Standard Oil magnate, and father-in-laN
of Baron Harden Hickey, who died at +,
Paso Wednesday night will leave here
tonight for San Francisco, to join his
| daughter, widow of the Baron.
Discussing the death of his son-in-
law, he said:
"A gentleman we'll known here, whose
name 1 cannot divulge, has just returned
from Ell PasO. He assures me that Baron
Hickey did not commit suicide. Person
ally, l do not believe he meant to take
his life.
"IIe was man of highly wrought ner-
vous organization and for years had
sought relief from insomnia in the use
Of narcotics. He was a habitual user of
chloral in various forms. l believe he
took an overdose. 1t appears from state
ments made to me that he took some of
the drug without effect and later took
another dose. Neither dose would have
killed him but the combination was
fatal. He had been troubled with heart
affection for years and could not live
in high attitudes. His heart weakness
may have aided the drug in causing
death.
Hickey was man of cheerful nature
and had all he wanted of money and a
good home. Financial reverses which
might have caused dependency, over
took him."
After the Baron's death there was
found among his effects a letter. ad-
dressed to his wife, in which occurred
this expression: II prefer to be a dead
gentleman, rather than living black
guard like your father. Good-bye."
The reporter asked Mr.. Flagler about
this letter.
II have no personal knowledge that he
left such a communication" he said
with dignity. Il was good friend to
the Baron and was ready to go to his
assistance. If he left letters tending to
show that he was depressed, that in
itself would be no sign that he took his
life. Among other eccentricities he had
a tendency to melancholy which some
times made him say strange things"