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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-09

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medical science u is tbe only Internal
systemic catarrh remedy known Go the
medical profession today. catarrh. as
every oae viii admit is the cause 4
one half the Diseases which auict man
kind. Catarrh aud catarrhal diseases
anlict one-half of the people ~ the
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-09

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, 1903-03-30
Furnished rooms, over Lar. Grocery.
CONTESTED ELECTION

The contested election case of Cor
let Downey against T. H. Gibson, in
volving the office of county and pros
ecutinS attorney. is on trial before
Judge Carpenter of the district court
this afternoon. The contestant is as
sisted by James NJ. Fenwick and H. V.
S. Groesbeck, and the contestee by Mr..
Corthell. Mr.. Corthell endeavored in
his cross-eXamination of the officers
of the county clerks office to show that
the keeping of the ballots and election
supplies had been so careless as to
give opportunity for tamperlng with
them after they came into the posses
sion of the county clerk and after the
contest proceedings were begun, a
matter upon which he made great
stress in its bearing upon the case.
The matter had not been concluded
when The Republican went to press.
, 1903-03-30
Notes from the Shops.

Foreman Sullivan of the blacksmith
shop was sick with la grippe yesterday.
Charles George was added to the
payroll as a machinists this morning.
The round house work is keeping a
large force Of machinists, blacksmiths
and boilermakers busy.
Some repairs were made to the sta
tionary boiler yesterday and steam was
taken from a locomotive in the round
house.
Helper engine 6S7 is in the back
shops awaiting the arrival of a new set
OF flues, when it will be thoroughly ov-
erhauled.
Mrs. Roth and Barbara, the wife and
daughter of General Foreman Roth,
have returned from a visit of several
days at Denver.
Blacksmith Jackson was laid up yes
terday with a severe attack Of la
gippe. He was able to be about the
house and yards during the afternoon.
A car loaded with coal was derailed
on the coal chute track Saturday by
being pushed up on the curved track
at the upper end Of the line. The coal
will have to be shoveled into another
car before the damage c1il be repaired
, 1903-03-30
DREDGE
TO BE TAKEN OF THE OLD HOME
PLACER CLAIMS IN DOUG
LAS CREEK DISTRICT.
Strong Chicago Company Formed and
Machinery Contracted For to Work
One Of the Oldest and Best Known
Placer Claims in the state-cost
Fortune Years Aqo.

Prof. w. c.. Knight, n of the direc-
tors Of the Home Placer Mining com
pany. was notified today that the com
pany, q Chicago concern with plenty
of money, and with A. Burgess of Oak
Park, ILL.,, as the superintendent and
leading spirit, had contracted for a
dredge and ordered it sent to this city,
where he hoped to have it ready to
lbe sem to the mountains and placed In
Operation by the middle of May, at
least.
Some months ago the Home COM
pany bought the old Home placer
claims, about seven or eight miles
southeast OF the Rambler mine, in the
Douglas creek district, from Otto
IGramm and others, and organized
their company. Prof. Knight. who had
done a good deal of work for the COM
pany in one way and another, was
made a member of the board Of trus-
tees without his knowledge. and to him
the word was sent today.
The Home placer claims we're among
the first claims worked in the state.
They were under the control of Col
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, 1903-03-30
FUNCTION
OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TO LAY COR
RECT FOUNDATION FOR
EDUCATION.
Correspondent of Chicago Inter Ocean
Discusses Tendency to Arrange
School corricuIa In Effort to Anti
cipate in Primary Grade Woark of
Higher Grades.

A correspondent of the Chicago In
ter Ocean thus addresses the editor of
that paper:
Your criticism of the routine work
of the Chicago schools my be justly
applied to many places outside of h
cago and for that reason to many it
is helpful and timely.
The apparent aim of those who are
charged with the duty of arranging the
school cirricula seems to be an effort to
anticipate in the primary grade the
work of all the higher grade of schools.
and in a very questionable manner to
do as much of such work as possible,
to the utter and complete neglect of
many things that properly come with
the early years of school life.
In the economy of the public-school
system the function of the primary
school was to lay a correct and reliable
foundation for a thorough elemen-
tary education. In many respects the
original purpose is forgotten in our eff
forts to be progressive" Little
tots" in their pinafores are struggling
with great scientific truths that can
scarcely be comprehended by mature
minds.
Correct spelling is almost a lost art,
and to say nothing now to the modern
teacher about descriptive geography is
to brand yourself as an old fogy, who
is not up to date. The good old mental
arithmetic, with its practical prob
liens calling for correct application OF
the fundamental rules that has long
lsince been consigned to the education
al junk pile, and in its stead fads have
followed fads as the seasons succeed
each other.
In the practical times in which we
live institutions must be measured by
the results obtained. Valueless is any
method, no matter how philosophical,
lit may be in theory, If its results be
not reliable and satisfactory. The
school people may be contented witt
what is accomplished, but the patrons
who have some little interest besides
paying taxes. are of the opinion tina
there is room for practical improve
ment.
, 1903-03-30
Q o o o o o o o o o O

day it was believed the condition OF
Mr.. Goodell vas 80 serious that his life
hung by a thread, and that both the
young mans eyes had been destroyed
The men were literally cut to pieces
it seemed. Francis had a long cash
cut in his lip and above the left eye.
Goodell suffered a terrible laceration
of one ear and his left hand. The fire
had left its mark on both sides and
their legs from the tops of their shoes
were burned and SCARED. The skin
was powder burned and blackened ON
their faces and breasts from the "a.
plosion.
Mr.. Goodell has been In this section
for about a year. His father lives at
Melvern. Kas., and has been com
municated with. He and his compan.
ion. a Mr.. Davis, came to Laramie a
month or so & and contracted with
the of the Strong mine to sink
the shaft on that properly to a certain
depth, MI. Reichow being employed
as the experienced miner.
Francis Swigart IA until recently
a student at the university. and had
been sent to the ntAsA To get some
practical knowledge Of mining in his
study of the science. He was at Coop
per Hill for a time, but went to the
Strong mine when the Strong Copper
Mining company bought that property
and awarded the contract for the ex-
tension of the shaft.
Archie McPhee and Otto Reichow,
who came in with the unfortunate men
Sunday morning. and went to the
mines again to make further investiga.
tiOns. reached the city this afternoon,
bringing some details Of the explosion.
which was undoubtedly dynamite in
considerable quantities. They found
that the side of the shaft house fur
therest from the shaft had been blown
out. heavy timbers being carried sew
eral feet away. Several sticks Of dy-
Mantle were found scattered about
which had not been exploded. 1t was
impossible to tell how much giant pow
der had gone OF with tie dischazos.
bat both ~gsatlsufsn sxpss1 thes9re0e-
est surprise that either Of the victims
lived even a moment after the acci-
dent.
A piece Of one Of the dynamite caps
taken from MI. Goodell's leg by
the surgeons this afternoon. 1t had
been driven into the flesh two inches.
The shell struck a coin as 1t went
through the mans pocket. and the
coin was doubled up like a bit of paste
board. One Of his ears was taken of
by the surgeons this afternoon. He
rallied nicely from the effects of the
chloroform and seems to be doing
we'll.
Mr.. Goodell's watch stopped at 4:35
O'Clock. showing perhaps the exact
moment of the accident. The works
are shattered from the conclusion.
, 1903-03-30
FORWARDED
DIRECT TO STOCKHOLM

]. w. Johnson today forwarded to
the proper committee at Stockholm,
Sweden. the sum of $75.25. collected
from the residents of this city by a
committee named for that purpose.
Some have subscribed who have not
yet paid, and the amount will be still
further swelled by later remittances.
Chris Jones and Robert Lundsreen
added 81 each to the Swedish suffer.
ers' fund and John Johnson paid SO
cents, which we're added to the fund
forwarded by Mr.. johnson today.
, 1903-03-30
RAILROAD T

The gravel pits at Granger have
been %reopened.
The Sherman hill gravel pits will be
%reopened May l.
Train No. 6 broke down west OF
town last night and was delayed for
some time.
Superintendent Peterson of the
bridge department was here this morn.
ing. on his way west.
John A. Morris and O.. Jones of Chey-
enne were among the guests at the
Thornburgh this morning. Mr.. Jones
is a railroad ma
| Trainmdster H. l.. Anderson came
over from Cheyenne with Superintend-
ent Park this morning and spent a
part of the day here.
Harry Langheldt, connected with
Superintendent Parks office at Chey-
enne. spent yesterday with his moth
er's family here. returning last night.
Wallace Merchant of Laramie county
has sued the Burlington railway for
delaying a shipment of cattle, causing
a loss of several thousand dollars at
the market. He wants 81, 1000.
John Morris, who is braking on pas
senger between Cheyenen and Green
River. was relieved here by a freight
brakeman on account Of the serious ill
ness of his mother, Mrs. Sealey, of this
city.
Charles Sullivan. an engineer on the
middle district of the Wyoming divis-
ion, has been made foreman of the
shops at Rawlins. Ed. Tierney, form
erly of this city, is the district fore
man there.
W. A. Whitney. assistant superin-
tendent Of the eastern district Of the
Wyoming division, is expected home
tomorrow from a business trip to Grand
Island, Neb. He went to Cheyenne
Saturday afternoon and from there to
Nebraska.
A special train bearing the new
Chinese ambassador from San Fran
cisco to Washington will pass through
here Wednesday morning with about a
hundred prominent Chinese aboard.
The train consists of private cars,
sleepers and dining cars.
While freight train No. IA was
.|switching in Lucerne Monday night,
Brakeman H. H. Huey got his heel
caught in a frog, and before he could
'extricate 1t a string of cars ran vel it,
brushing it badly. DR.. c. H. Cali, of
this city, was causd-and decided that
1t was SO badly injured that -amputa-
ton would be necessary Just above the
ankle, and he was taken to the hos
pital at Denver.-Greeley Sun.
J. w. Rogers, superintendent of the
Pacific Express company at Salt Lake,
IL the following changes of
route agents for that company, effect
i've at once: John E.. Burch, well
known here, has been transferred
from Spokane to Portland. Ore; Thos.
Gentsch goes from Salt Lake to Spo-
kane; A. c. Strong goes to Salt Lake,
and John Wilson succeeds Mr.. Strong
as the assistant for the Utah and Wyo-
ming division.
, 1903-03-30
Caught a Failing Brakeman.

Henry Fox. fireman on a passenger
train, while standing on the tender of
the engine, was struck by an overhead
bridge near Charlottesville. Va, a day
or two ago and knocked headlong be-
tween the cars. A negro tramp steal
ing a ride on the buffers caught the
stunned man in his arms and held him
until the train could be stopped. The
conductor gave the negro a free ride
to Washington.
, 1903-03-30
Wilson for Presldent.

A newspaper special from Cheyenne
says that Fourth Vice President T. l..
Wilson has been nominated for the
presidency Of the Machinists' Union
Of America. He is said to have the
united support of the Southern Pacific,
Santa Fe, Great Northern. Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific machinists
His election IL believed by the men to
be certain. II he fails, however, he
will be elected arst vice president.
, 1903-03-30
Advertised Letter List.

Following is a list Of the letters re-
at Laramie, Wyo., for the week ending
March 3Oth, 1908. Parties calling for
letters in this list will please say "ad.
vertised:"
Bowen, Mrs. Feal- Boatright, Thos.
meny Carlson, Christ
Foster, Susie Fletcher, w. c.
Larkin, J. II. Tracy, Cleve
Williams. Mack d. Williams, Miss NJ.
Wilson, Fl. j.
E. T. BELTZ, P. NJ.
Boys outfitters. Woodruff & Terry
, 1903-03-30
opsTEo MINISTER.
Man Who Filed Charges Of PoIy0amy
Against Senator Smoot.

Salt Lake. Utah, March 3O.-Bishop
Warren has removed Rev. ]. L. Leillich
as superintendent Of the Methodist
missions in Utah. The trouble grew
out Of his charges Of polygamy against
United States Senator Reed Snoot
sent to the United Stated senate. and
declarations from the Methodist min
listers in this state that his presence
worked harm to the good of the Meth.
odist church here.
, 1903-03-30
WOMEN HAVE FIGHT.
Discuss D%issolvino Their Club and
Come to Blows.

La Crosse, Wis, March 3O.-in a
heated argument over a question Of
dissolvins their organization, Mrs.
Emma Weber struck Mrs. Hattie
Grabner in the face. and amid scenes
Of the greatest confusion the meeting
broke up without further action. Mrs.
Weber was arrested on complaint of
Mrs. Grabner and was fined Sc and
costs. Both are we'll known club
women.
, 1903-03-30
MRS. sHEARER GONE
TO GREEN RIVER,

Mrs. Ollie Shearer, who has been prac-
ticing as midwife in this city for sew
eral months, left yesterday for Green
River, where she goes to join her hus-
band, who is station agent for the Un-
ion Pacific at that point. Mrs. Shearer
is a competent nurse and vas given a
splendid letter Of recommendation by a
number Of Laramie's leading ply
sicians. Her host OF friends and pa
tients in this city regret her departure,
but wish her success in her new home.
, 1903-03-30

EXPLODED
AND CAUSED THE SERIOUS IN
JURY OF TWO MEN WORKING
At THE STRONG MINE.
Caps Used to Fire Dynamite Charge
iqnited From Burning Powder and
Francis Swi9art and J. s. GoodeII
Badly Torn and Burned-One Man
Loses Two Fingers and Young
Mans Eyes in Danger.

Francis, the 19-year-old son of DR.
and Mrs. l. R. Swigart of this city. and
j. s. Goodell, one of the contractors
and the superintendent at the Strong
mine, were severely injured in an ex'
plosion of miners dynamite caps last
they are now in this city. young Mr..
Swigart at the home of his parents
and Mr.. Goodell at Mrs. Burk's Home
hospital, under the care of Drs. Miller.
Green and McCullom.
At first it was feared that Francis
had lost the sight of one eye. and pos.
sibly both, but at | O'Clock this after.
noon DIR. Green stated that there were
hopes that the sight of neither eye
had been destroyed. The second and
third fingers on Mr.. Goodell's left hand
were amputated between the knuckle
and second joint, and his left ear was
badly torn and hung by a shred of
skin. Both men are terribly burned
about tie face. chest and limbs and are
a mass vi llSlGlS ALL SOleS.
There were no other witnesses to
the accident than the victims, and
neither has been able to tell very lu-
cidly Just what did happen. Mr.. Good.
ell and Francis were at the mouth of
the shaft, preparing a charge OF dyna-
mite to be sen to the bottom of the
shaft, where Otto Reichow had drilled
the hole and was getting ready to put
In the blast Inc retire for the day after
1t had been fired.
Mr.. Goodell, from the best informa.
ton obtainable from himself and
young Swigart, was playing with what
miners know as splitting" powder, a
fine powder used to assist in the igni-
tion of the end of the fuse communi.
eating the fire to the dynamite In the
drill hole. He was lighting this pow;
der and watching it Spit" when, by
some means, a lot Of Shells" dyna-
mite percussion caps used in firing
dynamite. exploded. Both men insist
that none of the dynamite exploded.
but the surgeons wonder at the
amount Of destruction done by the
caps.
Mr.. Reichow heard the explosion,
but though 1t was Mr.. Swigart firing
at a rabbit. and paid little attention to
1t. When he was ready to receive the
charge he signaled to the surface and
received no answer. Again he sig
nailed and called to his companions,
n still receiving no answer, climbed
the ladder up the sides Of the shaft to
the surface. When he reached the top
he found both men unconscious and
their clothes afire. Hastily extinguish-
Ing the flames, he did what he could
for the unfortunates. and then rode
post haste to the Baker ranch, three
miles away. to summon help. When
the party returned they were horrifed
to find Mr.. Goodell's clothing still
afre, Mr.. Reichow having failed to ex.
tinguish the last spark.
The two men were rendered as COM
Portable as possible and brought to
town in a wagon. arriving in the city
at 3 O'Clock Sunday morning. Young
Swigart was taken to his fathers
home and Goodell to the hospital. and
the three physicians summoned, who
did what they could to help the agon-
lied father care for his boy and his
C0mnani0n in mfaery All dav voafor.
, 1903-03-30
MORE ROOM FOR
A CARPENTER SHOP.

The First National bank has sold to
Pelton & Berner lot Z, block 225. It
gives to the firm a great deal more
room and a good carpenter shop. 1t is
their intention to do a general con
tracing business this year.
, 1903-03-30
Treaty Ratified.

Havana. March 30.-The Cuban SEN
ate has Internationally adopted the
reciprocity treaty as amended by the
senate of the United States.
, 1903-03-30

The Republican Is the hest advertis-
ing medium in the city for It reaches
Ill the people.
, 1903-03-30

Secondhand sewing machines, IS
and up. at 317 South Second street.
, 1903-03-30

OIL needles and repairs for all kin.is
Of Sewing Machines At s17 South Sec
opd stsssG.
, 1903-03-30

For nobby boys clothing see Wood.
ruiz Z Terry.
, 1903-03-30
We are headquarters for boys cloth
ing. See them. Woodruff & Terry.

More boys suits at Woodruff &
Terry's than any other store in town.
, 1903-03-30
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Q TO BE CORRECT. Q
Q Mr.. E. Crumrine has received q o
Q letter from Mr. Joseph Bertram, o
Q private secretary to Mr.. Andrew o
Q Carnegie, announcing that the Q
Q drafts Of resolutions sent him Q
Q were O.. K, and it may now be o
Q announced that everything is in Q
Q readiness to proceed with the o
Q work of construction. O
, 1903-03-30

The best line Of boys clothing in
town. Woodruff & Terry.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
CHRISTIANS FOULLy
PUT TO DEATH,
Victims Were Aroused from Sleep
and Then Sent to Eternity-Full
Details of the Terrible
Massacre Have Not
Yet Been Received.

London, April Horror and conster-
nation have been aroused here by the
report from Sofia that the Christian pop
MA ton of Okhrida, the scene of a re-
cent Bulgarian outbreak. have been mas
sacred by Albanians. Details Of the mas
sacre are as yet meager 1t is said to
have taken place at night, and men,
women and children were aroused from
their sleep and ruthlessly slain.
There is great anxiety here over the
news. and crowds watch the bulletin
boards in the hope Of learning more def
nitely the extent of the massacre. The
Christian population of the city is said
10 number 11.00p souls
The city overooks Lake Okhrda and
rises to a height of $40 feet above the
surface of the lake Twenty eight miles
to the southeast is Monastir which ha S
800 600 inhabitants. \ three days
Gagement between a Turkish force ac-
companied BY German officers and
hand of insurgents under the command
of the Macedonian leader, Captain Stoy-
auoff. has occurred in the Melnik dis
trict 65 miles north of Salonica. The
band suffered heavy losses.
Tnsureent bands have appeared in the
districts of Tirnovo, Lozen and Malmo.
One band has burned the village of
Jubrell.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
COUP D'ETAT BY ALEXANDER
Young King of servia Takes Reins
in His Own Hands.

Belgrade Servia. April king Alex
ander today executed coup d'etat. He
issued two pro,lamations in which he de
creed suspension of the constitution
adopted April 49, 1891. repealng obiec-
ti0nabie laws passed 1hereunder retiring
the scua ors and councillors Of state dis
solving the skups htina and reeuacting
the laws as they existed previous to the
constitution Of 1851. The second procla-
nation restores this constitution to its
former validity
In the first proclamation the king SAYS
ne senate and the skupschtina created
under tho constitution granted by him
In 1901. passed laws which proved i'm
practicable. Furthermore the constitu
ton by tending to ran political passions
and prejudices injured the interests of
tho fatherland and hindered its develop
msnt as a state and nation.
Affairs in the Balkans, the king adds.
are very serious and Servia needs order,
unity and peace She should offer bright
example OF a peace-loviug state and AT
the same time always be ready to defend
her own true interests should thlS become
necessary, for the purpose OF restoring
the unity strength and order OF the
country The king then SuSpends the CON
stitution of 1901 and declares the man
dates of the senators to be null and VOID
and the proclamation goes on 10 an
nounce that the councillors of state are
retired and the sllupschtina is dissolved.
Several of the laws, including the press
Iaw. the communal law and the act gov
erning the electoral system, are annuiAeo
and renlaced by Jaws previously existing.
immediately after this proclamation.
en ordinance appointing new senator's and
councillors of state were issued ana the
king issued A second proclamation by
whi9b The constitution Of April, 10. 1901,
was restored to its fun validity.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
Daring Charge by Americans.

Washington, April 1-General Davis
has cabed the following report OF Caotain
Pershings attack upon the Moro fortress
at Bacolod:
Manila, April II, Y.25 a. m-Adjutart
General Washington: Iligan, April lin
pursuance of my orders based. upon IN
recommendation of General Samuel l..
summers Captain John j. Pershing
started last Monday for explorations Of the
west coast of Lake Lanao. He visited
many of the dattos, per invitation. he
Bacolod Moros have persistently defied
us since we reached the lake and have
Kept war flags flying over their forts,
which were reported the strongest on the
lake. Repeated efforts were made to m
duce the sultan to come to Camp Wears
for friendly talk, but he never came.
When Captain Pershing approached the
fort last Monday he was fired upon and
two men were severely wounded. There
was nothing left but TO overcome the
resistance. The place was very strong.
surrounded by ditch thirty fetA deep.
The first attack drove the defenIc-s Out
of the exterior trench. On Aplll the
fort was assaulted and the ditch crossed
under fire, over a bamboo bridge made by
the troops. The walls of the fort WerC
scaled: the Moros inside defending the
place desperately. BY p. AZ. our
troops were in fun possession Many OF
the Moyos were Killed.. Compete list OF
casualties Eleven wounded; seven cam
arms. Previous study of
the situation. careful preparations and
disposition. accounts for the small loss tn
our troops, SO ably commanded by cap
tain PersAt.s He n<s movc4 forward to
complete his exploration ana VISIT the
frendliest, his objective point being
Marahul. where | have forwarded sup
plies from Pantar, near the outoj Ia
the lake. ! spent last night there. The
work ON the lligau road is in good con
dition and progressing favorably In
1f,,,tI n efrfe, ~ ,l1 .,
Malahui from there. Am leaving for Jolc
tonight "DANIS."