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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
GETS AN ATTORNEY
Cunningham Thinks Amidon
is Mistaken.
WAS A LIMIT CLAUSE
In the Contract Made By
Commissioners.

Mr.. Cunningham, who has been here for
Some time looking up unlisted property
Cccording to a contract with the board of
county commissioners last fall, has en-
ployed Judge Sankey in the dispute over
the contract which County Attorney Ami
don yesterday declared to be illegal. Mr..
Cunningham says he thinks Mr.. Amidon
Is mistaken and he will have Judge San-
key confer with the county attorney next
Saturday TO see if an amicable adjust
znent cannot be reached, and he is conf
dent that the matter can be settled In
his favor without any real legal difficulty.
The contract was made with Cunning
ham last fall. but no reason is given why
the board Of commissioners did not con-
suit Mr. Amidon at the time. Some time
after the terms had been settled upon by
both parties a further clause was added
by agreement of both Mr.. Cunningham
and the board that either side might be
privileged to break the contract at Will
when unlisted property enough had been
found TO amount 10 $500, which per the
signed papers would make a compensa-
ton of $3.50 to Mr.. Cunningham, the bal
Ance going TO the county as regular taxes.
the division agreement being half and
half, and Mr.. Cunningham to be liable
for the expense of any resultant litiga-
ton. County Commissioner Wilson says
that this clause was added so that if Mr.
Cunningham work should show that
large amounts Of property had been with
held from the assessors, the commission
ers could throw the expense of such a
contract as Mr.. Cunningham had secured
which at half would be enormous If it
were found that much property had been
gequestered.
Even If Mr.. Amidon had not declared
the contract TO be Illegal the commission
ers say they would have quit the deal at
the first months outlet for Mr.. Cunning
hams first months work showed that
immense sums had been withheld. Mr.
Wilson says there is little doubt that
there IS IS much as 100000 in
stocks of goods, notes, mortgages, etc.
Mr. Cunningham has turned up a lot of
stuff. He has found great parts of mer-
chandise stocks unlisted, mortgages not
given in, money held in trust omitted,
and personal property sequestered in
various ways and amounts. One man
forgot to turn in seven thousand dollars
which his wife had out on interest. An
other had 500, 900 in commercial paper Of
one kind and another which he didn't
speak of TO the assessor. Mr.. Cunning
hams profits would have amounted to a
snug little fortune If ne had been allow
ed to go on If the contract is Illegal, at
eorneys say that no damage can be col
lected for failure to carry it out If Coun-
~ Attorney Amidon and Judge Sankey
afer a thorough investigation Of the
matter decide that the law viii permit
such an agreement, then Mr.. Cunningham
viii be allowed to go on to the five hun
dred dollar limit as agreed when the work
of finding the property will be turned
over to City Assessor Knoblauch, who Is
not quite through with his work yet. At
any. rate, Mr.. Knoblauch viii at once
proceed to find and list this hidden prop
erty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
KANSAS STATE LEAGUE
1t Was Formed at SaIina Yesterday
Afternoon.

Wichita Salina, Atchison and Topeka
were represented yesterday al Salina and
the Kansas state League was formed
Mr.. Clarence Smith. president OF the To-
peka club. was elected president of the
next Sunday in Wichita, when the Salira
team VIII play here on that Gay two
games for one price. The first game viii
be called at o'clock and The other at :
There VIII be ten minutes interim <Sion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
PUTTING UP A TENT
COIored People Arranging For n Big
Camp Meeting.

A big tent pavilion is being put up on
the vacant lot north of the court house
on North Main street. for the colored
camp meeting which VIII begin on sun
day morning next at 10 O'Clock. The
Whitman Sisters and their company Of
jubilee singers are 10 conduct the singing
for the occasion and a big time is ante
ipated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
Chapman
s. Dalker.
Agents.
Some Lovely
Ribbons

This week on our front coun-
ter; 7 1-2c for natty little checks;
l0c a yard for the same, only
wider; I9c a yard for 2Sc and CSC
plaid and stripes Sash Ribbons;
25c a yard for fancy bordered
Ribbons, for wide Taffetas. for
wide Moires, usually CSC TO 45c.
You will say: "These are extra
ordinary values for the price"
a nickel or more saved on a yard
amounts to a great deal in the
long run.
Good Prints 8 3-4c & yard.
Batistes, Percales, etc, Sc
yard.
Organizes, Grenadines, Jacon-
cts, 7 12c a yard.
Twenty cent French Organ
dies IL l-2c a yard.
New qualities in White Pique
at 25c and 35c a yard.
White Duck at lie a yard.
One dollar for ladies' three
clasp White Kid Gloves is a
wonderful low price when you
consider they should be SI25
under the new tariff.
New Velvet Belts, cut steel
and Jewel trimmed, 48c.
Ladies 25c Tan Hose 19c
pair.
Ladies' Full Fashioned Black
Hose IL lie a pair.
Ladies Fine Gauze Black Hose,
with white soles, 25c a pair.
Ladies' Vests, tapped neck and
arms, 7c.
Ladies I5c Vests Zoe.
Ladies I8c Vests IL I-2c.
Mems Jaeger Underwear 25c
garment.
All our Parasols at half price.
Ladies' Shirt Waists reduced
to 39c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
AT OAK STREET BRIDGE
Elephants viii Go Bathing at Four
O'clock Sunday

The eight elephants Of Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers circus viii go swimming
IN the Little River just south Of Oak
street bridge Sunday afternoon al four
o'clock. Mr. Davis. the agent, is here
and has arranged the amusement for the
afternoon. The ones to be allowed to go
into the water are the quadrine dancing
elephants Othello. Julius. Caesar, Richard
ILL., Hamlet, Desdemona, Cleopatra, Ros
ain and Ophelia.
By that time City Engineer Jackson
says there viii be three inches more of
Oh water in the river and the sight will
Dc one Of the most interesting of the
shows trip 70 Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22

and change of pitchers. From then on
the four teams which are 50 evenly
matched VIII fight for the pennant. Yes
terday Manager McCIoskey signed Wool
liver, who is in Galena- He will be here
to play Sunday. He is a southpaw and is
said to be splendid tBirler
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22

---ly E-E.e. IS caFT.eF. = seE week
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
PoPuL1sTs MAKE NOMINATIONS
They Adopt Platform and Various
 Candidates Are Selected.

Ninety-one delegates answered to roll call when Chairman Dr. John A. Miller called the municipal convention of the fusion faction of the Peoples party to order in Scottish Hall last night. Dr. Griswold, of the committee on resolutions. presented a platform, which was adopted.
 George D. Gillespie offered resolutions which were unanimously adopted indors- ing Mcguire and fusion.
 A motion was carried to proceed with the presentation of names of candidates for various offices, all such names to be referred to the committee on investigation of candidates. A. B. Kinne placed in nomination the name of James D. Phelan without any attempt at oratory. A mo- tion was made to declare nominations for Mayor closed. but the chair refused to entertain the motion.
 Gillespie nominated Theodore F. Bonnet for Sheriff, the convention applauding Bonnet's name vigorously. pr. Griswold nominated Barclay Henley for District Attorney; J. w. Reay named John Brown for County Clerk; G. A. Hubboll named R. P. Doolan for Superintendent of Streets, and Dr. Griswold offered the name of Hull McCloughry for Justice of the Peace.
 The convention then adjourned to next Tuesday night at the same place when further nominations will be made and probably vote taken on some of the offices. t
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
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When Johnson went to the hospital he was accompanied by woman who claimed to be his wife. He gave his ad- dress as 235 Kearny street and said that he had thrown himself down on the bed in room 27 and the hatpin stuck into him. The lodging house at the number he gave is the Meldrum, and the occupant of room P is a miliner from the country, who gave her name as Mrs. Wayne when she rent ed the room two months ago.
 knock on the door of room 27 at a late hour last night failed to bring any response at first, but finally the lady in the room condescended to ask what was wanted. She denied that she knew any one by the name of Johnson or that she had been to the Receiving Hospital. She refused to say anything further The proprietor of the house stated that the lodger was not in when questioned. but when she answered the knock admitted that he knew she was there. He also de- nied that he knew anything of the affair.
 Johnson's wound was not very serious. The lung was punctured and there was considerable hemorrhage, but within an hour after having the injury dressed he left the hospital. A report of the case was made to the police, and it will be in- vestigated.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
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Castillo stepped forward to greet Gen. eral Porter whereupon the two groups moved together and introductions to each other were effected by M. del Casse
 After Senor Castillo and General Por- ter had had brief chat, the party re- paired to the breakfast room, where M. del Casse presided in the center of a long table. On his right were General Porter and Senator Gray, with a Span lsh Commissioner between them. On the left of M. del Casse was the presi- dent of the Spanish Commission, Senor Montero Rios, with Senator Davis next to him, and Spanish Commissioner on the left of the Senator.
 On the opposite side, facing Del Casse. was M. Brisson. On his right were Senor Leon Castillo. Senator frye and a Spanish Commissioner. On the left of the Premier were Judge Day. president of the American Commission, spanish Commissioner and Whitelaw Reid. Beyond these, on the other side, were the Secretaries of the United States and Spanish Embassies here, and the French foreign officials.
 The breakfast, or luncheon, as it will be termed in the United States, occu- pied eighteen minutes. Coffee and cigars were served in an adjoining apartment, and after half an hour s further chatting the party broke up, both commissions leaving simultan- eously with courteous adieux.
 The Americans regard the function as being happy means of making the twos- sets of Commissioners acquainted with each other. It was planned with great tact by the French Minister and was conducted with the greatest dis CretiOn
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
OPERATED ON THE
 MEXICAN BORDER
Arrest of Counterfeiter in Texas Who Passeu Spurious Bills
 at Wholesale.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-Chief wil- kie of the Secret Service Bureau has received a telegram from Operator Forsythe at Fl Paso, Texas, announc- ing the important capture of an al- legged counterfeiter who is charged with flooding the Mexican border with bogus United States notes. The man arrested is George D. Fontaine, and when he was placed in custody at Fl Paso he had s5O00 in $5, $10, $2O and $50 notes, including a counterfeit of the new $5 silver certificate. All were pro- duced by the photographic process. with the seals and numbers touched up with colors.
 The detective also secured a number of Mexican commercials. The bogus bills were discovered in Dallas, Tex, and Fort Worth month ago and later at Fl Paso. where Fontaine, it is charged, made his headquarters, find ing that he could pass the notes easily across the Mexican border, securing Mexican money in exchange, which he brought back to the United States. The arrest is regarded as important.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
ENLARGED SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION. War Commission Get
 ting Ready. LETTERS OF INQUIRY SENT PACIFIC DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW INCLUDED. Particular Attention to Be Paid to Quartermaster, Commissary and
 Medical Depart
 ments.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The war Investigating committee confined itself largely to-day to the examination and classification of complaints which have been made to the President. A large number of such complaints have been received at the White House. They come generally in the form of letters and are for the most part from relatives of enlisted men. Those examined at this session deal in the main with Camp Wikoff and Camp Thomas, but some of the letters also make charges concerning other camps. They relate especially to the food served to soldiers and to hospital accommodations, and none of them were of very striking character.
 The commission expects to begin to take. testimony next week. General Wheeler is expected to be among the first witnesses called.
 A decision was reached to include In the work an inquiry into the conduct of the War Department in the Pacific as well as in the Atlantic region and to this end letters were written to General Merriam, in command of the Depart
  command of the Philippines, and to General Merritt, who occupied this lat ter post until recently. The letter to General Merritt Is as follows:
 We have the honor to request you to furnish us. as early as possible, with such information as you have as to the adequacy or inadequacy of the quar- termaster and commissary and medical supplies and medical staff for troops under your command while in this country, while en route and while you were in command at Manila and whether or not such supplies were promptly and sufficiently issued to all troops. Also as to the proper or im- proper preparation of the transports for the transportation of your troops to that station. We will also be pleased to be informed as to the rations issued to the troops"
 The letters to Generals Merriam and Otis are copies of the letter to General Merritt except that Merriam is asked to supply information concerning the expedition to Hawaii.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
TWO COMMISSIONS
 MEET AT TABLE Yankees and Spaniards Breakfast Together. M. DEL CASSIE THE HOST TACT OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER DISPLAYED. Happy Method of Making the Men Who Are to Arrange Peace Ac-
 quainted With One
 Another.
M. DEL CASSIE THE HOST
TACT OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN
 MINISTER DISPLAYED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS, Sept. 29.-The United States Peace Commission held another session this morning, after which. accompanied by the United States Ambassador, General Horace Por- ter, they drove to the Foreign Office, where the Commissioners met and breakfasted with the Spanish Commissioners. In addition to the Commissioners and Ambassadors. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. del Casse, had invited the three head off, cials of the French Foreign Office, the first secretaries of the Embassies and General Hegron, Secretary of the Ely see Palace,
 The breakfast at which the two Peace Commissions met for the first time to-day was purely an informal affair. given by NJ del Casse in his private apartments in the Foreign Office.
 The Spanish Commissioners arrived first, accompanied by the Spanish Elm bassador here, Senor Leon y Castillo, and the secretary of the Spanish Elm bassy The United States Ambassador, General Porter, and Henri Vinaud, sec retary of the United States Embassy, arrived at the Foreign Office before the American Commissioners and awaited them there. The American party ar rived on the stroke of 12:30. the hour fixed, and the rapping of a halberd by a doorkeeper on 1 marble floor an- nounced the arrival of the Americans, who were received in a private salon near M del Casse's official quarters. The Minister greeted each American in turn and then presented them to the Premier, M. Brisson. Simultaneously
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
D|SCRED|TS THE
 TALE 0F NELSON New Light on the Chispa
 Tragedy. A NIGHT WATCHMkN'S STORY POSITIVE NO BOAT LEFT THE
 YACHT. His Evidence Regarded as of the Greatest Importance Notebook
 That May Assist the Authorities.
 
POSITIVE NO BOAT LEFT THE
 YACHT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 29.-The efforts or Sheriff Harrison to discover the Identity of Captain J. Moss Brooks as- sassin were rewarded to-day by the discovery of a most important witness, who furnishes damaging evidence against the story of the tragedy as re- lated by Peter Nelson, the deckhand on the yacht Chispa. The latest link to the chain of circumstantial evidence connecting Pete with the murder is forged by Edwin Atwater night watchman on the ferry-boat San Ra- fael.
 "The steamer was lying at her moor ings at the Sausalito dock,' said At water. and was pacing the lower deck when heard three shots and imme- diately afterward heard one of the deckhands crying Fire" I rushed up- stairs and into the pilot-house to see where the fire was, and my gaze was attracted toward the Chispa by some body in that direction calling Help! Murder!'
 Though the night was dark, by the anchor light of the Chispa and the other yachts lying near by I could plainly discern every object on account ! boats leave the shore for the scene and perceived Fred Nilsson pick Nelson up, but no boat left the Chispa; of that am positive"
 Atwater's story effectually dispels all doubt in the minds of the authorities as to the truth of "Pete's" tale. It is re- garded as evidence ranking in impor- tance with that of Deputy Marshal Cramers and Billy Harrison, who ex- amined Captain Brooks body within ten minutes of the time Nelson claims he was murdered, and found it stone cold.
 Diver John Roach, with a corps of assistants, labored assiduously to-day to find if the waters around the boat of death had story to tell but was re- warded by the discovery of only a few beer bottles. If the rifle aboard the vessel was used for the shots fired 1t must have been taken some distance away in skiff and sent to the bottom, where 1t will be almost impossible to find it.
 The authorities have had the San Francisco police busily at work inter- viewing the persons at the addresses given in the account book found in the coat secured by Diver Roach yesterday. The book is one of the kind used for of the cover are the words: ''The North western Railway" Some of the en- tries read as follows: MT. Green Private Secretary for s. P. Company: pr. Willison, 301 Devisadero street: $40 Grove street, 1140 Oak street. 1850 Eddy Spelled Edie) street, 300S Sacramento street, 2040 Broadway, 1911 Laguna street, PIP California street, 2419 Wash ington street, 1909 Devisadero street, 2702 Sacramento street, 2222 Washing ton street, 719 Geary street,
 A note was also found from Mrs. Shock, 556 Grove street, to Frank Wheeler, S51 Fulton street, dated June g, 1898. The authorities will not divulge the contents.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
CUBANS INSIST ON
 COLLECTING CUSTOMS
So Their Agents Clash With Com mander Maynard of the
 Nashville

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 29-Ad- vices reaching here from Gbara to-day give information of a serious dispute be- tween the Cuban Government there and Commander Maynard of the Nashville. The commander of the Nashville is the only representative of United States au- thority there. He has appointed Ships Paymasters OLeary to act as Customs Collector of the Port. levying duties ac- cording to the Spanish tariff, as at Sam tiago. The Cuban local government levied a tax of 10 cents a barrel on all stuffs forwarded by General Blanco to the Span ish garrison at Holguin, and would not allow trains to leave the station until this duty had been collected. General Mario, commanding. the Spaniards, protested to Paymaster O'Leary, who, with the con- sent of Commander Maynard, upheld the protest, taking the view that the mem bers of the Spanish garrison were prison CTS of war and that all supplies to them should be admitted duty free The Gu bans in turn protested that food taken to Holguin, ostensibly for the Spanish gar rison, was sold to merchants to be dis posed of to the public. The matter will be referred to Washington
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
NEW DAUGHTER OF
 THE CONFEDERACY
Miss Lucy Lee Hill to Wear the Mantle Left by Winnie
 Davis

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Miss Lucy Lee Hill an examiner in the office of the civil service commission, is the new Daughter of the Confederacy. Her Southern friends have conferred this honor upon her since the death of Miss Winnie Davis. During the day she received numerous congratu- lations.
 Miss Hill is native of Virginia, and comes from one of the oldest and most aristocratic families in the South. She Is distant relative of General Fitzhugh Lee. In 1893 she came to Chicago as one of the Worlds Fair commissioners from Kentucky, and since then she has made this city her home.
 Miss Hill said to-day: "Yes. my friends in the South insist that the mantle of Miss Winnie Davis shall fall upon my shoulders. You see, 1 have always been considered next in rank, and the death of Miss Davis naturally enough confers the honor on me. Miss Davis and myself were chums. We went to school together, and our families were intimate. My father was General A. P. Hill a warm personal friend of Jefferson Davis. My father was killed on the last day of the siege of Vicksburg while fighting at the head of column. .'
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES
Aquindldo Would Renounce lis Title as Dictator and Be-
 cone President.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
DEADLOCK OVER SENATOR.
Democrats of the Sixth District Un-
 able to Agree.

EVANSVILLE, Sept. 29.-The Demo- cratic Joint Senatorial Convention of the Sixth Senatorial District. including the counties of Yolo Tuba and Sutter, con- vened in this city at 2 o'clock this after noon. Judge J. W. Snowball of Knights Landing presided, and William England of this city was chosen secretary.
 At o'clock tonight seven ballots had between the candidates, ex-Senator D. A. Ostrom and ex-Assemblyman H. P. Sta bler The vote throughout was Ostrom 12, Stabler 12
 Tuesday at D. m. Yolo had ten proxies and Tuba two in the convention. The Assembly convention will be held here at the same time. An effort will be made to have Stabler agree to take the Assem- bly nomination and yield the Senatorial plum to OStrOm.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
NOT THE SAME BROWN.
An International Reflection Upon the Democratic Nominee for
 County Clerk

Owing to similarity of names The Call yesterday unintentionally did a great fn- justice to John A. Brown. Democratic nominee for County Clerk. The writer of the article confused MT. Brown with a John Brown, well known in south of Market street political, social and saloon circles, while the Democratic nominee has the well-known dry-goods firm of J. J. O'Bren & Co. for the past twenty years. The very fact of Mir. Browns high posi- tion in the community makes the allu- sions to his character most absurd, and The Call. having discovered the ridicu- lous mistake, hastens to place MT. Brown certain. however. that none of them who knows John A. Brown will regard serious ly the unintentional reflections cast upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
AIDING A RAILWAY VENTURE. Plan of Eureka Officials to Purchase
 a Right of Way

EUREKA, Sept. 29.-A. largely attended mass-meeting at Russ Hall last evening was addressed by Mayor Evans and Lawrence Puter relative to the proposi- ton to expend s1O.00o by the city to boulevard along the city front for the common use of the railroad companies The Eel River and Eureka Railroad owned by John M. Vance, and the Flu reka and Klamath River Railroad, the property of the John Vance Mill and Lumber Company, are anxious to get rights of way through the city along the ment for the city to open First street and put 1t in condition for railroad building and allow all companies equal privileges. The outside companies also are anxious to secure franchises. The City Council will probably act in the matter at the next meeting.
 Indications are promising for activity in railroad building in Humboldt County.