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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
BETTER MARKET THAN DALLAS
Comanche. o. T..CIaims to Pay a Quar-
ter Cent 3Iore for Cotton.

Guthrie o. T, Oct. 6.-The Current
News Of Comanche. T. T.. says: While
in Dallas Saturday the editor watched
the local cotton market and made enquir-
les Of farmers who were selling as TO
prices they were receiving. Almost the
universal answer was 925. One or two
sold for fraction more but none went
10 $50. The anne day cotton brought in
Comanche an average OF 80 and ore
bale brought 80. This certainly entities
Comanche 10 a place az the very head
OF the ist.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
HECI0R LEE BALL SAN0BAGGED
Young attorney OF Oklahoma City
Rohf1d of 5000

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 6.-The Oklahoma
City Tfmes-Journal says: Hector Lee
Ball, young attorney who was an as
pirant for the Office OF prosecuting at
torney before the late Democratic con-
vention, was held up last night and sand
begged near his home and robbed of an
amount of money and valuable papers in
an amount of $500. Mr.. Ball was a. Har-
rah yesterday for r. n. Mcconnell, in
whose office he is employed and the
money that was taken from mis- was
money that he collected for one of Mr..
McConnelrs clients. He arrived home on
late train and went to the Okla homa
office. After leaving there, about
O'Clock, he started for his home. As he
reached the alley between Sixth and
Seventh streets, on Harvey, some one I'M
known to him, stepped out of the shad-
ow and hit him an awful blow over the
right eye. The blow was so hard that
it made him unconscious and he was sew
eral hours in a dazed condition. He fin
ally reached his home and was discovered
about o'clock this morning by his wife.
When she found him he was sitting on
the porch of the house in a half dazed
condition and was with some difficulty
got into the house and in bed 1t was
afterwards discovered that he had been
robbed of all the money that he had and
a note that he had received yesterday
Mr.. Mcconnell was notified this morning
and is making an investigation.
To the officers that visited Mr.. Ball
this afternoon he said that he was not
suffering from the local effect of the
suffering from the local effect of the
blow at the place where he was struck
but that he was in great pain from the
effects of the blow which had affected
the back of his head and his spine.
Mr.. Ball has been here a number of
months and was for a time in the wealth
er bureau service here.
The police are making a thorough in
vestigation of the robbery and will see
that the guilty party or parties are pun
ished if they can be caught. 1t is the
first crime Of the kind that has occurred
here in a number of months and they
are determined to get to the guilty par
ties. The city has been remarkably free
from crime for a number of months and
the police intend to keep it so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

fers. the Free Press will be sent to any
address desired for the unexpired time
of the Pioneer. This change in the three
newspapers of kingfsher has been duly
considered by all parties financially in
terested, and it is the opinion OF each
that not only the publishers, but the
public generally, will be benefited. II
gives the Free Press the entire political
field, reduces the number of offices with
out reducing talent. energy or strength.
1t is simply a union of two progressive
institutions. insuring harmony rather
than fostering possible discomfort in the
political world"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
DEDICATION AT HfNNESSEY
Christian Church Raises More Than
Enough Money TO CIear IL of Debt

Guthrie 0. T. Oct. Sunday morning
the Christian church at Hennessey was
dedicated. Rev. L. L. Carpenter OF Indl-
ana conducting the dedicatory services.
During the day services some Sl440.6o
was pledged and a cash collection Of Sa0
was taken up. making a total Of S1.52l. 90
donated. The amount needed to pay for
the building and the new pews. Iald
down, was about 1880 Thus the church
has about S23o as nest egg. Rev. Car
penter has dedicated So cnurcnes Sc
curing donations amounting - some
thing like quarter Of million dollars
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
DENNIS FLYNN RISKS HIS LIFE
Crossing a swollen Stream Rather
Than DisappOint an Audience

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 6.-The Chandler
News says: Over in Dewey county last
week Delegate Flynn made the getaway
of his life. He was billed to speak at
Taloga but when he and B. S. Barnes,
his travelling companion, approached the
Canadian river they found it much
swollen by the recent rains. People were
lined up on obth sides of the stream On
the one side they were yearning to cross
and be at the speaking; on the other
they were watching TO see if Flynn got
over. The Flynn party determined to
try fording the river and they went, then
under. The people on the bank fshed
them out with some difficulty and they
proceeded to Taloga, where an enthusi-
astic reception was given the man who
would risk so much not to disappoint his
audience. Dennis says it was the closest
call he ever had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
NEW WATERW0RKS BOND DEAL
City Council OF Oklahoma city Re
V ses the Late Award.

Guthrie Q. T. Oct 6-An Oklahoma
City special TO The Leader says, The C! 3
cuuc1 has investigated the re-eat al
Tor the waterworks bonds II wanted -
know Il z combination vas effected 20
purchase them The amount voted was
&-53-sa8 and IN The deal TIE mayer agUrs5
ihas the city was losing several ,hsss-
ana dollars IN The propositlsn accepted
from NJ L. Turner. After The invest q
tion ueE proposition was maGe ana &C.
cspte1 which il claimed 20 hare sared
the csty u.Es that nluch - an AREA 2
Yer he ortginal rantract p-ice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
TRAVELLER KILLED FOR MONEY
Body Of an Unknown Han Found in
the Creek Nation

Sapulpa, L T. Oct. 6-Word has just
reached here of murder which was
committed two miles south of Wier,
Creek nation, on the Muskogee and Tulsa
road. The man who was killed was trav-
cling from Weir southwark He had be-
tween $40 and 500 on his person when he
was murdered. Four bullet holes were
found in his right side and his body was
horribly burned, ne having fallen over
into his camp fire when he was shot
There is no clue TO the murder or to the
identity of the man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

Joseph Bartos; treasurer. John Brezine
clerk. Frank s,eskol trustees. james
svanda- Thomas OTIS and Anton ssnerad
The Western Bohemian Brotherhood %
Yukon has also secured "A charter i 8
an insurance society. The Officers are
President. james sahnifn, vice PRECEDENT
Geo. Konba: secretary. Joseph Brszine
treasurer. Pau Eouba, conductor. p e.
JelsneE: inner guard. May Bsnesh: outsr
guard. John Davis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
HAD BEEN G0REO BY 4 BULL
Mr. g. W. Cobb Die. Of Injuries After
Partial Recover

Guthrie. O. ?. oct g-Tbs KisI Press
says. Mr. O. ~ cha. living az rallss
northzes, q tgEn. Esss ven sss1saly
wenessaY sveainz. a fee weeks az
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
FOUR THOUSAND BIG DOLLARS
Saved TO One Little Neighborhooti.
Thanks 20 Flynn's Free Homes Bill

Guthrie. O. T., Oct. 6.-The Ponca CITY
Courier says: Lincoln McKinlay, United
States court commissioner. held a session
~ court IN The Courier Office yesterday.
hearing the evidence in the GnaI proof
cases Of the following claimsuts, Henry
r. Gales, RIchsrd B. Holtay. Robert
ptrrnley. William Hobby. George F.
Bir5sel ". f. Onstott ". T. Keath-
ley and Philip Snyder. These men are
all Reighbors. and under the free homes
bui this small neighoorhood Is Just $500
81 cash ahead and II is a practical les
son in the political contention as applied
Il the people o. Oklahoma. a Demo-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
Charters TO Yukon >oe et.e-

GuthrIe. o. T. oct s--sscrstage Jeuk-
lus has issaed charter 70 shs Bahemg e
Turasvs society e Yakgz- Z. a
orsaas satlsn . promote phvssczf CULTURE
Taey N5a also erect a Az - 81 -
gre President. Aatea Sezev@8 Fse
president. James svazca sscrs-a-v
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

crat would not have been able-even if
so disposed-to have secured the passage
Of such a measure in twenty years; no,
not in forty-they are not built to DO
things"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07

Thursday morning BIZ Police Of-sr Frank
EIiz. This - tie sec9as time Level haz
been arrested CT this charge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19

latter won the heat. finishing just ahead
OF Red Arthur. t.t
Annie Burns also captured the fourth
heat, closely chased In by Geraldine.
The gray mare. however. cut up badly
during the fifth and Geers drove Gerald
inc I'm slow. evidently 10 prevent shut
ting out OF Burns, who narrowly escaped
II, the JUDGES nnally deciding Burns was
not distanced. which decision the crowd
uproariously approved
The gray mare broke badly I'm the
stretch In the last heat and Lady Gerald
Inc won easily I'm slow time.
Lady Pipes. the favorite. won the 2:13
pace, and James r., an outsider. the 2;20
pace.
Lady Geraldine was foaled In 1895. and
was. bred by John J. Conley at "Briar
Hlll." Muir, Ky. She Is by Constantine,
2:l2A, dam. Alaska, 2:27l4 by Alcyone.
Constantine. the sire OF Lady Geraldine.
is by Wilkes. the son OF Hambletonian
10, dam. Dolly. Spanker. The sire of the
cam of George Wilkes was Mambrina
Patchen.
She was owned by Col. Isaac t. Goff
OF this city, who won the consolation race
of the NJ. and NJ. last season with VIII
ask. 2:1l15. who also was the fastest new
stallion performer OF the season. Col.
Con- is well known throughout the coun-
try among the horsemen. and last season
campaigned. with a string including WI
lask. Kentucky Union and several others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19
AUBURN.

A special meeting of the A. A. A. will
be held in the rooms in Masonic Hall this
evening at o'clock. Business will be
transacted
Z Two new arc lamps have been placed
in position on Pontiac avenue. The wires
will soon be strung and then a better
system of lighting is promised.
Earl Hill and Henry burlington. two
young men. well known here, are camp
ing out down river this week.
Thomas Dillon OF the firm OF t. Dillon
e. Sons. is enjoying his annual vacation
at Block Island. this week.
John Boyle. employed on Pats farm.
was victim OF heat prostration on Tues
day, while at his labors on the farm. A
team conveyed him to his home, and af-
ter receiving treatment he recovered suf-
-Aeieftly- -ta-ha-out- around yesterday.
George Gardner, employed In the n. T..
n. III. and III. repair shop, also suffered
from the excessive heat. Fellow work.
men. assisted him to his home. where
treatment produced normal conditions
once more.
Herbert Woodward, a resident of this
place, had narrow escape from seri-
Gus, and perhaps fatal, injuries, yester.
day afternoon, while at work on the root
of the Masonic building. Mr.. Woodward
is employed by James Darling, the
plumber A pipe near the roof was be-
ing repaired when catch on the extern
sion ladder broke, allowing Mr.. Wood
ward TO fall 10 the ground. n stance OF
over 30 feet. He struck upon the ladder
I'm his downward flight and thus prob
ably saved his life. as he struck on his
head. badly cutting his lip. Or. King at
tended him, and treated the lacerated lip.
Beyond several bruises and a severe
shaking up, no other injuries are appar-
anf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19
BRISTOL.

Ex-overseer of the poor. Mr.. Charles
II. Spooner. accompanied by Town Clerk
Herbert F.Bennett and Assessor of Taxes
Stephen w. Church. attended the annual
clambake at Pomham of the overseers OF
the poor.
A trial OF the Hydraulion engine was
held last evening. and was very satisfac-
tory.
Arrangements have ben completed for
a match game of golf between teams
from the Crescent club of East Green-
wich. and the Bristol Golf club. on Sat-
urday next, at the links of the Bristol
Golf club, at 2.30 In the afternoon. IL
will be an 1S-hole play, and the teams
will consist of seven men each.
The funeral of Miss Helen v. Hughes
12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hughes was held this morning
at o'clock, at st. Mary's church
Mr. Philip Brady, overseer- of the poor
is attending the annual clambake at
Pomham, today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19
LOCAL HORSE WINS M.AND N.

The biggest stake of the harness racing
season. the Merchants and Manufacture
ers. was trotted at the GsDsse Pointe
track in Detroit yesterday. 1t was a
gamely fought struggle from the start
until the sixth heat was trotted I'm the
gathering twilight by Lady Geraldine. the
winner. and Annie Burns, the only start
ers who remained in the game.
or the prime favorites. Henry S. went
preparatory to the first heat; Battle
Sign cut a tendon OF his left forefoot
during the second heat, and may not
start again this season; Sagwa, another
leading candidate, was not started.
The elimination of these fast ones
made it anybody's race. but after three
of the six heats had gone. the two lead
ers had developed. The time was not
proportionately fast, the track being
somewhat heavy after the rains. The
day was clear and cool
Twelve thousand people saw yesterdays s
events. and approximately, 100000 is
estimated to have gone into the betting
ring.
Until Tuesday Lady Geraldine was
owned by Col. Isaac l.. Con- of this city.
yesterday ii was announced he had sold
her. but the buyer and the consideration
were not divulged. The new owner placed
the bay mare in the hands OF Ed Geers
until after the race, and Geers drove
her to the winning, thereby getting both
first and third moneys, amounting to up
ward of $4,000.
In the first heat Battle Sign led for
the last half-mile. Geers tried to drive
out-of the bunch In the stretch, but Ger
aldine broke at the critical point. AMI
Battle Sign finished two lengths ahead
of Axtello.
Lady Geraldine made sensational win
ming of the second heat, rushing past
Axtello. who was second after Battle
Sign s accident.
Annie Burns got her nose I'm front for
the first time during the third heat. af-
ter a brush with Red Arthur. Geers tried
another of his spurts in the stretch. but
Geraldine broke Just as she was passing
Red Arthur and Annie Burns, and the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19

Thought tbat he would hear what Basson
had to say He knew from Prain that
the barristcr had defended Marmaduke
Dean, and although he had not succeed
ed I'm obtaining an acquittal, believed tha'
his client was innocent Dean, OF course,
must have known that his counsel held
this opinion, so, on escaping from prison.
with a desire to prove his innocence, IL
was not unlikely that he might have call
ed secretcly on Basson and implored MS
assistance. III so, Basson might know a
good deal about the man, III ne couiu
only be induced TO speak out. and IL was
10 gain his confidence In this matter tnat
Gebb paid him visit.
"Of course he may know nothing,
thought Gebb. as he walked the next day
towards Blackstone lane. In which MT.
Basson, according to Alder, had
his abode. ION the other hand, III Dean
called on him. which is not unlikely, he
may know n good deal wish to learn
where Dean Is hiding: how he manages
to live. and what his movements were To-
wards tho end OF July last Basson may
be able To inform me Of these matters. III
he can. so much the better: III he can't
I'll go down to Kirkstone Hall to search
for that confession and see Miss We'd
derburn before she leaves the place. III
she can't force Ferris to speak, no
one else can. The man Is as obstinate as
a pig
with this elegant simile, Gebb turned
out OF Fleet street into Blackstone lane,
and shortly found himself climbing the
narrow staircase OF 20. Mr.. Basson, being
poor and brlefess and evidently careless
OF his ease. lived at the very top or the
high building. After ascending four
flights of, steep stairs. the detective came
upon the door with the name "Cl~nent
Basson'' painted on II In black letters.
Also there was dingy scrap OF paper. on
which was written. Back In hve min
utes." 80 Il seemed. much 10 Gebb's dis
appointment. as though Basson were not
I'm his Office However. two or three
sharp knocks brought forth a grinning
boy in a suit several sizes too small Tor
him. and this lad. having put Gebb
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19
RACING At NASHUA.
The Referee.

The second day of the light harness
meeting at the Nashua Driving Park in
Nashua, N. H., developed some of the
finest racing ever seen at the track In
the three classes--the 2:S5 pace, the 2:22
trot and the 2:23 pace.
In the 2:S5 pace, Jersey Belle was pick
ed a favorite. but she came in seventh
I'm the first heat and never did better
than fourth. while Factor, after having
taken second place in the first heat woa
the race in three straight.
Hilltop, Jr, looked a winner in the 2:22
trot but he could do nothing after win
ming the first heat. and Nordhoff, who
was fourth in the first heat, easily cap
tured the next three.
Fourteen horses started In the 2:23 pace.
The judges deemed Ii necessary 10 divide
the class and purse into two classes.
In the first division, Jem Mace was
the favorite on account of his former
good work here. He was never danger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19

through n short examination, with the
intention OF discovering II he had bill
or writ or a judgment summons In MS
pocket, at length relented. and announced
that MIR. Basson was within. Evidently
the Back I'm five minutes" label was used
to beguile creditors into thinking That
Mr.. Basson was absent. That announce
ment and the conversation with the ju-
venile Cerberus gave iGebb an immediate
insight into the state of Mr.. Bassons n
nances and his Bohemian mode OF
hand-t o-mouth living.
Shortly he was ushered into dingy
chamber. very barely furnished and
very dirty. There was yellow blind pull
ed up askew on an unclean window; be-
low this deal table covered with green
baize, ink-stained and worn out, which
was piled up with dirty papers. An an
cient bookcase, with a brass screen. was
filled with an array OF untidy-looking
volumes in calf skin, with red labels;
there were two chairs-one for the law
yer and one for any possible client a
rusty CRATE. filled with torn-up papers,
and an empty Japan coal scuttle. In
the midst of these ruins OF prosperity,
like Marius amid the remains OF Car
thage sat Clement Basson. n tall, joval
looking man, with fine head OF gray
hair. n quick eye. n neatly trimmed beard
and moustache. He was carelessly dressed
in a kind OF sporting fashion, and wore
an old cricketng cap on the back of his
head. The man was clever. kindly and
uuick-witted: he was also thriftless.weak
willed and untidy. His worser qualities
weighed down his better: and with many
qualifications for climbing TO tho top OF
the tree, Mr.. Basosn preferred, out OF
sheer idleness and lack OF concentration.
10 dance gayly round the trunk In ragged
attire. lie looked like a survival of Grub
street: one of the feather-headed crew
who wrote pamphlets and starved In gar
rets. and naturally belong TO the reigns
OF the Georges. lie was quite out OF place
in the late Victorian epoch; an
ironlcai survival OF the unfttest.
Good day" he said. In rich baritone