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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
STRANGE OLD COIN
TX. -. woodsOn Brought the Curiosity
TO the EA.le OfIice.

r. S. Wo0dson, who came Up from TIE
territory yesterday. brought curious cop
per coin to the Eagle. On one SIDE Of the
coin vas '.Spsc.e payments suspended May
%. 1Ss7'' On the other SIDE Is Substitute
for shin-plastsr Nov, ISL" The coin :
ven preserved. He secured Il from boy
who lives on the kaw reservation The
banks do not know what the CON IS Mr..
Woodson Is on his way TO Steamboat
SINS Colorado.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN
several Prominent Bishops are Meet
Ing in the CITY.

! party Of Distinguished ecc-as-astics a.
rived in ths city last night and are ths
guests Of Father Tiasn- The party IS
composed q the following: RI Rcv. y
c. Metz. bishop Of Denver. Col; TT Rev
y. \ Gallagher OF Galveston. Tex R.
Rev. Thomas Bonarsm q Lincoln. N55.
RI. Rev. Richard S-aaaeI e Cnsh4,
Neb.. RI. Rev. Henry C7zgr7vs Of Dafe7-
port. Ia. r. Rev. John s Curr-l-7.,,n
q C5nco-dia. Kan. They Nj meet TODAY
with Bishop Helneszsy of this Dig for
the purpose @ confs--iIg on business
matters pertaining n the interests and
welfare q Their respective 6i7ceses. soma
Of the gentlemen WI remain over for {
day or two
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
SULLIVAN DAM CASE
City Flies Its Answer TO Arthur Sui
Iivaa's Amended Petition

7 seems that the SlIiva-. darn case
ike Ba7q-5's gaost VI not down. Whe1-
ever Sufficient tine his e,a7z=d . s1s5ie
The p=oEfs % forget a57-- r1e cam case.
{, rises in a. It's pe-Alar ara uary-sl5ed
phases and c5mes for-a IN a new vo5s &C.
rlz1dirs 70 - we-E hed aEa1 e. t1e scz-es
q justice. Some tine ago N-. ar5 9lrs.
Arthur Sullivan f-=d -ze,- ane15e5 9etl-
ton IL SIR against ne ci--. f-H ac-
c7a1t q which Vas Published n The Eagle
at tina Lrae- TIE c.ty's answer % the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
WAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Three Year-OId Child Badly Hurt by
Failing Cellar Door.

The little 3-year-old daughter OF Mr.. W.
H. Proctor. living at 337 South Ellis ave-
nue., was seriously hurt yesterday morn
ing by the falling OF a cellar door, which
struck her on the lower part OF the jaw,
tearing the flesh from the face and loosen
ing her teeth. While the injuries are not
likely 70 prove fatal, the escape was
miraculous and the little one IS suffering
considerably from the bruises on her body
and the liberation Of her face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
che aQhita Daily Eagle Thursday gornno, april FL 1899

petition was not filed until yesterday. It
is drawn up and presented By Mr.. Hem.
the new city attorney. and is voIumi-
nous document covering IL detail every
transaction recorded in the ownership Of
the property. Every allegation Of the
amended petition of Mr.. and Mrs. SIzli-
van is denied. The case wiz probably be
tried az the Nay term Of the district
court, and viii be ore Of the most in
teresting cases Of the term
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
TROUBLES OF ISAAC KNOX
VIII Try to Defeat His SFife's Peti-
ton for Divorce

The divorce case winch was fled some
time ago by Mrs. Isaac Knox, in which
petition she knocked against thc knocks
of Isaac Knox, has been changed some
what. BY an answer 70 the petition.
which was fled yesterday BY Messrs.
Stanley & Stanley, It seems that Isaac
Knox now knocks against the alleged
knocks Of Mrs. Knox. and viii ask Judge
Dale 10 knock the Knox petition out OF
court, in order that Isaac Knox can again
live with Mrs. Knox and the little Knoxes.
The defendants attorneys say they will
try hard to keep Mrs Knox from getting
the divorce. and a lively legal tilt is ex-
pected when the case comes up for trial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
PosTUn FOOD COFFEE.

Ordinary coffee agrees ps-te-ely vt-A
some Peopse ard VIZ others Z 67es 1o-
L IS the hb5Sea AID uzz1=pe-ge5 cause
- lan5er-ess st15co-r as To .eave i;
Of Tor ten DAYS means 3 reaet In sgc-
cases. Taxa On Pos-s-n C=rez< Foo6 CO..
zee and enjoy y70- hot morning cu7. To
feed s-eusE-s serve q quickly ard szesy
re5zii5 he h-akea down 1s-vs cez,=-s
: aaG z cezrs. n z-ooerz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
THEY WANT WICHITA PLANS
MasOns Of Fargo. a. h, Write to Dir.
DumOnt

Mr.. Dumont, the architect. received q
letter yesterday from the Masonic frater-
nifty at Fargo. s. D., asking for sugges-
tons for the plans for a Masonic temple
which they intend 70 erect there They
had heard Of the magnifcence of the Scot
fish Rite temple in this city. OF which
Mr.. Dumont was the architect. and they
wanted some Of his suggestions for some
thing along that line NJ. D1mont's
fame as an architect Is extending. and n
is doing lots OF work for buildings outside
OF Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27

and sentenced 10 a term Of three years
and Alleged got free. Officer FIeeman said
yesterday that ne had investigated all
the particulars concerning the deed and
was positive il was forgery, and said
that when the time came he would prove
that it was another piece Of Augood' 5
work, with the assistance Of others, who
viii be connected with the killing Of
Charlie Bigger when al the crimes are
run TO the earth that he knows Of AIIgood
being connected with.
Mr.. FIeeman came 10 this city today
and found upon his arrival that Sheriff
Simmons had received a letter from rela-
tIves Of Charlie Bigger living in Okla
homa, and which is given below:
Perkins, Payne county, o. T.
April q. 1899.
Mr. Simmons, Sheriff.
Dear SRI saw an account in the pa
pers Of Frank Allgood and some Of his
gang being arrested My wife had a
brother that mysteriously disappeared
four years ago this fall. We think ALI
good got away with him or knows where
he is He lived in Greenwood county,
near Fail River city. We would like to
know where he IS. His name is Charlton
Bigger. He is IS years old now. Allgood
got his team and buggy and part Of the
estate We have not heard from him
since he left with Allgood, and II you
can md out anything about him we
would be greatly relieved Yours respect
fully, JOSEPH RAINEY."
Joseph Rainey IS the husband Of Charlie
Bigger's sister, whom Augood claimed,
when he returned, two weeks after the
gone to visit.
A reporter for the Eagle called at the
county jail late last evening and was
taken to the cell Of Alvin Ballard whom
he asked If he could tell him anything
about the Bigger disappearance. He. said:
alleged once told me about the different
crimes he had been mixed up in, and he
told me about getting away with Charlie
Bigger. and I think he said he (meaning
AUgood) put him away IN the sand hills.
I guess II will be found that that is
where Bigger Is. all right"
When questioned further ne related a
story OF the crime almost as AIlgood had
told It 10 him. which compares almost
exactly in detail with the story as re
lated by the officers and others who are
volunteering information concerning the
murder Of Charlie Bigger, his being put
away in the sand hills and the forged
deed TO the property. which is now in
the possession Of the officers, besides many
other damaging letters written by various
members Of the AUgood gang.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
Grain Fills Not a Sack
Bat Helps It's FelIoqUs.

In Spring work, ys sou
grain and expect a harvest.
Tie cLoddy ground IS plowed,
observation-disclosures
until gUith proper ferffliSing
It IS in condition to respond
heartily. Hoy about your
blood? If should haze atten-
ton; the cLods of inlpurfty
need dissofUing and Purifying
gUfth Hood Sarsaparflta.
If this is done, the grains CT health
(corpuscles Of blood will bring you into
perfect state, making you Is,.er fitted
for nfe's duties and pleasures. Hood's
never dLsappoints.
Blood Disorders There Is no better
remedy than Hoods Sarsapari,Ia for the
blood. I cannot endorse II 100 highly
Ms. c. G. Keller, 1913 South Thirteenth
street st. Louis, No.
Rheumatism u tried many remedies
for rheumatism in hip and knee, but found
no relief. Three bottles OF Holds Sarsa-
pariIa cured ne, and have not had any
pains since. R A Waterhouse, Keane-
bunk. Ne.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23

possessed the wisdom of Bishop Mccabe.
Colonel IngersoIl would have been less wide
ly known as an infidel or agnostic.
Unfortunately, there is a class of excel
lent and jealous preachers who give the i'm
preston that some bold unbeliever may as
sail the entire structure OF Christianity and
utterly destroy it If they are not constantly
on guard TO defend IL. The appearance OF
Ingersoll was not only a challenge but an
assault which must be met, and they have
always met his assaults as If Christianity
were shaken to its very foundations under
them Scores of them. in their misguided
zeal. replied whenever he made an address.
Only few months since a zealot of this
character assailed him personally in an Ill
inois town before he delivered his address,
and persuaded press agents to send out an
have had no better advertisement. nor
could he have been given a better occasion
TO show up the animus of his assailant by
proving to his audiences that the charges
of his clerical adversary were groundless.
This misguided defender of Christianity did
the cause greater injury than Colonel Inger-
soils lecture. This man and those like him
not only show that their religion does not
make them truthful and free from malice
but that they lack faith In the vitality and
power of Christianity.
The men who, as friends Of Christianity
take pessimistic views of it's growth and
influence are the really harmful unbeliev-
ers. Those who express doubts that Chris
tianity is a growing power in the world are
the men who know least of its mission and
spirit. Even the census and other statistics
show that Christian denomina tions have
grown more rapidly in this country since
Colonel Ingersoll became the leading agnos-
tic than during any other period. Even the
combined assaults of Ingersoll and the
faithlessness of those who believe in his
power to wreck Christianity have not
checked its progress
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23
SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Pile luxury as high as you will. health is
better.-Julia Ward Howe.
Don't go to doctor with broken heart;
he is likely to call 1t appendicitis and op-
erate.-Puck.
Perhaps they call them the Dark Ages"
because they had so many knights.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
When a woman takes you into her conf
dence. don't allow yourself to be too much
taken in.-Puck.
There are some things we do in this world
that must puzzle even the devil to account
for.-The Bachelor.
Why is 1t that the smell of other people 5
dinner is always better than our own?-
Feminine Observer.
The innocence of baby cuts deeper than
anything else when we haven't got II our
selves.-The Bachelor.
Many a stupid man has gained reputa-
tion as wit by being interviewed by a
bright reporter.-Chicago News.
Don't talk all the time or you may miss
hearing some gossip that would lend spice
TO your subsequent conversation.-Puck
When a man really does stumble into a
good money-making scheme he seldom has
enough money TO work it.-Chicago News.
Some of our friends are so dependable
they never come 10 see us but we may be
certain they want something from U.s.
Feminine Observer
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23

called by him the cleverest woman In Eng
land. and the latter the best CT women talk
ers. OF women who are practically literary.
Mrs. Meynell has perhaps inspired in him
the keenest admiration. After one of her
visits TO him he is reported TO have said Of
his interview with her: We waltzed to-
gether on celestial heights.
According TO the London Critic there was
no royal biography published under the per-
sonal supervision of British sovereign un-
til that of the Prince Consort appeared.
Queen Victoria now spends a considerable
portion of her leisure in reading or in hav-
ing read to her the proofs of the forth
coming publications in which she is inter-
ested. II is said that this is the real rea-
son why both the official biography of the
Duchess OF Teck and the more eagerly
awaited life of Lord BeacOnsfeld have been
delayed so long. In each case her Majesty
has insisted on reading over every docu-
ment and letter.
John Morley, the historian, In a recent
address at the opening of free library in
Scotland, speaking of magazines and news
papers, and the conditions they afford for
intellectual Improvement said: Magazines
and newspapers are doing some of the best
work that used to be done by books, and
they do 1t extraordinarily well. But my
complaint" he said. 'if / have any COM
plaint to make about the matter. is that
people read so much from periodicals but
do not get as much out OF them as they
might; that is to say, they do not follow up
the really interesting things suggested. 1
am amazed that people are content not to
know where the places are they read about,
where the man of Importance they read
about was born and when. And they are
content not to know what word means
when there is in the next street, or in the
next room, or, perhaps, at their very hand,
some encyclopedia which would at once tell
them all they ought to know.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23
AGNOsTICs AND FEARFUL BELlEv-
ERS.

The illusions OF Bishop McCabe and Eli
iah p. Brown, the founder OF the Rams
Horn. to the late Colonel Ingersoll are most
kindly. Both knew the man and appre-
ciated his good qualities. Probably they
and others realize that his assaults upon
the Bible have not retarded the progress o;
Christianity. II all those who have become
inhdels by reading the books or listening
to the addresses of Colonel lngersoll would
make honest confession the number would
be few. indeed. AS a matter OF fact. Col.
Ingersoll survived his books and his pamph
let's few special dealers may keep them.
but they are no longer kept and perma-
nently displayed In bookstores. The larger
part of the people who listened to him did
so because he was entertaining. just as men
OF the most positive views attend the lee
lures Of the able advocates of opposite opin-
ions. II the clergymen who were instigated
by Ingersolls addresses to make replies had
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23
A CHURCH WITH A HEAD.

Next TO the Catholic Church the Method
ist Church has the most effective organiza-
ton Congregational church government
may have it's advantages, but they cannot
be so effective as an organization the pow
er of which to direct is vested in a few men
selected for their ability. learning and fit
ness as well as for their devotion. Some
times there are vigorous contests over the
election of bishops, but when once elected
they are the recognized rulers Of the church
within its laws. The humblest preacher in
the smallest congregation, as we'll as the
opulent church of the city. recognizes the
power of the bishop. And II he has lost
something of his Importance because of a
half-assumption of independence on the
part of the opulent churches. has not that
distinctive Methodism which made ii the
power IL Is suffered by such a spirit of con-
gregational independence? In the nature of
things church whose branches are scat
tered over continent. whose teachers are
numbered by thousands. varying in gifts,
education and inclinations, needs a head to
insure that discipline and unity Of teaching
which is so essential to positive success If
II were left to churches and preachers to
decide. many small Methodist churches
would be without preachers. Now, when
his bishop makes the appointment. the
preacher obeys the order and the church
accepts the man, even II 1t might prefer
another. Rarely does a church forget it's
Methodism and rebel. but when il does it
usually gets the punishment of the disobe-
dent. The real old Adam in human kind
rarely shows so hideously as in a real con-
fiict between the factions of church.
These conflicts usually occur in churches
which have authority to elect their own
preachers. This rarely happens in Meth
odist church. The membership accepts the
preacher sent II, and If some do not like the
preacher they vacate the front seats and
sulk in those near the door. Many of the
greatest scandals in church organization
have grown out of the upholding Of a bad
man of their choice by the whole or a part
of a congregation. The controversy often
wakes so warm that the champions of IA
vorite stand by him long after the public
has adjudged him a bad man, TO the great
detriment of religion. Under the congrega-
tional form of church government there is
no authority that can prevent such man
from preaching, but when such scandal
arises regarding a Methodist preacher his
church authorities can suspend him and
close the door of every church against him
pending his trial. If found guilty he can
never again bring reproach upon the cause
of Christ by preaching as Methodist.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23
THE SPREADING LANGUAGE.


In all the public schools which the gov
and Manila the pupils are required to study
English. It is said that in Cuba and Porto
Rico the study Of English is pursued with
diligence and qualification. If, years ago.
when the United States acquired New Mex
leo, 1t had compelled the study of English
that Territory would long since have been a
State. There is scarcely a greater barrier
to national unity than the use of different
languages without one which all the people
can understand. 1t may be said that requir-
ing the people of the territory taken from
Spain to use English means annexation. 1t
may or 1t may not mean that, but 1t GER
tainly does mean that, whatever the future
United States. our government intends
that their inhabitants shall speak our Ian
guage because Of its advantage in commerce.
1t may be added that at the present time
the English language Is rapidly spreading.
IN an article written in 1888 Mr.. Gladstone
said that only century ago only 100000
of people spoke English. while at the time
|
would be 12O.OOoOOo in 1900. At this rate in
the year 1000 S4O.0OOOOo Of people will speak
English. BY far the largest number of peo-
pie speak the Chinese language. but Eng
disappearing pc ople come next. with the
Russians in the third place and the Germans
following the Hindu with 100000; the
French follow the Spanish with 46.ooo,Ooo.
Neither the French nor the Spanish Ian
guage is spreading. but the reverse. Once
the former was the leading language on the
continent Of Europe. Spanish is not spoken
by people who can take prominent part in
the commerce OF the world. The extensive
commercial relations OF Great Britain with
the world have caused the rapid spread OF
the English language, together with the fact
that the unoccupied area of the United
States has invited to us people from all
countries, who have adopted the language
of the country. Germany, by its commerce
gives its language to limited number OF
people, but 1t cannot extend TO a wide use
| because the German-speaking people do not
control an area like the United States.
Commerce and the enterprise of people
extend its language. Eleven years ago the
South African Republic passed a law for
| bidding the use of any language but the
Dutch in the courts. public offices and ever
| In the markets. but the people who went to
| the Transvaal in late years were not from
Holland but from Great Britain. AS the
result, half the people speak English. nearly
all the newspapers are printed in English
/ and many of the schools teach nothing but
| English In spite of the law Transvaal l:
| an English-speaking territory rather thar
Dutch. 1t is not because the English !:
superior to the Dutch as a language. but be-
| cause the aggressive people who have come
| to outnumber those OF Dutch origin speal
| the former. showing that language more
/ than armies wins territory.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-07-23
LITERARY NOTES.

The most popular novelist of Great Brit
ain appears to be Mr.. Silas Hooking His
publishers aver that for the twenty-one
years during which he has been writing the
sale of his novels has averaged one thou
sand copies a week. Mr.. Hooking is a min
lister of the Methodist Free Church, and it
is the great public of dissenting England
that reads his works.
Miss Marie Coreli's health. says a Lon
don paper. is much better since she has
taken up her residence at Stratford-on-
Avon. Apart from her literary pursuits.
she is finding time to engage in public
works. The sums paid to Miss Corelii as
advance royalties the two novels she is
preparing for publication are very large
so large, indeed as TO be thought almost
unprecedented in the recent annals of pub
fishing.
The reviewer of the London Mail says of
David Harum:" I'm view of the phenom-
email success of the book in America it is
difficult to understand why the English
edition of David Harum' has fallen fiat
One can only suppose that its comparative
failure over here is due TO lack OF adver
tisement: for a novel so powerful could
trouble had been taken TO introduce it TO
the public
An article in the current Blackwood, en-
titled IAN Anthropomorphic Christian"
deals with an old-time English farmer
whose religious ideas were not unlike those
of some Of Mr.. Hardy's peasants. The
sketch begins with an account OF the old
mans vexation on being assured that he
could not come down on his tenant 10 re-
place chimney blown down in a storm. on
the ground that IL was "an act OF God -
And right-down unneighborly act j calls
it," exclaims the irate farmer.
When Rudyard Kipling was once on visit
to Thomas Hardy. he went to see house
which the author of Tess" thought would
suit him. While Mr.. Kipling was out Of
hearing. Mr.. Hardy observed TO the land
lady: II may mention to you that this gen.
tleman is no other than Rudyard Kiplng.
lis that so?' she replied. II never heard the
name before" Presently MIR. Kipling found
a convenient opportunity to say: Perhaps
you may not be aware that the gentleman
who brought me here to-day is Mr.. Hardy.
the eminent author" "Oh, indeed. was
her reply. Il don't know his name"
In spite OF his extreme deafness. Mr.. Geo.
Meredith is still ardent. admirer of
women conversationalists. Among other
brilliant ones OF their sex. Mrs Barry Pain
and Mrs. J. NJ Barrie have especially won
his commendation: the former having been