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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
NEWS FROM KlOWA
Medicine River Doing some Serious
Damage Above Its Ranks

The Medicine river reached high water
mark Friday at 2 p. m, and by O'Clock
it had fallen four feet. The Santa Fe
passenger trains could not cross the
bridge, and passengers, express. baggage
and mail were transferred on hand cars.
This caused both trains to be several
hours late. There was about thirty feet
of grade washed out on the north bank
and nearly ten feet on the south bank.
Some piling in the center OF the bridge
was loosened. A work train came down
from Wellington and a large crew work
ed all night, and by Saturday morning
had the bridge in condition for trains to
cross. The Missouri Pacific passenger
got over their bridge at II a. m, but
could not recross. This road lost about
seventy-fve feet Of embankment The
approac hes to the wagon road bridge
north of Kiowa are washed away. Some
small HOSES came down the river and
lodged against this bridge. The bridge OF
the same kind east of Kiowa and south
Of Hazelton lost two spans on the north
side of the river. Quite number Of peo-
pie crossed the river in the morning, but
could not get home in the evening This
high water caused quite an excitement.
and the war with Spain for the time was
lost sight Of. The river was never known
to be higher except in 1855. The current
was very rapid, travelling about ten miles
per hour.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
MURDERER OF MRS LAIRD
Betrayed to the Officers BY His sister
and Makes Confession.

Guthrie. o. T.. May 3o-(Special)-The
United States marshal has under arrest
and in the federal Jail young Seminole
Indian, who has confessed TO the murder
of Mrs. Laird. for whose death young
Sampson and Gelsey were burned TO death
last January by mob composed Of white
men.
The government has all along maintain
ed that the two Indians burned 70 death
were innocent, and will now try to prove
1t. The prisoners name is Kinder H
Hargo.. He was captured in the Chick
asaw nation after an exciting chase Of
twenty-five days. The clue which led to
his capture and on which his supposed
guilt IS based was secured from a letter
which he had written to his sister. now
attending school at Emma Hockey's mis-
sion IN the Seminole nation. In this let
ter the prisoner Acknowledges that he
murdered Mrs. Laird and then fed for
safety. The sister, being a friend of the
United States authorities al the mission.
informed them Of the letter and her
brothers Whereabouts. This information
led 20 the capture
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31

Grove bicycle track was held today under
the auspices Of the American Racing as
sociation and was unusually successful.
Jimmy Michael. the little Welshmsn, car
ried off the honors nj an exhibition two
miles paced. breaking the worlds record
of 3:27, made by J. Platt-Betts at the Crys-
tai Palace, London. Michaels time today
was 1926 2-5. Michael rode the distance
with perfect ease. making the first third
In 81. the second third in 1904. and the
first mile in 1:39 As. The remaining three
laps were covered respectively in 2:l7 and
2:25 rs and 3:2s 2-5.
The other important event OF the day
was the match race Of twenty miles be-
tween Edouard Tayiore, the French cham
pion. and ]. Frank Starbuck, OF this city.
Taylor winning after an exciting race
Each man was paced and for the first
eight miles Taylore easily led al a dis
lance varying from . 10 3 yards Here
the little Frenchman seemed 10 ease Up
a bit and Starbuck forged ahead at the
ninth mile, holding the lead until after
the sixteenth mile During this period
Starbuck led from fifty yards 70 one-thlrd
OF mile. After the sixteenth mile the
chain on a wheel ridden by one OF Star
bucks PAGERS broke and he rode ali the
way around alone. This gave Tsyiore
big advantage and he soon took the
lead, maintaining IL 70 the end. crossing
the line a winner IN 57.4s IS. by twenty
five yards.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
LIVE STOCK HARRIET

Chicago. May 30.-As the supply of cat
tie was not large for the first days Of
the week prices were steady at last week
decline Native beef steers, S4.00d4S5;
stockers and feeders, $4O0q450; medium,
! S445d460; cows and heifers, $S.40Q40O; can
ners, S2.5Od35O; Texas steers. $S.50Q47o.
There was a very good demand in the
market for hogs today and Saturdays
decline was recovered. Slight hogs, 50. 709
4i2ls; heavy packers, SS.e0Q4171a; fair TO
choice, $4.2Od435 pigs. $2.50d5.90; butch
ers, $4.0Od4.30.
There was the usual active demand for
sheep and prices ruled firm at the recent
advance. Sheep, S4.OOG4.25; clipped lambs,
81. O0d5 80; wooded lambs, $570G6.10.
Receipts-Hogs 30,O00; cattle IL, 900; sheep
1900.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK.
Kansas City, May 3O.-Cattle-Receipts.
$500. Market strong; active. Native
steers, $4.0OQ490; Tevas steers, 1884 so:
Texas cows, $2.75Q4.OO; native cows and
heifers. s.. 65Q4SO; stockers and feeders,
So. 25d5 30; bulls. S315Q4.00.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000, Market strong;
cents higher. Bulk Of sales. $3s594 Is;
heavies. $410q+17l2; packers and mixed
ass. 90Q4 221a; lights. $3.75Q4.05; workers. 4o0
Q405; pigs. $S.06QSSO
Sleep-RecefptS, Zp0. Market nrm;
Lambs. S430g560; muttOns, S3.50a470.
Representative sales: Native steers, IS
head averaging !. ASS pounds. $3.50; Texas
steers, ~ head, averaging 1,4e0 pounds.
$3.50; Texas cows. Sc head, averaging s7S
pounds, $400; native cows and heifers. 50
head, average 764 pounds. $3.50; stockers
and feeders p head. averaging 412 pounds,
$40: bulls, 6 head. averaging !. ass pounds.
S400.
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.
ST. Louis, May 3o.-Cattle-Receipts l.
500. Market steady TO 10 cents higher; ma
tive shipping steers. 81 25G5.l5: light steers
10 dressed beef grades. S.S5aA90; stock
ers and feeders, s3.75a46: cows and heif-
ers. $225q470, Texas and Indian steers,
Sc. 40a4.25; cows and heifers. 81 55a3 IS.
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Market steady;
workers, S5.S5G4o0; packers, si.05d4 %:
butchers. A.103425.
Sheep-Receipts, $500. Market steady:
natives. S3.25G4 40, lambs, Si.50a650; Tex
ans. SooQt29.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
Chicago, May S0.-Butter-Active cream
cries. 12Ql6; dairies. uG1Sc
Eggs-Steady; fresh, 10c.
Live poultry-In light demand: spring
chickens, 5I5G6c; ducks, 6G5ls; turkeys,
lSc.
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The Eagles
Semi Weekly
....Fiils the Bill.


days Will TURN out and use their utmost
endeavors to secure the nomination for
him
Bob Forrest is practically a new man,
having never aspdred for an office before.
He Is q Democrat TO the backbone. Bob
has secured q majority OF the delegations
from every section OF the territory, ex-
cspting those from the casters part and
a portisn of he delegates from the south-
east He Is a fine orator and when he
goes before the convention and scates his
sentiments he viii gain instead OF lose
votes. II Is pretty certain that the DEM
ocrats and Pops VIII fuse at the congress
sional convention and that Democrat
VIM get the nomination, and IL is my hum
bic opinion that either Forrest or Kea-
ton VIII get the strawberry short cake.
The old timers IN the party are getting a
little tired of seeing a certain class OF
men holding Office year after year, and
as this fall IS as good nine as any TO do
a little house cleaning. they have come to
the conclusion that new men VIII be given
a chance TO exercise their abilities"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
WAR TAX BILL AMENDMENTS

Washington May 3n.-1he senate COM
mittee on finance was in session three
hours today considering amendments
which have been suggested to the war
revenue bill. The time was spent largely
in an exchange Of views upon the policy
OF accepting any amendments which are
not germane to the bill. the result being
? determination 70 accept none such, Of
whatever character. The talk was direct
81 especially towards the amendments Of
Senator Lodge. for the annexation OF Ha-
wall. and OF Senator Morgan. providing
a form Of government for acquired terri
tory. and there was 2 general expression
o. opinion that they should not be &C
more. that II necessary they should be
met with motions 20 table. This decision
was also made applicable to o,he- ike
decisions such & : that offered by M Pet
tirraw for the abrogatjoG CT the Hawai-
ian reciprocity treaty. There was no dis
seutinE view from this policy Senators
Favorable personally 70 the various
amendments ag7eed vith thoss vh1 did
not wish the doors once opened 70
changes not pertinent 70 the main sub
Jet Of the Bill. lest the end be in6e1n-
ice]y postponed
The committee also discussed q some
extent the suggested amendment chang
ing the tax on transactions ~ stock and
grain exchanges ard Of insurance b-ok-
ers bur decided to leave the provisions
relating % these subjects as they row
stand
TIE OILY changes az importance decided
u9oa related - drugs and 70 receipts
TIA amendment regarding receipts sx-
e-12ts receipts Tor amounts below =. AID
that Il relation % drugs IS . ve-5aI
change making clearer the meaning q
the COMMITTEES that drugs and proprietary
ar1cles SHOULD oe taxed oz-ly when sold
There vas asso = virtual ussdsss tardlzs
thzt Z tEs German anecdneu; sh0zi}8 -
adopted by the senate Jhs<e woL.5 os
SIN further changes IN ne stamp tax@s.
As II tina: even. = -vfIl Dot Dc necsssz-y
- collect 50 Ia-ge a SIN O stamps TIE
COMMITTEES = divided o. ne German
s--sn3nscE
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FLORIDA.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31

Philadelphia. May 2.-The worlds tar
dem composition record Cor one mile was
lowered from It's 4-5 70 1854 3 today By
Boulay and CavalIy. the French ridsrz. on
the new board track at Woodside Park.
near this city The Frenchmen we're the
scratch men in me international profess
sionsl tandem handicap and broke ths
record in the second heat. The best they
could do IN the final heat was 20 get
third place. Dippy and Boughtou. is yards
and the simms brothers = yards. beating
them ont.
ThIs was the first meet held On The Wood
side track and was IN every way sue
cessful The track IS considered BY sx-
perts 70 be very fast. There were quite
number q foreign riders entered IN the
different events. but the only ones %
get place were Bou.ay and Cayally.
Summaries:
Two-thirds mile handicap professional:
J. Eaton. 10 yards. Elizabeth. won. VIII
dam Simms. - yards. Washington. sec
ond; Charles Hatfield. Newark. X J.. -
yards. third Time. ! p z-5
OHe-mils tandem. professional. iutsrna-
toual handicap Fiaai: D.gpy ard
BouEhton. Is yards. FIRST; y. and p
SimTcs. - yards. second; Bouiay and Cav
ally. scratch. third Tine. Ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
UNJUST 10 OKLAHOMA
Is ApportIonment of Troops
Under the Census of 1890.
GOVERNOR BARNES is OFF
To Washington to See About
It--Govenor's New Staff.

Guthrie, O.. T.. May so.-(SpectaL)-Gov-
ernor Barnes Will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Washington, where he will en-
deavor to secure en- order increasing Ok
lahona's quota Of volunteers under the
second call 20 fun regiment. instead
Of one company Of eigtty-six men, as an
nounced from Washington. 1t is under
stood that the apporttonment made by
the Washington authorities is based on
the census of 1890, which does Oklahoma
gross injustice. and the governor Will
urge that the appoTtbonment be made
upon the terri corial census of 1897, which
gives Oklahoma population of 325.O0o in
ha bi tants If the governor Is successful
in securing the necessary authority to
raise a regiment he will undoubtedly
place Major Albert E. Woodson, Indian
agent at Darlington, in command as col
onel.
GOVERNOR BARNES STAFF.
Governor Barnes today made the fol-
lowing appointments on his military staff:
Ouarterrnaster General-H. A. Platt-
INSPECTOR General - Colonel ]. II.
Wheeler.
Commi ssary Genera1-Paul Jundt-
Chief of Ordnance-W. Harvey Mead
Judge Advocate General-M. ]. Holt.
Paymaster General-Leslie G. Niblack.
Aides-de-camp-J. NJ Wheeler and Err
nest B. Douglas.
Major H. A. Plat, the new quartermas-
ter general, is business manager Of the
Guthrie Daily Leader, and served a three
years enlistment in the Oklahoma Ma
tional Guard. He is a Democrat
Colonel j. H. Wheeler is reappointed to
the position which he held on Governor
Renfrow's stae. In politics he is a gold
Democrat. He Is an Oklahoma City
banker and is popular with the military
boys.
Major Paul Jundt, who viii serve e.
the governors staff as conmissary gen.
eral, Is a veteran of the Franoo-Prussian
war In civil life he is manager Of the
Pabst Ice company in Oklahoma In pol
itics he is a gold Democrat, but support
ed Barnes for the legislature and for
governor.
Major w. Harry Mead, CHER Of ord
nance, is a dealer IN agricultural tnple
ments at Shawnee Politically he trains
with the Republican party
Major M. J. Holt, Judge advocate gen.
eral is a lawyer of Blackwell. He IS
Republican and was an active candidate
for United States attorney.
Major Leslie G. Niblack continues to
wear the honor bestowed upon him by
Governor Renfrow as paymaster of the
Oklahoma army and navy. He sits a
horse like a Centaur and in action his
style has been compared to that of Gus
ter. When not engaged In fighting the
insidious foes of his beloved country Ma
jor Niblack devotes his time in originat-
ing Democratic thunder for the Guthrie
Daily Leader, of which he is the editor.
OF the aIdes-de-camp. Captain Wheeler
is a resident Of Guthrie, and a Democrat;
Captain Douglas lives at Alva, where he
is engaged in the publication Of a Re-
publican newspaper.
The foregoing staff, with several addi-
tons to be announced later on, will make
its first public appearance at Omaha on
September Is, on which occasion Cover
nor Barnes will attend the exposition in
his official capacity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
KEAT0N AND FORREST
Democratic PropheSying as to their
Political Prospects.

e Reno. 0. T, May so-(SpeciaL)-A
gentleman VINO s,ands high in the coun-
els OF the Democratic party and who
has been resident Of Ksngfisher county
since the organization of The territory
says ne has kept pretty fair track OF pol
tiles and is sure that but TWO congress
sicnal candidates VIII De brought out
when The convention meets July Is Judge
Keaton IS one and Colone1 Bob Forrest
IS the other. Said he:
The judge has 4 very fair following
and when the votes are counted it VIII
BE- found that ne has been doing business
from the old stand. The crowd Of people
whom he has befrIended 81 ne good old
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
AHEAD OF LAST YEARS
OkIahoma's Wheat Crop Fears Moth
ing NV Rut Hail.

Ing n NV nut man.
Perry, o. T., May SO.-(Specta1 )-The
late showers have placed the wheat in
splendid condition and II can be truth
fully said that the wheat crop now, in so
far as rain is concerned, Is assured It
looks better II possible than the immense
crop Of East year did one pear ago.
Self binders, headers and an kinds Of
machinery are being sold in enormous
numbers by the dealers in our city.
The two-story stone building of N. A
Baker is approaching completion on the
south side OF the square.
James Lobsitz Of the sosth side has
moved his old buildings from his two lots
and VIII soon commence the erection OF
a fiftyIfoot. two-story stone building.
The appointment of Senator Hunt 70 DO
deputy clerk of the district court at this
place meets with the hearty approval OF
all the Republicans. The departure OF the
old familiar faces at the court house (for
they have been there ever since the strip
opened seems a very strange thing TO
many On June l a fun set OF Republican
officials win. for the first time in the his
tory of this county, assume full control
Of the business of the clerk Of the district
court.
The trial Of Frank Hall. lasting as Il
did nineteen days and resulting IN an &C
qutttal, wax the longest trial ever held
in this county and cost Pawnee county
much money.
have been sufferer from chronic d.
arrhoea ever since the war and have
used all kinds of medicines for 1t. At last
found one remedy that has been
success as a cure. and that is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoe Rem
edy.-P. E. Grsham, Gaar's Mills. La.
For sale by druggists.
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Aha and Noods Conntr-

Ava, O. T., May So.-(Specss,. )-voods
county's recenc coQious rams have assured
a wheat crop larger than last years. bar
ring aa5l.
our pualic schools closed Friday. Trey
have been for the past year under the
charge OF Prof G. ". Durham, one Of
the sblest educators Of Oklahoma. HIS
conduct here has been above reproach.
and his record as an educator for The past
ten years has been Of the best. He leaves
here 70 accept e poss1on under 4 leading
school book pu6lisil.Dg company and the
good wishes OF al who knsw him so wl1a
bin
The normal college buisasng IS rapkdiy
going up
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
CATTLE.

The cattle market exhibited some stir
and activity yesterday, the numbers Of
single sales not being so notable as the
aggregate amount of stun handled in this
branch. Henry Schweiter had in % head
Of fine butcher steers and one COW. the
whole drove going 10 Dold at the best
prices warranted by the general condi-
tions Of the markets. This bunch and
one other COW. also going 10 Dold. consti-
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Consultation Free.

His long experience, together with his exoep-
tional facilities as clinical professor in two Of
Chicagos leading medical colleges, enables him
to cure when others fail Don't despair until
you have seen him. Remember, it costs you
nothing for his opinion this visit. Many cases
who have been deaf or blind or total nervous
wrecks have been restored by him in a marvel
ously short time. He will not accept your case
unless he can guarantee results. His intricate
knowledge of the brain and nervous system
enables him to restore those cases Of blindness
and deafness due to diseases of the optic and
auditory nerves Dr. Walsh visits Wichita by
special request of numerous patrons in and
around Wichita who were unable to call on him
at his Kansas City office in the new Ridge
building, rooms 543 and 545
Eyes tested for glasses free. His treatment
for granulated lids is positively specific. Catarrh
thoroughly eradcated from the system by his
local and constitutional treatment
The hideous and forbidden cross eye straigh-
tened in thirty seconds Cataracts removed
almost instantaneously. All operations per-
formed are absolutely painless
The blind actually restored their sight
and the deaf are given back their hearing.
He will take the most wretched and COM
plete nervous wreck imaginable and within "a
hours time make an emphatic Improvement
No strychnine nor stimulants of any kind
used. The treatment will absolutely and per
manently restore and cure you no matter how
bad your case is. If your energy is all gonel
If your vitality is really dead! He will restore
you and you will remain restored.
He has never failed in any case of Nervous
ness. His New and Special Nerve Treat
ment is Invaluable.
Dr. Walsh will remain in town two more
days only this trip
cow H0fo1. Tuesday and Wednesday,
~ A1Ol~A' May 81 and June !.
Hours a. m. to D. m
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Twice a Week

Every Farmer who lives near q
postoffiee or star route mail wants
to keep posted on war news. mar
ksts, prices OF wheat. corn. ETC..
hogs and cattle, crop reports. ETC.,
as well as city and county news.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-31
II. 900 PAID WANTS

In the Eagle during the year 1897.
This Is the largest ever printed In
one year BY any Kansas paper.
The Eagle reaches the pSopls