davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
East and West Side RaCketS
Wholesale and Retail General Merchandise

When you come to the East and West Side Rack
cts you find two stores loaded with the freshest goods
Then we save YOU money on everything YOU buy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
BROTHERS BUY LAND
Four Quarter Sections Brought
$4,000
BOUGHT BY HOME PEOPLE
Men Who Made the Money in
Sedgwick County.

sedgwick county land is coming to the
front Yesterday two brothers. John and
Robert Kerr. purchased GO acres Of land
just southeast Of Colwioh for the sum
Of S16,oOo The two gentlemen are farm
ers. and know what they are about, and
they expect to make a success Of their
new venture. The farms are fairly well
improved and are valuable properties.
the exact location OF the farms is the
southeast quarter OF section "a. township
q. range west and the west half Of
section three and the northeast quarter
of section four, township q. range 3
west.
MIR. John Kerr secures the first at a
cost OF $500 and his brother, John Kerr.
secures the latter, at a cost Of 1880.
Mr.. 2. +. Nichols made the sale yester-
day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
At THE TOL.ER

a large audience last night at the Toler
saw the final production Of The Octor-
Oon' and saw a production that was
nearly faultless as TO detail and smooth
ness. The various members of the com
pany wero happily cast IN this play and
the enthusiastic applause OF a generous
audience greeted every effort and every
point in the play. The D'Ormond- Fuller
company as a whole is an excellent stock
copany and is far the superior of any
repertoire show that has played this city
IN wears The efforts Of the mana cement
Of the Auditorium to place such a first
class permanent stock company In this
city should be appreciated by Wichita
theater-goers.
Opening Monday night the company vii,
produce a grand scenic production OF
"Sapho." from Olga Ncthersole's version.
containing the great French masque bal
in the first act. This is the part OF the
play that is usually cut out by the aver
age stage manager in producing the piece
and is the same that created such a sem
sation in New York City. Ladies VIII be
admitted free on Monday night on the
usual conditions. and on Wednesday night
two fine presents. consisting CT a silver
cracker jar and . fruit dish viii be given
away TO the holders Of the lucky numbers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

OF The Stomach theartbuFnl and indigestion
SO that he took no comfort from eating
any kind OF food, but after having tried
prescriptions from several physicians with
out any permanent relief by taking two
bottles OF kodol Dyspepsia Cure he sppears
10 be cured Luke J Collins
Sworn and subscribed 20 before me ca tbs
18th day OK June, l90i.-Geo. f. Collins,
Notary Public.
Gentlemen;-I have sold al the Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure bought OF you and oriered
twice from the iobber. / recommend or my
own accord every bottle OF Kod0l Dyspepsia
Cure l sell and haven't heard Of single
complaint. Yours Jn0. p Isteriing, C0Tydon
Junction, Ind.
Dear Sirs:-After seven years OF suffering
from chronic indigestion, / was GBails
cured by using thTes bottles OF Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure.-MTs Annie AlcoTn, Meredith.
Pa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
WAs eREAT SUCCESS.
Mossbacher's Advertisement Was a
Paying Investment.

The great success of Charley Mossbach-
er's grab sale Saturday morning was an
other evidence OF the value OF advertis-
ing. and convinced Mr.. Mossbacher that
Wichita people read the advertisements
in the daily newspapers, and believe
them. When his store opened ar ~ a..
m. the crowd in front damned his side
walk almost 10 the corner, and extended
out into the street, and when the doors
opened the goods advertised for sale
were sold as fast as clerks could hand the
packages out.
Wichita merchants have educated the
readers 70 believe their statements by
stating facts. and those who hew n the
line of truthfulness get results, and one
untruthful sd. Is enough 10 convince any
advertiser that it doesn pay 20 Urevari-
cate in his advertisements
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
THos. 3. REEDS GREAT BOOKS
Have Met With Much Favor r.
Wichita

F'rcaersc Heasr5, preventative. leaves
this week Hs has placed nearly afty
SETS Win our best people when BE- visits
here neSt season the price wu pe oas-
qlarrsr niEher ard terms more rE.f
Hundreds ~ enquiries cfme ia fros- al
over kansas sr5 oAahoua- CaH ar aa-
woalerfui compilation ~ aauelet
speetA~s ana l.eplias l,et-ras 5earsrea
by the vorl5s eresrest m-n laang last
ceu,u-r. uosl of whom af- etlf alt
szith hsuar srecdote- reas r--e sra WIZ
appeals ID every stalset " peai-s rea.
measures ard speaking We would advlsa
al early inspection q ar Reed s4mo"s
production
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01
THlRTY-sIx HOLE MATCH.
To Be Played by Mr.. Thompson OF
Nortcn ano Gordor oldham.

Tomorrow morning. aud afternoon T.
Il. Thompson, president Of The Norton.
Kansas. golf ciuh. and champion ot the
Norton links. vii play Gordon Oldham e.
holes on the linss ~ the Country club on
College Hui This IS the nrst 36-hoie
match y Wichita WhIc in the city Mr
Thompson expects - arrange a cieb
match between the TWO Orgauiza lions
The Norton claa Will probably cone q
tNlrhlta-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

A letter received by Mrs. Beach. from
1Irs. CLAYTON. president of ". r. @. No.
90. who is in Kansas City. reports the
arrival of, as she says, one of the finest
Republican boys who ever came 10 glad
den a home. Mrs. Clayton is very proud
10 Zoe grandmother. not cutie so proud.
though. as 1rs. Beach is.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
He TAKES POISON
Wsii.to.Do Bachelor Farmer Kills
Himself.
MS MIND WAS MENTALLY UNBALANCED
HeusA Dyiag Alone by . Brother who
Glanced 10 Walt Hlm-Othsr News
Of More or Less Importance
TO the Reader.

James Wallace, a well-to-do farmer
who lived three miles south OF Hast
ings, Neb., committed suicide by TAX
ing . dose Of strychnine. Wallace was
a bachelor. about forty-eight years old,
and lived on his farm, which adjoincd
that Of his brother, William.
On October II James Wallace disap-
peared and for several days no trace OF
him could be found, but he returned
to his home on the night Of the 22d
rs suddenly as he had disappeared.
When asked where he had been he said
at Onawa, In.
From that time on he acted strangely
and At times his talk showed that he
was mentally unbalanced. When Will
liam Wallace went to his brothers
house he found him In q dying condi-
ton. Neighbors were called in, but he
died before aid could reach him.
Coroner Irwin held an inquest and
the verdict Of the jury was that the
deceased had come to his death by a
dose Of strychninc which was admin
istered by his W hand. The deceased
owned a fine, we'll improved farm, had
o large bank account and had nearly
one hundred dollars on his person. Re-
sides the brother In this country he
has . sister at Galveston, Tex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
A RIVAL OF PALMA
New Cuban frssidentihl Aspirsnt In the
Psrssn Of General Maso.

New Cuba. frssidentihi Aspirsnt In the
Psrssn Of General Msso.
An Havana, October 81 dispatch says.
General Bartolome Maso surprised Sc.
nor Thomas Estrada Pima and the lat
ter's supporters by coming out with a
manifesto declaring himself a candi-
date for the presidency Of Cuba. He
makes a strong bid for the autonomist,
Spanish and negro vote. After declar-
ing that he has been induced to alter
the field Of presidential c~andidaturc In
order TO preserve the nationalism and
patriotism Of the country, he says 1t
Is necessary to associate with the new
republic the sutonomist party, whose
knowledge Of the needs Of the country
Is undeniable and whose work for
Cuba's welfare under Spanish rule was
such IA TO establish its leaders us men
Ut sound judgment"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
N BEING GUILTY
Execution Made y Horror by Breaking
of Flrst Rope Used.

Ezecution Made = Horror by Breaking
of First Rope Used.
Louis Council, colored, convicted Of
criminal assault on u white woman,
and who was respited three times by
Governor Aycock of North Carolina,
was hanged ut Fayetteville. At the
instance Of u Catholic priest Council
held up u crucifix on the scaffold and
swOre that he was innocent. Then
the priest stated that he believed the
negro was nj guilty Of the crime
charged. When the trap was sprung
the rope broke, and a second time the
moose had to be adjusted. The negro
actually stood upright OF the trap dur
ing the second ordeal. He was abso-
lutely cool. No blame Is attached to
the sheriff for the breaking of the
rope. He considered II of extra
strength. 1t had been used t. hang o
negro preacher Mt Raleigh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
THINK MISS o DEAD
Unequal to tho Rigors Of Cold
weather.

The positive conviction that Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone Is dead Is contained In
a letter which has just been received In
Boston from Ivan Raduloff, n student,
who was with the American mission
airy when she was captured by bril-
gands in Turkey, together with Nine.
Tsilka. According to this letter the
now in the mountains, into which
Miss Stone and her companion were
taken by their captors, was three feet
deep three weeks ago, at the time the
letter was written. Even in the sum-
mer time the nov upon the highest
Of these mountains does not melt. The
first snowfall usually comes about the
middle Of September and by the middle
Of October the mountain passes are
absolutely closed to travel.
1t was the conviction among Miss
Stone'sfricnds in Samokov, Bulgaria,
three weeks ago that she could not
possibly have survived the rigors OF
her captivity until that date. There
was a hope that Miss Stone might have
been concealed by her captors in the
monastery Of st. Ivan Of Sila, which is
near the Bulgarian Turkish frontier.
and on the bulgarian side of II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
WARD DECLARED GUILTY
Life Imprisonmsat for tbs Murder Of the
Sheppard Boy.


The jury brought in a verdict Of
gully of murder in the first de first de-
gree against W.. II. Ward of Plums, =.
D., and he was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment at Sioux Falls at hard la
Dor.
This has been one of the most inter
csting murder cases ever tried in the
Black Hills. Ward killed Lee Shep-
hard and buried the body in his pota-
to garden near the house. The body
was found and all the evidence was
against Ward from the start. 1t is be-
licved that the motive Of killing the
Sheppard boy was to get him out Of
the way 80 he would not influence his
brother Harry adopted by Ward, TO
leave the old man.
Ward is also suspected of killing Kirk
Sheppard, he disappearing At abut the
same time. Ward takes his sentence
coolly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

When Emma Paul was called as a
witness In court In Baltimore. Nd. In
a suit brought by her father against
her mother. the astonishing facts were
disclosed that, although she Is aged
twenty years, she did not understand
the nature OF an oath. had never been
to u church or Sunday school. had
never heard of God. or heaven. and
did not know Of the promise Of Inn
mortality. II a discovered that the
young woman had lived In Baltimore
all her life. and that her home was
In tho heart Of q densely populated
section. Judge Wickes allowed her to
testify. saying she was an extra0rdin-
ary and unsatisfactory witness.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

The "Donau Zeitung.' q Bavarian
newspaper, gives currency to the ru-
NOR that the Kaiser has instructed
he military authorities to remit all
sentences passed on soldiers Of the
china e~xpeditionary force. His Majes-
ty. It Ia said. does not wish that the
men who went voluntarily to China to
light for the Fatherland shall return
home to undergo punishment. Quite
I large number OF soldiers OF the Ger
maj forces have been sentenced to
more or less heavy punishment for
offenses against military discipline
committed In China and Cor excuses
against the person and property OF the
Chinese.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
STEAMER LINES TO ASSIST.
win Help Enforce Uhitea states rmml-
grafton Laws.

VIII Help Ensorcs Uhitea states Immi-
grafton Law.
Commissioner General Powderly OF
the immigration bureau has entered
into an agreement with the principal
steamship and railroad lines of Canada
for the regulation Of immigration to
the United States through Canada.
This agreement, which takes the place
of the former arrangement, which ex-
pired three days ngo, is regarded as
much more favorable to the United
States than the last one, and will be
more effective in keeping out the pro-
hibited classes of immigrants. IL pro-
vidcs that aliens arriving in Canada
destined to to the United States shall
he inspected at Halifax, N. s., Quebec,
Point Lewis. Vancouver, st. Johns, N.
r., and Victoria, Il. c., by United
states commissioners, who shall issue
certificates to such as are entitled to
enter this country, and the holders Of
these certificates shall be entitled to
enter the United States ut any of the
above named places without further
tNuIn1uaJlOu. Inc cN~dIutuhtiOus AZ
these points shall be similar to those
conducted mt the ports Of the United
States. All aliens adjudgcd inadmissi-
bic shall be returned To the countries
from which they come by the lines
bringing them over.
The various Canadian steamship lines
agree ~ return from ports OF the
United States such aliens rs become
public charges within one year after
landing, the same rs Is now done by
lines running to United States ports
direct. Z
II is agreed also that the immigra-
ton laws and regulations Of the United
States shall apply to the inspection Of
aliens coming through Canada destined
to the United States. The agreement
which goes into effect immediately
may he cancelled by either party on
giving sixty days notice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Tho street car companies OF Chicago
are apparently not In high favor with
the Service committee of the commit
tee on local transportation of tho city
council. for II has formulated a code
that Ia likely to reduce the receipts Of
the railroad companies considerably.
The committee at a meeting decided
that II a passenger Is obliged to stand
up In q a and hang on to a strap
he has received value for only four
cents. ami not five. Then the COM
mittee has suggested to the corpora
ton counsel To enforce an ordinance
relative to transfers. making 1t obi
gatory on the traction companies ia
furnish transfer slips 20 any of Its
intersectipg lines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Immediately after his arrival in Ion.
don, Sir Thomas Upton drove out to
his suburban residence, Osidge, at
S~outhgate. An assemblagc Of friends
and neighbors met him about two miles
from the house with a band, unhar-
messed the horses and drew the a r
riage home. Responding to an address
OF welcome on behalf of the village of
Southgate, he said he had hoped TO
drink from the cup in Southgate, but
IL had stuck In spite of = jerk he had
given It.
II mean to lift it yet," he said, in
conclusion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

An American laundry machine CON-
pany has recently shipped a complete
steam laundry plant to Vladivostok.
eastern Siberia. It will be capable Of
handling four thousand pieces Of lin
en- a day. and will consist Of wash
ers. centrifugal wringers and a large
mangle. This Is said to be the first
Introduction Of such an equipment in
TO that region. II 30. II Is doubtless
a case Of Wiring out the old: wiring
in the new" slightly to amend Ten
nysOn's familiar lines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Indians Agree to Sell.

Major Mclaughlin, special agent Of
the interior department., has concluded
a treaty with the Fort Tottcn rescrva-
ton Indians. The Indians agree to
sell l04 900 acres, the sum Of $4,000
to be paid after ratification and SsO,-
600 u year for twenty years. They also
agree to relinquish all rights to u rec
ognized claim against the government
Of $50, 900. senator Hansbrough be-
licves the reservation will be ready for
settlement next spring.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

A New York newspaper recently
celebrated its fftieth birthday by
bringing out a copy OF It's first Issue.
That number contained, among many
musty and forgotten things, an arti-
Gle on the Nlcaraguan canal route, ex-
tracts from English papers on the SUI
p~criority Of American yachts. and an
article on the sympathy Of Americans
with the Cubans. oppressed by Spain.
Verify. "the thoughts we are think
ing our fathers did think"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Denies the whole story.

A Crawfordsville, Ind, dispatch says:
Prof. w. o. Emery, who retised from
the chair Of chemistry in the Wabash
college, which he held for several
years has isshed q statement denying
the charges that he had given to
. rival corporation information con.
corning the secret mixing process Of a
match company. o. NJ. Gregg, super
intendent OF one of the companies, is
q trustee Of Wabash college.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

A line Of observation automobiles
Is to be run In Washington, ID. c.. for
the benefit Of visitors. Each vehicle
carries twenty-five passengers and will
be accompanied by a lecturer on points
Of interest at the capital. The fuel is
kerosene and the motive power steam.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Adrift on Lake Michigan in an open
boat, with no provisions, and with the
temperature at the freezing point
hat is the fate of Charles Peterson Of
kewaunee, Wis, keeper of the govern
ment lighthouse, and his son Ralph.
The two were blown away from shore
by the westerly gale and though search
was made there has been no trace
found Of the missing light keeper.
There Is every reason to believe that
the two have persisted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
The Diamond Bracelet
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD.
Author OF East Lynne. Etc.
Author Of East Lynne. Etc.

strange rapture within her as she
lay there at night, and she may be ex.
cused II, for a brief period, she gave
range to the sweet fantasies II cor.
jured up. For a brief period only;
too soon the depressing consciousness
returned to her that these thoughts
Of earthly happiness must be ~subdued,
for she. with her confirmed ailments
and conspicuous weakness. must new.
er hope to marry as did other women.
She had long known-her mother had
prepared her for it-that one 80 az.
iicted and frail az she, whose tenure
Of existence was likely to be short.
ought not to become a wife, and II had
been her earnest hope to pass through
life unlovlng and unloved. She had
striven to arm herself against the dan.
ger. against being thrown into the
perils of temptation. Alas! 1t had
come insidiously upon her; all her
care had been set at naught, and she
knew that she loved Gerard Hope with
a deep and fervent love. ut is but an.
other cross" she sighed, another
burden to surmount and subdue, and
I will set myself, from this night. to
the task. I have been q coward.
shrinking from determination; but
now that Gerard has spoken out. I can
deceive myself no longer. I wish he
had spoken more freely that I might
have told him It was useless"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
NAPLES sREAKFAsT VENDORS.
They Make the Mornisg Air Vocal With
Their Calls.

They Make the Morning. Air Vocal With
Their Calls.
The air of Naples becomes vocal
with the characteristic calls Of the
breakfast vendors. Hot, hot, and big
as apples!" shout the sellers Of peeled
chestnuts. These are boiled In huge
caldrons in q reddish broth Of their
own making, which 10 further sea
soned with laurel leaves and caraway
seed. A cents worth Of the steaming
kernels, each OF which Is as big Is a
large English walnut. Is a n%0urishing
diet that warns the fingers and COM
forts the stomach Of troops OF children
on their way to school, or rather to
the cooperative creches. or nurseries.
where n poor woman, for Q cent
q day each, takes are OF the babies OF
a score of others who must leave them
behind to earn the days living.
Meantime digniied cows pass by.
with measured tread and SLOW" shak-
ing their heavy bells and followed by
their beguiled offspring. whose bust
ness II is to make them give down"
their milk at the opportune moment.
and to let the milkman take It. Moth
ing ran be funnier than this struggle
between the legitimate owner, the
calf. and the willy subtractor Of the
tactical treasure. Although tied to his
mothers horns with a rope long
enough to reach. and even lick her,
bag, but not to get satisfaction out
of It. his bovine wit ia often sharp
enough to give the slip to the moot
and elude the vigilance Of the keep
er. occupied, perhaps, for the moment.
in quarreling with some saucy maid
servant YER the quantity of milk to
be paid for. The scene which ensues
is worthy Of the cinematograph. As
q sequel calfy's tail Is nearly pulled
OF. but he has spoiled the oppressor's
game for one day. anyhow.-The Cen
fury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Bullfed, the famous stock farm in
Hanover, ", was sold by Geo. II. Craw-
ford & Co. TO j. ii. Neaglc of Lincoln,
Neb. Neagle proposes making his
home at Bullfield and will use 1t for u
stock farm. He will raise blooded
stock. Bullfeld has been the property
Of the boswell family for a hundred
years. 1t was widely known during
the lifetime of the late Major w. Dos
we'll
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

A movement 10 on foot In North
Carolina, prompted by the tobacco
dealers. TO erect q statue Of Sir Walter
Raleigh In Raleigh. Collection boxes
are to be placed In stores where to-
bacc0 IL sold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08
Small WRECK on tho U. p.

A special from Rock Springs, wyo.,
says the w~estbound Union Pacific pas
senger train No. 3 was wrecked at that
place by running into an open switch.
All the passengers were badly shaken
up, and w. w. Alexander of Chicago
was painfully injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

The officials of the French foreign
Office confirm the report that a division
OF the French Mediterranean fleet,
composed of three battleships and two
cruisers, under the command of Admi-
raj Caillard, has proceeded from Tou-
lon to the Levant to make u naval
demonstration against Turkey. The
deet will go to the extreme limit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

DIR. 8. J. Trexle Of Kutztown, Pa.
before his death, provided that every
n who attended his funeral should
have q free dinner. and over 1000
persons svailed themselves Of his Of
fer ut the two leading hotels. where
arrangements had been made to feed
the multitude.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

The very young man thinks that at
least ninety-nine girls out Of a possible
hundred would gladly marry him II
asked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

Rev. Frank Crane, who resigned the
passionate of the Hyde Park, Chicago,
N. =. church, has accepted the call to
the Peoples church.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

The Khcdive Of Egypt recently sent
n present to Pope Leo XIII. In the
shape Of a mummy, dating back to two
thousand years before the Christian
era.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-11-08

An interesting operation has Just
been performed In the hospital attached
to the University at Halle. Germany.
A 6-year-old girl patient was suffering
from partial paralysis and az the doc
tors In charge considered this could
only arise from "a tumor on the brain,
Prof. o Bramann decided to remove
II. With an electric saw he cut out a
piece Of the skull a little larger than
a half-crown. cut through the inner
skin, and discovered a tumor as large
as a walnut. The professor skilfully
removed this tumor, sewed up the In
ner skin, fitted in again the round
piece of the skull he had sawn out,
and sewed up the outer skin. The
operation lasted an hour, and may be
considered perfectly successful. as the
child is quite well again and all symp-
toms OF paralysis have disappeared.