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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

the attacks his speech he is to say nothing about
current issues country will have little interest
in his talk He has been mentioned by few dreanaers
in connection with the presidential candidacy Of 1904
and there will be attempts to get say something
which viii show what attitude he holds the matter OF
a fourth nomination.
The ezpreideat has said several times that his inter
est in politics to continue this be true, he could
say something the Of politics which Mr. Bryan
represents that would be Of interest 10 his countren
He has repudated interviews which have placed him in
the attitude opposition the idea of his nomination in
1904 Re has this enphatically that some per
sens believe receptive asprant The little group
OF thirderm organs talk still if they thought be would
gt the nomination. bur they making no proselytes
They few and select they two months ago
few robust blows by Cleveland at Bryan in the coming
Chicago speech would excite good deal Of interest
throughout the country would incidentally get MIN
few more advocates for fourth nomination and the
same time roll up few hundred thousand extra votes
against him az the polls il he gets it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
WILL CLEVELAND ROAST BRYANT

Mr. Cleveland tells his fellow countryren that he
wants 10 be distinctly understood that there will
no politics in anything that he says his approaching
appearance in Chicago. II the gentlemen who invited
him take part in the festivities had imagined that
there would he politics in his address there chance
that they would not have invited him 10 talk speech
from him az this time has have soma connection with
current questions to he of interest
There Is prospect IN the opinion Of the 81 Louis
GiobeDemocat that the expresident win be bated into
Saving something IN his Chicago address which viii have
some bearing questions Of the day He has as
sailed savagely recently by Mr. Bryan others Of
bis Democratic enemies that he may take some notice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
SEND THE BEST MEN TO OGDEN.

SEND THE BEST MEN TO OGDEN
The Kansas friends Of irrigation should influence GOV
ernor Bailey presidents OF commercial bodies and
the mayors Of important cities send full delegations
OF able men to the National Irrigation Congress at Ogden
Utah next month.
It viii be travesty upon the importance Of the meet
ing if men are appointed who simply banker for unhet
at reduced railroad rates and the hope special
PRIVILEGES such as free carriage ride and banquet,
thrown in THAT generally has been the custom Of the
past wiki the hunilating consequence that Kansas,
usually first in every important initiated for
the benefit Of the west is in this taii-ender.
The question OF irrigation may big political
issue soma day not far in the future in Kansas and
native statesmen and political leaders wd do wei to
prepare themselves TO meet it.
And question for politicians and political
leaders alone It is question having involved in it
business possibilities Of transcendent interests to leaders
in the commercial life CT the state The semiarid part
of Kansas embraces practically onethird of the entire
area Of the geographical commonwealth and this
under tie influence Of irrigation offer and yield more
wealth to trade than the entire continent
promised 70 the daring commercial expiovrs OF Europe
three hundred *ears ago
During last years Kansas famed for her pro
gress in other direuIions hasnt moved step far
PRACTICAL and effective irrigation experimentation is cor
cerned The progress made IN sister states has been
phenomenal The additional area irrigated in Arizona
is equivalent to an increase of l8i per cent New Mexico
l22 per cent montana III per cent and Wyoming 16S
Per cent Our state Stands where she stands other
contest enterprise although perhaps there is
no other state in the vest whose soil is moro responsive
to the magic influence Of irrigation.
Something IS needed to arouse the people Of the state
TO the Importance Of this great question quicken
their naturally Keen foresight that they will
realize that within few years with the natural increase
population in this country by propagation and immi
grafton Kansas. if the is grow in
portion to other sections must inviting fold
for those who viii necessarily have to leave the congeed
Of the east if not the congesed counties in the
eastern part Of the state
When the people begin to move when they get rest
less for elbow room Kansas must be ready re,
ceve her share Of the healthy exodus and she cannot
get her share long she nothing baked
to offer without organized and systematzed methods CT
watering them even initiated.
As9od delegation Of Kensans sent to Ogden-men VINO
would there listen question and learnwould
home impressed with the importance of rTiga-
ton that the could well afford pay them their
time and the expenses of their journey for the effect their
awakened enthusiasm would have stimulating an ri-
cation sentiment among the people
The Eagle prophesie that the most inspiring article
IN history at end OF this century will be the
chapter on the development of it's irrigation policy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14


A GREAT AFFLICTION is predicted
for Wichita and the crockery men have
ordered four car loads OF cuspidores for
tear reservoirs II is said that within
the next $50 years . livery stable. one OF
the cityfs oldest landmarks. is 10 be
moved off the main street. where it has
stood LOW. these many years, a thing
OF beauty and JOY forever.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW" was the
familiar question PUT TO Senator jim
Tapp. the great statesman Of the Second
ward yesterday .Nothia - replied This
Daniel Webster 4 use 70 know IT ALL.
but I have been reading the history Of
Arkansaw. that GREAT COMMON
WEALTH OF the south. and I ani follow
ing their magnificent precepts and being
happy"
Farmer DooIittle was heard 70 remark
on the street yesterday, as the wind took
his brand new straw hat of his head;
.sG'waa. you SON-OF-A-GUN; I kno-z
you won't stop till you find a u1ud-hoie.'
And the hat found one.
Lawrence Gazette: one Of tho funniest
peka IN calling the pumkin show she Is
going TO have State Fair
O @
We never knew the Filipino was so-bad
dntn Prof Moses announced that inter
ninsIing Chinese blood with that OF the
Filipino would help the Filipino
The Weather; a BLUFF
The pope Is well and has been snap
shotted So. Frank Leslie can TOW 81
out his next issue.
II CANADA DON'T BE GOOD. We are
in favor Of digging ND those great lakes
and moving them into the southwest coz
neT Il Texas.
THOSE Macedonia >,1surzeats ere
worse than KauSas cyclones. they have
destroyed eleven towns in just on. season
II TIA, mar eyes keeps on building rail-
roads tns co-lsS Ezr-i--sns a7d Elis
rad better b discoveries s,rle uew src
u7rsilrosded land
-.zt policeman who -sat STRATEfSF-2,
OF ste Ge-e1fed wr-7a- IA lincoln rs-,Z-
Wednesday. sNcgIt - co7nn'szsonsd q
In which ne surrounded thar E0Fnan - ire
care nsld ard kept The ROB % - surely
worthy ~ some recognition
7, came little late. hsst the Cenn;-x
Grub dance did h-fnE RAIN Cau-o-aa-
inE = sad 70 produce the same rs.uits-
WICHITA PAYS THE BILLS THIS
TEAR. Dc yoa ever hea- that before
AFTER THREE FINGERS
1T - even EoueT. he, that Josh4t.
~iH beat Hsrric&-er-fnat ss--i7Trses
hic, MI down Eehh-att at fhis evenings
bout JExS paste. hlc. yo1r hat Il sa.a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
CALLED WASHINGTON a poLr.

Mr.. Frank Sanborn relates an amusing story of John
Adams dislike for George Washington, whom he sue
ceeded in the presidency of the United States After
dinner night visitor stepped into the hall to help
Adams put on his coat Adams thanked him. Don't
mention it,, the solemn toadys reply; mo attention
too great trouble is too much that of this
have the pleasure of taking for the patriots of the
revoluton-for George Washington and yourself sir -
Adams sharp retort Don't mention Washington
me, sir-Washington dot"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
THE PIKER's LAMENT.

For the Eagle.
1t stands far out upon the level plain,
Hard by the trail where erse the advent
urous crew
Toiled on. allured by hope of golden gain
Beyond Sierra's slope, 10 die or do.
Times heavy hand upon the crumbling
wall
Lorg has been laid. Yon village patri-
arch
In childhood romped within the spacious
hall
Even then had ruin set its suIlen mark
Here once was Hebes bower The jovial
train
Full oft with mirth the prairie's echoes
woke.
Glad laughter Knocked the drear resound
ing plain
And with gay peals the desert silence
broke.
FROM Chandeliers shrill natin at the
dawn,
When garish sun renewed his arid sway.
TIL mission vespers told that day was
The stony mansion rung with children's
play.
And pensive Sorrow claimed admittance
there.
retreat
Came wreathed in sable clouds OF wintry
To freeze the glowing life-tide at its
heat.
Here, too, the Fury came. with dread in
tent
And forfex opened wide. TO slit the
thread;
Fair infants. lusty SWANS and grandsires
Alike were summoned TO their lowly
bed
Departed all, who bade the stone walls
smile.
Made gardens bloom and decked the
easements gray;
They. like the relics of yon aged pile.
In silent gloom now molder to decay.
J. a. BARNARD.
Coolidge, Kan.
A note left on the reporters hook yes
terday states that any one entering the
belfry AT the Court House AT nine
o'clock tonight will hear something of
interest TO the whole city which is I'M
printable.
a galley slave-THE PRINTERS
DEVIL
The Wellington Monitor Press tells of
Henry Schnitzler going 10 Wellington 10
go on the bond of two Caldwell jointists,
and calls him the BEER KING a sort of
a mermaid, we take il.
We have quit reading GREAT
TRUTHS. Patent medicine ads get TO be
awful heavy literature.
q
A Wichita woman BOASTS of never
having lived in the same house over six
months
/!
ApRoPoS OF the battleship Massachu-
sets striking a rock Wednesday is the
Soilowing Joe Miller: A Pilot taking a
ship into port told the captain that he
knew every rock in the harbor AID
there is one of them" he added as the
ship struck and began to sink.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

Bill Ryder Mssours notorious politician and "legis
lave agent has given evidence of spiritual regen
Grafton by his conversion Christianity He has not
yet picked his UNCONVENTIONAL preference but will
probably become Methodist. Borrowing from Shake
speare and paraphrasing the sentiment Cardnt Wose
ley Billy says: IF had served my God with half the
diligence that have served the political parties of
souri, would rot now be poor"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

The vitalizing influence of the sedgwck county poor
farm is exemphfed much by the fact that the
cradle centenaran Hans Saunders walked 20 town
there Wednesday in the fact that upon his arrival
he ate beefseak in East Douglas avenue restaurant
and survived The promoters Of the interrban their
eageress discover resorts and curative
tons along their protected line should overlook the
poor farm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

The humanitarian instinct which Kansas has always
had for the feelings Of It's unfortunate public wards will
il hoped prompt the superintendent Of the Osawaome
asylum TO keep away from that poor inmate who pro
posed moving Pixies Peak the Worlds Fair all knowl
edge Of the the who proposes the COLOMBIA
ton Of Kansas farmers in northwest Canada still
Ing az large
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

If General Miles hopes 10 experience the full sensa-
tons of that reciprocal personal pleasure usually
pected when springs his presidential boom
assembage Of feilowcitizens ne viii be disappointed
the national Grand Amy encampnent- With the ma
tiona conversion OF American Taors and Haberdashers
close would pay General Miles 10 postpone
the launching OF his boom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

Col Dan Anthony the press agent for General
Miles several years and the Leavenworth Times
the agency through which the general boosted TO
military prominence Miles said that il through
the persistent exploitation Of his military achievements
frontier by Anthony that lie became brgadie- gen
Fral
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
Ten dollars

Ten dollars invested in the output of that pusilistic
mill tonight double treble itself but the wise
who has dollars sQars viii give il to his wife
before coming down torn tn the retIsrrs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

This paper is not in the hahi, Of pointing King
Edward its gentlemen readers exemPlar in all
things bt his conclusion 20 drink water for weeks
is undoubtedly good example for al 10 follow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

Good people who bestov so much sympathy the
foreign victims q the Macedonian revolution do not
suer 7aas for pitiahle victims Of all
the American p-oofreade7s ard telegraph editors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14

The news which the Indian Territory few
days that Dave Tohee the chief Of the Iowas.
is Christian followed yesterday b. the additional
gratifying information that he can read and write
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-14
AFTER THREE FINGERS

1T = even Money. he, that JosfFfs
~in Pea; Kssrrics-er-shas ss--30Trses
bic, Vii d1Ez Eehh-att at fhis evening
bout JlxS paste. hlc. yocr h-t Il tbs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
Lynched a Negro Woman,

Shreveport, La, July 26.--News reached
Shreveport today that negress, Jennie
Steer, who administered poison In a glass
of lemonade to Lizzie Dolan, the sixteen
year-old daughter of John Dolan, from the
effects of which she died, was lynched by
an infuriated mob about sundown last
night. The lynching occurred on the Beard
plantation, near where the crime was
committed Jennie Steer was stubborn to
the last, denying her crime. But the
proof against her was direct and conclu
sive.
1t is said the negress fled from the Do
Ian house as soon as her crime was known.
She was found crouching i'll hay loft.
The negress Indignantly denied the crime.
She was taken TO the Dolan homestead and
fully identified.
The mob then took her to a nearby
tree, placed q rope around her neck and
again asked her to confess She refused,
however, and was strung up without max
ing ADM ssions. While the body was
dangling in midair several bullets were
fired into 1T by enraged citizens.
The victim OF poison was a beautiful
young girl, who was not nown to have an
enemy in the world. She died in horrible
agony, which accentuated the rage of the
mob.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28

and losses by marbles" hockey" and
other games of chance and skill, we arrive
at the conclusion that we have eaten on
our pilgrimage a net consumption of about
thirty thousand peaches. But our mem
ory can recall none so delicious. so palat.
able and so sugary as the box of selected
frult sent us last week by our friend Clay
Carter, of Fairfield. When our palate is
touched, our mental machinery works
smoothly, and as we ate we thought. 1t
Is not well known, but we honestly believe
that that wonderful Matamuskeet lake
country of Hyde county is designed by
Providence as the great garden reserve
of North Carolina. There is something in
the soil of that embankment of ashes
that makes the finest fruit country
In the world. 1t imparts to all the fruits
raised there, delicacy and sweetness of
flavor. The "Skeet Apple" leads the
world in apples. Carters peaches lead in
peaches Talk about your apples in the
Thermal belt of North Carolina! They
may be larger, finer looking, redder hued,
but it's all outside show. They take a
lower seat in the synagogue with the
'Skeet' fruit. Thanks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
LYNCHING WAS FEARED
And for Safe Keeping the Negro Was
Carried to Wilson---Feeling Has
Subsided and the People
Will Allow the Law to
Take its Course.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Nashville, N. c., July 27.-One of the
this county by any unhung culprit was
attempted here yesterday morning by a
negro named John Coppedge, who entered
the house of Mrs. Martha Hedgepeth, {,
widow lady living on Boddie street, with
her twelve -year-old daughter and an aged
invalid mother.
Just as the gray streaks of daylight be
gan to illumine the eastern horizon, Cop
gan to reflect the eastern horizon, Cop
pedge went to the home of Mrs. Hedge
peth, took OF his shoes at the corner of
the house and crawled through small
window, which had been left with small
opening to admit air to the bed-chamber.
Once in the room where were sleeping Mrs.
Hedgepeth and her little daughter on one
bed. and Mrs. Hedgepeths mother on
another, the negro extinguished the light
and was standing over the bed OF Mrs.
Hedgepeth, who awoke and finding the
room wrapped in darkness, called her
mother, at the same time reacheg for a
match which she had laid in char
alongside of her pistol at the head of her
bed. When she struck the match she be
held the form of a burly negro within q
few inches of her. Quickly clutching her
pistol she caught the negro in the coat
collar and placing the muzzle of the
weapon against the back of his head, at
tempted to shoot, but the gun failed to
fire. Again and again she pulled the
trigger, but without avail.
The pressure of the cold steel
muzzle of the pistol seemed to
have unnerved the negro, and he
made a break for liberty through the
front door. Mrs. Hedgepeth still clinging
to his coat collar. while her little daugh-
ter terribly frightened, screamed for help;
and her cries Of murder help"
etc. soon had the neighborhood people
awake. The brave little woman still
chnging to the black culprit succeeded
in tearing his coat off, at the same tine
dealing him blow after blow on the head
and neck with the pistol In the yard
the negro reached down for his shoes or
probably stone, and while in a STOPPING
posture Mrs. Hedgepeth struck him with
all her might on the back of the head with
the pistol cutting a cash from which the
blood flowed. Coppedge then struck Mrs.
Hedgepeth a blow on her nose at the
same time demanding his coat with the
threat that ''if you don't give it to me l
will kill YOU" Upon her refusal to do so
the negro again dealt her another blow
on the mouth.
With blood streaming from her nose ard
mouth she still chung to him until she mad
broken his suspenders and stood with
the fragments in her hand as the black
devil broke away and made off for the
country, just before r. A. Richardson,
colored citizen, arrived to ascertain the
cause of the cries of ''help.' Messrs
C. C. Cockrell and E. B. Grantham were
on the scene and hearing the cause of the
excitement, Richardson went for the chief
of police, who was soon on the scene with
Deputy Sheriff Warren.
During her terrible struggle with the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
LET MEKILL HIM.
WAS HER PRAYER
Mrs. Hedgspeth Drew Her Pistol, Beat the
Negro on the Head and ShowedPluck
of Highest Order.

negro Mrs. Hedgepeth failed to recognize
him, but some of the neghbors informed
Chief Collins that it was John Coppedge
Securing his horse Sheriff Warren and
Mr.. Collins drove in haste to Coppedge's
home, about one mile from town, and
while Collins guarded the back door Wat
.ren demanded admission at the front.
Coppedge opened the door and was i'm
mediately brought back to town and car
ried to the home of Mrs Hedgepeth
The coat and pieces of suspenderS were
identified as those OF Coppedge. and on
his head and neck could be seen the marks
and fresh blood drawn by the blows of
Mrs. Hedgepeth.
The plucky little woman begged Sheriff
Warren to let her kill the negro. who
yet protested his innocence. Excitement
was running high and the prisoner was
hurried to the Jail and locked up. There
was strong talk of lynching, as the peo.
pie were deeply wrought UP over the af.
fair Later in the day Coppedge was car.
red to Wilson by Messrs. Warren and
Collins for safe keeping.
The pluck shown by Mrs. Hedgepeth,
who is a frail little woman weighing about
one hundred and twenty-five pounds, has
won the admiration of all.
For the past several months several
houses in this place and near towns have
been entered. and it is now believed ttat
Coppedge has been the culprit. He came
from Greene county, where he is a fugitive
from justice Before his removal from
the jail yesterday he confessed to the
crime of entering Mrs. Hedgepeth's house
Yesterday, and says he did so for mean
ness"
Feeling is subsidng among the people
here and the law will be allowed to take
its course with the confident belief that
there will be another execution in this
county shortly after court convenes here
next month
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
A BRAVE OFFICER.
Sheriff Reid, of Pasquotank Captured Noted
Negro Desperate,
elizabeth City Economist }


One of the most daring and bravest
acts by an officer for many years was per-
formed by Sheriff Reid on Thursday ms {
of last week at negro c2::: PC. "A, .iew
railroad, about three miles from town.
There are about fifty or sixty negroes in
this camp who are engaged in grading the
road There had been some trouble in the
camp and one of the negroes was shot
by two others. One of the negroes doing
the shooting was Il noted desperate. Sher-
iff Reid. accompanied by a negro from
town, went out to capture this desperate
and the other negro. There is a camp for
white men near the negro camp, where
there were five or six white men, who re
fused to help the sheriff make the raid.
The sheriff was told if he entered the ne
gro camp the desperate would shoot him,
but he went in alone and the noted des-
perado ran like deer. The sheriff fired
on him several times with his pistol, but
he made his escape. He brought the other
negro to town and lodged him in Jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
THE WAVES OF WALL STREET
ENGULF TWO OTHER BARKS
E. S. Hooey and Company of New York and William
Basset of Boston Go Down in the
Financial Sea.
(By the Associated Press

New York. July 27-In spite of, or
probably because of two additional fail
ures on the Stock Exchange-E. S. Hooley
and Company, of this city, and William
Basset of Boston-today's stock market
showed very general improvement and the
situation as whole was viewed with
mere cheerfulness
The Hooley failure was regarded as an
inevitable sequel to that of W. l.. Stowe
and Company. which came last Friday.
The failure of Mr.. Basset was wholly
unimportant-one of the days incidents.
The market displayed hesitating tone
at the outset, but by the end OF the first
hour the situation seemed well In hand
and the prices advanced save in a few in
stances where pressure continued to be
directed upon certain stocks.
Further improvement was shown by the
market in the late session. Even Evans
vile and Terre Haute recovered all but
point of its early loss, Des Moines and
Fort Dodge, and the Hooiey stocks gain
ing four points.
While somewhat irregular at the close,