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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
COLONEL Stone KILLED
In an Alteration With a King
fisher Farmer.
DETAILS AS YET MEAGRE
Deceased Was One of 0kIahO-
mas Foremost Men.

Kingfsher, o. T, jan 1.-Colonel John
F. Stone, formerly of Guthrie, but late
president of the Peoples bank, of this
city, was shot and instantly killed today
at $3.50 p. m. on the farm of James Wal
cher, eighteen miles northeast OF this
place. The major left town Immediately
after dinner to look after some cattle kept
on the farm Of Watcher on which he had
a mortgage, and it is supposed that some
alteration took place between the par
ties in regard to the cattle, when the
shooting took place. Word was brought
TO the city and the coroner and sheriff.
with a posse of men, have started to
the scene. st Is impossible to obtain
any further particulars at this time. Mr.
Stones wife and child are here, and the
first they knew of the death Of the nus
band and father was when the news was
taken to them by the acting cashier of
the bank Mr. James Callan. Mrs. Stone
is Frustrated with the blow. 1t viii be
impossible to get the full particulars I'M
til tomorrow. Watcher is farmer who
mas IBSlQtu Oh MS GldlIl III I-AtclS4Ot
township, Kingf1sher county, since 1889
and is regarded as a fair citizen in the
community where 'he resides. He is high
tempered and one who gets violently an
CRY and has the reputation of not having
much control over himself when in the
heat Of passion.
Guthrie. o. T., Jan. IA telephone
message from Kingfisher states that Col
onel John F. Stone, president of the
Peoples bank, of Kingfisher, was shot
and killed this afternoon on a farm near
Crescent, which he was taking possession
OF on a debt, his slayer. Watcher by name,
and who owned the farm, made his es-
cape. No other particulars have been
received here. Colonel Stone formerly
lived in Guthrie, was assistant United
States attorney under Harrison's admin
istration, and colonel OF the First regi-
ment o. y. C. In the war with Spain
he was major of the territorial volunteer
regiment He was active in Republican
politics and occupied a foremcSt place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
DARKEST OF DARK HORSES
Will be Governor Barnes Successor,
lfThere Is One.

Washington, Jan. 11-Governor Barnes
friends here have taken new heart in the
fight which is being made to remove him.
What the change in the situation IS to
warrant this is not divuiged but it Is
thought to be influence brought through
Mr.. Dick of Ohio, to have Governor
Barnes retained. Mr.. Dick is secretary
of the national Republican central com-
mittee and it is understood that the
prtsident will be guided largely by his re-
quests in the matter 1t Is said that DICK
is for the retention of Governor Barnes.
In the meanwhile the opponents OF
Barnes are already guessing as to his
successor. The consensus Of opinion IS
that if there is to be a successor ne viii
be the darkest of dark horses, personal
selection by President Mckinley.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
FOR FREE HOMES
Is to be the Committee Report on
Pettisrew's Bill.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate COM
mittee on Indion affairs today authorized
a favorable report upon Senator Petit
crews bill for free homes on lands coded
from the Indians. A favorable report
was also made upon Senator Shoup's Gill
to ratify the agreement with the Fort
Hall Indians for the cession Of por-
ton of their lands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
Rubonlc Plague Reported at Rio

washington, Jan. 1.-THE bubonic
plague has made its appearance at Rio
Janeiro. as is shown by the following ca
blegram received here tonight by Sur
geon- General Wyman Of the Marine Hos
pitaI service There has been one death
from plague at Rio Janeiro. This dag
nosis confirmed by meteorological exam
nation" Some weeks ago cases of the
plague were said to exist at Santos, and
it would not be surprising to the off
Gals here if later developments show that
the case at Rio Janeiro is traceable to
Santos 1t was from Santos that the
plague ship Taylor. with cargo Of cof-
fee, arrived at New York some time
ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
BELIEVED IN GHOSTS
Though DR.. Elliot Coues Was
a Noted Scientist
FOLLOWED SP0OK0LOGY
Which He Considered as It.
self Scientific.

DR.. Elliott Coues, the famous ornithol-
ogist and member CT the National Acad-
envy of Sciences, who died a week ago,
was long recognized as the foremost ad-
vocate of belief in the existence of ghosts.
He had promised several of his friends
that if able to do so he would appear 10
them after his own demise, and now they
are waiting With no little interest to see
If he will carry out the agreement. Him
self a born ghost-seer, as he used to say,
he enjoyed discussing the subject Of
phantoms in the same method of cool
headed analysis that he would apply to
the classification of birds or any other
matter susceptible of approach by ration
al argument One who was 50 fortunate
as to possess his friendship for many
years on many a Sunday afternoon has
spent an hour or two with him in his
study over a pipe and dish of tea, talk
ing spooks.
Il have seen myself the ghosts Of
good many dear persons said the doc
tor one day. Il remember one occasion
when I had just gone to bed, the light
being turned out. 1 was composing my
self to slumber when 1 suddenly became
aware Of a presence in the room. The
impression conveyed to my mind was
that it was the presence of acertain per-
son lately deceased, with whom l had
been on most intimate terms. In fact,
[ felt an overpowering sense of the
nearness of the individual in question.
"At about the same moment there
aroose slowly from the floor nebulous
mass of what looked like shining white
vapor, which began to take shape, as
did the smoke from a casket opened by
the fisherman in the Arabian Nights
tale. Gradually ii assumed a mare dis
tinct outline, until it presented radiant
image Of my friend. The lips appeared
to move. and from them came an intel
ligible utterance-a message, in snort,
from the departed. l do not care to say
what that message was
q can assure you that the vision was
no dream. and the nature of the message
was such as to eliminate, to my own sat
isfaction at all events, the theory of hall
ucination What. then, was this shape
of shining white vapor? Was it human
soul? It is a question pregnant with in
terest.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
M'COY- CH0YSSM mlLL TONIGHT
Twenty Five Hounds Before the
broad way Their laird NeetiuG-

New YORK gea. Mary - fas out-gf-
to@a sp9rtiag mea Wha care bare 70 se~
rhe battle saF the festze-e elght lsaars-
p.aT.asp botwssn Terry M-fsgTsfu ard
George Isxen have remained over - VIZ
nes the twenty-five rosos ut3 bwesn
I'D MCCOY ard Joe Chssasd sh ~ So -
b dsciaes IN tn rig = ~ Bros Say
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

ent year were elected with the following
result: A H Classen, president; NJ. c.
Miller, first vice president; S. c. Heyman,
second vice president: ]. NJ. Owen, sec
retary-treasurer; Clifton George, CORE
spending secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
biggest POOL KNOWN
Is Reported to be Among the
Great Eastern Lines
TO PUT EXPENSES DOWN
And Rates Up--Nearly a Bill
lion Capital Stock in It
70 PUT EXPENSES DOWN

New York, Jan. 1o.-The great railroad
men of the country have formed an Of
fensive and defensive alliance, the de-
tails of which are gradually becoming
public The World announced last July
that such a movement was in progress.
For several weeks there have been con-
ferences Of the leading railroad men Of
the country, both in this city and in Phil
adelphia, where final plans have been
talked over and the policies of the COM
bination evolved The men who have
mapped out this comprehensive scheme
and are carrying it TO completion are:
William X Vanderbilt, J. Pierpont Nor
gan, A ]. Cassatt, August Belmont, NJ
E. ingalls,, E. H Hartman. James ].
Hill. George Gould and William Rookie
feIer
Having arranged the final details, it is
now announced that Mr. Vanderbilt will
leave for trip to Europe, where he will
confer with some of the principal hold
ers of securities in the various European
money centers. whose friendly co-opera-
ton is regarded as necessary.
While it is expected that all the trunk
lines Of the country will eventually be in
GUIDED in this agreement, which, however
is nothing more than a verbal under
standing the following lines are now be
lieved to be the only ones included:
EaiIrray mos CaDf-al Stool.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

A Presbyterian minister at Marinete
Wis, gives his unqualified Endorsement to
Ripans Tabules, saying in part: at is with
great satisfaction that | say they are by far
the best thing | ever used for two things
constipation and indigestion. These have
been my greatest troubles.
wANTEDA bad health that RLrANs
IIP-A-
TO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

"One reason I have for believing the
evidence of my own senses in this mat
ter is that on several occasions the ap-
paration of my own personality has pre-
scented itself to other persons in places
where my body was not a the time. Some
years ago l was in Chicago, at an ordi-
nary evening party, with about forty
friends when an individual in Washing
ton. who did not even know where I was
was visited by my phantasm and re-
ceiyed from it a brief message stating
where I was at the time and giving the
names Of two or three Of the guests pres
ent-persons with whom the observer was
unacquainted. This was one Of the rare
cases where a ghost made itself audible.
The Society for PsychicaI Research has
collected enough carefully attested and
fully authenticated instances Of such ap-
pearances to fill TWO bulky octave vol
umes.
In a study of this interesting subject
the chief and obvious difficulty is 70 dis
tinguish veritable ASPIRATIONS from mere
Authorizations We know that the Ood!-
ly. senses are easily deceived, and there
fore We have to be on our guard in sift-
ing all the evidence obtainable. There is
probably nor one Of Us who might not
be haunted this very day OF night b. a
sPecte@ projected from his OWL imagi-
nation. Men of great reputation for
learning in numerous instances have re-
corded their observations OF familiar
Phantasms. which, though they recog-
nize them as purely creatures of their
own brains. have been constant compsn-
ions II their waking hours. always likely
70 he OF hand and accepting no ANTS to
depart
You ask what would happen Il enc
should approach a ghost such as have
described and Try 90 toch Il NJ repIy
Is that there would certainly BE- 10 dan
ge~ in doing so. for specsers never do any
body any harm. The fear Of them enter
,a.ne1 b. mos peoPle being slmply e
drea3 o. that which Is unknown and no;
understood. Whatever Is unknown Is al
ways terrible. But tie phantom IS CON-
posed o. matter TOO senecous to present
any obstacle. and I 90 no; doubt ira i
wou.d Dissolve and disappear r you az
tempted b walk through Il I"
Paris Jan. BON the request q t5e
United states naval department. L.euten-
ana y " Sins. the minister q rnaTines.
n I4ancssaa- hss authorized Assistant
Naval Constructors D. Bsse. Ege-s and
Powell % Visit sse naval yards q. i-'o-s-
en. Every faciiisy oompa tlbse ~its re
regulations governing ths entry * s>rsa-
gers into arsezals Wll be accordsd % ne
United states afzscers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

Il have spoken Of the permanent sepa-
ration of the ghost from the physical
body as implying the death of the later;
but there is plenty of evidence to show
that it sometimes leaves the corporal
tenement for a brief time, presently re-
turning. I myself have seen phantoms
of living persons on more than one oc-
casion which looked like and acted pre-
cisely as the individuals themselves
might have done. They looked like fig
ures thrown upon screen by magic
lantern usually being recognized for
few moments, and then disappearing; but
in some cases they had every appearance
of solidity, to the extent of hiding OBJ
ects behind them. 1 never heard of any
of them speaking. but on two or three &C.
casions they gave ineligible messages by
their attitudes and gestures.
There is no essential difference be-
tween the specter OF a living human be-
ing and the apparation of a dead per-
son, as far as appearances go. Each of
us. as l have said. carries his own ghost
with him, which ordinarily is under the
control of the possessor, but sometimes
appears to act Independently. As rule
the proection Of a phantom by living
person is an Involuntary act, resulting or
dinarily from great mental perturbation,
with the cause of which the individual
to whom the specter appears is in some
way connected. The most startling in
stance Of this kind occur little before
or shortly after the death of the send
er. and such ghosts are known as death
wraiths'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
STATEMENT AS TO SMALLPOX
issued by the Board of Health Mt
POucS CITY

Guthrie, o. T. an 1.-THE Ponca City
board of health has issued the following
notice:
IN view of the widespread prevalence
of smallpox in various parts OF Kay
county. and the exaggerated reports that
are being circulated in regard to our own
locality. we believe that a statement of
the facts as they exist viii be of value
20 the public in general.
At the present time there is but one
family afflicted with smallpox in this
city It is isolated and carefully quar-
antined. Suspected cases are carefully
watched and every possible precaution
is being taken TO prevent The spread os
the disease. \ special sanitary police
meets all trains on the lookout for all
inflicted cases. and exposed cases brought
to the knowledge OF the health board viii
be Quarantined as required by law.
All the people exposed 10 disease in sur
rounding towns and neishborhoods are
requested 10 remain in quarantine until
proper disinfection. and sufficient time
has elapsed 10 preclude all possibility os
carrying the disease Should such people
be found here. they viii he promptly
placed in the detention hospital until
all danger has passed.
This order viii he strictly enforced
II. w. SHARPER. NJ D.
President City Board OF HEALTH
}. B. DRAKE. Chairman
". a. THOMAS.
A C. SMITH
HENRY SENG.
Health Police.
Subscribed ana sworn 90 before me this
January 2. 1890. II. OGDEN,
Notary Puzzle
Ny commission expires June 6 1892
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Oklahoma City's City Club Directors.
Oklahoma City. O T., Jan. 1.-THE City
elub directors held a meeting Tuesday
night at which the officers cor the pres
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
MADE RICH BY 4 SUICIDE
Chicago Girl Enherits the Wealth ef
the Nan She Rejected.

chicago Jan. lI-Mlas Pearl JACK.
whose refusal u become his drove Jar-
gensen. an oak Park milk wagon driver.
t. suicide VIII proat 70 the extent *
S5.o9 by his death
Jorgensen had b.c1 calling on the
yc9ag woman for several months and
their friends beiereJ that there vas aa
understanding betHe them The young
man had furnished Gat Ia a nearby sub
arh ana MADE every preparation f9s ma
rimouy
Among these was the taxing out y a
8 e99 Afe insurance policy ia the name -
aia fasBrs wife. When tbe tine cams.
Haveyer Mlsz JACK olinsd 70 nave the
driver Re was moody for several days
sHa haaHy started away
As he left BE- toid be- friend that lf -
die n3t re;uru thaY migat DIVIDE the 90.
niturc ~ bis eat am ng tacra The rext
aay he was faua1 ri "a bgHrt ihr ass
his bead Al Jack 1gou bearing ta~
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12
Oklahoma City's city Ciub Director

Oklahoma City O T.. Jan. 1.-THE Clty
elub directors held meeting Tuesday
night at which the officers cor the pres
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

tasmal figure is seen as though iHumin-
ated on dark background; sometimes
the contour is indistinet and resembles
a luminous cloud; sometimes there is no
figure at all, but merely a diffused glow.
The doctors pipe had gone out He
took match from the skull Of an In
dian chief. whichservedhim as match
box, and lighted it again. Then he went
on:
Each of US, 1 believe, has in him
ghost which ordinarily is confined to the
precincts of the body. When 1 die my
ghost leaves my body permanently, and
having done so. perhaps it may continue
to be the vehicle and means of expression
of conscious will, memory and under
standing St. Paul says: There is nat
ural body and spiritual body. 1t is of
the spiritual body 1 am speaking.
"Our senses take cognizance Of no
forms of matter except those which are
in a certain degree of condensation. but
bthe spiritual body may be of more rare
fed and tenuous substance. The non-ap-
pearance of ghosts TO us may be ques-
ton not of the existence Of specters, but
of the acuteness of cur perceDtive fac
ulties My own experience is that the
coming of an apparation is always pre-
ceeded by a curious sensation which
call the ghost chill When this symptom
arrives the threshold Of consciousness
seems to be shifted to the extent of rend-
ering possible a perception of something
ordinarily invisible. The change is usual
ly brief, lasting only a few seconds, dur
ing which the manifestation occurs.
'Sinse childhood I have found myself
possessed of an organism in which the
threshold of consciousness is markedly
capable Of such shifting. On several oc-
casions 1 have been aware of the pres
ence of spiritual bodies of deceased per-
sons, who gave to me information that
was not otherwise obtainable and who
conveyed to my mind a conviction OF
their identity. The evidential value OF
these experiences is wholly personal, OF
course. inasmuch as they are not sub
ject to the ordinary processes of veri-
fieation.
IN each of us there is an inner indi-
viduallty which differs wholly in its
characteristics from our other self. 1t is
not subject to the law of gravatation and
it cannot be mechanically affected to its
injury or benefit 1t does not depend for
its being upon the welfare or survival OF
the body it inhabits. 1t is capable of
changing it's location by its own volition
under certain circumstances, such as
will presently mention, though probably
not in accordance exactly withour ideas
OF transfer through space.
ITO such a being the notion of time is
doubtless quite different from our own
and this may give it a duration Of ex-
istance comparable with our notion of
endless life. Likely it is not confined to
this planet when once released from the
body. Indeed. nothing forbids the assump-
ton that it antedated the body which it
inhabites. 1t is the soul of ordinary Ian
guage and may consist of a substance as
dense for it's conditions of environment
as is the physical body for the conditions
surrounding it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-12

Health Police
Subscribed ana sworn 20 before me this
January 2. 1890. Il. OGDEN.
Notary Puoic.
Ny commission expires June c. 1902
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-09

a pioneer establishment of Kalispell
having been located and in operation
here for over eight years.
Those parties who believe in support.
ing home industry and at the same time
getting the best value for their money.
should insist upon their cigar dealer
furnishing them with home made union
cigars. This gentleman manufactures
all hand made goods and also conducts
retail cigar and tobacco store, where
each OF his different brands of cigars are
kept for retail. He also carries full
and complete stock of chewing and
smoking tobaccos, pipes, and full line
OF smokers sundries. The store and
factory are located on First avenue west.
Patrons will find Mr.. Peterson a very
obllging, courteous and pleasant gentle
man, and we heartily recommend the
kalispell public to give this gentleman
share OF your patronage, as he is not
only we'll worthy of it but is reliable.
trustworthy and honest.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-09
+. w. MERIGOLD,
Dealer in Gents Furnishing Goods, and
d. A. STOCKING.
Practical Jeweler and Optician.

Among the different business estab
lishments of Kalispell which it is our
promise to mention, and one we can we'll
recommend to the public in general as
well worthy their patronage, is the pop
ular and well known gents furnishing
house conducted by Mr.. f. w. Merigold
In this gentleman's large and attractive
store will be found one of the most COM
plete stocks in his line in the state. All
the latest novelties in hats and CAPS
negligce shirts, the finest assortment of
colored shirts, underwear parts, heavy
woolcns, mackinaws, mackintoshes, can
vas clothing, ties, suspenders, collars,
cuffs, handkerchiefs and a large assert
ment of umbrellas, guaranteed to be the
best values ever shown in Kalispell.
We also wish to call the public's atten
ton to the fact that the practical Jew
eler, matchmaker and optician, Mr.. d. A.
Stocking, successor to N. b. Nye, occu-
pies portion of the floor space. This
gentleman carries full line of watches.
clocks and all kinds of jewelry, including
a good assortment of diamonds, fine and
new lewelry of novel patterns, fancy ar
ticles, wedding seals, band and plain
finger rings of the higher grades. A
special feature is made of engraving and
fine watch repairing. Mr.. Stocking is
also an expert optician and has the most
complete set of optical instruments in
this state. He guarantees satisfaction.
The proprietors of each of the above
establishments are favorably known in
general and trade circles and command
the highest confidence and esteem of all
who know them, while in their particu-
lar branches they are in the foremost
rank.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-09
THE AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY
French Bros, Projectors.

Among the many new enterprises of
our ever growing city we wish to call
particular attention to the American
Steam Laundry. This establishment is
fitted throughout with all the newest
and latest improved machinery for the
turning out of superior class of work.
One piece of machinery of special inter
est is their collar and cuff machine.
which we can truthfully say has no
equal. This machine turns out the
work we have ever seen, as it
takes the rough edges from worn collars
and cuffs and finishes them as smooth
and even as new ones. Messrs. French
Bros, the genial and accommodating
proprietors. are experts in their line of
business and their large and increasing
trade requires the employment of quite