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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
GEORGE C. STRONG HERE
Building OF Paramount College Was
H = Idea.

Mr.. George C. Strong who was for
years prominently identified with leading
interests Of Wichita, and who, as a
boomer Of boomers. conceived Paramount
and largely materiaIized that institution,
Is spending a few days in the city. He
expresses himself as delighted with TIE
rehabilitation Of his OLD love. He finds
nothing to criticise and everything TO
commend. He seems especially pleased
with the renewed life and business activ-
ity of the town. Mr.. Strong IS living at
Little Rock. the capital of. Arkansas
where he represents the Bradstreets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
AL GLkMAN OUT
Officers Say That He VIII Have To
Leave Town.

Al Glaman, who was arrested some
weeks ago on the charge OF assaultlng
George Butler, was released from tzll
to-day. Butler Is improving and. It is
said, there is 10 doubt but that he viii
recover. Glaman stabbed Butler with
knife through the lungs and It was
thought for 4 time that Butler had little
chance Of recovery. The fight took place
in a house on South fremont avenue.
Giaman was released with the under
standing that he leave town a. once ard
keen away from here
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
ODD FELLOWS BANQUET
Given Christmas Might in the Hall on
East Douglas

The o5d Fei7ws local lodge. No. "a.
gave hig banquet a. their hall. -
East Douglas avenue uight before last.
There was a musical and literary pro-
gram and an address BY .. 2. Crevson.
after which the crowd repaired % ire
banquet room and INDUCED the delsca 5es
OF the season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
BURGLARS AT ANS0N
Take $40 From the General store Of
Albert Moon.

On Christmas eve the town OF Arson
was visited by burglars. The stores Of
Albert Moon and r II. Mum were brok-
en- into. money drawers were rifed and
things torn up in general. Nothing was
found in the money drawers but pennies
and stamps. and those were too small 70
be bothered with. Albert Moon lost about
$40 in jewelry and some little articles.
r. II. Mum was lucky, not losing any
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
"DurabMy is
Better Than Shozu. "

The 4vealh of the multi
nlflHonafres Is not equal to
good health. Riches wfthoat
health are a curse, and yet
the rich, the middle classes
and the poor alike, haze, In
Hood S SarsaparfLla, a Valua-
bic assistant In getting and
maintaining perfect health.
Catarrh-"Olr little boys eDhoopbg
cough left him Nth catarrh, Bat Hoods
SarsaparaIa made him perfectly zveA. /
haze taken II myself poah satisfactory re-
suits. Hrs. ". S. Gordfnier, Nszutou, Kan.
ScrofuIa MY Boy suffered uah
scrofuLa zUhen young. 77Oo bottles of
Hoods SarsaparilLa cured him. He IS nozu
ten. Our physician Advised rs use. We
afzUays recommend II. Mrs. E. c.
Clipper, 8 Kidder ST., Cleveland, Ohio.
Tired All 'Day-"No tired feeling
such as / used TO haVe morning and night
since HOODS SatsapardIa cured IT.: as It
cured the pain IN my little erPs stomach"
Jas. z. SNarn, Ru66ardston. Mass.
Pain in the Side-"I haze taken
Hoods Sarsaparala and Hoods Pills fo-
pain IN the side and back. Was not
able TO 4oork. They cured me-" Nary
E. Cate. Chesterfield. s. C.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
SIXTY POUNDS OF MAIL
Postman Had a Big Load OF Christmas
Yesterday

One OF the mail carriers. A D. Boyd.
went out on the first half ot his route
yesterday morning with sixty-fve pounds
Of packages and letters. by actual weight
on his back. sixty pounds for the most
part 10 be carried miles, and yet people
talk about postmen having soft snap.
Two extra wagons for the distribution OF
accumulated Christmas packages were
put On yesterday morning, making nine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
BATTERY AINSPECTED
Major Robinson Was Herr Prom To-
peka for Purposes

Major H L Robinson % Topeka last
n GIT Inspected Battery a, Kansas Ma
uonal Guards. stationed n tbs city. The
battery vas reo-gaaized several months
ago BY Captain Lewis As2sy aste- Il had
been d.sorEanizsd fer some rus Tha
battery made a god showing ard VII
~ RsH % II the reg.ment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
BROKE HE MONOIONY
Man Arrested on the Charge OF
SagFzney.

There has baeI = remarkable desrth %
Migrants and traz3s IN ts.s city n IRE
past na1sh Or 80. Tasy have not seemed
70 have STOPPED CT here YESTERDAY The
r,ouosonv was broken b Officer Reus-
pezra AID Stewart, wao ARRESTED a man
g.v-zg his name as J. Bradley. on TIE
charge % vazrz1cy ard intox.oafioa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
SAFE-BLOWER WANTED
Han Escaped From the Jail al Dodge
CITY

Harry Howard, a man who was IN 3au
alta Dodge City. charged with safe blow
ing. has escaped and Is al large. The
city marshal of Dodge CITY oGe-s &c re-
ward for his capture. Howard IA de-
scribed as a dangerous man and ar ex-
perienced safe-cracker He Is quite wen
known IN some parts q the state On ec-
count q his criminal record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed ~ en- the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made OF pure e-ai7s. fhat
takes the place Of coffee. The most deli
cate stomach receives i without distress
and but few can tell IL from cofraa, II
does not cost over = as much. Children
may drink il with great benefit l5c ana
CSC per package. Try IT, Ask Tor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27

turbing The peace. It IS alleged that he
went home IN a slightly Intoxicated con-
ditieu and attempted 70 whip the entire
family. Word was sent for a policeman
by a neighbor. His trial VIII come up IN
police court this morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27

rough. Later, the surface melts and the
streets are seas of mud. Drivers declare
that in some places in the country it IS
nearly impossible to make any progress
at all. Hack drivers in the city refuse to
make any long drives on account of the
condition Of the streets, which makes the
work very tiresome and exhausting to
the horses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
ROADS ARE BAD
Makes Travel Nearly an ImposSi
biITN

The roads both in this city and II the
country are II such = bad condition that
travel Is nearly impossible In the early
part OF the day the roads are frozen and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
DISTURBED The PEACE
Man Charged with Tying &c whip
Entire Family

William watts, AT5nE near CregGea-
stein park, w4s arrested last evening ~
0nosr CTawtaSd On tbs c1args q 2-s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27

take It. Mr.. Webb is an experienced
sheep man and knows what he is talking
about
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
floods S0adqb0nM
kA2Z;Z1 Sc g !:l:I5IiTE

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills; the non-irritatlng and
only cathartic 70 take with Hoods SarsaparilIa.
The times., 1899-08-19
MAYOR MASTERS PROTEST.
The Panther VIII Load Porto Rican
Supplies at baltimore.

Owing TO the vigorous protest made by
Mayor Malster, of Baltimore, against the
action of the War Department in instruct
ing the committee in charge of the supplies
raised in Baltimore for the Porto Riean
sufferers TO forward them TO Philadelphia,
the Navy Department yesterday notified
the commanding officer of the Panther
that after loading the supplies at Phila
delphia the vessel should proceed to Bal
timore and there load whatever was on
hand. A telegram to that effect was sent
to Mayor Malster.
At the department it was stated that
there was never the slightest intention to
discriminate against Baltimore in favor OF
Philadelphia. or to put the Baltimoreans
TO any expense by requiring them 20 send
their supplies to Philadelphia for shipment
1t was simply matter of expediency. the
department desiring 10 place the supplies
in Porto Rico at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The Panther has capacity of 1000
tons, which is believed TO be ample for
all the supplies contributed at both Balu-
more and Philadelphia If more should
be on hand than the Panther can carry an
other vessel will be designated to com
plete the work In this case one of the aux
iliary cruisers or merchant vessels, OF
which the Government has several at diff
ferent points along the Atlantic coast, viii
be ordered to Baltimore or Philadelphia
as may be necessary. One OF the vessels
at League Island would probably be Se-
lected for this purpose.
The times., 1899-08-19
MORE THAN A CENTURY
Rachel Forest, ColOred. Lived One
Hundred and Four Years.
The Woman Was Slave Belonging
to Dr. Spencer Mitchell. of Prince
George County. Maryland, and Her
Deed OF Nanumission Was Record
ed in 1S21-Sasy the Capitol Burn.

Rachel Forest, colored, who died on
Cemetery on Thursday. was centanarian.
She was several years older than one hun
dred years According 10 her deed of
manumission. she was born in 1875, thus
making her 104 years old. She claimed.
though, to have been born in 1871. She
was a slave belonging to Miss Cant, o.
Prince George county, Maryland Miss
Cant, early in the present century, was
married to DIR. Spencer Mitchell,
Scotchman, who was opposed TO the insti-
tuition of slavery. He agreed with his
wife that their women slaves should be
manumitted at the age of twenty-five
years, and that the male slaves should be
given freedom at the age of thirty five.
When Rachel came to be twenty-five
years old she was liberated, as the follow
ing quaint certificate shows:
Stale Of Maryland, Prince George County:
| hereby certify that the negro Rachel, the
bearer hereof, a nu.afto woman, about twenty
six years OF age. five feet four inches high, Is
free person, ard was born and reared IN the State
and county aforesaid, and maDumitted and
set free by a certain Spencer Mitchell, OF said
county, by deed OF manunission bearing date of
the lst day OF December, lc-i- ana uuit TtcoTued
among the land records Il Prince George county.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto subscribed
Iny name and affixed the seal OF Prince George
County Court, the 9Th day OF September, ammo
Domini 1929. ApI HLA BEAlL,
Clerk OF Prince George County Court
A copy of the original certificate OF free
dom is in possession OF the family of the
dead woman. Before Rachel was freed she
was brought to Washington by her master,
who owned dry goods store on Louisiana
Avenue, near Seventh Street. She saw the
English troops enter Washington, and she
saw the flames of the burning Capitol.
1t is said by members of the family, who
are intelligent persons, that Rachel's hus-
band Stephen Forest, was employed as a
iaborer in the erection OF the Capitol and
died at the age of 120 years. Mrs. Forest
is survived by a daughter seyenty-seven
years old, grandson Arthur Brooks, fifty
seven years old, and FIVE great grandchil-
eren, Arthur w Brooks, Rosa Brooks, Ma
mie, Eva, and Walter Grimshaw.
The times., 1899-08-19
THE CASE OF GEORGE R. DAVIS.
The Charge of Stealing $1,000 Made
Against Him.

The Charge of Stealing $1,000 Made
Against Him.
George Robert Davis, the express mes
senger who attempted 10 shoot Arthur
Baumgarten In the Office of Superintendent
j. B. Hockaday, of the Southern Express
Company Wednesday morning, and who
was held in s., coo bond on charge of as
sault with intent 20 kill Mr.. Hockaday.
was yesterday served with a warrant
charging the theft OF a package containing
S1CGe. The warrant was served at the
District JAIL where Davis is now inear-
eerated. and Immediately afterward an ad-
ditional bond of $2000 was fixed. AS has
been previously stated in The Times, Davis
will be given preliminary hearing Au-
gust %.
The issuing OF the warrant yesterday
charging Davis with the theft OF Sl.00j
from the express company would indicate
that the question of jurisdiction in the
matter had been settled upon by the local
authorities. and that the man can be tried
here for an offence committed at point
between this city and Atlanta. 1t is un-
derstood that counsel for the defendant
will attempt to show that the local author
tiles have no jurisdiction in the matter.
and will combat the prosecution OF Davis
on that ground The warrant issued yes
tsrday was at the request of George E.
Lietch, and was served by Detectives Peck
and Miller
The times., 1899-08-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE IS hereby given OF intention 10 ap-
ply to the Commissioners OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. on. the 11th day OF Sep
tember, 1S99- for a charter OF Incorporation
under the provisions Of an act. entitled An
act to provide for the incorporation OF trust,
loan, mortgage. and certain other corpora
tions within the District OF Columbia ap-
proved October l. 1880.
The name Of the proposed corporation is
the National Bonding Company OF Wash
ington, d. G..
1t Is to be a security, guaranty. and in
demnity company; and its object Is TO- carry
on. under the provisions OF the act above
referred to. security. guaranty, and in
demnity business. with its principal Office
at Washington, d. c.
The names OF the proposed corporators
are Charles J. Bell. John Joy Edison. Will
E. Fitch. George TruesdeII. Charles c.
Duncanson. John B. Larner. James VI.
Johnston, John F. Wilkins, Thsodors ".
Noyes. George W. Brown. Thomas r.
Jones. Edward j. SteIIwagen. Adds 3.
Browne. Alexander Britton. z. s. Johnson,
William P. Van Wickle. John Cassels.
James L. Norris, S. II. Kaufman. Myron
NJ. Parker. Samuel Bieber. Lemon G. Hine.
James G.. Payne John E. Herrell. Henry
F. Blount. Clarence F. Norment Joseph
z. Willard. Albert A. Wilson, John
Cammack George T. Dunlop H. Hurt,
Henry K Willard, George W. Moss.
H. a HERBERT.
JAMES E. FITCH.
JNO. B. LARNER.
Committee on Organization and Subscrip-
ton.
Washington. D. c.. August IS, 1889
The times., 1899-08-19
OBJECTED TO LONGER HOURS.
Train Shffters on the metropolitan
Railway Quit Work.

number OF stable men in the employ
of the Metropolitan Railway, as train shift
ers. al the stable of the company, corner
Of East Capitol and Thirteenth Streets
northeast. have resigned on account, OF an
increase OF their hours Of work from nine to
twelve. with no corresponding increase of
pay. The places OF the men have been
llai temporarily by other employees of the
company. and 10 delay in the running OF
the cars has been caused. The explanation
given by the company for the increase of
hours is that two forces Of train shifters
have been employed, night and day
force They both received the same pay.
but one. the day force, working only nine
hours, while the other worked twelve. 1t
is stated that the company desired to have
the entire twenty-four hours covered by the
two forces, and therefore increased the
short shift to the same number of hours
as the night, or long shift. IL Is pointed
out that the two shifts are now on an equal
ity as TO wages and hours.
The day men who have quit claim that
their work was harder than that of the
night men 1t is not believed by the COM
pny that any further trouble will result
from the designations OF the men,
The times., 1899-08-19
NO PAY, SAYS THE AUDITOR.
Claims for Repairs ON Temporary
Department of Justice DisaIlowed.

Claims for Repairs ON Temporary
Department of Justice DisaIlowed.
A dispute has arisen between the Depart
ment of Justice and Auditor Timme, for
the State and other departments. over the
question of the allowance of several small
claims, amounting to $4,000 in all, by
firms and individuals who have been en-
gagged in the work Of removing the De-
partment of Justice out of the Court of
Claims. The claims are for changes and
repairs in the Baltic Building, the old Cor
coran Art Gallery, and the building No. 8,
Lafayette Square, which are occupied by
the department and the Court Of Claims
temporarily.
The Auditor has already disallowed a
portion OF the claims, amounting TO about
So, 500, and as the others are for similar
work it is supposed that they will all be
similarly treated by him. The Auditor
holds that the work done by the claim
ants was in the nature Of repairs to pri-
vate property, and that Ii cannot properly
be charged to the Government.
Col. James Boyd, the acting Attorney
General, has filed an objection to this de-
cision. He has written letter to the
Comptroller OF the Treasury, who will
finally pass on the question. He states
that changes had TO be made for the trans
action of public business. and that the
buildings, while in tenantable condition,
were not suited in many ways to the Gov
ernment needs. These changes, he asserts,
could not be charged to the owners of
the buildings under any reasonable con-
struction OF their contract. They were, he
asserts, as necessary as the rental of the
buildings themselves.
A large number of claimants for sums
ranging from $40 upward are awaiting the
decision of the Comptroller with interest.
The times., 1899-08-19
TRIED TO END HIS LIFE.
John D0Ian Attempts to Commit Sui
eide With u Razor.

John Dolan, thirty-t three years of age,
who was formerly a policeman and at one
time was connected with the Fire Depart
ment. made an unsuccessful attempt to end
his life by cutting his threat with razor
at his home 638 North Carolina Avenue
southeast. yesterday morning. The deed
was committed in the basement of the
house and though no cause is assigned tC
ii the theory of dependency is credited
DoIan is now at Providence Hospital where
he was taken in the police ambulance. He
lost considerable blood and at times was
considered in a critical condition. At a
late hour last night, however, his condi-
ton was considered favorable to recovery
AT Just what time Dolan attempted sui
eide is not known. He has. IL is said. been
drinking heavily for sayeral days, and when
he returned home Thursday night procured
his razor and went to the basement of the
house instead of going TO his ROOM No at
tention was paid TO that fact and it was not
until early yesterday morning that an aunt
and brother of the man found him lying in
a pool OF blood with his throat cut Word
was Immediately telephoned to the police
for an ambulance and when Dolan arrived
at the hospital Dr. j. A. Rabbit succeeded
in stopping the flow OF blood. AS the man
sank rapidly, heroic measures were resorted
10 with the result that Dolan rallied and
showed a decided Improvement. He then
expressed sorrow for his act and the hope
that his life would be saved
Dolan IS we'll known on Capitol Hill, 4,
where he has lived for number of years.
He is a painter by trade, though it is said
that he has done little work recently. II
is claimed that while the man was connect
ed with No engine company, as substi-
tute fireman, he was dismissed for intoxi-
cation. The dismissal, it is said occurred
after DoIan had been tried and convicted
of the offence He was of an extremely
nervous temperament and it is thought that
while under the influence of drink he al
lowed his dependency over reverses to get
the better of him.
The times., 1899-08-19
DIED.

MeCoNDACH-on Friday. August Is, 1893. az
$50 p m. JAMES MeC0NDAGH. native Of Scot
land husband OF Elizabeth Grinder.
Funeral from his late residence. 90 I Street
northwest, on Monday. August 81. at p M
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery. IL
NICHoLSON-0n Thursday. August II, 1S99 at
1929 p. m, PEARL LOUISE. youngest daughter
OF Charles and Mary L. Nicholson, aged SIX
months and five days
Funeral from her late residence 1911 Eleventh
street southeast, saturday, August 10. at s
p m
Little Pearl was our darling.
Pride Of all cur hearts at home,
Bat an angel came and whispered,
Little Pearl do come home
BY her sisters. MAY AND EVA
Ny dear little baby, I miss her 50.
All through the day, wherever I go:
All through the night how lonely il seems
For no little babe wakes me out OF Ely dreams
/ miss her all through the weary hours
/ miss her as Others do sunshine and flowers
Daytime nighttime, wherever go
Ny dear little baby. I miss her 81.
1t by PAPA AND MAMMA.
The times., 1899-08-19
FOOD FOR PORTO RIcANs.
Neutrality-suspicious. May Send Supplies
to the Inter-Ocean Building.

to the Inter-Ocean building.
The District Commissioners yesterday
issued a statement regarding the reception
OF supplies for the benefit of the Porto
Rican hurricane sufferers. For some time
they were in doubt as to whether any
thing but money would be acceptable, and
some correspondence was carried on with
the Secretary of War on the subject. 1t
was learned that all kinds of supplies were
needed, and the money which would be
collected in the District would be used
principally for the purchase of food that
could not be bought in this city. The state
ment issued yesterday by Commissioner
Ross follows:
In view of the distress and desttution prevail
ing in Porto Rico the Commissioners have deemed
il advisable to provide convenient place where
citizens desiring to contribute supplies of food
and clothing may place the same for shipment
c. C. Duncanson the company owning the Inter
Ocean Building, in Ninth Street, just below f,
have placed the same at the disposal OF the Com
missioners for that purpose
The receipt and shipment of any supplies con-
tributed will be under the general charge OF Col.
L. Z. Wright, whose efficient services in like
matters well known in this community. He
will be assisted by ladies vino have protfered
their services In receiving and asserting the
supplies.
According to instructions from the War De-
partment, the following would be most desira-
bic: Rice, beans Goldfish, and such like foods;
medicines, such qIinine and other simple rem
edies, and cotton clothing OF all kinds. Summer
clothing of any kind, suitable for men. women,
and children, viii be thankfully received and
forwarded.
II there be any contributors who may have
supplies at their residences who viii notify Col
lionel Wright at the Inter-ocean Building, by
postal. he viii send for the same. Arrangements
have been made to keep an exact record OF the
amount and kind OF contributions made and by
whom. The building will be open tomorrow
morning at O'Clock, and will thereafter be
open every secular day between the hours of
a. m. and D. M
It is TO be hoped that generous response will
be made by the people Of Washington.
Late yesterday afternoon Colonel Wright
called on Commissioner Ross and after a
long conference with regard to the work
that was TO be done and the manner of do
ing it, the names of the assistants were
agreed upon.
Colonel Wright has designated Frederick
Evans to act as his secretary. and Mr..
Evans will be at the Inter-Ocean building
early this morning to receive whatever
supplies may be donated. He will be as
sisted by Mrs. Morris j. Foote and Mrs.
Alfred A. Smith. The food and clothing
collected will be sent directly to Colonel
Jones, Army building. foot of Whitehall
Street, New York City.