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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
TO APPEASE TAPP
He May be Made Chairman
of Pop Central Committee.
FATAL TO SAM AMIOoN
Practically Eliminating Him
From Race for Congress.

Judge Dale has become frightened
about James Tapp and his position to-
ward him. and is trying to fix the mat
ter up. But in doing SO he is liable 10
throw a harpoon into Sam Amidon's adj
niration for him, that will never heal.
James Tapp believes that neither
Judge Dale nor Sam Amidon voted for
him for mayor, and when Judge Dale
and Sam Amidon surrendered to Tam
many, and Sam was made, at Judge
Dale's request, chairman of the Demo-
cratic central committee, Tapp took it
as personal affront Tapp has no use
for Amidon. He doesn't want Sam Ami
don to have the Sedgwick county delega-
ton to a congressional convention next
ton to a congressional convention next
The new plan, as evolved yesterday, is
to make James Tapp chairman of the
Populist central committed 1t is said
that this is pleasing to Tapp, as he
thinks it will enable him. to hang Ami
don's congressional boom up in the attic,
There is no question that Taps ele-
walton to the craftsmanship would prac-
tically eliminate Amidon from the race
for congress, and his friends were
squirming under the sharp corners of the
proposition last evening. They think
there is more in this campaign than the
chances of the candidates who happen to
be running just now. What will Ami
don's chances amount to in Sedgwick
county, they argue, with Sam at the
head of a Democratic committee, ma
jority of which will turn him down the
first good chance they get, and with his
confessed opponent, James Tapp, at the
head of the other committee?
They do not like it, and are saying so.
They may be able to break the deal and
carry out the original proposition of
making Helm chairman of the Populist
central committee.
The Tammany men were up and smi1-
ing yesterday. They said they would
beat George Locke and his following to-
day out of their boots. They also
brought forth a new point. The call
which brings the Democratic central
committee together today, they say, is IL
legal. IT is dated July 81 and signed by
Sam Amidon, chairman, when as a mat
ter of fact Sam Amidan was not chair
man on July 81. andpwas not made chair
man until July q.
The committee meeting today will be
hot, at all events. Both sides are conf
dent of winning out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
THOMAS HAMBRlCK DEAD
FuneFal will be Held at 4 O'clock
This Afternoon.


Mr.. Thomas Hambrick died yesterday
at 1l:S0 o'clock at his residence sic South
Emporia avenue. He was born November
4, l>5l, near Louisville. Ky. He removed
with his parents to Indiana at the age
OF u years. He was married 10 Miss
Sarah Walker September 3, lS75, at Leb-
anon, Ind. He made profession of faith
in Christ at an early age. He united
with the First Baptist church in this city
shortly after settling here. in 1894. He
leaves quite a large circle of relatives. Il
whom his memory will be always prec-
ious. among whom are his wife Mrs
Sarah Hambric, the five children. May
Cora. Perle, Roscoe and MoSelyn. a
brother. Robert, Of Fort Smith, Ark, two
sisters. Mrs. Alice Morten OF Whites
town, Ind, and Mrs. Ida Seton OF Thorn
ton. Ind. two brothers. Allen and Georg
OF Jackson. Cal, and his father. T. W.
Hambric. who Is az present pastor of the
baptist church, Whitestown. Ind. His
brother Robert came up from Fort Smith
on Thursday ard viii remain to attend
the funeral Ills cousin, Alonzo Whorton
editor OF the Perry. o. T. Sentinel. came
I'D and will also remain over till tomor-
row. Mr.. Hambric had not been well
since last November. but was not con.
fired to his bed tn the past two or thre,
w-clss.
Tao funeral VIII be conducted by his
pastor. c. II. Warsharn of the First Bap-
tist church. at the-family residence today
At 4 o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
CITY IN BRIEF.

Miss Blanche Bennett of Bmporia is the
guest of Miss Olive Hill Of the West Side.
Mr. w. P. Smith left yesterday for King
fisher, where he has a position in a bar
Der shop.
Joseph Renfroe Summerlin died on July
90 1899, aged years, months and 20
days, at his home $50 South Laura ave-
nue..
r. W Hewlett has returned from a trip
to Mackinac Island and eastern states.
Mrs. Hewlett will remain visiting relatives
In New York until September.
Miss Gertie Frohman will leave about
the first of August for Chicago, where she
will take a course of music lessons under
Prof. Kelso of the renowned Kelso
method.
The bicycle ordinance has again become
a back number. Many persons are COM
planning OF the great number who ride
their wheels on the sidewalks OF South
Lawrence avenue regardless Of the pedes-
TRANS or condition of the streets.
Myron A. Dean, while attempting to ar
range some dinkusses on a horses
forelegs yesterday to prevent the animal
from interfering, was painfully hurt. The
horse raised his foot suddenly and struck
Mr.. Dean just above the right eye.
Detectives Harry Sutton and James
Cairnes will go to Wellington this morn
ing as witnesses in the case OF the state
against Willard, the alleged hide thief. 1t
is thought by some of the officers that
good case will be made against Willard.
DO, ~ 80 I
C. Peck, former we'll known citizen Of
the south part of this county, returned
to his home in Wichita Monday, after a
short visit with his friends, LewLeach
and Elster Haile.-Kingman Leader-Cour-
Ter.
Fannie Serotta filed a suit for divorce
from her husband, Isaac Serotta. yester-
day in the district court. She alleges that
they were married three years ago in Gal
weston, Texas, but that he abandoned her
soon afterwards and has not since lived
with her.
There Will be brief exchange Of pulpfts
in the city Sunday owing 70 so many va
cations. Rev. Ray Torrey will preach at
the Emporia Avenue NJ. E. church SUM-
day morning at II o'clock in the absence
OF the pastor, Rev. Burns, who is to occu-
by the pulpit at the st. Paul's church
The pastor. will preach at the evening
hour. a. F. Reach will lead the Epworth
league at o'clock. Topic, THAT oGod
Part"
For Sores. Ulcers, Burns. Calls. FILES,
nothing so good as Banner Salve. the most
healing medicine in the world. 45c. Hook
ing Drug Co.. C. Gehring and Wells NIL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

Jester IL the original manuscript Of q
piece OF doggereI poetry written by him
while In jail at Paris Mo-, In ISL. and
given to DR.. E. C. Patrick. for whom Jes-
ter had taken fancy during his first I'm
prisonment. The poem Is important be-
cause 1t Is an account in verse Of testers
trip to the bedside OF dying sister. and
tells Of the death of his son. his long
journeys and final Imprisonment In the
year he was arrested on the charge of
numbering Gates. 1t reads as follows:
It was one winter morning late
When did leave my home,
Not knowing what would be my fate
Before did return.
Through cold and wet travelled strong,
Looked Ger my journey, which was long.
Till at my sisters house found
Myself with little children around.
The little ones was glad to meet,
Their tender voices sounded sweet;
1t caused my weary soul to leap
That in my sisters house could sleep.
When In the morning did rise
And a dear sick sister did surprise,
And to her bedside Travelled slow.
"Oh, is this my brother, tell me so."
Yes. my dear sister, this Is 1:
I desired to see you before you die;
And long. cold journey I have had
Before I reached your dying bed.
When joy ana sorrow filled my heart
To meet dear sister. so soon to part.
And by her bed closely stood,
Then she left and went to God.
We Travelled to the burying ground
And people many there we found.
And laid her body under the sod.
Hoping her spirit went to God.
Farewell, dear sister, you are gone
And am left here all alone.
Eight hundred miles to travel straight
MY wife and children for to meet.
l travelled through weather good and bad
And arrived at a sick daughters bed
And there was caused again to weep
While now dear sister in death does sleep.
Again bad news to me does come
That James, my oldest son, was gone;
He, too. had died and then was gone
Before reached my long-sought home.
While now in prison do dwell
Waiting the jury for to tell,
With desire to know where I will dwell
Farewell, dear ones at home. farewell.
Now, when I am called upon to die
By Mary and Robert wish to lie
And there to dwell till Christ shall come
And bid US rise and go to Him.
Written by the father and brother of
the deceased and in memory of those at
home, this August q, 1871.
ALEXANDER JESTER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
JESTER AS A POET
Dosseral He Wrote ,n the Year Is7l
Dug Tin.

A thorough search among the old rec
ords of Monroe county. Missouri, has
been completed and not one word was
found TO indicate that Alexander Jester
was ever arraigaed before the Monroe
county circuit court AMI given q Chanc
to plead guilty or not guilty after his m
dictment in ISL for the murder OF CT bert
Gates. The only record OF the case on the
judges docket was an entry IN regard t.
the change Of venue granted the prison
er. Whether this vii lmake Il absolutely
necessary that Jester be taken hack to
Monroe county from Hamilton county
and arraigned before the court in which
he was indicted. Is point Of law thai
must be decided before the case goes 70
trial.
Among the other links In the CHAIN OF
evidence that has been unearthed against
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

OF looked upon the frJWuing gIns Of
Vicksburg. will not by resolution IN !
other copperhead methods. such Sc dis
graoed the Wichita Convention give d
10 the rebels who In tire far away Islands
Of the Orient are Sc king the Obstruction
Of that army which f. compOsed o. the
sons Of those men against whom the
resolution q the Chicago convention was
treazoaably passed
The Democratic PARTY With SIS ally. TIE
Popuiist party. are but repairing tas
bluader of iSet They voIId SEED To f1ssSe
political eagsiai by asking that the irus.t
Of those victories won o. Erasrtoan am
Re gacm'nI1uSiy SUIT snsierei 10 the
eaeIay. Instead og giving snoss TzFs-
rent ard ald 10 our brave s1idiers b the
Philippines theF w0el3 ask that iEey b,
called back from the treueisss they have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
DRINK GRAND

after you have concluded that you oupb,
not 10 drink coffee. II Is not a medicine
hut doctors order il. because II is health'
.ssas from pIIre grains and bas iha -
seal brown color and tastes like the fine~,
grades of coffee and costs about 1, sS
much. Children Ike IL and thrive on 4
because Il is q genuine food drinE. cor
tanning nothing but nourishmcnt. ASH
your grocer for Grain-O. the new food
drink. Is and &c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
Would Have Cost Him uais Life

I have been using Foley's Kidney Cure.
and take great pleasure in stating 1t gave
me permanent cure Of kidney \diss aso
which would certainly have cost me my
life. I recommend 1t to anyone afflicted
with kidney trouble.-Oscar Bowman. I.eb-
anon, KY. Hooking Drug Co., G. Gehr ng
and Wells Miller, druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
UNCONSCIOUS ALL NIGHT
DR.. Mckenzie OF Mulvane Has a Race
with naofIR

With Death
DR.. James Mckenzie of Mulvane, whose
wife sued him for divorce last Monday,
came very near beating the case with
death. Sheriff Simmons. who went down
to serve the papers on DR.. Mckenzie yes
terday morning, found the doctor about
all right, but he is said to have had a
terrible struggle of nearly twenty hours
to keep. alive. He was found in his room
at the hotel at o'clock Thursday after
noon and was wholly unconscious from
the effects of morphine or some powerful
drug. DR.. Scheller was summoned and
he and other attendants had to work all
that night and next morning to keep DR..
Mckenzie alive. Whether or not the drug
was taken with suicidal intent is not
known. Nevertheless, DR.. Mckenzie is
said to have had very close cali for his
life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

medicine toN try DR.. Burkhart's Vegetable
Compound. MRS. ]. ]. H41INE,
Lancaster. Pa.
To prove beyond doubt the virtue OF
the Vegetable Compound. I will mail a
weeks treatment free. Address DR.. W.
s.: Burkhart. Cincinnati, o. For sale by
all druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

'I have received more benefit from one
bottle of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE than
from months of treatment by physicians"
writes V. B. Conlzlin of Bowe-sville, Ohio
Hooking Drug Co, G. Cehring. ard Wells
Miller driiPpists
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
A RElnARKABLE CURE

For Z years 1 suffered with
intensely Sick Headache,
Torpid Liver, Neuralgia
and Catarrh. I felt there
was no help for me. but
DR.. Burkhart's Vegetable
Compound cured me IN
three months. / would ad-
wise all WORKOUT sufferers
who have lnSf all faith In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

For Sores. Ulcers. Burns, Calls Piles,
nothing so good as Banner Salve. the most
hea Ing medicine in the world. 4Jc. Hook
ing Drug Co., C. Gehring. and Wells NIL
Ter, druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29
nFRuIRElKNIHLAARRlIS
lie VEGETABLE
COMP UMD
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the following symptoms. Pains in the
back, side under the shoulder blade,
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coated tongue, biotches or pimp1es on the
lace. bad taste in the mouth, sick or
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you constipated? Are you nervous? Do
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weight? If 50, DR.. Burkharts Fegetabie
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today, to hesitate may be the mistake Of
your life.
RElNAREa ANN TTrRp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-29

COsriDuso % raisa Pass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

them away and back into the teeth of the
storm an inch. Thirty minutes later the
mast of the schooner Tell, but for hours
they still worked in the very hand of
death until at last, the wind a little
abating, they cleared a course for the
shore. Keeper Chase dared not leave his
guiding oar for a moment-he went blind
In one eye, yet still he stuck to his oar
The crew were constantly dropping off to
sleep with an cVerpoWering drowsiness
they could not resist. but at last they
reached land after twenty three hours OF
exposure in their open boat One man
dead, another soon to die, frozen hands
and feet, ice four inches thick on the
backs of some-thesc were the coase-
quences of that terrible night, but the
bright gold medals which they with
joking irreverence that only covers a deep
feeling beyond expression call tin
plates were the rewards.
WOMAN WINS A MEDAL.
Mrs Martha White of North Beach.
Wash, is one Of the few women who
hold the gold medal. One night in Janu-
airy. 1892 the British ship Ferndale was
wrecked off North Beach, and Mrs. White
and her husband went down to the shore
tc render what assistance they might
Her husband went further up the, beach
to rescue any che who might be washed
ashore, while Mrs. White patroled the
stretch of SAND Immediately before their
residence. While walking up and down
waving white cloth and occasionally
diSchar9inG musket she carried to en-
courage the unfortunates on the wreck,
she spied man struggling in the break
ers Without q thought of herself she
rushed into the water, seized him and
dragged him up on the sand. whence sha
| assisted him ID her house She had hard
] ly returned, ere she saw another man,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

appear to be turning their attention to
a change in diet. of their prisoners in
the direction of larger quantity and bet
ter quality, and they have just published
the report of Dr.. J. Craufurd Dunlop,
who has been making inquiries and ex-
periments in many of their establish
ments. That the food Is capable of i'm
provement may be judged from the fol-
lowing list of a weeks meals in Aber-
deem prison, which is a fair sample of
others:
Breakfast-Porridge every day.
Dinners (varied for seven days thus
Broth, broth, pea soup, potato soup,
broth, pea soup, potato soup.
Suppers-Porridge every evening.
At Edinburgh DR.. Dunlop made careful
examination of the effect of the diet on
various prisoners, finding that some of
them lost weight, while others remained
steady. He admits that the penal diet
produces abnormal conditions in the or
gans of the prisoner Broadly, he con-
siders that the diet for certain classes of
inmates is insufficient and so UNMARRIED
that its repetition day after day is apt
to inspire them with disgust. But the
convicts on moderate and severe labor
at Peterhead prison he considers to be
well fed. Suet pudding would seem 10 be
unpopular among long sentence men, and
a queer soup, made of fish trimmings,
flour and milk, is so -disliked that a great
deal of what is served is wasted Among
the recommendations of the doctor are
the following: That the system of diet
ing according TO length of sentence
should be abolished and that certain ex-
tras. should be allowed for prisoners OF
more than average size, for nursing
mothers and for. growing Juveniles; also
that time limit should be put on the
application Of punishment dietaries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

dignity by telling him it was wild and
chaotic dream, that he had better stick
to his JOB and that I'd just as leave throw
what little money l had into th5 lake as
TO risk it in his fools venture.
He accepted my criticism pleasantly,
and the very next Gay he was in confer
ence with the authorities of a graf rail
way system. What freight rate would
they give him on a certain guaranteed
shipment of oil per year? They answe,S !!
How much for double the amount? They
made a reasonable cut. How much for
50 many barrels? And he jumped The
figure up so that the officials thought lie
was either extremely visionary or a
novice in business. They laughed mirth-
lessly and gave him a reduction that
would in itself constitute an enormous
profit. He promptly accepted. He soon
managed to combine the oil refEer:es Of
the city, he availed II IN elf Of The iates
that no one else could touch, and money
rolled in.
WHO was the young fellow? Rock .fel-
Ter; and that was the beginning Of tho
Standard Oil company"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
ELEPHANT SUPPLY
Seems to BE Holding Out, and Ivory
Is Plentiful.

Chicago Journal.
The elephants have not all been killed,
Notwithstanding reports circulated few
years ago that there was grave danger of
their determination, because of the en-
ergy of the ivory merchants. At Ant
werp, Germany, is located one Of the
greatest ivory markets in the world, and
the following figures from the last ivory
sale there will be reassuring to those
timid folks who have thought that the
elephant was fast following the American
buffalo to the land of the has-been. The
sale in question was one Of the regular
quarterly affairs held at Antwerp, and
ivory was disposed of as follows: About
lS3, All pounds of Kongo hard ivory, Alp
of Kongo soft. 1925 pounds of Angola,
1913 pounds OF Gabooh, 1921 pounds of
Zanzibar soft, and 994 pounds of Senegal
and Gold Coast; in all, 1902 pounds, as
compared with 12S,56S pounds for the cor
responding quarter in 1893, 1924 for the
corresponding quarter in 1897, and 146 $50
in 1896 The stock on hand in Antwerp on
the day of the sale was 2C6,075 pounds, as
compared with 127, 1872 pounds In 1853, and
1876, 1876 pounds in 1897, and 1885, $50 In 1856.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

Adjt. Gen. Corbin has received from
Brig. Gen. Schwan, now under Gen.
Otis command, a beautiful specimen of
the bolo used by the Filipinos in their OPP
erations against the American troops.
This bolo is so eXquisitely wrought as
to lead to the belief that it may have
been intended more as a symbol of au-
thority and an ornamental weapon than
lance-shaped blade, about eighteen inches
in length by nearly three inches in
breadth at its broadcast dimension The
blade tapers from the middle toward the
haft as well as toward the point. max
ing it strongly resemble the ancient short
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
Couehes, Chairs, Etc,

Made just as you want them at Schroe-
der 6 Dickinson's It6 e. 9Th.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

sword It is not double edged. however,
but tapers from a thick back 10 an eX-
tremely keen edge. The handle has a
heavy silver ferrule. heavily chased, and
is made of a beautiful piece of native
mahogany or some kindred wood, cum
ningly curved to fit the grip of the hand
and terminating with an exquisite speci-
men of ornate carving In a conventional
design.
The scabbard of the bolo is made of a
native wood, with rough outlined designs
carved upon IL The whole weapon is
much more beautiful in outline and more
formidable than the famous Cuban
machete.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
SCHEME THAT PAID.
Tale of the Origin of the Standard
Oil Company.

Buffalo News.
After they had discussed trusts ard al
lied institutions for some time, the elder y
man, holding a low-salaried position in
Buffalo, had something to say to the as
semblage of friends and acquaintances IN
Detroit.
Had recognized my opportunity when
1T presented itself, l would be among the
worlds richest men today. 1 was in
Cleveland then, superintendent of flour
fishing business house and drawing good
pay Among the young men who &C
casionally came to me for advice was one
In some position between a clerk and a
cashier, getting fifteen a week. He had
good habits, attended church. and i'm
pressed one as a fellow of sound business
qualities, but not as one of the dashers
and plungers of these modern times.
He laid a gigantic scheme before me.
1t took my breath. and L preserved my
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

Chicago ILL.,, August %. 1892
The Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Genemen:-During my campaign in Cuba compelled
drink the unhealthy water OF that Climate and Country which
my Kidneys in very serious condition began take Dodd Kidney
Pills upon my immediate home and found
for Kidney complaint and
this terrible disease.
Yours very truly
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
MEN OF Thu FUTURE
GUESSES OF SCIENTISTS AS TO THE
ULTIMATE FATE OF
THE RACE
SOME PREDICTIONS STARTLING

LOng-LiVed Giants Regarded as the
Probable Result of the Process OF
Ev0IutiOn-TO "a Great Extent the
Political and Social Problems of
Today Will He EIiminated-Fate
of Great Cities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03

Public Hears but Little of the Acts
of Daring, but at Washington
They Are Noted and Rewarded
Decoration Priced Quite as Much
as Is the Victoria Cross by the
British Soldier.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-08
Protests Unavalling,

The Legislature will adlouFa
 weeks from today noon and lfn at all probable that any leg.s' can be secured in tbat the lieve the strained aod stagnao' ditions prevailing tbfougpousaI State on account of the anll.1 aoce bill, The people ol t9s3 are oply beginning to apprec''] full import ard effect ot the n']
 aod a storm of protests oeg'a ' up from every town aoc Fl striking on the deaf ears 9 'p'] eral assembly. There is tam eyer, of a bill suspendiog ops'''l of the act for six months so ~1| public can get used to it. t.-Ai''I Democrat.