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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

filed in the district court praying that the
rights of majority be conferred on him,
was granted yesterday by Judge Dale.
DR.. J. c. Wilson has gone to Norden, o.
T., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wilson S
brother. DR.. L. W. Lemon, who died there
yesterday. DR.. Wilson VIII return Monday.
Attorney H. T. DERRICK went to King
man last night TO spend Sunday with his
wife and her parents. Mrs. DERRICK. who
has been visiting there, VIII return with
him tomorrow.
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday: Peter Stump TO Mary
Sunk. and Peter Sunk to Katie Mains,
all Of ST. Mark: Awald Jahs OF Mincho. TO
Martha LINING Of Greenwich.
a well-known physician said yesterday
that the latest ruling regarding proper
control of contagious diseases was that
the board of health should look after ths
new cases and see that they were properly
guaranteed.
Quite a number Of Wichita knights went
20 Maize last night 70 assist the X OF
Ps al that place take Duncan wilson
through the devious and mysterious ways
OF the Third degree Mr.. Wilson IS 50
UnTaly that it was thought 6ast 70 take
out extra help
]. r Mead has just finished planting
900 trees on his farm Eve miles south OF
town de went down 10 superintend the
work, as he knows from experience how
such things ought 70 BE- done, having been
raised or a farm The outdoor work gave
Mr. chad a rudy complexion. sach AZ h.
had IN the early days o. Kansas, when he
never knew what inside work was
Considerable complaint was made today
by q man wh5 sad his sleep DISTURBED b
the ioqascloas and Ioudness Of couple q
young men who accompanied 4 couple q
young ladies' home froza toe Oh Soldiers
social Friday night They sat car on tAs
front steps ~ the home on North Waco
ard disturbed the quie;ude o. tae siesPeEs
in HAT block The BOYS haTe promised
that .aey VII not % j say nors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
LAST Millinery OPENING
New York Millinery and Pattern Hat
60 Make Nice DIanIaV

That Wichita ladies did not all wear new
millinery on Easter was evidenced by the
great throng OF lockers and buyers who
thronged the parlors Of the New York
Millinery and Pattern Hat company at 30
North Main street yesterday. 1t wss the
last millinery opening 81 the season and
the store was crowded all day un,I a late
hour last night There were no elaborate
decorations, but an excellent display Of
handsome pattern hats. fine millinery and
a profusion OF flowers, a gaiaxy whose
beautiful and novel tints combin5d. The
opening, although rather late in the season
vas q DECIDED success.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

day morning. Little Mary was only i've
months old. but her baby coo and dimpled
hands had brought a measure Of happiness
and JOY to the household which was as
bright as heaven or the light OF her angel
ewes. The light and the life are gone, and
her sorrowing parents can only DO" hum
bly, before the edict OF an Insorutsole One
and ind solace IN the belief that a re-
union with their darling baby awaits
them IN the nightless land Of unendins
sunshine and everlasting happiness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

]. Daniel. the well known travelling man.
Is reported quite ILL., He is with his family
at the Occidental.
Blake & Ayres are going to move from
their offices in the Sheetz building to Judge
vvatts old rooms. ZIG North Main.
Hank Rhodes says it's all falderol to go
to Kansas iCty to take Kelley cure when
YOU can sc tit in Wichita without know
ing it.
The petition Of Charles Henry Sumption,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

or rather the lack % law. IS dug Up 70 ~ia
be found tha. there is no police court IN
Wichita and none provided for- By nsti-
tuting quo wsrranto proceedings ali the
legal questions Ia the matter VII oe Fai2cd
and settled.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
PEACH TREES not DEAD
J Il. Mead - Vet IHeiaaed in mr..
Jo7e@ starr

J. p Nod sid . a repeftsr t1~ go
Ezzis yesterday thaf t1e rs--erset 1ea-z
PIE SAYS - has 80 90 psaea sssss afa zos
era - them s dead Hls aprcct f-ees
axe 81 n n5aaru ard ~ i-sgrss SIZE 9saf
;rsas aye also - bsao-E- lie 80 t-es ~
ost 2son as~ fruit tFes& Es CO.'S ~ tx
sssct aaT nns peschsE tais year as Sc s-szs
a2Te beer kIss. b.; the trees ases -.
49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
TOPICS or THE TOWN

Bum Knorr Is driving one OF the faes.
sJeppers IN the county.
The Western Union ONCE in the Se5g-
wick block has an entire new door
Ed Madison OF Dodge City. the western
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
QUO WARRANIO PROCEEDINGS
To be Commenced Against Judge
Mitchell Monday.

sam Auddon says that quo warranto pro
ceedings viii be brought in tAs diatrict
court Monday in the name Of the state 70
out Police Judge Mitchell and install E +.
Enoch. who was elected April J. Ar. AMI
don saws that when the law IN the case
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
IMPORTING FINE HORSES
several High Class stations Being
Skinned Here

There has been quite an importation Of
blooded sta gions to Wichita this spring
and il is evident that the quality OF horse
flesh viii be improved maternity from
now on. Yesterday a group Of horse fan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
SAMPLE OF INDIAN ENGLISH
Letter from Miss Giveswater Relat
inEt9SOme Hbg Heat.

T. D. Mccall who travels for the Nc
Cormick Harvester company, OF this city,
returned from a trip to Ponca City yester-
day, and While visiting the large ranch Of
J. c. Miller secured letter written by an
Indian girl 10 J. c. Miner, which for its
rhetoric and grammatical construction is
a curiosity. pure sample of Indian Eng
fish Mr.. Mccall picked the ,etter up on
the ranch of Mr.. Miller, eight miles south
west Of Ponca City, O r. Mr.. Miller
leases almost the entire reservation Of the
Ponca tribe. and looks after their wants
TO considerable extent. and whenever
one OF the tribe wants anything they send
TO him for it The letter TO Mr.. Miller is
as follows:
Dear Sir:
Mr.. Miller.
Ponca City. O. T.
Well I would like to know n Won
wouldn't let me have another hog. small
one. or your sailed meat that you have
over there.
I don't want the hog nov. since have
thought Of the sailed meat. Yours truly
MARY GIVESWATFR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
Of Carpets and Curtains

Every that passes marked progress in the
beautiful of home-makng With every passing season
there demand for beauties This great Carpet
Curtain is ready. Our determination
finds strong expression in the stock of floor coverings
hangngs shown here We believe the largest
which fnd view in this city We think It
selected with skill and We think that in variety,
quality and price it will interest you profit you and please
you to look it New attractions added daily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

EGra Nosk s aelax saas g nz4ks t6la
presses .z1aos - ths '-5sasiss aE1 ias
Treaties a. eFoeh - fae azs7sT . t1s
e4,y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
Shirt Waists.

There is not an old Waist in this stock;
there is not plug-ugly in this stock; the
new, the correctly stylish, the dependable
kinds of Waists are none too good for the
patrons of this store-we couldn't afford to
lose sight of that point and we take care
that we don't. And the tailored Suits you
find here are different from the sorts shown
elsewhere. Come and see.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
NeckWear.

We know of no store that looks after
the Neckwear wants of particular women as
this one. The range of styles, the variety
of shapes in Stocks, Pufs, Imperials and
Club Ties have taken longer step nearer
perfection this season than ever before.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
Belts.

in leather from 15c up to $3.50. Jetted
Belts, metal Belts, any kind Of a Belt you
want; also all kinds of Betting by the yard,
and beautiful Buckles to match.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

Death or Nary Jane smith
Mary Jaae smith, daughter ~ Marion
ard Aluherettz Smith, cie5 last We1nes-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
Kid Gloves.

Nowhere in this state can you find the
equal of this great Glove section. This
Glove stock is complete. This statement
means much. All the most wanted colors
at economical prices. Our ST. Glove has no
superior in any market. Our $I.25, $3.50
Sr.75, S. qualities are the best we know of.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

Not a rea-
sonable B c ! (
want but what
can be found
here. Anything
and everything
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
ParaSois.

This Parqso1 section is always bob
bling up with some out-of-the-ordinarv
ideas. Nothing that is new but what will
be found here-some of the most dainty
creations ever produced. Take a peep at
them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
Black Crepons.

Black Crepons.
Just a word about them. They are
tumblirg in daily; most liberal showing of
them here; always popular and hold first
place in the affections OF many women. We
have some new sorts to show you this
week.
Silk News.
We sell no Silk but the good kind.
Some of our Silks are very low priced but
they are never the cheap kind. The new
ness aud beauty of the collection are invit-
ing; will you accept the invitation?
The evening times., 1899-07-12
VALUABLE RINGS MISSING.
Mrs. Thayer's Gems. Worth $4,000.
Lost or stolen.

Boston, July 12.-Bayard Thayer called
upon Police Commissioner Curtis yester-
day and asked that the police department
make an effort to recover three rings, val
ued at $40, 600. which, it is asserted, were
stolen from Mrs. Thayer at the Holland
House, in New York, last week
Mr. Thayer is one of Boston's we'll
known millionaires. His wife was Ruth
Simpkins, sister of the late Congressman
Sinpkins. One of the rings was a famous
ruby, said to be worth $4,000, another her
treasured diamond solitaire engagement
ring, valued at several thousand dollars,
and the third a marquise, also valued
at many thousand dollars
II is believed that Mrs. Thayer's maid
left the rings on the dressing case in the
hotel when they departed and that some
body picked them up. 54
The rings could not be sold in this coun-
try, because they are SO we'll known, but
the person who found them may have gone
TO Paris or London to sell them.
New York, July 12.-Captain McClusky
said today: Two valuable rings were lost
by Mrs. Thayer while she was at the Hol-
land House. If the jewelry was stolen,
then one of her own servants stole it. For
police reasons We cannot talk about the
case. We are searching for the lost rings
at the request of Mrs. Thayer. They were
lost while she was at the yacht races
Manager Hartman, of the Holland
House, denied that any rings were stolen
from Mrs. Thayer during her stay there. 2
The evening times., 1899-07-12
ART TREASURES OF PERSIA.
Consul Tyler Writes of Valuable
Collections in Teheran.

Consul General Tyler writes from Tehe-
ran. May II, 1899. in regard to a collection
of examples of Persian art that is to be
sold in that city. Certain handicrafts in
Persia" says Mr.. Tyler, have survived, in
various forms and degrees of excellence,
from very remote antiquity. In these the
history. the development of art, and the
pictorial representation of the charaeteris-
tics of national life are the chief elements
in the consideration of aesthetics and COM
mercial value of the product. Compare
lively few specimens of the older art in
dustries are now to be found in the eoun-
try, and soon none will be left. The Per-
sian designer has never, in artistic shape
or delicacy of finish, equaled the Greek ar
tist, but in brightness and harmony of
color, and the indurability of materials,
when at his best he has few supsriors.''
THE collection that is to be sod con-
tinues Mr.. Tyler, consists Of arnor, scim-
tiers, hunting knives, brass and steel work,
glazed tiles, porcelain, brocades, embroid-
cries, and silver coins From a careful
with some exceptions, they are representa-
tive of the best periods of Persian work
manship. few specimens are probably
unique in age and quality, and almost the
last examples of their kind Mr.. Ty,er
wishes the matter brought to the attention
of collectors in the United States. He says
he will be pleased to answer any enquiries
on the subject
The evening times., 1899-07-12
cHARBoN ATTACKS CATTLE.

The Malignant Disease Causing
Havoc I'm Louisiana.
New Orleans, July 12.-For some weeks
past the cattle in vaSious parts OF Louis
lana have been seriously attacked by the
malignant disease charbon, and serious loss
has been sustained in both cattle and
mules. 1t now appears that the malady
has attacked deer, rabbits. and other four
footed game, and remarkable reports are
coming in from the country districts re-
garding the new spread of the disease.
The moss gatherers report numbers OF
deer and rabbits lying dead in the woods,
and a party of alligator hunters from the
Bayou Desire region reports finding huddled
together in one place the charbon poison
ed carcasses of twenty-five bucks, does
and young deer. The new freak OF the
disease is viewed as calamity In two dlf-
ferent lights-frst, by the hunters, eho
fear that the epidemic will seriously de-
plete the ranks of the big game, and sec
ond, by the general public, who will look
with suspicion on local game IN the mar
kets for some time TO come.
There is a popular belief that charbon Is
caused by fly, and though the State ento-
moiogists have repeatedly assured the pub
lie that the ''charbon fly is a myth, many
persons dodge anything in the way OF
green fly that is met, and wild stories are
circulated regarding adventures with the
dangerous beetle, which is credited with
the speed OF a hornet and the venom OF
rattIesnake. The fright has been caused
by the rare cases where the charbon poison
has been transmitted to human beings by
flies which had previously settled on cat
tie dead from the disease. In that case
one fly is as dangerous as another.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
HER EYES BURNED OUT.

A Kerosene Explosion Causes the
Death of u CO1ored Girl.
Baltimore, Nd, July 12.-Sarah Mat
thews, an eighteen year-old colored girl,
daughter OF Frank Matthews, was so Sc
verely burned yesterday morning that she
died. The accident occurred at o'clock
at the home of her father, on Winters lane
Catonsville, and was the result Of the care
less use of kerosene oil
The girl had kindled fire in a wood
stove. but the wood did not burn very free
ly. Thinking the fire had gone out she
procured a fivegallon can filled with oil.
and lifting lid from the stove began pour
ing the fluid on the smoIdering wood. The
flames shot up in an instant and the can
exploded in the girls hands. enveIopfng
her whole body in the blazing oil. She
screamed for help. but before her mother,
Josephine Matthews. who was in an ad-
joining room, reached her she had fallen to
the floor.
All her clothing was burned and her
hair consumed The mother of the girl in
trying to put out the fire lost part OF her
hair, and her hands were also severely
burned. Several neighbors ran TO the girl 5
assistance but they were too late.
DR.. David n. Stultz was called in, but
could do nothing for the unfortunate girl,
except to lessen in slight degree her in
tense suffering Both of her eyes were
burned completely cut. her tongue was
frightfuily burned. as well as her face, neck
and breast. The flesh fell from her body
in shreds. She lived in intense agony un-
til about o'clock in the afternoon.
The evening times., 1899-07-12

Falmouth. England, July 12.-The sit
uation of the American Line steamer Paris
this morning is most favorable. She is
fully afloat, clear of the rocks, and was
securely anchored during the night in a
deep water creek near the spot where she
struck. Divers are now patching the holes
which they were unable TO reach when the
ship was on the rocks. Her pumps are
working successfully, and il is expected
that she will be towed TO this port at high
tide this evening, if the weather is favor
able The weather today is clear and
pleasant. and the famous liner will soon
be safely landed in a dry dock.
Engineers and divers who examined the
big steamship this morning say that the
liners experience on the rocks has Lot
caused any serious damage TO the boats
structural work, and when the ragged holes
in her forward bottom have been repaired
she will be as sound and as fleet as ever.
Captain Watkins, the veteran command
er of the Paris, who was on board at the
time the steamship was SO Unexpectedly
ffoated, shed tears after the excitement was
over, and when il was evident the ship
was in no danger of sinking. Men on the
boat say the captain sobbed for fully half
hour.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
ATLANTIC cITY's WATER WITCH


SlScptics Attribute the Ocean Vision
to Cinematogrnphe.
New York. July IA special despatch
to the Herald from Atlantic City says.
''The sed serpent is doomed, for his rival
in marine apparitions has put in an ap-
pearance at the shore. Sunday night Will
lam Mahlin, Baltimore visitor. was on
the ocean pier when. according 10 his story.
he was startled to see the white-robed fig
ure OF a beautiful young girl walking pen
sively across the undulating waves. In a
moment she was gone.
"Mahlin said nothing, fearing ridieuIe.
but Sunday night he took three friends.
Rowe Russell, of Cleveland. Ohio. and Miss
Ethel Brown and Miss Hattie Hampton, Of
Baltimore, into his confidence, and related
his experiences. At a corresponding hour
therefore, the four walked 10 the end OF
the pier where the vision had appeared
With breathless interest they awaited the
mystic hour, and they are united in aver
ring that they were rewarded by sesing
the same beautiful water witch, who slow
ly paced the dancing waves. never turning
her head, and vanishing in the distance.
Awe stricken they returned 20 their ho-
tel, but skeptics today seoff and say that
as a cinematograph exhibition is being
given on the pier ii viii be quite a reas-
enable thing TO suppose that a ray Of light
carrying moving picture could be pro-
jected through an open window on the
shadow of the dark waters below Not
withStanding the water-witch has the call,
and the sea serpent bows his head in sor-
row.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
SANTIAGO IN QUARANTINE
Rigid Rules Established by GEN
erSl Wood.
Americans Only Embraced Within
Their PrOvisions-Military Head
Troops Sent to Songo Except Those
Doing Customs and Sanitary Duty.

Santiago de Cuba, July 12.-General or
ders, No. 81, issued by General Wood to-
day establishes rigid quarantine. The
order moves the military headquarters to
Cristo and sends all Of the troops to Songo.
No soldiers are left in the city, except those
attached to the sanitary department and
the customhouse. The-duties of the medi-
cal officers are closely defined. Doctors not
authorized are not permitted to visit the
yellow fever hospitals The order speci-
fies Americans as the ionly victims of its
rigid provisions. 1t prescribes vigorous
treatment of AmericAff residents. All of
the American hotels and saloons are
closed, and the Casa sGrande and the Lut-
trell House. together with saloons named
in the order, are forbidden to sell to
Americans. is
The pack trains have been ordered to
camp five miles from the city. The head
quarters were transferred to Cristo today,
and all of the troops moved to Songo. No
Americans are permitted to enter the city
either by railroad or ship. The only
troops remaining here are those compris-
ing the one company stationed at the
Moro, and they are protected by the
strictest quarantine.
The evening times., 1899-07-12
SEQUEL TO AN ELoPEMENT.
Two Prominent Virginia Families Mt
DagSers' Points.

Woodstock. Va, July 12.-The elopement
and subsequent marriage of Eugene F.
Moore and Miss Nellie Allen, both of
Mount jackson, which took place in Wash
ington, promises to lead up to some un-
pleasant complications. The families of
both parties are now at odds. In the re-
cent issue of the 'Edenburg Sentinel there
appeared notice denouncing the marriage
in severe terms, and disinheriting the
young man, over the signature of his
father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. C. A
Moore.
On Friday, Tiphen W. Allen, jr., a broth
er of the young woman in the case, and
one of the largest landowners and farmers
in Shenandoah county, called on DR.. Moore
and requested him to retract the state
ments made concerning his sister. The
doctor refused to comply with his de-
mands and blows followed. This now
places two of the most prominent families
of Southern Shenandoah county at daggers'
points,
The evening times., 1899-07-12
SUICIDE OF A LovELoRN GIRL.
Alice Aoffeft Took Poison When
Composer LconcavaIIo Married.

I" hch
Composer LeOncavaIIo Married.
Philadelphia. Pa, July 12.-Miss Alice
r. Moffett, who took her own life with
poison in Geneva. Switzerland, Saturday,
because her love for the composer, Leon
cayaIlo, was not requited. was a native OF
this city, and twenty-four years old.
With a fortune at her disposal. she lad
throughout her life led a butterfly exist
ence, which makes more pathetic her trag-
ic end.
Adams Moffett, the girls grandfather,
came TO this country from England in the
early J0's He formed a partnership with
Charles y. Creede, later the founder of
Creede, Col. The two men agreed that if
prosperity ever came to either he would
divide with the other. The elder Moffett,
after several years of hard work in the
California gold fields, became discouraged
and came to Philadelphia, where he died
His son, Edward, died in 1879. leaving a
widow and Alice, then four years old, very
poor.
Some time afterward Mr. Creede, after a
long search, located the descendants OF his
former partner, and turned over to Mrs.
Moffet nearly Sl00,0 in mining stocks
and cash in trust for the latter's grand
daughter. The latter received her educa-
tion in private schools here but in the
early 90's her mother died, and she went
abroad to study music and art.
In the Latin quarter of Paris she was
known to the students as La Cherie
Americana (''the dear little American.
At one of the students gatherings she met
I .ennpaw2lln ha musician and
with whom she fell in love.
This incident is best told in two letters
written by Miss MofIett 10 a girl friend in
Plainfeld. One dated Paris, July d, 1897.
showed how Miss Mcnett regarded the
meeting. II said:
My Darling-I cannot begin to tell you
of the sunlight that has come to me. AM
you cannot know of il, for you have never
met him. l often think how good it is in
an artist-a genius (for he is nothing
short of the markl-to care for one so far
beneath him in the gulf OF mediocrity.
That, you know, has overwhelmed me.
II thank the good God every night of my
life that il is so. You should have seen
his triumph last night, dear. and how the
people cheered him. My heart went wild
with JOY at the applause / am not wor-
thy TO stand beside him.
In another letter, dated the latter part of
1898, came word that the American girls
idol had disclosed the feet of clay She
| wrote:
Il cannot tell you. little one, of the
darkness and gloom into which | am
plunged by the terrible news Leoncavai-
los marriage). / never dreamed-though
God knows l would not, could not, have
married if / had. Our love was born in
heaven, and even though l knew il could
only end in that other place, / should have
| hesitated. The end-God knows-a leap
into the unknown dark TO the end
For two years apparently. Miss Moffett
followed the object of her love from pace
TO place, until finally, weary of lie, she
ended il all with only her maid as COM
psliCl in her misery.