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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

The supreme court has handed down decision writ
ten by Judge Doster in the Barber county contest case
Of Walker vs. Nixon which sustars the action Of the
lower courts and gives the Office TO F. H. Nixon. who viii
cast his vote for Long for United states senator The
suit hinged on tie counting Of eight disputed ballots If
counted they save Nixon majority. II thrown out
Walker was elected Nixon secured an order from the
district court 81 Barber eoanty commanding the election
beard in the township where the disputed ballots were
cast to count them for Nixon ana directing the board Of
county commissioners sitting as the county board Of
oan'asser to issue Nixon the certificate Of election
Both boards oseyed the district courts order ard then
Walker aed an appeal in the supreme court The su.
pFeme court holds cannot reopen The case or cause The
recovering Of the county board of cauyassers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
WHOM THEY WANT FOR SENATOR.

Of course every official representative of the people
Should carry the desires and wishes 81 the majority
OF the electors where and whenever such desires are
known and without reference the personal preferences
Of the representative j. A Jeeres elected last fan to
the legislature from sumner county. got mixed up, it
seems to tho desire choice his constituents for
United states senator There were opposing claims put
MP Icy the Long and Stanley adneents respectively To
settle Che matter JeFees announced mat nc would leave
TO the voters Of his district inviting all who rae pre-.
ference between the two caqaaes or Tor any of the
other candidates signify sueh preferences to him in
letter over their respective signatures 1t is said that
he received many as IA letters in single day It is
now announced that as about eTer5 has been heard
from the result win be made puhe ard Mr. Jereries
VIII stand by the returns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
CHINESE MARITAL OBLIGATIONS.

They don't have many breach OF promise cases in the
courts Of China Chinese marriage promise is Tor good
and all especially when sealed with money considera.
ton The China Times relates the following episode:
A Mr.. Jen was betrothed last year TO Miss Han and
paid his money to the ladys parents. month ago he
called on the parents to have the contract fulfilled an
was told that The promised the bride another
Having paid his money he considered he entitled to
the girl and to her husbands house to carry her
off but she was not at home He then laid his case be-
fore the magistrate The girl was arrested and sen
fenced to be "kuaed, the magistrate arguing IF you
wicked at twenty years Of age at the age Of eight
you viii be menace to the Celestial empire" The pro
cess of kuang is very similar to the lngchih or sicng
TO death punishment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
THE LANGUAGE or THE WORLD.

Karl Lentzner writes in the National Zetuug of Ber-
lin Of the coming dominance Of the English language
The English language is used by over hundred
million people is the language Of two nations
both OF which world They both notwith-
standing certain diversties of interest physically ana
Intellectually closely connected They VIII therefore
possess in the future and the same literature and
common fund of ideas Not to the Germans not to the
Sars but TO the AngoSaXon win this distinction
in ali probability in the future in the past it was
possessed first by the Greeks and then by
The Germans will surely have small part this but
only through the medium Of the English language.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
A Pair of Glasses
From Prof. SamuelS

Makes the most acceptable Christmas
gift NE keep a fun and complete line.
and the prices are in 81 OF al Tos
must remember. out OF la3 persons that
use glasses q wear Che WRONG ones Prof
smue.s IS considered TO boz one ef the
greatest experts iu this entire country in
~, above line can ut bis .Gce. l5e
North Main street and have r eyes
examined free 81 charge. Ills oalef hours
ere from 9 a. 70 tal p. No. Sunday
from - %. IN. till = u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

y T--- -I- -T---1E- I--------T
The manager II the vaudeville com
pany that was performing ON the excur-
sion steamer came 10 the front OF the
stage.
ine with his feet wide apart Tor there
WIS heavy sea on, we shall have 70
omit tho next number I'm tho program.
or account Of the gent that was TO have
sung q Life or the ocean Wave. and
Rocked iu the Cradle Of the Deep. being
took violently seas.ck.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
THE DlsTRzsegDLY POOR OF LoNDoN.

The distress among the Of London account OF
the high prices Of provisions coal clothing
scarcity Of work is of alarm those the au-
thortes who give sincere thought to such matters.
census that has been made Of actual Dauper shows that
the number receiving relief from the county Of London
at the close Of November oSl57 than ever
before for that month and exceeded relatively the
population since 1851 Most Of the warehouses full
and some of them greatly overcrowded their total
population being 6S7O3 while 394G persons are rece
ing outdoor relief The desttuon is through
out the entire metropolis the district which includes
the ultra fashionable ST. Georges Hanover Square
ing S7O5 paupers to support The fear that the stua-
ton viii become much before becomes better
and that the actual hardshps Of winter VIII be more bit
ter than at any lime within recent recollection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
Realistic.

IFTom no boston IranscTIDfI
Naude-Isnt that diamond ring rather
oct Of place upon the finger of the de-
serted wife who has hardly enough rags
to cover her. and who Is supposed 70
De slowly starving 20 DEATH
Ceorse-Not NJ an Mazda, not AZ al
Cr the contrary. it is Just the right
touch ~ ary u IS 20 remind the audit
cnee that the poor woman has seen better
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

rat Party VIA. Farty-ave osl-z tor
shre-
Ba-fsr-ves So = ceutz q ch.r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

TIE rdlubbe--Eow mad that iiEhf-
hca=e keeper must 5-5e MSS HEated
sm7 Eaf dozen times stree
r-c hee1 vltch-rE. ara i has sozc OCT
re-r time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
GAVE THEM A TOUCH OF HADEs.

We have al heard how Peter Cartwright henry Clay
Dean end other evangelists we're dguratiyely
catch their audiences by The Of their necks and hold
them dangling glowing perditcn until they fairly
hovled fer mercy. From Naples story Of re
markable religious performance IN the Church Of San
Carlo ale Moralle. whore mission OF revival in
progress The church is situated in disreputabe
ton Of the town where the people not only POOR but
as supersous IS the ignorant among the Italians
The church usually crowded the services but the
effect OF the preaching did not be lasting and
the priest determined to make his words striking
and impressive b. Electrically vivid means He chose
for his topic The Future Life and describing the
horrors Of hell, when certain hidden from the
gregation, began bowling. wailng and rafting chains
while others burned red Ere So realistic the per
formance that panic ensued rush made for the
doors and number OF persons were knocked down
uampled upon and crushed. The priest has been
warned by the higher church authorities ana by the
police abstain future from such dangerous methods
of conversion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

In the Italian chamber Of deputies gal0ot arose
Monday and declared that the United didn't have
poor Spain TO deal with now Some day viii get a
swat ct Italy and the result viii make SPANS ancient
chiyalry look good again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

So far Senator Beve1i5ee and his committee in ar
ranging statehood 50 that everybody VIII he offered some
tAng not wanted have shown SIKH amounting almost
10 gpnius
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

The Englishmen who know America are warning the
government against sudden change of feeling the
Venezuelan matter in America. fact that We can
get mad at about a mile minute on occasion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

The Paris Temps remarks that ii is about time for the
United states TO arise and air It's claim the
the western Hemisphere. Well we're in the hemisphere
business all right
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

The railroad attorneys the case at Chicago insist
that the injunction against Pens only proper be-
cause there vas an extraordinary crisis 1t have
taken great mental effort 10 think that ont
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

There are mighty few new 57kes Tais seems to be
one. student at Brown University asked Professor
Caswel If his name wouldn't be as vel without tha C.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

IT, at this time another revolution should also break
out Castro the old would ind himself rather
busy for this late in the season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

italy this crisis talking pretty Ions. Int if some
body should clap couple II boards tcE-her behind
her Italv womb dron dead.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

II those Texas bank robbers who were s5ahlea ever
plan surprise party again taey vil -ot take So
r~or
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

The plan evidently IS to tak the Statehood aiI 10
DEATH In few DAYS win take driu 10 So through
the crust Of words formed over IT,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17

BY proving little hotheaded and highayin Germany
can just put The dxngs re tfat anglo American a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-17
The Tornado

Fayhora soa5 HercanuIs o. Props. Is Ea5 DoIga3
oais osas g4s. Dss.s.ss fas s -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
BISHOP PoTTER'S FlANCEE. ]
characteristics of Mrs. Alfred Corn
ing Clark of Cooperstoyvn, N. Y.

characteristics of Mrs. Alfred Corn
ing Clark of Cooperstoyyn, N. Y.
The generous philanthropy Of Mrs.
Alfred Corning Clark's late husband in
giving the village Of Cooperstown, n.
x, many public improvements and her
continuance along the same lavish
lines has endeared her to every resi-
dent, says the New York World. a
beautiful park marking the location
Of the home of James Fenimore Coo
per in the center of the village was
the gift two years ago Of Mrs. Clark,
whose engagement to Bishop Potter Of
New York has just been announced.
On the spot where the writer's house
stood is monument to his memory,
also the gift Of Mrs Clark. The monu-
ment consists of a bronze Indian and
dog standing on a huge bowlder. This
is representation from Cooper's
Leather Stocking tales.
In 1890 Mrs. Clark erected a gym
nasium for the young men of the vii
lage. III 1899 she had built a brown
stone building directly opposite the
gymnasium, and this she presented to
the Y. M. G. a.. In it is a library, and
every book that goes ON the shelves is
inspected by Mrs. Clark and pro
nounced fit book to be read by the
public.
Mrs. Clark leads a very quiet life
at Cooperstown, spending considerable
Of the time driving about her extensive
estate. She occasionally appears in the
village for a morning drive. She has
comparatively few callers at Fernleigh
1t has been Mrs. Clark's custom for
years to attend service in little
chapel upon her own premises, where
none but members Of the family as
semble. Services are conducted regu-
larly by the Rev. Dr. Lord, an Epis-
copal clergyman over eighty years of
age Mrs. Clark never attends the
services at the village church, She is
an extensive reader, fiction of high
class claiming her favor. Very sell
dom is Mrs. Clark seen at a public en-
tertainment. She never fails, however,
to be present at the dedicatory serv-
ices of the buildings or other remem-
brances which she presents the vii
lage On such occasions she walks
from her home. mingles with the
crowd during the ceremony and then
walks back again.
Some time ago work was dull in
Cooperstown, and in order to provide
employment for the idle workmen Mrs.
Clark erected an observation tower on
the shore of Otsego lake, two miles
from her home. The tower is 200 feet
high, and from it view of the entire
lake may be had
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
PLAN OF NEW wARsHlPs.
VIII Have Unusually Thick Armor
and Strong Batteries.

VIII Have Unusually Thick ArmOr
and Strong Batteries.
The navy department at Washing
ton has its plans practically complete
for the four big warships just author
lied by the new law and which will
bear the names of Louisiana. Connect
icut, Tennessee and Washington. The
distinctive features of the new ships,
says the New York Press, are the
strength and the arrangement of their
batteries and greater thickness in ar
NOR.
The battleships are to have a dis
placement of 10000 tons and will be
built for speed of eighteen knots.
Their batteries will consist of four IL
inch guns, eight inch guns, twelve z
inch and twenty 3 inch guns and a
large number of smaller weapons scat
tered over the ship.
The armored cruisers are to have a
displacement of 14,5O0 tons and
speed Of twenty-five knots. Their bat
teries will consist of four 10 inch guns,
sixteen inch and twenty-five inch
guns and a large number of smaller
ones
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
TRANSVAAL- GOLD.
Predicted Field VIII Be Exhausted
In Twenty-Five Years.


1t is impossible to predict with any
accuracy the duration of mining in the
Witwatersrand district by reason es
pecially OF the indeterminate factor OF
the rate at which exploitation will be
carried on, says John Hays Hammond
in the Engineering Magazine. 1t may
be observed, however, that the tenden-
cy is to exploit the auriferous areas as
rapidly as possible and that engineer
ing methods are all adopted with that
end in view.
If the exploitation of the deeper lev
els is not delayed pending the proving
Of the ground lying above, but is car
ried on concurrently with the exploita-
ton of the higher horizons of the
reefs, the Industrial life of the district
will, of course, be CORRESPONDENCE
shortened. The working of lower grade
ores, made possible by improved eco
nomic conditions or other circum-
stances, would tend to increased Ion
gevity of the industry. But were /
called upon to express an opinion
would estimate the future duration Of
profitable operations on a large scale
In the district at less rather than more
than twenty-five years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
NOTED WAR MESSENGER.
Stories of the Late james j. Duni-
gains Narrow Escapes.

Stories of the Late james j. Dumb
gains Narrow Escapes.
Nearly half a century ago, when a
small boy, the late James j. DUNCAN,
one of the oldest employees of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
went to work for the Western Union
as a messenger, says the New York
Herald At the outbreak of the civil
war, few years later, he distin-
guished himself by carrying dispatches
for the government, risking his life on
several occasions in delivering war or
ders to the army posts in and around
New York.
Thrilling stories are told of "Old
Jim's" experiences in Drawing death
while conveying dispatches to the
Union commanders and of his narrow
escapes from falling into the hands of
Confederate spies, who infested the
city during those stirring days. Al
though only a lad the Western Union"
placed great confidence in Jim, and
when there was hazardous work to be
performed he was generally the mes
.senger selected. He was known per-
sonally by many military command
ers, who admired the lad for his fear
lessness and daring. Nothing daunted
him, and the more risk attached to q
job the better Jim liked it. Too young
to 90 to the front with the Union
troops, the lad rendered as valiant.
service for the cause as any soldier.
Constantly jim rislzed his life, and
as the first few months Of the great
struggle rolled on his danger in
creased. Although very young, the
Confederate spies soon realized that
they had a dangerous foe in the lad,
for once handed dispatch to convey
to any OF the commanders he never
returned without delivering it.
Probably the most exciting expert
ence Jim ever had was in the winter
of 1862, when he delivered message
to the commander on Governors is
land The bay was frozen over, and
a terrific storm had broken the wires
from the city to the island Nayiga.
ton was impeded, and the only posi-
bic way to get to the island was by
crossing on the ice foes.
When jim was handed the message
for the Union commander, he set out
to deliver it. With sole companion,
John Youdale. he crawled over the ice
from the Battery to Governors island
and handed the important dispatch to
the colonel commanding. Both Jim
and Youdale were exhausted when
they were hauled up on the island and.
in such a state that they had to be sent
to the Military hospital.
During the thrilling trip on y the ice
foe they We're fired on by soldiers of
the island, who thought they We're
spies attempting to get into Union
post. Youdale was shot through the
right hand and rendered unconscious,
but Jim, with the bullets whizzing
past his head supported and half car
ried his companion over the ice until
they were rescued from death by the
coIdiprc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
A PANAMA WITH A HISTORY
Hat Was on the Steamer Roddam
During Mont Pe1ee Eruption.

Hat Was on the Steamer Roddam
During Mont Pelee Eruption.
ITO own 9 genuine panama hat that
was made by Indians in South Ameri-
ca is ample cause for man to con
graduate himself, but to own a pan
anna that went through the fires of
Mont Pelee is rather out of the ordi-
nary" said e. C. Lewis, who travels
for glass and paint company, to a,
reporter Of the Kansas City Star at
the Midland hotel the other morning.
II have panama that was sent to
me from South America 1t came in
roundabout way and was in posses
sion of one of the passengers of the
British steamer Roddam, which passed
through the shower of fire and ashes
during the eruption of Mont Pelee.
Fortunately for me the hat was far
down in the hold of the steamer and
was not scorched. 1t is so fragile that
q spark would ignite it. The hat weighs
Just one ounce"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Monument to African Heroes.

A model of the mausoleum which
Cecil Rhodes desired to be erected for
Major Allan Wilson and his party, who
were massacred by King Lobengula's
forces in Matabeleland in October,
1893, has been erected temporarily on
the Thames embankment, in London,
says the Chicago Tribune The mauso-
leum will be constructed of block of
granite which cost 100000. 1t is en-
tered by massive copper doors on four
sides. At the top huge panels are in
serted. The whole will be surmounted
by colossal figure, probably that Of
Victory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Formosa Cuts the Pigtail.

The people Of Formosa are beginning
to cut their hair, says the Japan Week
ly Mail That sounds like an idle an
nouncement, but it means great
deal. 1t means final abandonment of
the life of an outlaw. From many
districts news of the removal of the
pigtail is announced, and the general
belief is that the change has been
brought aI3oat BY the extensive opera
tons undertaken against the rebels.
The people Of Formosa have been
wearing the pigtail for 300 years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
A Lesson From the Boer War.

Berlin papers acknowledge that the
Transvaal war has been of immense
service to Germans, teaching them how
to transship large bodies of troops.
The chairman of the naval mobiliza-
ton commission spent considerable
time at Plymouth, Durham, Port Eliza
beth and Cape Town studying British
methods Of shipping and landing troops
and munitions of war and has sent ex-
haustive reports home to Berlin. These,
1t is said, have already been turned to
practical account in the China expedi-
tion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Teachers Institute

The Bayfield, County Teachers
Institute will convene at the Walker
High School building in Washburn,
August 4, and continue two weeks.
It will be followed by examinations
for teachers certificates on August
16-18-19-2O.
The National Educational Associa-
ton will meet in Minneapolis, July z
IL. One fare plus $500 membership
rec VII be the rate given by all rail
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Latest Idea In JeweIry.

Gold wire set with jewels or twisted
into fantastic shapes is new conceit,
says the New York Journal. A very
dainty example of this style in jewelry
is an opal flexible bracelet The opals
are cut On both sides and set in mar
row rims of gold. They are joined to-
gether by quaint twists Of gold wire.
The clasp is a large opal circled with
diamonds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Nation of Safeguards.

The dispatch of a commission by the
British government to investigate the
sleeping sickness" in Uganda prom
ises to throw some light on one Of the
most mysterious maladies known. The
characteristic feature Of the disease,
according to the Chicago News, is the
falling asleep of the patient, who re
mains profoundly slumbering in spite
Of the efforts of the doctors. Sleeping
sickness or NEGRO lethargy" is dead
~ disease which has been long known
in west Africa, but has recently travel
ed along the Kongo Into Uganda.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
STEEL VESTS IN VOGUE.
New Yorker Introduces P1iabIe
Waistcoat That Is Bullet Proof.

Waistcoat That Is Bullet Proof.
M. Lebargy Of the Coincide Fran
caise, in Paris, and Mr.. st. John Gaff-
ney of New York have introduced a
new fashion in waistcoats at notable
dinner at which many Americans We're
present, says the New York Evening
Journal. Both of these gentlemen APP
peared wearing steel waistcoats.
These garments are curious revival
Of the mode of mediavalism tempered
with modern elegance. The waistcoats
are deliberately embroidered and, while
pliable and light, are bullet proof. One
Of the speakers at the dinner warned
Gaffney to beware lest ]. P. Morgan
organize steel waistcoat trust espe-
cially as these waistcoats are now the
rage with Paris dandies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
Fourth of July Excursion

The Omaha will sell tickets to all
points within 200 miles on July 3rd
and 4th at the rate of one and third
fare for the round trip. Good re
turning until July 9TH.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24

Mother, yes one package makes
two quarts of baby medicine. See
directions. There is nothing inst as
good for babies and children as Rocky
Mountain Tea. IS cts. Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24

roads. There should be a large at
tendance from this section as so i'm
portant a meeting will not come
again SO near for years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24

I On the 400 and $500 D. M. trips the boat
will only make the mill docks on her way
back from Washburn.
Boat makes connection with Northern
Pacific morning and afternoon train for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24

Orders for tickets can be procured of @
w Frost. Druggist, Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
STEAM IER LUCILLE.

Calls Madeline Island both ways any further nfor
nation inquire Of F. A. Bsho MASTER east or
the boat Boat be chartered for evening excursions
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24

Duluth, and Wisconsin Central to CHICAGO
morning and evening.
CAPT. TURGEON.
Manager.