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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
ESCAPED TRUSTEES CAUGHT
Sheriff Simmons Captures Van Walk.
enburg and O'Hara

About two months ago Charlie Van VAL
kenberg, convicted of stealing chickens
and Chef O'Hara, convicted of stealing
harness, escaped from the county jail
They were TRUSTEES, as their sentences were
both short term ones and the offense COM
mitted not of a dangerous nature. Sher-
if Simmons did not like the idea Of his
boarders leaving without fulfilling their
obligations, and he, when any Of his
guests leave WITHOUT giving notice, al
ways uses his best efforts TO follow them
and bring than back, where they are de-
prived of the luxuries of life so far as free
dom Of the corridors are concerned.
Van Valkenberg and O'Hara were two
who imposed on the sheriff and he has
always been on the lookout for them
when travelling around the city and else
where.
Yesterday, while strolling along Main
street, he spied Van Valkenberg walking
with a young lady, and the sheriff went
up to the young man, placed his hand on
his shoulder and said: st am glad to see
you and want you to come with me-"
The young man assumed an offended
look and said, "You must be mistaken
liz sc" iIiu45AaIt'' DuI HHdi4y gave il
UP, left his lady friend and went back
to finish his jail sentence.
The sheriff concluded he would take
look around for OHara. who was friend
Of Van Valkenberg's. and was rewarded
for his trouble by finding his other trusty
feasting on a meal Of cold beans in a
restaurant not far from where he found
Van Valkenberg. The young man was in
vited to dine at the Jail for a few weeks
and very gracefully accepted the invita-
ton.
Both OF the young men are now spending
their leisure time in the 'merry-go-round"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
THEY HAVE GONE HOME
Two Democrats Decide Not to start
a NeM@nnner Kere.

Tt is understood that the Democratic cen
traI committee has decided to designate TO
Mr.. Kies that IS per cent of the county
printing 80 TO the Democrat, Of which Cap
tain Shields is editor. The second issue Of
the Democrat appears Saturday. a. which
time the whole arrangement VIII probably
be explained in detail
Yesterday Mr.. Butcher Of Newton and Mr..
DUNCAN Of Emporia returned to their
homes. Having gotten an mixing Of the
situation here in regard to the county
printing, these gentlemen came down 10
Wichita TO start a Democratic paper
After looking the situation over, they con-
cludsd that they would not break in. and
returned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13

sition in the affair. His thorough knos~i-
edge of the actions OF the wounded buffalo
however, placed him on the qui vive. and
ne suggested to the shooter that IN case
he failed in the first shot at the head just
where he ought TO land the secoad, and
this time the effective load. The first
shot entered the forehead few inches he
low the left eye, and leaving The hard
skull. He staggered a little and attempted
10 plunge but kept his feet. Then Was
critical moment. If only daZed he was
then and there terrible force and might
kill some of the spectators, every one Of
whom was breathless with suppressed ex-
element. The marksman took aim again,
this time at the right fore shoulder, ac-
cording to Buffalo Bin's direction. This
only aroused the fury OF the frenzied
beast the more, and he convulsively sank
down on one side, but managed to arouse
himself on his launches. Had he succeed
ed he would in the death spasns have torn
things up pretty plenty around those pens.
But then Prof. Akeley jumped into the
pen and placing his rifle close against the
back of the massive head pulled the trig-
ger for the third time and ended the ag-
onies of the struggling brute. The last
ball, which, by the way, was of chilled
steel, entered the base of the brain and
did the final work. The skin was removed
by the foreman of the beef cutting gang
of the Dold company, being supervised by
Mr.. Akeley. The carcass was then quar-
tered and handled under the management
of the Field specialist, and the meat re-
moved TO the coolers Of the Dold plant,
there to await further disposition. The
skeleton will be removed at once to the
Chicago institute, there mounted and
finally placed as the central figure of this
immense display at the World
Fair Exposition at Paris next year.
1t required three shots 10 settle the
doom of this beast, and he was game to
the last. VIM. MatthewsOn settled the
fate Of the other in one telling vital shot.
because his half century on the plains of
the west had taught him just where and
how 10 strike a vital spot and pierce those
organs which mean sure
death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
OLD MAN ISN'T SLOW
AngIeton Has a Hot Chase
After Burglar.
TOOK HIM To Ell DORADO
PurSuer Is ga Years Old and
Pursued 20.

r r. Anglican, farmer g. years old,
living near Towanda, succeeded in run
ming down a 20-year-old burglar near this
city yesterday, an accomplishment that
has been the wonder and admiration Ct
police circles.
The oIo gentleman brought to the police
station last night a robust young man.
answ.r-ng g the name Of Ben JACOBS.
whom ne claims burglarized his son 5
house about a week ago and also stole d
lot of laprobes from other parties. The
young man had been working on the farm
Of young Anglican, son Of Mr.. Angle
tan, ST., for several weeks, and had gained
some local notoriety for being tough. The
old man had endeavOred 10 get his son
to discharge Jacobs, for fear he would
do some devilment, but the son did not
care to get the i'll viii of the fellow.
At a meeting of the Masonic lodge at
Towanda few nights ago several >2p-
robes were stolen and a pistol and other
articles were missing from young Angle
tans home simultaneously with the dis
appearance of young Jacobs. The mat
ter was placed in the hands of the sheriff
OF Butler county, but he was too SOW IN
apprehending the thief. Mr.. Anglican was
mad, and he said he would get the culprit
himself. The neighbors joshed him so much
about the matter that he grew wroth and
declared he would have the thief if he had
70 hunt all summer. So the old man
struck the trail and followed it to Wich-
ita- He went north by the packing house,
and learned from farmers out north that
a person Of the description given had
passed that way. The old man drove On,
with eager move. About six miles out
northwest he discovered his man standing
in front Of a house. Then the fun begun.
The thief was young and agile; the pur-
sGer was old, but something Of a sprinter
himself AS soon as the fellow saw the
old man he ran in the house and up stairs
The Old gentleman went up, too. Then
the thief jumped out Of q window, but the
old man was around the house after him
in q, jiffy; but he could not catch him
afoot. He shot at the youngster four
or five times, but failed to hit the mark.
Then, seeing his chances to overtake his
man becoming uncertain he jumped in his
buggy and drove across the field. The
horse soon overlook the fellow, and as
the old genteman's commands to halt were
answered with a curse. he simply ran the
horse against the fellow, knocked him
down and run over him. Leaping from his
buggy, the old gentleman hastily tied the
Burglars hands with his handkerchief, load
ed him in his buggy and brought him to
the police station.
I'm show them cusses out there whether |
I'm too old to catch thief or not" said |
Mr.. Anglican to a reporter for the Eagle |
last night, and the old mans countenance /
heamed with pride.
The police boys helped the old gentleman |
get his prisoner to the Missouri Pacific |
depot last night, where ne took the 9 |
o'clock train for FL Dorado to turn his |
charge over TO the sheriff Of Butler county. /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
WOODMEN SELECT DELEGATES
County Convention Met in This City
Tuesday.

The Modern Woodmen of America hsld
| their annual county convention al the
| Odd Fellows hail on the West Side Tues
day afternoon, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the state camp. The following
delegates were chosen: ]. W. Tapp,
| Wichita; J. B. Miller, Cheney; II. S. Nc.
Intosh, Anness; O. c. Hatfield, Wichita
The delegates chosen were instructed
by the convention TO work for the selection
| of such delegates to the national head
camp as are in favor of the reserve or
emergency plan. This question mas been
debated by the Modern Woodmen for sew
erdl years but has been defeated. 1t is
thought that the sentiment for the emer-
gency fund is growing sufficiently 10 make
its adoption possible at the next meeting
of the national camp. The delegates were
also instructed TO work for the repeal Of
the law in force regarding representation
in the state camp, and also for the repeal
of the law prohibiting head officers from
granting special dispensation to subordl-
nate lodges.
Several county camps were not present
on account of the dissatisfaction with re-
gard to present representation to the state
camp. The dissatisfied ones claim that
each lodge should send its delegates direct
to the state camp, instead Of having the
delegates chosen by county conventions as
is now the case.
Judge E. E. Enoch. who was chairman
Of the convention, was instructed 20 cor
respond with the camps not represented
and get their credentials, which creden-
tials are to include the number OF mem
bers Of the camp, on which representa-
ton to state camp is based.
The camps of the county were represent
ed in the convention as follows:
Cheney. E. Miller, H. Comstock
Clearwater-S. T. Macredie.
Bently-Not represented
Bayneville-Not represented.
Garden Plain-Not represented.
Greenwich-Not represented.
Goddard-Not represented.
Furley-Not represented.
Wichita, Camp 50o-Not represented.
Wichita. Camp 156s-R r. Hatfield. 0.
c. Hatfield
Wichita, Camp 1851 w. Tapp, c. e.
Parkhurst, f. 2. Enoch. S. S. BillingsIey,
A. VI. Carr.
Haysville-Fred Hamilton
Derby-J. S. Nancy
Mt. Hope-F. w Mueller.
Msize-J. r. Downing.
Peotone-H. S. Mcintosh.
VelIey Center-J. d. Gilchrist.
There are 900 members Of the order IN
this county, and the order is growing very
rapidly. considering the great amount OF
competition in fraternal orders in this
county.
1t developed IN the convention that ].
". Tapp wifi be an aspirant to be dele
gate from the state csrSs 10 the national
camp. and mis- lodge will work very hard
for his selection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
SHORES BOUND OVER
Preliminary Tried Yesterday Before
Judges Glenn and EnOch.

c. c. Shores, Jr.. the man released from
Jail Wednesday by ha-beas corpus papers,
had his preliminary hearing yesterday be-
fore Judge Glenn Judge Glenn being IN
disposed with the grip, called in Judge
Enoch to sit with him in the case. 1t is
rather a new thing in Wichita to witness
two examining magistrates sitting on the
same case. After hearing the evidence in
the case against Shores. who is charged
with stealing horses, Judges Enoch and
Glenn concurred in the decision TO bind
him over to the district court. and his
bond was placed at $500 and furnished.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
GEL ON COMMITTEES
Babb and Anderson Taken Care of by
the POpulist Committee

The oPpulist legislators at Topeka have
farent committees Of the house. JudEe
Babo VIII set o nthe committee on judi
cary, railroads. municipal corporations
and private corporations telegraph and
telephone, and ". J. Anderson on rail-
roads. insurance.. banks and banking and
enrolled bills.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Ladies of G.. A. r. and EggIestOn Post
Hold Meeting

The joint installation of the officers of
Caroline Harrison circle No. Sc, Ladies of
the G. A r., and Eggleston post No. pa
C. A. r, took place Wednesday evening,
January II, in Harmony hail Owing TO
inclement weather, the attendance was not
large, and on account of sickness only a
part Of the officers-elect could attend.
The thanks of both organizations are
extended to Mrs Colonel Bryan, Mrs.
Wallace, Mrs. Lawrence and Mr.. c. r
Bigelow, who favored the audience with
songs and recitations.r
Refreshments were served by the circle
ladies, all of which went TO make a very
ENJOYABLE evening for those present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
AFTER A BIG PLACE
Clyde Reid Wants TO be Postal sup
eriutendeHt

Clyde Ried Of the railway mail service
is in Washington pushing his candidacy
for the superintendency Of the main divis-
Ion, headquarters Of which are now in St
Louis It IS said that Reid has the back
Ing Of Governor Stanley in the matter and
that this is the first time the new governor
has entered the domain Of federal politics
The SUPPLEMENTARY IS at present held by
Mr.. Norton. a Democrat Of Missouri. The
place IS one Of the most responsible in
the whole department
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
CHIEF WANTS HIM TO CALL
Has Important reformation For
James *. Wilson

Chief OF Police Jones received a com
munication from Mrs. Ed F. Pearce of
Huntsville, Mo, yesterday morning max
ing inquiries OF the Whereabouts of her
father, James H Wilson, who is supposed
to be in this city. Chief Jones would Ike
to find Mr.. Wilson, as he has important
information for him when he calls, if still
in the civ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
CHAPMAN WILL RECOVER
Doctors REPORT that He Is Rapidly on
the Mend at Present

Yesterday evening DR.. Purdue reported
the condition of Sidney Chapman greatly
improved. He has been very i'll and at
enc time his life was despaired of, the dis
ease, pneumonia, being particularly ohsti-
nate and extraordinarily treacherous, even
for pneumonia. There appears 70 be no
doubt now of his ultimate recovery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
SHORTAGE OF NURSES
People Who are sick Not Able to Sc
cure Them

The physicians of the city report a short
age OF nurses and great difficulty in finding
them and securing their services The
modern nurse Is considered almost a ne
cessity, and in homes where everybody
is down with the grip she is. The normal
number of nurses in Wichita is usually
very large, outside towns being often sup
Piled, but there are no idle ones al pres
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
Mr.. HOWE Is BETTER
One sufferer Il Believed TO BE Ont of
DANCER

Yesterday Clint Howe vas reported some
better. He has mad a hard siege with con
session Of the lungs. which merged almost
INTO inflammation. he has been dellrious a
great deal % the time and has required
constant care lie Is believed 20 be on:
Of danger now.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
Mr.. JOHNSON C0NVALESCENT
Has Been a Patient sufferer and VIII
soon he Our

" ". Johnson 8. W1o fas ben verv
ID with the grip. IS coavalesceot- He has
had hard tine w4th +. bur MS cons..t.l-
ton is Tx iron and ne has been an a6n.ra.
Die patient throughout and 1t VII not be
very long unll ne Is down % business
again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13

figured in the Leach Lake Indian cam
paign which occurred shortly after the
Spanish war ended. Her brother, Lieuten-
ant Chauncey Humphrey, is stationed
there and she visited him during the holi-
dayZ The lieutenant is packing up pre-
paIsapry to trip to Manila, where he has
been ordered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13

Miss Milison Beauer. who has been en-
ployed as sJenOgrapher in the Wichita
Wholesale Grocery during the past seven
years. has resigned her position on account
Of her health and win leave today for Co
lumbus. ONO. whore she expects to make
her home Miss Sutherland viii occupy
the position vacated by Mss Beauer. q,
Miss Howard, Of Romlg & Howard, Is
sick with the grip.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
MOCASSINS FROM WAR
Pair That Were in Leach Lake Trou-
BILE i'm Wichita

Viola humphrey yesterday returned from
Fort Smelling. Minnesota. bringing with
her a pair OF buckskin moccasins which
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
All Torn to Pieces

Not the Cloaks-the prices.
January Cloak selling is even
more reckless than selling OF
anything else. Cloaks must go.
No compromise. Cloaks don's
keep well, and If they did We
wouldn't keep them We are
tumoling out our Cloak stock
with the lever of low price, cut
price, half price. If you need
one you're lucky.
Children's So. Jackets SITS.
Children's s.. 90 Jackets 81 81.
Children's $500 Jackets $3.50.
Ladies' So so Jackets $3.50.
Ladies So so Jackets $500.
Ladies $500 Jackets $500.
Ladies $1,000 Jackets Sc. so.
Ladies SI2.oo and SIS. 90
Jackets $3.50.
A few extra fine Kersey
Jackets less than cost of the bare
material.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
l3O u. 1l1ain st.
Square Dealing
and Low Prices

Is our trade winner. It's the secret OF tho
great success and wonderful growth az our
business. Making 20 false or exaggerated
statements. handling the best OF every
thing and selling FOR the icast money
makes Us friends and customers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13
Chapman
& 1l0oIker.
Agents.
Our January
Price

We used to keep still in jan
uary years ago; didn't sell much
because we didn't try. Some
people "don't care to buy last
now" but thew do buy; they
can't help it. L is the January
price that makes the January sale
what it is. Our fight for business
in mid-winter makes the January
price the lowest price of the
year.
January prices on
Muslin Underwear,
Table Linens,
Dress Goods,
Winter Underwear,
Silks,
Blankets
you can save 10 to 30 per cent on
your Dry Good wants at this
sale.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-31
From Rippou.
R1PpoN, w. VA, Ian. go. $50

RIPPoN, w. VA, Ian. so, 1899.
Dear Mr.. Enthusiastically has been
one of the most disagreeabie days have
ever felt, the air being so chilly and raw.
a young man went out without his over
coat and came back shivering from
the cold, and said the wind was blow
ing right from the frigid zone, and that
he had seen about six inches of Polar
bears tail floating on the breeze. 1 told
him he must be mistaken, that the Polar
bears had Worn their tails off sliding on
the ice long ago. but he insisted that he
had made no mistake, so began to in
vestigate, and the following is the result:
Mr.. Ropt. L. Wire of this place, has a
very fine blooded horse, and says the
boys in Charles Town cleaned c. NJ.
Weist up so badly in trotting race last
fall that he was ashamed ia como home,
but finally concluded to come the back
way-after dark.
Wire had cut the tail off his horse, get
ting him ready to tackle the Charles
Town boys in the spring. Says he has
a wind splitter, aud will show the boys
where Tony hit the wedge" Now this
horses tail is what the man saw floating
on the breeze and nlistool it for a Polar
bears tail. Yours. &C.,
Inn SKINNFRuOPN
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-31
Turner AsI.oy Beatt.


The New York correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, January 18th wrote as
follows:
" At the annual meeting of the Produce
Exchange Trust Company to-day Turner
A. BealI of Charles Town, w. Va, who
has been vice-president OF the company
during last year was elected to the presi-
dency to succeed DIR. James II. Parker,
whose withdrawal from the Office was an
uounced some time ago. Turner a. Beall
came here fifteen years ago from West
Virginia, poor youth in search of for.
tune. His avniluble assets at that time,
his friends say, were 81 and large
amount of grit. He secured q place as a
stenographer in the Produce Exchange.
Hard work and natural ability caused his
promotion in time to assistant superin-
tendent. With members aud employees
of the exchange he soon organized a
building and loan association. 1t pros
pered and young BeaH resigned his posi-
ton to take charge of its interests. La
ter he became engaged in engineering en-
terprises, and company which lie form.
ed secured Mathematician contract for
erecting waterworks at Bayonne, N. j.
With Mcintyre & Wardwell, the largest
firm on the Produce Exchange, who are
the. principal stockholders in the hig
Brooklyn warehouse trust, Mr.. Beall a
few years ago organized the Produce Elk
change Trust Company, of which he was
elected president to day"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-31
a MANLY pEcLARATIoN.
Extract From Mceraw's Speech of Ac-
ceptance on Wednesday Evening,
January 18Th. Isoo.

cePtance on Wednesday Evening,
January 18th, 1899.
I'm seeking seat in the federal
Senate from my native State, through
the regular, the ordinary channels
of the party into whose arm 1 cast
my maiden suffrage, 1 have no end
to subserve, no purpose to accom-
plish, save those which are for the
common good in the interest of the
whole people.
"And should the nomination
which you have made here tonight
be ratified and confirmed by the
general convention of the two
houses to which it will be report
ed, shall take my seat in that au
gust Legislative tribunal wearing
the collar of no man or set of men.
Il shall support no measure there
which is not in the interest of the
plain people of this-the great bal
ance wheel and conseryators of our
form of popular government.
mo vote of mine shall be there
recorded which does not preserve
the sovereign rights of the citizen
against the aggressive pretention of
property on the one side and com
mun;stic encroachments on the
other, and which does not fol-
low the plain and simple teachings
of the Fathers of the Republic. /
shall support no governmental poll
cy which will destroy, or tend to
destroy, our form of representative
government and upon its ruins es
tablish either military despotism
OF the hand or an imperial dynasty
under the guided name of expan
sion on the other.
81 will at all times be found earn
est, to the full measure of my
ability, in my advocacy of those
governmental policies which have
made the American name and the
American character the synonym of
honor, intelligence and integrity
everywhere, and which have added
to the grandeur, the greatness and
the glory of the American Republic.
'And when L come to lay down
the great office which you, as the
representative of the Democratic
party, entrust to me, I hope the
future may prove that L have not
been unworthy of your trust and
confidence, and that no act CT mine
may bring discredit to my party,
to my State, to my country, or to
myself"