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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
SMITH Tells On CHRIS
Wife Murderers Partner on
the Witness Stand.
HOW ''poLLr Persisted
Crowds Still Anxious to Hear
Luetgerts's Story.

Chicago, Jan. 2o.-James Smith. the
companion of Peddler Chris Merry told
the story today OF the murder of Merry's
wife.
1.-THE truth is, neither Hickey nor was
there when Merry killed his wife" said
Smith. 1--WE were across the street We
could hear him pounding her head upon
the floor. No, she didn't cry. she couldn't.
he was choking her.
ats not true what the doctor said
about her living until Il o'clock. He
choked her outright-killed her on the
spot
.sThen he came over and told me about
it. He said: It's all over with Poll: I've
choked her. sure Merry was pretty bad
ly broken up that night We left Poll IN
the bed and sat by the stove all night
We did not sleep. He thought q good
deal of that woman--too much OF her
But he had such temper no one could
get along with him.
.aThe doctor says she could have lived
twelve hours. No one could hive and
stand the beating that man gave her
You know she had not been eating reg
ularly for three or four days and was
weak. anyway"
Smith also told about the burying OF the
body in a ditch outside the city and the
journey south of the murderer and his
companion.
When court was called for recess Smith
made his closing address and was fol-
lowed by Colonel Davidson for Merry.
LUETGERT AN ATTRACTION.
Chicago, Jan. 20.-In expectation o.
seeing Adolph L. Luetgert go on the swit
ness stand an immense crowd gathered
| around the criminal court building toda,
and endeavored to secure admittance Il
Judge Gary's court room To prevent .
repetition of the rush which took plac'
yesterday and which almost resulted II
a panic, extra guards were stationed a
the court room doors and at the entranc'
of the building and only those who has
| tickets of admission to the Luetgert tria
or who were directly connected witt
| other cases were allowed to enter tn
binding Luetgert, however. was no
heard. the session being taken up witt
| the hearing of other witnesses Tn
| burly sausage manufacturers son. Louis
| and William Charles, Luetgert's forme
/ business partner. both went on the stand
Their testimony was similar TO that give
| in the former trial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
BRYAN ON THE WITNESS STAND
lveSssfaes to the Reputation Of an
Accused Murderer. ta

Jacksonville, Il, Jan. 2O.-William Jen-
Wings BRYAN has made his appearance as
a witness in the Draper murder trial.
Upon Mr.. Bryan's entrance the audience
became excited and it was with great
difficulty that order could be maintain
ed. The presence of two of the presiden-
tial candidates of the last campaign
General Palmer and Mr.. Bryan-was too
much for the spectators Counsel FREE
ouently appealed to the court to prevent
tho demonstration of the audience. but
His Honor was unable to keep them in
control
Mr.. Bryan testified that he was in the
same office with Draper for four years
and that he knew his reputation for hon
esty and integrity was good On cross
examination. the witness admitted that
Draper had a violent temper which was
| easily provoked.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
ON TIE OHIO
Sudden Dash of Rain Raises
That Stream.
HIGH WINDS BLOWING
Several Deaths by Drowning
Already Reported.

Louisville, Ohio, Jan. 20-Fears are en-
tertained of a food. The Ohio Is rising
steadily. AT s O'Clock this morning the
danger line was but three feet on but
by noon this distance had been increased
by nearly eleven inches. The waters
touched the curbstones at the foot OF
Fifth and Fourth streets and the resi-
dents in these localities packed their be-
longings preparatory to flight During
last night the rise was three feet. but
the rain had ceased and the rise this
morning was not so great. The gauge
rose to q feet.
Thomas Cross, a drummer from North
Vernon, Ind, was drowned while cross
ing a swollen stream near West Baden,
Ind. while a son of farmer named Dru-
nv, and a negro farm hand who were
riding horse across a Cumberland river
fork in Jackson county, Tenn, were
drowned.
In Kentucky a Methodist church near
Falmouth was unroofed and barns and
farm houses in Garrard, Grayson, Hen
aerson. Union and Hickman counties were
damaged.
The Licking, Big Sandy, Cumberland,
Green and all their tributaries are boom
ing and many of them are out of their
banks.
CINCINNATTs REPORT.
Cincinnati, Ohio Jan. 2.-The Ohio
river, after sudden rise last night at the
rate of five feet an hour caused by the
food in the Little Miami and the Lick
ing rivers settled down to rate OF three
inches an hour, with the exception that
between 6 and Z clock this morning there
was a rise of six inches. The rainfall,
which ceased before daylight, amounted
to 2.24 inches and it came so heavily as
to nearly overflow the river. A high wind
prevailed throughout the night and to-
day and the temperature was falling,
both which conditions operated to les
sen the danger of flood. According to
present advices there has not been q
general rain near the headwaters. Much
damage has been done along the Little
Miami river. The bridge on the Penn
sylvania railroad at Moscow has gone
out. causing a long detour by trains.
COAL BOATS SUNK.
Leavenworth, Ind, Jan. zo--ihe LOW
boat Of Job Williams with tow or sixty
coal boats, was caught in the storm above
here last night. Fourteen of the Goa
boats were sunk and two of the steam
| er's crew were washed overheard ano
drowned. The boat was battered up con-
siderably but was this morning able tc
| proceed on her way south.
THE STORM IN ILLINOIS.
| st. Louis, Jan. 2O.--A special to the Post
Dispatch from Ridgeway, H., says: 4
very disastrous wind and rain storm Wis
| tied this county last night, unrooflni
houses, blowing down fences and drown
ing stock The back waters OF the oni'
and Wabash rivers are inundating mucl
territory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21

at am cured of the grip Dus 90 not ieei
WE'LL
This expression is heard constantly.
Perhaps you. reader. have heard It. ana
possibly you have made 1t yourself. 1t is
a sad fact, but fact none the less. that
while the grip is bad enough and depress-
ing enough when in its acute form. 1t Is
often worse when it settles in some part
of the body and continues to destroy the
health and ruin the life. Doctor Lom-
bard, in speaking on this subject re-
Gently, said:
sIt is a well known fact, admitted by all
doctors, that grip docs settle In the BODY
and bring distressing effects long after 1t
is apparently cured. But the doctors do
not always say just where it usually set
ties. 1t should be clearly understood,
then, that the spots which grip commonly
selects are the kidneys and urinary or
gans. 1t is quite natural that 1T should
do so, for these are the very organs that
are overworked in trying to drive the grip
out of the system, and, naturally being
overworked, they are weakened and be-
come an easy prey for disease"
when these delicate but most import
ant organs are attacked in their weak
ened condition, they cannot throw the
grip from the system without help-good
help-strong help-reliable help. But. you
ask, where can such assistance be Sc
cured? The question is not an easy one.
Many things will help the kidneys. urir-
airy and female organs temporarily, but
it is not TEMPORARY help that they need
They require something strong, some
thing that will seize the grip and cast II
out forever. Ordinary medicines will mol
accomplish this. 1t requires SCIENTIFIC
iscovery-something out Of the ordinary
something that can be depended upon
absolutely. There is. so far as we know
so far as the scientific world knows, but
one remedy that nils this requirement
That remedy is Warmers Safe Cure. II
was the most potent factor in conquerine
the grip in Europe, and 1t has been the
only remedy that has successfully re-
moved it's after-effects in America Rev
DIR. Rankin, President of Howard Univer'
sity, washington. D. c.. says concerning
this:
ST know of persons who have been per
manently cured Of diseases of the kidney:
and adjacent organs by the use of Warn
er's Safe Cure. know. too. Of its beint
used in similar cases by physicians OF thu
highest standing. This great remedy
wish. in the cause Of humanity, to recon-
mend"
ANY man or woman who Is conversan
with the advance of sciences or the prog
ress of the world. must know that thi
great discovery stands on a high plan'
of its own, far above all ordinary medi
| cines, remedies ors.'cures! 1t accom-
| plishes what no other medicine ever ha
accomplished or can accomplish. It cure
| people. and. more than all else. 1T remove
| the terrible after-effects which the gril
has in hundreds of cases loaded upon tn
weakened frames Of SO many men an
women.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
HIS BUSINESS is MARRYING
story ola Domino with Record IN
That Line.

5 New York. an. 7.-ssLet me sign the ma
t,o,,s marrying certificate" says the Rev.
DIR. Francis J. Schneider" and care NOT
who breaches its sermons"
Marriage is profitable to all men, and
narticularyly so to 1.-THE pastor of the
east side.'' as he is called. 1t is on record
in the Bureau of Vital Statistics that he
had married 1875 persons during 1897.
This makes sss knots he has tied, at an
average fee of s., and he enters upon the
first year of Greater New York with
light heart and af at purse.
Last wear was not a record breaker
with tn pastor, either. He has performed
his benediction over more than 700 couples
in a year several times. and there are
scattered over this broad land, even 10
the ends of the earth, more than 1000
families which date their beginnings from
b,s $50 long as We both shall live"
"I am content toll cave the preaching TO
Younger men," he said yesterday when l
saw him in his home, at No. 3z0 Second
avenue. He was seated in his parior, and
there was faint odor of orange blossoms
in the air. DR.. Schneider is stout, COM
nlaeent and good natured, and there are
concentrations IN his twinkling eyes and
kindly mouth. His wife has the same
gentle disposition. Often she sootnes the
nervous bride, and she has averted many
a calamity with handy pin or a def
needle.
nv schnieder's home is Cupid's own
| clearing house on the east side. He per-
| normed more than three per cent OF al
| the marriages in New York last year
WHY. then, should he preach? he asks
| he gives blessing instead OF warning OF
sxtortion. and gets between $4,000 and
e 600 a year for so doing.
.exyhat are your terms for an ordinary
wedding?" I asked.
ooh" he said. waving his hands, .
often get more-s5o sometimes Never les
than g. though-never less" and he shoof
his head as thought memory Of certain
bargainlngs came upon his. Sometimes
| they are poor. but I must have the $
and then afterward give 1t to the bride
| so..' and the pastor thrust his hand GU
backward. with the palm upkard
! DR.. Schneider came from Frankfor.-on
Main. Germany, just thirty years ago las
Thursday. He was educated at Heidel
berg. and wears proudly the scars OF hon
arab,e dueis. He belonged to the hes
student corps IN the university. he says
In religion he is Lutheran. and mos
Of his .eusfomers- are his counsryme'
and members of the same church. Blu
10 has married hundreds Of Aethodists
| gxnttsts. Preshyterians and persons Q
otf1e- Protestant sects. and he dossn'
4 rz--1 4rrr-r any n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
ayers
cherry Pect0PdI
is the best remedy that ! know
of for
La Grippe. =
Rev. ]. K. CHASE,
South Hampton, N. 81.
HALF-sIzE BOTTLES, soc.
Western, orator; H. A Morrill,. Ohio
grand secretary-treasurer.
Canal, MEN WANT LAWS.

CANAL MEN WANT LAWS.
Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2o.-The canal boat
owners association of the state have
drafted two bills for the protection of the
commerce of the state and of the canals
and these will be introduced in the leg1s-
lature in a few days. One of the bills
appropriates $4,000 for the purchase of
grain elevators at Buffalo by the state
superintendent of public works and pro-
vides that he may institute condemna-
ton proceedings to take elevators now
in use there if they suit the purposes OF
the state. The second bill provides that
any railroad corporation in this state
which shall charge or receive greater
sum for transporting flour, grain, meats
lumber. merchandise, oil, iron ore, or any
other products than is charged by any
other road for carrying from the same
point of shipment to the seaboard to some
port other than the port of New York
shall be declared to have abrogated its
charter, which shall become the property
of the state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
WAS THE PRINCE POISONED
Mysterious Case or said Hen Boussoo
an Egyptian

Marseilles. Jan. 2o.-SpeciaI advices
from Egypt declare that Prince Said
Ben Boussoo died recently under myster-
ious circumstances which have led to the
belief that he was poisoned. He was in
perfect health. 1t is said, up to the day he
married young American, union which
cauesd much annoyance to the khedive.
The next day. the story continues, the
FERROUS malady and died in agony q few
hours afterwards in the arme Of his bride.
The story seems 10 have COMPOUNDED
Prince Said Ben Bousssoo with Prince
Mohamed -. brother of the khedive,
who. according to report. desired to
marry a Philadelphia heiress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21

There was a time, several years ago,
when Dr. Schneider was pastor, with
church and pulpit. and two sedonns 10
urepare each week, but the salary was
only 500 a year, and he resigned to give
his whole attention to the more profitable
matrimonial profession He has neatly
nrinted business cards, whicht he distrib-
utes where they win do the most good,
and there is g. might bell' at his door
for the convenience of those who. De
reason of opposition, seek him after night
fall. but DR.. Schneider Is very careful TO
be fully informed. He has never made
should not be married.
| an error, he says, by uniting persons VINO
DIR. Schneider does not perform all his
| marriages in his home. His genial race
| and white tie are often seen In houses
where he is summoned as the officiating
| clergyman and an honored guest He
| knows the marriage service In thee lam
ruaraes. and could repeat 1t backward
| II necessary in all them. But he has pro-
nounced the fatefuI words on more cc-
| casions in that big parior, with It's VIDE
windows and atmosphere of dignity and
/ calm. Nearly every day he receives or
! ders', from out of town Letters and tele-
| grams announce the coming at certain
hours of couples awaiting only his word
| n be happy. It often happens that ser
/ erai hit upon the same day. and the hours
ovarian each other, but there Is a pleas
| ant waiting room. and the soft tones OF
| the minister and the trembling responses
az the couple can be heard by those In
| waiting.
rrbe long service of DR.. Schneider has
had It's pathetic as wen as us Joyous
incidents. He has often performed death
bed marriages One night two years asr
/ . man came TO him in haste and asked
| him to 90 TO Greenpoint at once
ST. IL a cae of life and death" he said
ana explained while the pastor seized hai
| .r6 eoaf and hurried TO q car His sister
ha said. had lived for years with q maj
| Who had treated her as wife. yet haf
| always refused TO haze religious Ger
| vnony. Now the man lay dying and want
ed 4 clergyman to bless the union Whe'
| they reached the bedside doctor "a
holding the patients wrist
.sBe quick he said
The weeping woman stood up By IN
/ bed. Stimu52ufs Nrlc 1-AA11-s-N-S.~N~s -
the dying man rallied long enough q
make the responses and bless the vorz'
as his wife The good pastor went ava;
softiy, and death entered the house Z
make the vffea widow
asked.
what Is the outlook for isssT
.sThsre should be much marrying sal
the genial pastor. 'sThe people are pres
perous. and IL IS not good for man 70 Nv
alone
New York. Ian. l--Among the 7asser
gers arriving on tbs Hnmburg-Anertcz
liner Fuerst Bismarck today. were CT
, ton r. breckenridge fcruer United stats
minister TO Russia and family.
| Rschnond. Va, Jan is--Geaeraf r.
Lees birthday was celebrated here q
,fav, b. ths closing Of ths public schce
hanks and pablic of3crs snd buxln<zs 81
/ changes Addresses were E<<5e ~ ne D
.zf..-7-. -.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
To the Editor of the Eagle

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

Bombay, Jan. 2O.-During the past week
the deaths from the bubonic plague num-
bered s5i. The exodus is increasing and
business is stagnated.
Queenstown, Jan. 2o.-The British ship
wendur, Captain Nicolis. which arrived
here january IS. from San Francisco, Is
seriously injured ahaft the nizzenmast,
and the British ship Samoenas Captain
Francisco the same day, has her bows
damaged. The Samoena, while being
tewed toward seta last evening, ran into
the wendur, which was lying at anchor.
The Samoena anchored after the collision.
Adelaide, South Australia. Jam "a
After the cricket match between the AUS
tralians and the visiting Engiishmen had
been concluded yesterday. Legislative
Councillor Sir Edwin Smith apcIogfzed
TO Prince Ranjuitsinghi Of the visiting
team. who, In consequences OF insulting
remarks addressed to him today by the
oniookers on Monday. had declared that
he would never appear in Adelaide again
Sc. Louis. No., Jan. ia dead body.
identified as that OF Father William Kur-
tenbach. q Catholic priest from Flint Hill
Mo, was taken from the river today The
body was clad In a black sack suit The
police think the priest was thrown into
the river or else committed suicide
| chicago. Jan ls-Four hundred thous-
! "a dollars are to be expended at once
! bv the Illinois Steel company IN the cree
| ttor Of a slab mill at South Chicago. IN
| addition 20 the mammoth plant already
| maintained By the company. The compie-
| lion OF the mill VIII insure employment;
/ TO al least loo more men than are now OF
| the eompany-s pay rolls
| New York. Jan ts.-Justice Dickey. II
/ the supreme court Of Brooklyn. today
signed the papers admitting Edward J
| RateEtfre. the actor. 10 bah in sz-se- Rat
clsre was released from the sorsbs later
| IN the day, but was Al once rs-arrested
on a warrant charging him with perjury.
he was ;;1rsss<ed up untsl tomorrow
London. Jan ss.-The Times. IN its q
l ranciai article. says Withcat sons
| ~. adoption OF Senator Teilerss Feselsz
/ ton VII have no effect but the commit
I tees action. even X not approved ~ II
senate. is . bad sign for car-srcT re
fcrm-
s.. PETERSBURG. Jan. 1s.--A dispatch fror
/ charkof SAYS that TIE bodies 81 nfs'
| victims OF she gas explosion IN ore o. -
| mines Of fhs DonetzaeF coupauy. IN u
Tagznrog District. have been exfrscats<
| Ii IL feared that sfbsrs we're killed TIRE
! OF the efrhfeen injured ID TIE ezrso&o
have since snccurnb<d-
westminster Ian sa-Genersf Cnrfstn
pher Cason Anger. Z s -4-. retired. -
] buried with military horoxx 81 Arsizxtn.
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METEOR IN DAYLIGHT
.s~hat Unusual Phenomenon is OBJ
served i'm California

san Sose. Gala, Jan. 2O.-The following
,,essa pe has, l,een reeseived from Director
schiekler of Lick observatory: THE an
nual phenomenon of a bright meteor IN
broad daylight was observed by E F.
coddsnrton. following astronomy at the
observatory. Il was seen in the west
shortly after I o'clock p. m. at an eieva-
:scn of about eight degrceA above the hor-
lion. moving very rapidly toward the
north in az attn slightly inslined toward
the earth 1t increased inA brightness
along its course and disappeared suddenly
IN clear sky without airy explosion be-
| ing heard
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CHILD-PIANlST GOES BIND
SAD Misfortune Osertakes a Little
chicago PraSfxr

Chicago. 5ss- z0s-Ahlada czerny. ths
child pianist has lest her eyesighss
-rrauble she has had With her eyes ever
since her birth took a tsrn for the worse
! few days ago. and today the talentec
g;rl who is not yet years old. can see
.a.h,ug. AS a result she has been CON-
peiled TO cease deveieoFsng her musical
talent. MfIada is the child OF A. V.
czerny. xiolinceailst ia the Grand opera
house orchestra
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FIRE m A CALIFORNIA ToWH


Ranassurx. Cal. Jan. fa--FIrs bricks
out early today IN = vaeanf building Ga
Hard street ard spread se rsptdiy thss
more than thirty houses wsrs consumed
within one boar. Evsryth1nx vas ssspt
clean en- beth etdes % Rand ssrest. frem
states street to above the kits shestrs
and on a portion u Broadway. THIS
includes the rzzsofies ans sous q ths
largest stores in tie camp ard ws1 en-
tail ! iezs eIcss to fs9asea The sb<encs
o. wind prevented the destruction ef "a
entire town sad enasse9 tie nrssseu anf
cstizens 60 eeos tie IRE ~ tsags1s ee~a
buildings an6 Eaosing them ssay. No
persons were fnsursa ard rs nsii sss
saved
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practically ignore him IN reaching set
tlemsnf.
Mr. Chapman wheh asked whether the
report was true. said:
III the conference has decided 70 d.s-
regard me. OF throw me out am anaears
Of the fact. But We have not yet reached
an agreement on the difiicnity."
when the Indiana Ininers resumed. af-
ter the last strike. they obtained = slight
" better rate than the sliinois people.
whereas previously there had been mar
gin Of ave cents In favor OF Illinois. This
matter the operators OF Illinois want sd-
3ussea and Il couie be done they said By
both states inaug,lrating the mine run OF
gross weight system. An ngresmeut BE-
tween Illinois and Indiana se<naed much
more likely than one between ohic and
Pennsylvania
with these questions settfsd. shs saais
committee. IL vas belissea. would have
clear sailing
Tampa Fla. ian. U--The Nstionsi
Fishery Congress was called 70 erdsr ~
Chairman Gillette. who. s. mayor & ths
city OF Tampa. delivered an address q
welcome and gave assurances that ths
presence Of the delegates was spprecs.
sted. The committee on permanent o.
eanizatien reported and presented Hon-
n. A. Cheney OF Nsw York for permanent
chairman and Dr. John w. Smith. United
States fshf commissioner. Of Waskinefen
| for permanent secretary. Ths nomins-
sions were accepted and the gsnkiemsn
/ - -.~-. .sa4a - fg<=.
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