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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29

the initials. and the other characters
show an unsteady hand.
The viii verbatim IS IS follows:
knowing the uncertainty Of life and the
certainty 81 death, and being Of sound
mind and memory I, the und designed, do
make this my last VIII and testament.
hereby revoking al former wills and tes-
taments by me made
FirSt-It is my VIII and desire that all
Ey just debts be paid.
Second-Under the provisions herein
after mentioned. l beGueath TO my be-
loved wife Bertha Fulton, one-haIf Of my
pl 0perty of which I may be seized
whether the same be personal or real, and
wherever the same may be situated. bat
Inc same TO be subject to the conditions
hereinafter mentioned
Third-Under the provisions hereinafter
0-enioned. ! bequeath TO my beloved
mother Mary J. Fulton. Of Lynchburg.
Chic, One-haf Of ny property OF which
l may die seized, whether the same be
personal or real, and wherever the Same
re situated, hut the same TO be subject 70
the conditions hereinafter mentioned.
FOURTH hereby name Guy Truax the
executor Of this my last viii and tesla
ment. and request that his bond be fixed
az fifty thousand dollars; and It IS my
desire that Immediately upon my death
he shall take entire possession of the
stock Of clothing and gents furnishing
goods and All in Tie Whine building.
Wichita, Sedgwick county. Kansas. or
wherever the same may be, ard conduct
the same for period OF ten years. That
in the conduct and the management of
The same he shall be assisted by Bert
TTuaX and Bert Fulton. and that the net
proceeds thereof after the payment OF tho
running expenses and the necessary
amount to keep the stock in merchant
able condition, shan be equally divided
after the costs of administration and at
torney's fees, between my said wife. Der
tina Fulton, and my said mother, Mary
J. Fulton. said payment TO be made an
nually. and that after the expiration OF
the said ten years. it is my desire that
said stock shall De sold. and after the
payment of all costs and expenses herein
before mentioned, that one-half of the
same shall be paid TO my said wife,
Bertha Fulton, and one-half to my
mother. Mary J. Fulton, as herinbefore
mentioned
Dated at Wichita, Kansas, this seven
teenth day Of October. 1862
II is my desire that if deemed advisable
that the said Guy Truax. Burt Truax
and Bert Fulton shall purchase my stock
when sold. and that their salary be fixed
ct 81 800 per anrum. and that al settle
ment with Mrs c. NJ. Jones shall be IN
der the original contract under which
said 9. II. Jones was to receive no salary
whatever. which contract was in writing
Q. r. FULTON.
Signed by said c. r. Fulton. in our pres
ence, and acknowledged by him 10 be his
last VIII ard testament in our presence.
ard signed by US in his presence and at
his request in the presence OF each
other, this 18th day Of October. 1902.
O. 4. SMITH.
s. p. AMIDON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
MIRACLE
OF MUSIC
Was Program Given BY Cam
panari Last Night.
MISS. FINDLEY, ON PIANO
Wichita Girl Creates Wonder
With Fine Playing.
MISS. FINDLEY, ON PIANO

Surely. there could be no more wonder
ful music than that of last night. which
came from the throat and soul Of SigBor
Giuseppe Companari This is the only
way indeed an indefinite one, in which
the singers miraculous performance can
be expressed. The audience, a small. but
intensely appreciative one. came away
flom the Auditorium happy, just as 3ir
Companari wished
The melody was al times as grand as
the mightiest and again the soft. SILKY
tones came from the singer as unspun
silk is drawn between the fingers. These
latter tones We're as sweet as could be
imagined coming from a wonans lips
Inc volume Of his tones was marvel
GUS 1t filed the auditorium as would
a great organ. The audience listened
ana looked with Increasing wonder as
the mighty sounds rolled out through the
air from the 5aritones small figure.
When ne concluded a passionate sons
with a jerk OF his head. the tone was
cut intwo with the incest precision. il
seemed as though the individual in the
audience chung TO the note with his Whole
soul and was suddenly left floating in
some Oriental perfumes.
dis soul was in every tone look and
word he uttered. As he stood in q very
easy and natural attitude lie could hardly
Feep from acting the torreador when he
sang the song.
Every selection that he rendered was
OF dlnerent motive and pattern. The
English song. Contemplation By Sep
pm was given with an evenness ana
STUDIED manner and the melody only
varied with slight crescendos and diminu-
ehdos In direct opposition TO the feeling
an This selection was the passionate i'm
pulses Astounding in Destination" by
Fontanailles.
Companaris enunciaton is perfect, but
no one listened to the words Of the songs
EVen the Recommendations and melody
y ere forgotten in the pleasing wonder
that the single tones created
In his program he made several
changes. although in the main. ii was
Carried out.
Mr.. Joseph Companari was not more
attentlvely listened 10 than was Miss
Mary Findlay watched. Miss Findlay
created wonder with her ability at the
piano Her slender fingers moved as if
~ magic over the keyboard and at one
time, the music seemed to come from
the piano of itself. for her fingers could
not betseen TO move. There was not one
~ the audience but highly cOmplimented
the Wichita young lady for her skill
Mr.. CompanaI in his most elegant
style, recognized his accompanist's fine
work. and as the audience loudly APP
plauded him. he touched Miss Findiay
Upon the arm and assisting her TO arise.
they both bowed TO the audience. The
great honor done her by this great artist
was surprise, and brought a rosy tint
to her cheeks lt viii be many years
before she VIII forget this courtesy of
the man and commentator by the re-
nown baritone
The great musician leaves Wichita this
morning at o'clock lie goes to New
York city and from there TO Richmond
Va.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
D0LD NOW
ON DECK
VIII Buy Hogs Today and XIII
tomorrow.
NEW PLANT Is COMPLETED
Wichita VIII Have a Great
Live Stock Market.

Superintendent Charles Darrigrand is
the authority for the statement that
Dolds hog buyer viii be or the wichita
market today aad mat the new packing
houze Will XIII hogs and cattle tomor-
row.
When the big whistle calls the killing
gang to work tomorrow morning. the
prediction OF the Eagle made the morn
ing after the big FIRE viii have been fUl-
hned
The Eagle said Doid would rebuild
larger than ever and the loyal people
OF this city came TO the rescue and helped
to fulfill the prediction. Superintendent
Darrigrands face was wreatEed in Smiles
last evening when he made the announce
ment that the great new Dold packing
house was now ready for business. lie
mas 2 right 20 feel good over the accom-
piishment Of the task Of rebuilding. He
has been the able assistant Of Fred Dold
and the entire plant has been rebuilt
under his supervision.
on the morning Of the Dold fire, one
year ago the 10th Of last July, the peo-
pie Of this city felt that great calam-
ity had overtaken Wichita. it wsS ca
lamity, but was enc OF those misfoTtuneS
that make people stronger. Wichita is
better off today in The way of packing
houses than she would have been without
the Dold fire.
When Insurance Commissioner Eldridse
looked over the Dold plant a few days
ago, he made the remark that DCld evil
IDENTIFY did not consider cost in the equip
ment of his new. plant That told the
whole story Dold looked for the best,
and when he had found II he asked the
price. There are packing houses in this
country that cover more ground than
the Dold plant, but when il cones TO
modern equipment there are none in ad-
vance of il, nor equal 10 il. &c is modern
in every respect.
The present Dold plant viii be worth
more to this city than three houses like
,ne one that burned The beef house is
one OF the best in the west. and there
is no question about Dold's doing big
business. Billy Wallace, one OF the best
hog buyers in the country Will select
the hogs for the new plant John Fort
man, who has killed hundreds Of cattle
in this city. will buy the cattle. The
Dold plant is too big to attempt a de-
scriptiOn When people have seen and
tested the products of the greater Dold
house, Fred Dold will take leading
pace among American packers
Hog shippers all over southern Kansas
and oklahoma have been asking when
Dold would be on the market fer hogs
and the big run yesterday was partially
due to the fact that many of the shippers
understood that Dold's buyer would be
on the market. Shippers know that Dold
is q regular buyer and when his house is
running they expect 10 always find
market for their hogs. DOld and CUdahy
together VIII make d great stock market
in this city
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
VISITED OLD SCENES
James Kerby Returns from a Reunion
Of His Old REGIMENT.

Mr.. James Kirby. of Haysville. has re-
turned from a pleasant visit in his old
home and early haunts in eastern I'LL
nois and western Indana-in that patri-
otto section where Lincoln rosmed in
His dreamy youth and which furnished
him men of mettle when he called for
volunteers to put down the rebellion.
Mir Kirby attended reunion Of his old
regiment at Danville Illinois and met
many OF the comrades who kept step
with him IN the long and ardUous
y arches they made during the war. He
was mighty glad TO see them and they
~ ere equally glad to see him and the rem
irescences they exchanged of the days that
tried men souls. were many and Cxcit-
ing. At Terre Haute, that historic spot
during the days when men marched out
20 save their country. was visited by ar
Kirby, and he met many cid friends
whom he had not seen fer forty years.
He returns home refreshed ~ his vaca-
ton and glad that he made the visit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
TWO MARRIAGE FAILURES
One After Seventeen Years ard One
After Twelve Months.

Two divorce suits were filed In the Dis
trict court YESTERDAY. ". ii Flynn asks
to be separated from Ella Flynn as he
alleges she abandoned him October G..
lsal. They were married in December
Of 1897.
Mamie Jackson is the plaintiff in The
otner case against James Jackson.
Abandonment and failure to support is
the causes given in this case. They were
married June .. 1875, seventeen years
ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
HEARD MYSTERIOUS CRIES
Queer Case Brought 10 Police STatron
shields Attention

Police Matron Shields has had a pecu-
liar and mysterious case reported te her.
She has been investigating it. but UP
till last night had not found any new
devslopme ats. The case was reported
Sunday. Three women came TO her and
said that on Sunday about SHUTDOWN. they
heard the most piteous cries. They
thought they must have been eli a boy.
Suddenly the cries ceased and all was
still about the Second street bridge over
the Big Arkansas river. where the affair
took place The women investigated
and from what they could find. decided
that 1t was a father heating his boy and
that the suden cessation of the cries was
due 10 the boy faintins from exhaustion
CT being Knocked seaseless. The whole
noishborhood became aroused and the
call on Mrs. Shields was made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
ARE CHILDREN NEGLECTED?
Complaint Made in the Affirmative In
Probate s'ouTt

Yesterday FIVE complaints were fled in
the probate court. charging that certain
children We're neglected ana should be
looked after by The state The children
belong "a TWO different families The
hearing Of the cases have net vet been
set. The first complaint is in relation 10
Bruce Cc-kins, 9 years old The second
is for Floy CorlSins 5 wears old, The
complainant is Nj Z. Larl-ius. The other
thrce complaints are in relation to VIII
lis, FRANK and Thomas Lawrence, 6. g.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29

BERTHA T. FULTON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29
DENTISTS ARE IN SESSION
Discussions az Matters Ct interest to
Profession Filled the Day.

The sixth annual session OF the Kan
sas Dental Association Is holding its ses-
sion in The paTlo.s or the Hamilton hotel.
Yesterday ,ho sessions were taken up
with discussions of work OF the dentists
he papers ana discussions were very
ia.ese@'.as- -he gr0sean was as FOL
-t.' q. m.-Rea--nE Of minutes Appl.-
cctlers Tor membership.
cliaicsN Mathews Wichita Apply
Ing Ruiber Czm and EiEc- Pun,
Canals. IL. c L. Hesrie'5 Eurclsa
'-s- a-,iaE Porcelain SHADE Guide" l.. %.
.9o5 e. Arkansas Ci;S- subject not given.
3. j. Shobe Garden City; Contour FIJI
irE. Using pcTEeys gold
1;19 D. u1.-Clinics-D. - AcNlllen Kan
sas City: rs. a. Costen. Fort Scott. J. y.
Paterson. Kansas City; Operation on
Antrim r 3. Lawrence. E.Go-ado:
clinic with paper. subject. Treating ard
finins Root Canals. Discussion opened
by ". A Costen Fl Scott
SEQ p m.-Papers-C. Sidney Foster.
care IF Cnildrens Teeth. discussion
opened by J. f. Rurkett. kingman. =
h Paterson. Kansas City. Feds IL
Dentistry" discussion opened By s 5
Noble. Ni-1it2.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-29

desire 70 express nv Sincere thanks
O. TIE Commercial club. the Aasors
ana the Elks OF tais city. and IN the
Commercial Travellers. also 70 the many
other friends al the late c. r Fulton
who 50 kindly remembsrss ne through
the sickness and death OF nv beloved
husband.
nE.r,r-,r. III -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
MYSTERY OF MAD NUN
CLEARED UP AT LAST

CHICAGO. Feb. 26-''Frances Agnes
Ross" who became insane last December
soon after entering the Convent Of Poor
Clares, has been identified as Miss Rosa
Mcdonald, aged thirty-two years. Of Bos-
ton She was taken from the Kankakee
Insane Asylum yesterday and left for
Boston last night with William A. Morse,
a Boston lawyer, and Mrs. Minnie j. An
drews. a nurse.
Miss Mcdonald came to Chicago the
middle OF December from Portland. Or
While there she attended Catholic
church and she expressed a wish 10 en-
ter convent Of the order OF Poor Clares
She was woman OF refinement and edu-
cation, and when she came here she had
1880 in cash and Jewels worth 81 800
She told the mother superior she owned
$4,000 worth Of real estate. but refused
TO say where her home was.
1t was week after entering the con-
vent that she went insane She ordered
that she be served with sheIIfsh and
champagne, and declared her life was
being sought by enemies. She was re-
moved TO the asylum and EFFORTS we're
made to learn her identity An inter
cepted letter she wrote 20 a sister in
Boston resulted in her true name being
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
OLD MANSEEKS TOADOPT
A WIDOW AS HIS CHILD

NEW YORK, Feb. 26--Prompted by
desire to reciprocate kindnesses shown
him and to see her re-established in So
ciety. from which she was forced 20 re-
tire because Of the loss OF her husbands
fortune. William Hardness, aged seventy
one years. who has made fortune from
a fire cXungUisher he invented, has de
cided TO make Mrs. Elizabeth Holland
Richardson, aged forty five years. his
daughter. Mr. Hardness has instructed
his attorney, II. = Snedeker, to apply to
Judge Mclean. in the supreme court. to
day, for the necessary legal authorization.
Unusual as the proceeding is. Mr. Hank
ness feels confident his petition will be
granted. Mr.. Snedekcr viii call Judge
MeLeans particular attention to a con-
tract executed by Mrs. Richardson. in
which she prays tat the court give her
permission to change her name to Lizzie
Richardson Hardness, that she may
hencefOrth be known as the aged million
aires daughter.
Mr.. Richardson was a wealthy railroad
contractor, and his family and that Of Mr.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
ONE THOUSAND POLES DOWN.
Situation as 10 TeIeRraphie Conmu-
nicntion with New York.

HAfuAiOm viii new OEk-
Washington is slowly recovering from
its telegraDhic isolation At present New
York is the only place OF Importance that
cannot be communicated with direct. and
the telegraph companies hold out reason
able hopes that by tomorrow or Friday
the lines running there viii also be in
working order again.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has repaired most OF its broken lines. It's
principal difficulty now rests in a stretch
mington. Del. and New York. In the
neighborhood Of 900 poles are down in
this interval, and the wires are so badly
broken that entire new lines will have
70 be strung. Meanwhile all Of the com
pany's New York business is being trans
acted by way OF Chicago. All messages
70 the metropolis are sent subject 70 de-
lay.
The Postal Telegraph Company, how
ever. has not been so fortunate in having
its damaged lines quickly repaired. Com
munication between this city and all
points in the South and West has been
restored. but points North and East are
being reached by a roundabout way.
Both companies are employing large
construction gangs and the work is being
rushed forward with the utmost CELEBRITY.
Reasonable hopes are entertained that by
tomorrow. or Friday at the latest, the
tcleE-aphiC service between the National
Capital and all parts OF the country viii
be completely restored.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
SHERIFF GUDBB MAY
Be OUS4BD THURSDAY
Governor May Remove Kings
County Official.
Brooklyn Republicans Are Talking
of Norman :. Dixie for the Place
IL GUden Il Relieved.

ALBANY. Feb 26--Whether OF not
Sheriff Charles Guden, OF Kings county
is to be dismissed from ofice viii be
made known by Governor OdeH Thursday
morning. The Governor received Counsel
Sbez-n's brief yesterday, and last night
said:
7 have heard some talk about a sue
cessor TO Sheriff Guden having been Sc
Iected in Kings county. I believe Nor
man S. Dixie is the man mentioned. No
one has any authority 10 say that a sue
cessor TO Sherin Guden has been selected,
because until have gone over the briefs
OF Guden's and Reiss' counsel and come
to a decision. there will be 10 need OF
appointing a successor 10 Guden."
II is expected by legislators and Kings
county Republicans that on Thursday
morning Sheriff Guden will be dismissed
from fice on his own admissions Of IN
fitness.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
An illustrated volume shortly
to be published by the Geologi-
cal Survey.

teen acres Only 10 per cent Of the farm
area and only per cent Of the total area
OF the island was under cultivation Ma
tanzas and Havana provinces are the
most highly cultivated parts Of the ISL
and. OF the cultivated area. less than 90
per cent was owned by its occupants. the
rest being rented. and s. per cent was
occupied by whites, as owners or renters.
only II per cent by colored. the remainder
being unknown.
Measured by the areas under cultfva-
ton, sugar cane occupied = per cent of
the cultivated lands: sUc~C potatoes, II
per cent. tobacco. 9 per cent, bananas a
little less than per cent and other
crops IN smaller proportions. Santa
Clara and Matanzas produced nearly
taree-fourths OF the sugar crop. Santiago
about One-SiNth. and Havana about one
sixteenth. Three-fourths of the entire
tobacco crop came from Pinar del Rio.
and nearly all the remainder from Ha-
vana and Santa clara provinces. There
were In Cuba in 1899 2O7 sugar mills. OF
centrdls. producing daily 81 .407 bags OF
sugar There were also eighJy-fve stills.
with a daily capacity Of l6l 15I gallons.
Coffee was once an important Cuban prod
uct, but little is now produced, that lit
lie coming from the provinces Of Santi-
ago and Santa Clara
Illustrated by Maps and Plates.
The Gazetteer is illustrated by maps
and plates. showing distribution Of popu-
lation and products.
The Gazetteer proper consists of about
one hundred pages Of names OF localities.
streams, mountains. civil divisions. etc.
with appropriate descriptions and deGn,-
lions. may be illustrated by the follow
ing. Havana; the Capital aud chief city
Of Cuba. IL is situated upon the west
ern shore of Havana HarbOr, one of those
curious pouched-shaped harbCFs so com
mon upon the Cuban coast. The pOpula-
tion in 1893 was go. 931. making il by far
the largest city Of the island. OF the
population, males are in excess to the
extent OF per cent As 20 race and
nativity 20 pcT cent. or a trihe less than
Cne-half, a-e rative whites. The proper
tion Of foreign born was no less than %
per cent, while that OF cOlored was about
Is per cent The fOreign-born were COM
posed IN a large proportion Of persons
OF Spanish blood. The water supply Of
Havana is derived from the springs OF
Nento. nine miles distant, the water be-
ing brought TO the city by aqueduct."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
BURGLAR IN THEIR BEDROOM
Young Girls Brighten Away "A Noe.
turnaI ProvvIer-

Considerable excitement was caused at
the home Of Mr.. J. H. Miller. at Z0l8
Portner Place northwest ct an early hour
yesterday morning by TIE intrusion Of q
burglar The man entered the room OF
the Misses Morse and Jackson, Mr.. Mil
Ier's young nieces, who were awakened by
his movements and the flashing Of a dark
lantern. Finding himself discovered the
fellow made q hasty exit.
Mr.. Miller was notified. and arminS him
self with a heavy poker, began a search
Of the house for the intruder Beds were
looked under and closets examined. but
10 trace OF the man was found. An open
window IN bath room over a shed, how
ever. explained the probable means used
by the Uarauder in gaining entrance To
tho house and in making his exit
The young women describe the fellow
as a white man Of medium height, smooth
faced, and having @ sharp, hooked nose
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-26
Wealthy William Hardness
asks legal authorization for
strange procedure.

Hardness were closely associated. Mrs.
Richardson. in fact. was always regarded
by Mrs. Hardness, who died six years ago,
as a member Of the family
Since his wife's death Mr.. Hardness has
been living at hotels. and frequently
spoke OF his desire 10 have a home. Last
fall while living at the Union Square Ho-
tel he was ill., He engaged an apartment
at 304 West Ninety-third Street anc Mrs
Richardson assumed the care OF the home
II was found that there was no law In
this State which would permit the adOp-
tiOn OF a person more than twenty-one
years OF age. Neither Mr. Hardness nor
Mrs. Richardson desired to marry. and to
bridge the difficulty Mr. Snedcker drew
the contract in which Mrs Richardson
agrees to become the daughter Of Mr.
Hardness. Mr. Hardness is a brother Of
Prof Albert Hardness. Of Brown Univer-
sity, author Of many standard textbooks.