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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WANTS AN UNDERsTUDY.
DiavoIo's Last Man Wis Killed in ST.
Louis Last Week

I'VE sincerely wish there was more
than one man in this wide world who
could successfully perform that loop
act,'" remarked Mr. James Devote.
one of the Forepaugh-Sells representa-
tives. who arrived in town yesterday.
You see, this man Diavolo is going to
get hurt sooner or later. He realizes it,
and We realize it. The requirements for
the successful accomplishment of this
feat are so exact that the slightest devil
alton means an accident-and an acct
dent means almost certain death. We
would be very glad, indeed. to find an
other man who could successfully perform
this feat. for, as things stand now, if
Diavolo does make a slip, ii s all off
with the act until we find some one.
And the pay is not bad, either: only $1,000
a week-the time to earn it just y Sec
onds; that is, seconds at each per-
formance, or L seconds a day. But fix
up your insurance first, for it would
take "a road roller to drag an insurance
agent near you after you signed the
contract.
The basis OF the act is the opposition
of the two forces. velocity and gravity.
To make the act possible the velocity
must be sufficient to exert a quantity of
centrifugal force great enough to over
come the natural force of gravitation. In
other words. ii can be automatically
proved that an unobstructed, freely-mov
ing. spherical body, weighing 225 pounds.
moving over a space of 10 lineal feet, at
an angle of As degrees, will generate suf-
ficient velocity to carry it almost per-
pendicularly 231R feet And there you
have it. The man weighs 160 pounds; the
bicycle 90 pounds: total. 225 pounds The
runway is 10 feet long pitched at an
angle OF ~ degrees, and the loop proper
is 231. feet in diameter. But then, that
simply proves the act possible-the trick
is to do it. Diavolo does il twice daily.
and when you see II your opinion will be
that it's the greatest hair-raising demon
stration of pure, unadulteTated dare-dev-
iltry that American ingenuity has yet
conceived"
Diavolo had an understudy who per-
formed the act several times. but was
killed last week in St. Louis. and Diavolo
is looking for another.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
PASSION AND
PREJUDICE
Cause of Motion for New
Trial in Marshall Case.
SlXTY-TWO CAUSES GIVEN
Railroad viii Not Abide by
Third Decision.
SIXTY-TWO CAUSES GIVEN

It appears very likely that the Marshall
courts for the fourth time. Stanley, Yer
million & Evans. attorneys for the de-
PENDANT, the Rock Island railroad, filed
petition in the district court yesterday
for new trial. giving in the petition
sixty-two reasons why a new trial should
be granted. the leading cause being that
the jury was moved to return verdict
in favor Of the plaintiff by passion and
prejudice.
This case is the one in which ]. C.
Marshall as executor of the Marshall
estate, brought action against the Rock
Island railroad to collect darlag ) Or the
death of Mrs. Maggie Marshall who was
killed by a Rock Island train at the
Douglas avenue crossing on September
-. 1893. The case has been before the
court three times, resulting once in a
hung jury, once a finding of s. 800 for the
plaintiff. and a verdict last Wednesday
evening for 5000 in favor of the plaintiff.
Now the defendants come with motion
for new trial, and asking to have tire
verdict for 5000 set aside. The petition
charges the jury with having rendered the
verdict as they did because they were
moved by passion and with prejudice
against a corporation. virtually saying
that the jury lost sight of justice under
the influence of the pathos and sorrow
connected with the case.
Sixty-two causes in all are given as
reasons for the granting of new trial.
The petition alleges irregularity in the
proceedings of the trial, misconduct of
the jury. errors of law, errors of the
court and mscondlc- of the counsel for
the plaintiff. 1t states that the accident
could have been guarded against if the
proper caution had been used, and that
the verdict is not sustained by suffi-
cient evidence. 1t also states that tho
damages granted in the verdict are OK
cessive, and were granted contrary to
the evidence given at the trial The petit |
ton further states that the defendants |
have found new evidence shich il was not |
possible to obtain before the last trial |
Then follows a long list in which the |
defendants charge the court with errors
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WICHlTANS ARE IN 1T.
TWO Local Physicians Will Speak at
Concordia MEETING

The thirty seventh annual meeting of
the Kansas State Medical society wiz De
held in ConcOrGia. Nav u. and :. and two
Wichita physicians have places an the
program. Besides these. a considerable
number Of physicians are planning to at
tend this meeting.
Or. j.. w Basham Uih speak Thursday
morning on "Incisei Wounds of Joints.
and Dr. Bowers viii follow shortly after
with paper on Preliminary Report of
the Technique and Result OF a Nodiica-
ton OF Therche's Methods OF Skin
Grating"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02

I-uion Gospel missions meet AZ is SecS-
wick block Saturday. May al ? n
Special session Of the Elks tonight hi
tiatiors and social feature. Al IneTaosT
ard visiting brothers cordially invited
The Stein contest OF the Brseb'lrn Golf
Stub has been extended until Wednesday.
MAY sih. on account u bad weather. Al
scores or forfeitures must Se Reported -
the secretary not ia.e- than Thurstay
morning LADIES' contest extended .
Nay Sth-
VI II =. members Xt;srtiont Our de-
paFfmeat president Mrs. Foster. VII -
present at our melting 20 y heid O. Tlses-
da-. Mzv 5th in Carried hall Comrades
Of Garfield post are cordially invited 70
attend an open meeting ~ t-s ? N o.
thss date. 90 which light Refreshments
vii be served Members os adjacent corps
VII be in attendance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
Some Fine Roadsters Will Be Here
for Sale

The sale of fine horses in this city next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday prom
ises to be a great success.
G.. W. Holdridge has received a consign-
ment of nine standard bred roadsters from
John T Hessell of the famous Jcwett
farm which he is getting in condition for
the sale. Mr. Holdridge has number of
fine roadsteTs in his care that have been
consigned for the sale He said last night
that people in this city did not realizze
that Wichita has become the great fine
horse center of the west. There are now
over one hundred horses at the fair
grounds in training
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
Or. Lyons
PERFECT
! ] Goth Powder
Used by people Of refinement
for over a quarter Of a century
PREPARED By
II q. Mslzza. IT'S

grown to be one of the strongest organi-
zaticns in the city. and there are very
fcw halls in the city large enough to ac-
commodaie the full membership of either
lodge At the present time there are
sn.ne ffSe,a hundred members of the or
der. Th're are Two lodges meeting on
different nights, and one hall could be
used FOR both. Some of the members Of
Harmony Council have been figuring
with men about building Fraternal Aid
hall in tbs City. They very much need
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WORKING FOR Q. F. SWEENEY.
Dodge City Old Soldiers Want Him
for Department Commander.

The Eagle yesterday received the fol-
lowing from the old soldiers at the Home
in Dodge City:
ION motion, at our last regular meet
ing of Victor Post, No. 293, Department
of Kansas, G. A. r., our two delegates
and their aiternates and our eight past
post commanders expressed a unanimous
preference for our next department COM
mander in the person Of Capt. q. l..
Sweeney, of Dodge city, and we, as a
post, pleged our support and will send 4
large delegation to the Mcpherson en-
campment to work in Iis interest.
Comrades, help us and We will help
you; but remember that we are for Cap
tain Sweeney, if it takes all summer.
by the way, we are having some frost
in the short grass country. but our candi-
date is no spring chicken. He is all right,
and so are We. Yours in F., c. and L.
j. II. FUTILE, z. c.
ssn n POSE Adi,,tonf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
FLOWERS WERE COOKED.
Park Commissioners Find Considera-
Bile DAMAGE From Frost,

The park commissioners are mourning
considerably over the loss of some fine
flowers and also the grass seed they sowed
this spring on account of the frost Thurs
day night. The young alfalfa that had
just appeared above the ground was nip
ped and viii have to be sown again. Some
of the flowers We're caught and damaged
as was the shrubbery. There was a very
light frost yesterday morning. According
TO the figures in the weather office yester-
day was the coolest first day Of May in
ten years. The mercury got down to "a
degrees yesterday morning, which has
not been reached since the first day of
Nav 1902
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
OIL FOUND At LAYTON.
At Depth of 112 Feet Oil OF Good
Quality Was Discovered.

The news has reached this city that the
best oil yet found IN Com8nChe county
comes from the quarter taken 10y Matte
Beal-Payne. formerly 90 this city. The
oil was discovered by workmen digging
a well The drlll was down IL feet
When the drill reached a depth of 10
feet good water was found. but when the
drill went two feet deeper oil of the
finest quality vas struck.
Mrs. Payne visited in the city a short
time ago. and her friends viii be pleased
to learn Of the important discovery or a
part Of her claim. The property where
the oil was found is owned by c. L.
Darh1r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WANTS A DIVORCE.
j. P. Casey Asks Court to AnnuI Mar
riaqe Eonds

J. D. Casey fled a petition in the dis
trict court yesterday for a divorce from
his wife, Anna z. Casey. In his petit
ton he states that he and the defendant
We're united in marriage in Ohio on Sep
TENDER %, 1873, and lived together as man
and wife until July 10. 1894. The plaintiff
alleges that at that time they separated
and marital relations ceased. and that in
the year 1901 the defendant went to Kan
sas City to live. He further charges the
defendant with gross neglect of duty. He
asks the court for an absolute divorce,
and such other relief as he is entitled to.
His attorneys are Bentley & Hatfield.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
DEMAND CORN FED CATTLE.
Wichita People Have Quit Eating Poor
Beef

The John Cudahy Packing company yes
terday bought sixty head Of corn I'd
steers and heifers OF A .. Dtshrow Of
Wichita township for the local trade
They averaged SO pounds and brought
s. - per hundred They are a fine lot Of
butcher cattle and q good deal better
than most people are in the habit II
eating II Is credit 10 the good judy
ment Of Wichita people that such beeves
are demanded in the local trade.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WELL KNOWN FARMER DEAD.
D. 2. Wilson Passed Away at Age of
So Years.

n. T. Wilson. n well known farmer liv-
ing eight miles southeast OF the city. died
yesterday morning ~ his home. lie was
eightv-tvo years Of age. and his death
vas caused by old age. He was born in
West Virginia, and came to this county
many years ago. The funeral services
VIII be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. from the Riverside Methodist
church. Interment viii be in the Cart
wright cemetery
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
RECEIVED HEAVY PENALTY.
Rube Walker Given 500 Fine BY
Judge Stanley.

RUDE Waller was fined 500 in police
court yesterday for assault lie found a
former lover walking down the street with
another man and II is alleged that he
made several bluffs with gun and also
slapped the woman. The evidence in
support Of this was sufficient in the mind
of the judge 90 warrant a good heavy fine,
which Walker was unable 10 pay and was
son- down sf-frs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
WANT A NEW HALL.
Harmony Council, r. 4. A., Find Pres
ent Quarters Too Small.

Harmony Council. F. \. y. wants 4
rev hall Their present quarters over 900
East Douglas avenue are 200 small 10 &C.
conmodaIe the members OF this lodge.
and the room is not Of the best for the
team work during the meetings. For
sonae tine the members OF this lod.e
have been trying TO secure the third floor
Of sosne rev building and have il con-
sts-ucted especially for a lodge room and
under the most modern plans
| The Fraternal Aid association has
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
PERMIT Foa NEW BUILDING.
Naftzcar & Moore Secure Permit
From Fire Marshal

Fire Marshal Walden yesterday granted
a permit 10 l.. :. Naftsger and John T.
Moore FOR the construction Of a two-story
brick and stone building at the corner q
Douglas ana ST Francis avenues to cost
not less than N25la. The Eagle has rad
several descriptions n this building Tho
trenches Tor the foundation are already
completed ana vorkmen are now putting
in the concrete walls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
FORMER wIcHlTAN PROMOTED.
George g. Hetherington Made Santa
Ee Car Accountant

AIN order was received at the Union de-
pot yesterday by Colonel /. r. Delaney
from the superintendent of transportation
Announcing the appointment of George
II. Hetherington as car accountant with
Headquarters at Topeka The appointment
became effective yesterday. Mr.. Heth-
erington is a formerly Of Wichita man.
having been chief clerk here for years Tor
the division superintendent. He was enc
of the most Justly popular railroad men
who has ever lived in Wichita and every
body here is pleased over his appointment
especially as it carries a salary of 5000 a
month with il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
VERY QUIET MONTH.
Not One Case Tried Before the Pro
bate Judge.

The month of April was the quietest
month in the probate court since Judge
Wilson took his office, two years ago.
Not one case came up before the pro-
bate court during April. which is some
thing that has not happened in any other
month in the past two years. Only the
regular routine business has come up, and
not a great deal of that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
LUDWIG UNDER BOND.
To Appear in Court Next Tuesday
Mornirc

Paul Ludwig. the alleged horse thief
who was brought hack from Ashland
Wednesday by Sheriff Schsd. was ar
raigned before Judge Alexander yester-
day morning and was bound over 20 ap-
pear in court AT o'clock next Tuesday
morning. His bond was placed at s7so.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Cake sale today by the ladies' Of the
First NJ z. church at Dockum's drug
store
win all those who are soliciting Tor the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02

Eat to please myself. out
dress to please others"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-02
GOOD HORSES ARE COMING.

d. D. ROSE, Adjutant."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04

you seem downcast," said the graft
er's friend, according to the Chicago
Record Herald.
Il am. Confound these outsiders
who are always meddling in the pub
lies business!"
1T is a shame. If the newspapers
and the contemplate reformers had
kept quiet you might have held your
job for life"
Il know it. But I don't care so
much for the job. can live without
it-now. I'm nobody's fool. 1 knew
enough to hang on to some Of it, even
if it did come easy"
What are you grumbling about,
then? Why should you care?"
We'll. it's the blamed fool way
folks keep a-goin' when they get start
ed on a think. They never seem to
know where to stop. That's what I've
always claimed was the principal
trouble with people. It's poor old hu-
man nature. You let them get started
on a thing and they're like a lot of
wild cattle. You can't tell where they re
goin' to fetch UP. Look at the way
they go it whenever a new craze gets
started. 1t makes a fellow Disguised
sometimes with the whole human race.
If folks only had the sense to put the
brakes on once in a while a man
might have some confidence in them.
But they never know when to stop.
They're talkin' now of followin' me up
and sendin' me to the penitentiary,
conf0und 'emt'
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Mary A. Daily of Cappoquin,
Ireland, was one of the passengers ar
irving at New York last week. Because
of her work in attempting to revive
the ancient Irish industry of point
lace-making among the peasants of
Ireland Miss Daily is one of the best
known women ipi that country She
had devoted years to study to this
work and some of Miss Days handi-
work found its way into the royal fam
lily.
The Shah of Persia, who received
some months ago from his English
friend the Order Of the Garter, is said
to have the most tired appearance of
any of the reigning sovereigns. His
eyes are wearied by the sight of every
luxury. During his visit to England
all the statuary was removed from
Marlborough house Out of regard for
his susceptibilities.t One toy did ex-
cite his interest, however and this
was a tiny jeweled bird; which sang
delightfully."-.
From duchesses down, the naughty
DANES of England are going into trade.
The Duchess of Abercorn owns a flour
ishing creamery at Baronscourt, Ire
land; Lady Warwick has many irons
in the fire. another countess bought
motors and let them out for hire, and
Lady Essex is, or was, part proprietor
in a flourishing laundry business. Lon
don laundreSses leave much to be de-
sired, and a. few society women, in
Guiding Lady Essex and Mrs. Hwfa
Williams, have started a well-managed
French laundry in one of the nearer
suburbs.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
PRESIDENT PALMA,s MESSAGE.

The message of President Palma,
patches yesterday, indicates that the
Cuban people are in a very hopeful
frame of mind about several things
which concern them greatly. One of
them is the loan with which it is pro-
posed to pay the revolutionary army.
1t seems that it hasn't been negotiated
yet, though 1t is expected that it will
be placed in this country. If it had
been offered a few months sooner it
would have stood a much better chance
of being taken somewhere near its
face value than it does now. At
present there does not seem to be Il
disposition in money centers to invest
in anything that is at all speculative.
Another thing about which the Gu
bans appear to be hopeful is the sta
bility of their government. President
Palma says that the cry of Indignation
that went from one end of the island
to the other when a few armed men
created a disturbance was an in
stance of the capacity of the Cubans
for self-government. 1t is gratifying
to all friends of Cuba that there is a
firm determination of the Cuban people
to uphold their government. The dis
play of such determination will tend
to inspire confidence in the stability of
the republic, and assist in securing the
loan, of which there is at present so
much need. 1t wouldn't be surprising,
however, if before the loan is secured
there should be an effort made to get
the United States to guarantee the
Cuban bonds.
Another thing about which the Gu
bans are hopeful is the reciprocity
treaty which our Congress is expected
to ratify, during the extra session
which meets on the 9Th of this month
There is reason for hope. The indca-
tons are that the treaty will be rati-
fed. The forces that were arrayed
against it during the last Congress do
not appear to be gathering to oppose
it. The message is one that is calcu-
lated to make a good impression at
home and abroad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Georgia Chapter No. 3, r.
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Mr. Hunter, You
Can. Union Station Restaurant; w. H.
Hoffman, Photographer, Has Returned;
DIR. Julian F. Chisholm Has Returned;
Ship Notice, Williamson & Rauers; No
tice, Richard Burns: Convicts to Hire,
S. L. Moore Statesboro, Ga.
Business Notices-Heinz's Apple But
ter, Groots Market: Bicycle Repair
Work, G. w. Thomas: Shelled AL
monds. ETC.. Hardee & Marshall.
Visitors Are Cordially Invited-B. H.
Levy & Bro.
A Hot Little Heater-Mutual Gas
Light Company.
Our Attention to Details-E. & w.
Laundry.
Don't-Lattimore's
Cough and Cold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Company.
Beautiful Teeth-Gamble's Tooth
Powder.
Warburines-Get Them at Rowlin-
skis.
Savannah Theater--"The Silver Slip
per-" Tonight; The Georgia Ministries,
Thursday Matinee and Night; THE
Mummy and the Humming Bird" Fri
day Night: Lady Berinthia's Secret, "
Saturday Matinee and Night.
The Busy Mans Friend-Waltham
Watches.
Beer-Anheuser- Busch Brewing Asso-
citation.
Medical-Blood Wine: DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup; Herpicide; Medical Lake
Salts; Pyramid Pile Cure; Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets; Duffy's Pure Malt
Whisky.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted; Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
Queer Nightmare.

The visit of the Prince and Princess
OF Wales at the magnificent country
seat of Lord Mount Edgcumbe recalls
a romantic story. Towards the end
of the eighteenth century the then
Lady Mount Edgcumbe died Gas it was
thought after a short illness, and she
was buried in the family vault under
meath the neighboring church. 1t was
known that she had been buried with
ring of great value on one of her
fingers. On the night of the funeral
the sexton entered the church, descend
ed into the vault and opened the cof-
fin. He found the ring firmly fixed,
and, while he was endeavoring to force
it off the finger, Lady Mount-Edg
cumbe sat up in her coffin. She had
been in a trance. The man rushed off
in a panic leaving vault and church
both open. Lady Mount-Sdgcumbe
walked to the house in her shroud and
was met on the terrace by her hus-
hand. She tainted, and on reviving
she found herself in bed in her ordi-
nary sleeping attire. The truth was
never revealed to her, and to the end
of her life she believed that she had
merely suffered from an unusually nor
rible nightmare.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-04
THE ELECTIONS.

The forecasts of the elections were
not very far out of the way if the re-
turns received up to midnight
last night were fair indica-
ton of the results. The chief
interest centered in the New York
municipal election. and the state cleo
lions in Rhode Island, Maryland and
Ohio.
Several days ago it seemed to be pref
ty certain that the Tammany ticket
would be successful. McClellan's plu-
rality will be between 10000 and $4,000
Evidently the people of New York city
prefer Tammsny rule to a fusion ad-
ministration.
In Ohio Mr.. Tom L. Johnson is doubt
less a very much surprised man. He
had doubts perhaps about his own cleo
ton as Governor, but he was quite con-
fident of 'electing a Democratic legis-
lature, thus preventing Senator Hanna's
reelection to the Senate. 1t looks very
much as if the Republican majority
would be even greater than that of
last year, which was 10000. There is
no doubt that the ma ority is a large
one and that the Legislature is over
whelmingly Republican. Evidently Mr..
Johnsons views about some things, in
regard to which he hasn't the SYM
pathy of his entire party, haven't the
approval of the Ohio voters.
In Rhode Island the Democrats elect
ed their candidate for Governor by an
increased majority, but it is probable,
on account of the way the state is APP
portioned, the Republicans have the
Legislature, and hence will elect the
United States senator.
The result in Maryland will not be
known probably until sometime to-day.
At midnight not enough returns had
been received to indicate the result
with any degree of certainty. Those
received, however, were rather favor
able to the Democrats.
In the other states the result was
about as it was expected it would be-
except in Colorado. where both sides
are claiming the victory.