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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
BITTEN BY A VICIOUS HOG
Jacob Suhm Attacked in the Dark
aud Painfully l1jured.


A vicious boar stuck his sharp tusks
into the heshy part OF Jacob Suhm's leg
Tuesday night, causing very painful and
dangerous wound, which, had 1t not re-
ceived immediate attention. would in ali
probability have developed into blood -
son. Mr.. Suhm Is the well known dairy
man who 9ves northwest OF the Thir-
tenth Street bridge across the big Ar
kansas river. Tuesday night just as he
was preparing to retire Mrs. Sullm heard
n noise at the barn. She Informed Mr..
Suhm ard he went out to see about It.
Irnlthouahtedly he went into a pen where
one Of his large hogs was and the hog
made a terrible lunge for him. 1t was
very dark and Mr.. Suhm did not get out
Of the way. The boar ran one OF his long
tusks into the calf of Mr.. Suhm's leg
and then twisted it around, goring the
muscles in a fearful manner. BY an al
most superhuman effort Mr.. Suhm sue
ceeded in extricating himself and made
mis- way back to the house. He imTnedi-
ately telephoned his brother. VIII Suhm,
at Gus Sauer's drug store, and in twenty
minutes ne and DR.. Hoskins had reached
the house Antiseptic dressing was given
and a tube inserted to carry off the drain
age from the wound. 1t has since been
doing finely and the doctor apprehends no
further danger. 1t was considered a close
cali for Mr.. Suhm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
FOR BIG FALL TRADE
Merchants Expect Heavy Business
Next Three Months.

Wichita merchants are making active
preparations for the most aggressive fall
campaign in years. Nearly every merchant
in the city Is making great Improvements
IN his store. and straining every nerve 10
Guido his competitors in making his store
a more attractive place to shop in.
Each merchant realizes the need OF
great endeavor TO induce trade. Indi-
vidual activity means collective prosper
ity. The keen rivalry manifested by the
merchants cannot r5ut be productive o!
great returns The evidences OF better
ment among the stores mean much foo
Wichita They mean that the merchants
are convincing people living in and ada
cent to Wichita that there is no more ad-
vantageous point in Othe United States
to buy goods than here.
No city In the western country car
boast az finer stores than this CITY, and
its splendid mercantile institutions are
commented upon by every person who
visits here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
IN THREE LANGUAGES
Big Meeting of Adventists in
South Riverside.
THREE BIG GOSPEL TENTS
Sermons Preached 10 English,
German and Scandinavian,

Out IN Riverside Park is small hut
growing city. The houses are not very
substantial, for they are made Of cot
+on- This city is to be the temporary
abode of many Of the seventh-day I'D
ventists OF Kansas during their annual
camp meeting to be held there from Sep
4ember Z to II.
The seventh-day Adventists denomina-
ton numbers about 5000. They have
churches and companies all over the
world. and the sun never sets on their
adherents. In this country the denomin-
alton Is divided into Conferences, these
Conferences taking the name Of the state
or territory which comprises them.
In each of these Conferences is held an
annual camp meeting, at which time the
most of the members in the conference
come together and spend week or two
in divine service. Such a meeting has
been held every year In some of the Kan
sas cities, and It Is expected that fully
1900 people will be assembled On Riverside
Park during the above named date. A
dining tent, grocery tent and about forty
dwelling tents have already been erected,
but when completed the camp will COM
prise about $50 or 200 dwelling tents, and
at least five large pavllions. In obese
large pavilions. meetings will be held for
the children. youth and in the English,
German and Scandinavian languages.
There are about fifty workers now on the
ground and others are expected on every
train. Besides the workers belonging to
the Kansas Conferences. there. will be
ministers present from various parts of
the United States. It Is expected that
some of the best talent in the denomin-
alton will be represented at this meeting.
The Seventh-day Adventist people be-
Iieve the ten commandments to be as
binding upon all today as on the day
when they were given from the summit
of Sinai. And because of their belief IN
this particular they observe the seventh
day, or Saturday as the Sabbath; hence
their appellatfon. Seventh-day Adven-
fists. That which gives them the name
of AdventIsts Is their belief in the near
advent Of Christ They see in the events
transpiring now, omens of the approach
of the Prince of Peace. These articles
of faith being somewhat different from
that which is ordinarily held. will doubt
less add to the interest OF this meeting,
and we predict for them large attend
ance from the outside.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
BEN KERFOOI'S SUCCESS
How He Has worked Ills Way Up
I'm the Volunteer Army.

There comes to the city the story Of
reward for tireless endeavor for a WITCH
tia boy Benny Kerfoot, son Of s. B.
Kergoot. a few years ago graduated from
the Wichita High school. 1t will be re
membered that he tried for g cadetship a I
West Point. The examination, which
was held in Hutchinson, was participated
In by thirty applicants. A young Mr..
Casad won, Mr.. Kerfoot being second.
Young Kerfoot had the grit in him
that makes great men. Having failed TO
get into West Point, he resolved to join
a regiment and work his way up. This
he did. becoming a private In the Twen-
tieth Kansas, Funston's regiment. As
private he was so soldierly. so pasnstak-
ing and so praiseworthy that he advanced
Rapidly and has finally been promoted TO
second lieutenant. He was one OF the
leaders IN the swimming of the Bas-Bag.
and everywhere he has been notable in
the campaign for his fine Judgment and
gallantry.
And there are prospects that he VIII go
Etill higher, for a movement is on foot 10
get him a first Neutenancy in the new
regiments being formed. President Nc
Einley will be petitioned TO this effect.
and the president when he hears the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01

This large four-story building Is ad-
mirably fitted and furnished for the care
of the sick. No loathsome or contagious
diseases admitted. but all other diseases
that are usually treated at hospitals are
successfully treated here. Including Whis-
key, Cocaine and Morphine Habits. abso-
lutely guaranteed Women. married or
single. can find a safe retreat here cur
ing confinement. and home IN every
case found for the child II required. \
home for the poor and rich alike. re AL
operations and medical treatment ere
free. and the only charge that Is made f.
the ordinary hospital fee. which is just
enough to pay the running expenses Of
the Institution. The best of references
given when required. Write for circular
20 the Martha Washington Home"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
STILL LOOKING FOR KlMMEL
No Trace OF the ArLausns City Banker
who DIsaDDeared a Year Ago.


An of the leading detective and police
publications in the United States are
still running pictures of George A. Kim
mel, the Arkansas City banker, who dis
appeared from the Midland hotel in Kan
sas City on the evening of July 30. 1888,
and who has not been heard Of or seen
since.
Relatives Of the missing banker are
still keeping UP the search for him In
this country and in Europe The Pink
erton detective agency has charge OF the
case, and Superintendent Schumacher. OF
~the Kansas City branch, has sent thou
sands of circulars all over the country,
giving a description Of the missing man
and offering a reward of $500 for any in
formation concerning him. This reward
will be paid by Charles A. Johnson, a
banker at Niles, Mich, and brother-ir-
law Of the missing man. johnson has
been here, at Kansas CITY and at other
places in Kansas several times looking
| after Kimmels affairs. He says that he
| intends TO keep up the search for his
brother-in-law until he receives some in
| formation concerning him, whether dead
or alive.
The afternoon preceding the night that
Kimmel disappeared from the Midland
| hotel he went to Kansas City from To-
| pella, where he had registered $4,000 in
| school warrants. He wired a Kansas
| City bank TO send a messenger to the
Midland hotel with $500. and the money
was delivered to him at about O'Clock
in the evening. Kfmmel lit cigar and
walked out of the hotel and has not been
seen or heard of since by any of his rela-
tiYes The Pinkertons have been at work
on the case ever since and they have
been unable to obtain the slightest clue
to Kimmel's whereabouts. or II they have
the fact has never been made public.
Rimmel's business affairs at Arkansas
City are said to have been in good shape
when he left and there is no known rea-
con why he should keep his whereabouts
secret. He carried about $4,000 in life
insurance. and the premiums have been
kept paid up by his relatives.
A man was discharged from the work
house at Kansas City two or three
months ago who went to the chief CT po-
| lice with a story about Kimmers con-
duct the night he dropped from sight in
| Kansas City. The stranger told Chief
Hayes that Kimmel visited a number OF
resorts about town the night of July 3D.
and that he spent money with a lavish
hand. He hired hacks and paid the bills,
| bought champagne and entertained his
| friends in royal style and even went 80
far as to give a number OF persons small
| sums OF money. The prisoner seemed 10
think that Kimmel had met with foul
play right In Kansas City. He was
known to have had considerable money
with him and thugs might have robbed
and murdered him for his money
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01

story Of the young man who enlisted as
a private and worked his way up so rap
idly win in all likelihood grant the re-
quest of young Kerfoot's friends
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01

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skin. Keeping - ~ al times IN Fisanl
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
FARMERS INSTITUTES
To be Held AZ Narwieh. Beaten and
Erbs

Farmers institute viii be 9ed IN Sep
tenrber az Norwich, Benton and Zyha.
under the management % the Kansas
Creamery company OF Wichita A sort
of local exhibition will be given a. Nor
wich in connection WIKI the institute
work. There VIII be also lectures by men
from the Kansas experiment station.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
FAMINE OF FREIGHT CARS

Rock IsIsud Can't Build Cars Fast
Enough.
Owing 20 the immense rush Of business
the Rock Island reports a shortage OF
cars. livery available car is now doing
duty. The company has just turned out
ninety new box cars at the Horton shops
and work IS now being pushed on twenty
FIVE double deck stock cars, twenty-five
fat cars and 100 box cars.
The Santa Fe company has been COM
PEELED to draw on its reserve supply Of
engines . handle IT'S heavy traffic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
BULLET THAI KILLED GORATH
Does EOt Correspond with mamiltou's
Revolver

Does Not Correspond WIFI AaamaAAUeo'8
Revolver
Undertaken Dunbar went to the ceme-
terry near Colwich Wednesday to exhume
the body Of john GOratf. who was killed
last Saturday night, for the purpose of
getting the bullet which was in GOraths
brain. DR.. Hoffman was sent out for
that purpose Monday by Sam Anidon.
but refused to handle the body, which
was in a bad state of decomposition. Mr.
Dunbar said It was a hard job. but he
succeeded in getting the bullet. It was
Embedded in the brain and was fattened
It has the weight of S2-calibre, which Is
not the size of the pistol Bud Hatfield
fired. and this will compHcate matters
a great deal. Luther Belt, the boy who
was released Wednesday, had bought a
%2-cahbre revolver, 1t IS said. but Belt
claims that It had never been loaded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
MRS. FlNLAY DAVIS DEAD
Body VIII be TAKEN to Yates Center
for burial

Mrs F;nlay Davis died at her home.
one block west OF Waco avenue on Four
teensh street. * IL O'Clock last night
There Will be a short funeral ceremony a;
the residence today at 1880 O'Clock. con-
dlpcted BY Rev. A F. Duober. after which
the remains will be taken 10 Yates Center
to- burial. over the Missouri Pacific at
a.10 a m.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
KICK ON WHISTLES
People on MosIey Avenue
i Can't Sleep.
WILL ASK THE COUNCIL
To Take Some Action Against
Frisco and Midland.

The people on Mosley avenue between
Murdoch avenue and Douglas can't sleep
at night on account of the whistling OF
the Frisco and Midland freight engines
and they will take their grievances to
the council. They say that the switch
engines go tearing UP and down the
street, the whistles screeching constant
Iy when there is no need on earth of it.
They claim that the engineers blow the
whistles every time the engines pass a
house with a light In it and that the
noise Is a harsh bowling nerve wrecker
and Is made In goulish glee by the engi-
neers.
A number OF the rer1dences alons
Mosley are built right up close to the
Midland track and the screeching Pops
right of the engine into the house.
Interested parties have looked into the
matter and found that the council grant
ed the use of Mosley avenue for al en-
trance into the city and not for switch.
ing purposes. The council will lie sskeo
to order the Midland and Frisco 10 stor
blowing their whistles so much or refrain
from using the tracks on Mosley a"cnue
for switching or get of the strest entire
ly. The Moseley avenue people claim
that by the provisions OF the franchise
granted by the council to the Midland
people, switching caR5 can be absolutely
prohibited. They are preparing to Trims
the matter I'D and If 1t comes To lega
contest the result will hinge on the def
milton of Entrance Into the CITY, II by
giving the street to the Midland recfle
for an entrance into the city TIE pr'vi-
lege Of switching cars and blowing whist
les ds included the MosIey avenue people
will have to break the whistles "f the
anS,nas or NOVA mr. do without seen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
EM. F. GREEN VERY SICK
Was TaAen to the wichita Hospital
YESTERDAY

William F. Green. formerly grain IN
speetor but lately with the Wichita Mil
and Elevator company, IS very sick. HIS
condition became such that he had 20 be
taken 20 the hospital yesterday. II Is
though, that he has appendicitis
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-18
Memorial Day Program.

Jchn c. Arnold Post No. 4O7 q.
A. Il. of Port Trevcrton, Pa, will
observe the coming Memorial Day
as follows:
All patriotic citizens are requested
to display from their residences and
places of business, our National flag,
and such other cmblems as are suit
able to the occasion, also to close
their places of business from 2 to 5
p. Nj. on Memorial Day.
The comrades will assemble at
Post Headquarters at 1870 p. Nj.
and proceed to Winners cemetery,
and at $50 A. NJ, in connection
with the Sunday schools, decorate the
graves OF the Nations defenders.
From Winners proceed to Zion's
cemetery where the Post will be
joined by S. V. Camp $50 and Ser
vices will take place at 1890 A. NJ.
The Post and Camp will meet at
Headquarters at p. NJ. and pro-
ceed to St. Johns cemetery where
exercises will take place at 2 p. NJ.
S. V. Camp will take charge of
Keiser's cemetery where ceremonies
will take place at 8 A. M. in con-
nection with Keiser's Sunday school.
Addresses will be delivered at
the different cemeteries and Memoir
ial Services will be held in U. b.
church at Port Treverton in the ev-
ening.
The orators of the day will be
Prot. G. w. Walborn and the Revs.
Fenstermacher, Francis, Brilliant
and Martin and COmrade j. C.Schoch.
The Sunday schools Of the differ
ent churches and the general public
are cordially invited to participate
in the proper observance of Memor-
ial Day.
M. z. ARNOLD, j. G. SHAFFER,
! Adjutant. Post Com.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-18

George Runklc, who is serving
Uncle Sam in the United Statcsnavy
on the st. Paul, wasa visitor in town
over Sunday. The attractions OF
this town are too much for him to
resist.
On Monday morningthe first work
was done ON the shoe factory to he
erected in this place. Thccontrac.-
or, J. f. Stetlcr, would like to make
record in the shortncss of time in
which factory building could be
erected, but he fears that he will be
unable TO get the heavy timbcrs
promptly enough to make very
much headway. The Catawissa
factory closed on Saturday a week
and on Monday of this week they
began to pack the machinery which
will be shipped to this place at once.
An effort will be made to get the
Building in shape as quickly as pos
siblc in order to get the stock ready
for the fall trade.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-18

The next day it was rumorcd that
an attack would be made by hostile
bands from the mountains upon the
Commisssary so that night every
man slept in arms and sentries were
even more alert than ever. About
halt past elvcn o'clock as single
shot broke the stiffness of the hour
closely followed by warning cry
from the picket in that direction,
which was taken up by each sentry
in turn until it reached the camp it.
self and the usual activity, pandc-
monium, scramble, etc, took place.
Officers were jostling against one an
other cndcavoring to get their COM
panies together, soldier boys were
strapping thriraccoutremcnts and
guards preparatory to the charge OH
the enemy, most of them were only
yet halt awake, as taps had sounded
two hours before. All the while
gun reports were coming from the
quarter OF the first attack, which be-
came regular tuSiladc. In less
time than YOU can think about it
the brave 2O2nd were pushing TO the
front in the direction of the shots.
The underground being very dense,
it required great patience and
courage to face anattacL III the dead
of night under conditions, but these
were boys who never thought of
danger. After Il few shots exchange
ed everything died away into that
dcathlikc Stiffness which precedes
a storm, the enemy evidently having
been rcpnl,cd or were planning
new procedure. Scouts were pushed
forward to rcconnotrc and ascertain
the nature OF their foes, also their
strength and plan OF attack. And
as they began coming in to the lines
again it was found that all this COM
motion had been caused bya few dis
orderly y boys of their own regiment
who wanted Il nights sport and had
it, except those who were not sharp
enough to conceal their identity and
received the severe sentence mctcd
ont to such law breakers. Ofcourse
no one was hurt in this battle of
Pinar del Rio, but it goes to show
that our soldier boys are here for
business or pleasure whichcvercomcs
their way. 1t required nerve to even
fight an imaginary foe under such
circumstances as this, Vet after all it
was dangerous joke which might
have cost lives.
RELLESNEGAW.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-18
Johnny Hazel to Return.

The many friends of John Hazel,
the well known cornct virtuoso of
New York city, will he sorry to hear
that he has been compelled TO aban-
don his tavoritc instrument ON ac-
count Of paralysis of the muscles
and nerves of the ! ips. Mr.. Hazel,
with his wife, will return to Will
Transport in the near future to make
it their home. 1t is to be hoped
Mr.. Hazel will soon recover the Use
Of his lips and that he may soon a.
gain be heard in public.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-18
LETTER FROM CUBA.
Pinar del Rio, April >, 1899.

l1nar dcl klo, April >, lN!?.
DEAR EDIToR:-Thc 2O2nd New
York Volunteer Infantry, now sta
tioncdat Guanajay, Province ofPinar
del Rio, Cuba, have "A war record of
which few people in the United
States are aware as hostilitics in
Cuba had ceased some time before
the debarkation o! this regiment
from Savannah, Ga. However, it is
an absolute fact that these boys took
part in the battle of "Pinar dcl Rio"
This is Il battle which | have never
seen described in print, nor isit likely
to bcplaccd with those fought at
Santiago, CardenaS, and Manila, vet
it is worthy gilmore attention than
has yet been given it. 1t was some
what in the middlcpart of December
that the 2O2nd were ordcrcdto Pinar
del Rio, being among the first re-
gimcnts selected for garrison duty
in the Eastern Provinces of Cuba
which were at this time still garri-
soncd heavily by Spanish soldicry.
Even Havana had not been occupied
to any extent by American soldiers
as it was not deemed wise to risk
any conflicts between the victor- and
vanquished where the population
was such uncertain quantity. Pinar
del Rio was thought to be somewhat
OF a risk in this respect, and the
troops sent here, believe, were in
the nature of an experiment to feel
the way for a larger force. lnvlew
ofthis opinion the boys OF the 2o2nd
n. Y. felt, and had a right to feel,
that Il hostile feeling might exist
either among the Spanish troops sta
toned here or from reported bands
of guerrillas in the mountains near
by. Every one knows who has
closely followed the movements of
the insurgent army in Cuoa that
Pinar del Rio Province was one in
which their operations were almost
undisturbed due to the many mac
cessible places in which they could
conceal themselves from attack, prin-
cipally among the ruggedmountains
which cover two-thirds OF the Pro-
vince. In this connection Pinar del
Rio is situated oman elevated plateau
surrounded ON two sides by noun
tains which are not merely high
hills, but good-sized mountains and
deserving of the name. Returning
to the subject ofthe story (the battle).
When the 202nd New York wentin-
to camp about a half-mile outside of
the city limits, and about the same
distance from the foothills of the
mountains, they naturally doubled
their guard as an extra precaution
against any trouble that might come
unawares. The first night passed
without anything worthy of notice
having taken place altogether great
vigilance was not unnecessary in
their minds for little while longer.