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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29

went to Yates Center about two years
ago and was the only negro in the town
of 800 people, or even in the county he
worked on q farm for time near Yates
Center and for the past few months has
been working around town.
The following dispatch, dated Wednes-
day, tells the story of the crime for which
he came near losing his life at the hands
Of a mob:
Mrs. John Lind, a farmers wife, living
a few miles northeast of here, was Grim
inally assaulted by a negro named John
Wood about 10 o'clock last night. The
negro hired buggy and drove out to the
Lind home and told her that a lady was
in town at the Hotel Woods who wanted
to see her at once and had sent him out
after her.
Mrs. Lind was expecting d lady from
Kansas City. and readily fell into the
trap. She got into the buggy with the
fellow, and when within the outskirts of
town he made an indecent proposal to
her She watched her opportunity and
jumped from the buggy and the negro
followed caught her and accomplished
his purpose. This was in a road sur
rounded by timber and he was in no dan
ger of being caught, as the road selected
is but little used. He threatened TO kill
her if she made any noise. He kept her
out until after midnight.
When she finally got away she went
to Il nearby house and gave the alarm.
The officers got out and in a very short
time located the negro in q smoke house
in town, belonging to the man where
he boarded He made no resistance when
arrested. Mrs. Lind identified him posi-
lively as being her aSSailant."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
HAS SERIOUS ASPECT
High Water Reported to North
and West
TRAINS ARE DELAYED
Because of Soft Tracks but
WaShoutS are Few

An Of the railroads entering Wichita
are having more or less trouble on &C
count of high water in all directions.
Very few of the trains arrive on time,
not because of any washouts, but on ac-
court of soft tracks. which makes fast
running exceedingly dangerous. We'd
nesday evening the southern part of Nc
Pherson and the northern part of Harvey
counties were visited by exceedingly
heavy rains. 1t was reported that four
inches of rain fell in a few hours north
OF Burton.
The eastbound Frisco train, due here at
] o'clock, did not get in at all on account
of the Hood in the Little Arkansas river
west of Burton. The river was 50 high
that the track became weakened and
trains could not cross. The passengers
We're transferred and brought to this city
IN q caboose where a train was made
up and sent east several hours late
This high water in the Little Arkansas
river caused considerable alarm here yes
terday on account of the weakened con-
dition of the dam and the low banks.
The park commissioners have been doing
some good work in strengthening the
dam and Ievees, but ii a very large
amount of water comes. the damage is
llhelE TO De COlSlQeEaDic-
The excessive amount of rainfall within
the past few weeks has thoroughly
soaked the ground so that the greater
part of the water fall during the present
rains. runs into the ravines and thence
to the rivers, which are very high.
Although none of them are near the dan
ger point at present, the rains of the past
few days and especially last night, will
bring the Little river up to the top Of
the banks In very low places north Of
town, the river has overfiowed The Big
Arkansas is higher now than at any time
last year and rising steadily. The heavy
rains to the north and west viii bring it
up right lively.
Last night more than an inch Of rain
fell in this city and a larger amount *
reported from a number of points north
and west. Along the Missouri Pacific,
Santa Fe and Frisco, northwest of this
city. high water is reported IN all streams
and last night considerable alarm was
felt on account OF the heavy rain. The
roads are preparing to protect the lines
If the water continues to rise. Until last
night they were not alarmed, as the
water seemed 10 be subsiding. but the
rain brought the streams up with a roar
and the railroads which have many lines
crossing the streams had men out patrol
ling their tracks in the most dangerous
places
There are a few reports coming from
farmers who claim their corn is being in
5ured on account of the wet Cather,
which prevents them getting into the
fields, but these reports are few.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
ADVANCE ON FLOUR
Price Went up 10 cts. per
Hundred Yesterday
SCARCITY OF WHEAT
Is Given as Reason for Ad-
vance

This morning Wichita people who find
themselves in need of sack of -four
will be surprised when they hear their
groceryman ask them for q nickle sack
more than they paid last week and all the
groceryman can tell them is that the
mills raised the wholesale price on flour
ten cents per hundred yesterday.
The mills throughout this section have
raised theprice of -four ten cents per nun
dred and bran and shorts i've cents. All
of the wholesale men in this city expect
to see the price 90 twenty or thirty cents
higher within the next few weeks on ac-
count OF the scarcity of wheat, which
the rnillers claim is the cause for the
advance. and the price may go higher
than the figures given.
The millers say that the supply of
wheat has been reduced materially the
past few weeks and even now they are
looking high and low for wheat. and ex-
pect to have considerable trouble within
the next few weeks to find enough wheat
TO keep them busy. Yesterday it was
reported that several mills are not work
ing the night shift at all and a number
are running their day shifts only a part
of the time
The millers claim that the wheat now
being held In the country is TWO years
old. They say there IS very little OF last
years crop to be found and those who
have money enough TO hold a crop two
years are not going to sell at the pres
ent figures Some of the mills have been
stocking up on wheat until all their ele-
vators are full, but this will not last very
many weeks, and it is only the larger
mills that are doing this. 1t was stated
by a miller yesterday that large orders
for -four were being turned down be-
cause the mills did not have the wheat
on hand to fill the orders promptly and
very little wheat seems to be in sight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29

Miss Jennie Suffer. who left last De-
cernber for journey through Europe.
writes 10 friend IN fhis city from Gen
eva. Switzerland, saying ;hat she expects
10 retarn 10 Wichita about tbs aTst Of
AUGUST.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
DOUGLAS AVENUE INVOLVED.
Mrs. Oslo Raymond Lays Claim to
Part of It

Judge Gillette heard the suit in the
district court yesterday, brought by
Oslo A Raymond a daughter of William
GreiffenStein, to recover a tract of land
ffUy-four feet wide and i31 feet long,
located on Dougla8 avenue, between
Wichita street and Waco avenue. The
plaintiff states that the land has never
been dedicated to the city Of Wichita and
states she is kept from her lawful pos
session Of it through the action of the
city. She asks that "A writ be issued, Civ
ing her possession of the land.
The property in question includes the
north half of Douglas avenue, between
Wichita street and Waco avenue, and is
described fully as follows: Commencing
sixty feet north of the northwest cor
ner Of lot Il. on Douglas avenue in GreIf-
fenstein's addition to the city of Wich-
ita. thence west 49, feet. thence north
ffty-four feet to the half section line
between the north half and the south
half Of section %. township p, south
range l. east Of the 6th 2. NJ. in Sedg-
wick county thence east 431 feet and
south ffty-four feet to the place Of be
ginning.
Mrs Raymond contends that tho pro
perty was never dedicated to the city by
her father and that the city has long
used il as a street without any legal right
on the other hand the city holds that
il has a richt to the land because of the
length Of time Il has occupied it, having
used 1t as a street since 1SsS
The case has already brought out some
Of the ancient history of the city and
when some Of the early settlers who
have been subpoenaed as witnesses. give
their testimony, it is expected to be very
interesting.
Another fact which makes the case
most interesting TO the people of Wichita
is it involves a part Of one Of the main
thoroughfares Of the city. Besides num-
Der Of citizens. present and former Off
GERS have been called as witnesses, and
CITY ordinances. surveyors records and
county records have been called into use.
The plaintiff Is represented by Dyer &
Davis and Kos Harris. and the city IS
represented by City Attorney Blake and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29

pocketing the specific virus in the tissues
No amount Of soaking at Hot Springs
VIII remove either the mercury or s9ph-
lis
Dr. Finlaw guarantees 70 absolutely
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climate. regardless Of the patients con-
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His treatment neutraiizes TIE poison
and renovates the whole system with
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sign OF taiut 70 be transmitted 20 com
panion OF offspring
Chronic elect. VaricOceie and Hydro
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conHtsutIal
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
Summer Session
OF the
University of Kansas

To meet re demands q ;hs svpersn-
tendeuts principals and teachers q Kan
xss for review and advance eoarses. The
University OF Kansas announces fer June
Il 70 July z. as .lrsi sumner sesslon- Tbs
css.-=ez Nil - calcaisie1. Ist. for hiEh
school teachers. principals ard ssys-in-
teacsafs desiring % rsy5sz work fheT
have 20 teach. ard % learn TIE iztes1
laboratory methods; znA. for ne foTeso-
lax a. well ss Tor uacsrKrzdzsfes 81 tts
University essi-lng crecis tozs-c a c.
gree, srs. 70 Stute1ss cezirsag q corr
Slsse entrance requirements. sth. to- grad
tate st-tsnis snd all oth>-s cessr1nx q
xork - special nnsE
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
ALL BUSINESS WILL CEASE.
Saturday Most of Stores Will Be
Closed All Day.

Tomorrow is Decoration day and will
be generally observed as a holiday. All
dry goods stores will be closed the en-
tire day and the shoe stores will be closed
from noon until $40. All business will
cease at noon, at least until s o'clock,
when some viii reopen for the evening.
The banks and depOts will be closed all
day. No freight will be delivered or
received at any Of the depots. The post
office will be open from $3.50 to 1890.
During the morning the ritualistic exer-
cises Of the old soldiers organizations
Will be held at the cemetery. Special
cars will be in readiness to haul passen-
gers to the cemetery and Frico train
viii leave the depot at 10 o'clock; re-
turning, will leave the cemetery at i.
During the afternoon the parade of old
soldiers and the exercises in the Audito-
rum VIII be held and the ball game be-
tween Friends and Fairmount.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
GRADING WEST DOUGLAS.
Gang Began Work on West Side Yes
terdaY

Yesterday morning a big gang began
work grading the north side of Douglas
avenue from Seneca street east. Two
blocks of the street We're torn up and
many men and teams were hauling the
dirt away. The rain yesterday interfered
somewhat and but little can be done this
morning The grading Of the street will
be pushed a : fast as possible and the
concrete layers will be on hand shortly
to prepare the street for the asphalt lay
ers. The street car company has many
piles of ties to he used in reconstruct
ing the street car line on the West Side
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
FIRE IN COMMISSION HOUSE.
Lamp Explosion Caused Small Blaze
Yesterday.

The IRE department was called cut yee-
tsrvfay Afternoon at Z o'ciock % TIRE con-
mission house on South ErnpoTsa ar>niie
4 lamp exploded snd things looked cutie
interesting for a tine huf the Prssc5ce
o. -ss-d % some ot tie employees N re
1lare saved Ire cazPsny from a 1's1s-
t.sous blaze The damage As sliEai
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
Syphilis in its worst

Syphilis in its worst
form can be arrested
in ten days by a mid
constitutional treat
ment alone. without
mercury. iodide OF pot
assium, or any other
injurious drugs.
Mercury. in doses
great or small. never
cures. IL only sup
presses syphilis and
fixes the dissase in
the system for life By
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
I'LL HumOrs

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care of without help. there ia
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Rollie Ballard Alleged He Was Sc
verely injured.

Rollie Ballard filed "a complaint in the
city court yesterday in which he charges
Charles Waldorf with sssaultins him and
beating and striking him with a weapon.
Ballard. who lives at fG3 West Fifteenth
street alleges that shortly after dark
Wednesday nieht he started 10 cross the
alley hack Of his house. when some one
ordered him 10 stop and afterwards 20
get out OF the alley. Ballard states that
he told the person he had a ngh: there
whereupoa the asSaiiant poUnced uDon
him striking him on the head twice.
first with what appeared 70 be a blunt
instrument then with sharper one.
Both blows made severe wounds in Bal
lard's skull. and when he appeared 20
file the complaint against Waldorf his
head was swathed in bandageS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
Hoods Tdrsapariiia
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone ano
invigorate the whole system.
At had salt rheum on my hands so tina.
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and it drove out the humor. continued
its use till the sores disappeared" MRS.
IRA o. BRowE, Rumford Falls, Ne.
Hoods Sarsaparilia promises 60
cure and keeps the promise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13


 vvh,cbs made sufIicient demand for their combined output, The business portion oS the town was constructed entirely Of hr,cl( and many Sf the buildings are strong and well preserved after sixty or seventy years. The sidewalks of the bus Iness portion of the town were paved Wltn brIcks. They remain to this day firm ana even under their coating of green moss' HAD 5000 PEOPLE. .t' 't..
 Tn mere numbers the population of Ca- haba was never of great importance. It vas rather the quality of it's inhabitants that made the town unique and famous. Tn It's best days Cahaba contained in whites and blacks upward of 5000 inhabi- tants There had been a noticeable Gaii- ing of in population af the beginning of the war The census of 1860 gave the town e population of 1,96o. '
 The final deathblow was given by the people of Dallas Coua2y in .S6s. Tn the spring of that year by a popular vote the people of Dallas County ordered the re- EnovaI of the seat of County government from Cahaba to Selma. Cahaba's chances for retaining the court house was kilied by the flood of 1865 which until that time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
Richest of DaReax,sI

Tn the Austrian iouruals a rscordaH s,A death of one Simon Oppasieh. who wnSa It appears, the richest progesatanal has1lan In the entire world He was born with.. out arms or isgn. and for more than half Q century he exploited this stsrribls su- nrnaity for the purpose of making monaw. First he begged in Vienna, where, ha was born in 1S22. and aftarwaxd he piled hss calling in all the cities and most oe tha towns and villages in tho Auekro-fI -fInneas rian Empire, with the result that in n few years he acquired a oonsidafahla Sur- tune. '
 After his death the authorftisa fo,sza among his papers account bookn very well kept In which he had entered each evsn'- ing his profts for the day, including tf.s result of his stock exchange transacfiona. much Of his money having been savasaea in this way since 1880. Up tc that lime ha had received as alma from scharitanla souls inthe strsts of Vienna. Budapest and other places s1lB.0oo and of this sstsn he had invested S6oOe0 in foreign socurl-. ties. The exact amount of tlss old mans wealth at the dime of his death is un- known. uht that he was vesy rich is csE- tain. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13


 The charm, the romance of the old or der. with its almost feudal institutions. its lavish hospitality. it's pride and purity of social life had It's ID ct eloquent ex- pression in life in Cahaba's homes and on the plantations that lay within the spn re of the towns influence. The town was typical of the old South. the exponent ot the customs and products of the ante belium social order. 5S ,& A POLITICAL CENTER.
 And Cahaba was the political center of Alabama in that era in which the South .ern leaders controlled the political des'i- 'nies of the Union. In the days when the star of the Southern Statesman was in the ascendant the town of the old Stste capital was the meeting place of the Ala bama leaders whose fame was national A gaiaxy of great names Is assod ted with the town. History brings into con junction with Cahaba. Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens. Henry Hitchcock. William R. King. Dixon H. Lewis, Henry Goldthwaite. William Lowndes Yancey and his brother Benja- min Cudworth, and in the later years of It's history. John Tyler Morgan Edmund winston Pettus and others of almost equal fame.
 Cahata grew to it's prime during the |pf pfofonged political struggle over the tragic isaue of States rights and the questions which grew out of 1t. The b tier contest was fought out in the political forum be- fore the final appeal to arms. Tn the tense forensic struggle in the halls of Congress and upon the stump .... South srn leaders won more than their share of the honors.
 It was a time of intense. keen political fervor. A mans political beliefs were hardly less sacred than his religious faith. The eloquent leaders of his cause loomed up at times with the power and strength of demi-gods. 1t is not to be wondered that in the history of that memorable political crisis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE ALEARI oF PEAcE.. 1.
Monument Erected by Augustus in
 the Roman Feruna is Being

Rome Correspoudence of London Globe. l.
 vlsitorS to the spiendid Museos delle Terme: in Rome. have noticed Workmen. at various. times during the past year busily modelling and then setting togeth- CT portions of a, dealgn in relief. repro ducing evidently some important monn-l ment of ancient art. They have been. fin truth. working under Professor Pas- qui. endeavoring to execute a recopstruc- tion of the magnificent Ara Pacis de- creed by the Senate in honor of Angus tus. B. c. 1S, after his successful under talings in Spain and Gaul which. signal- ized the peace of the Roman world. The Emperor modestly refused the profgered dedication to himself and offered it, in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

from the sale of isa tots amounted up- wards of $12o.0N
 There was < tradition which almost b. came history, that the Indians not only had a town and fort upon the beautiful spot that was selected for Alahama's State Capital. but that the French. i'm. pressed with its naturai advantages. had selected it in ffair days of sovereignty as the center Of "a sphere of influences. buiiding fortihcatfons to protect them selves from the brave and savage abor- igines. General Lafayette was told dur ing his visit to the town in 1s2s.r that his countryiien had many years before, for q time at least. inhabited the spot. <.
 The town was built with Philadelphia as a model The surveyor took the City of Brotheriy Love as the basis of his plan. The same style of arranging the streets was adopted and the same system of uo- menciature was observed. Cahaba, like Philadelphia. had its. Vine. Walnut Oak. Mulberry, Chestnut, Ash and Beech streets. The streets which ran north and south in Cahaba- bore names suggestive of the forest. The business portion of the city was built along Vine street. The road from Selma to this day runs along Oak street.
 CAPITOL AVENUE. ..a }
 Capitol avenue was a street that ran through the center of the town at right angles with Vine street The streets to the north of 1t were called, First North street, Second North street and so on. and to the South. First South street. Sec ond South street and so on.
 The State House was located on the corner of Vine street and Capitol avenue. Capitol Square is left clearly defined. the chief point of interest in the dead town. It is neither large nor impressive. Where the Capitol once stood rough board shanty is nailed together. a shanty which may have several years ago been used for storing hay or corn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
He won,t Ezpsrtmeas AgAi.a.

ne wont GANDfA4UnS A&a1u.
 District Attorney Haynaizer, of Pitts-s burg. had scare the other evening that be viii remember for some time. He had some distance. HsNFfnN & train ap- proaching. he reraefnbefsd that ln daya gone by he and his boy ansnpanions used to try 10 walk down track and let train pass them withonf kprnlng around By way of teting hls uerSe she kept on walking until the atrain became terrible. Precipitation poured down his face. and at length he could no longer resist looking train was' on the same track with him. something that had, dsver occurred Co hira as possible. Mr. Haymaker just had time to jump down an embankment when the train dashed by. IL ls the Iast expoFl~s mont of e,Is kind he wIll ever undertake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

roses bloom along the5 old streets and their old time companions the China trees yet endure in peeenhial greenness.
 A brilliant shrouldsit Is that wraps the dead town in its last rest. 84@-,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
rarQest stser in- the World.

What is said to be- tho largest steer in tha world has been sold by James SwoD2s of KolEono. Ind. t0 a syndicate of CRfaehs WoFld's Fair The steer is q yoAKN ol4 and weighs 2.s00 pounds. When fat 10 win weigh 4ooe pounds
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-08
UnderSkirtS.

At $i.oS Two charming styles in
this $3.50 skirt.
One of lonsdale cluny
lace insertion and lace flounce on
deep lawn umbrella founce. and an
other with blind embroidery and
cluster tucks and cambria dust ruff
fe
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-08

Louise Ahearn, daughter of John
Ahearn, and David Barry. were united
in marriage at Sacred Heart church.
Miss Margaret Corners was bridesmaid,
Patrick Barry of this city, brother of
the groom, was best man. MI and Mrs
Barry left on their wedding tour, which
will be spent mostly in New York city.
On their return they will take up their
residence in this city, where the groom
has already prepared home. Mr.. Bar
ry is at present employed in this city,
where he hold a good position.
Miss Mildred Main of West Haven
has issued invitations for this evening
when she will give an informal party
in honor of her guest, Miss Johnson Of
Redlands, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson S. Woodruff of
Orange celebrated their tenth wedding
anniversary with a reception to their
friends in the Orange town hall last
night.
Senator Charles F. Graham and Rep
resentativc Clarence E. Thompson at
tended the dinner given by Governor
Chamberlain at Hartford Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles f. Graham and Miss
Marguerite Graham were among the
New HaveneEs who attended the inaug-
ural ball last night
Mrs. Frank S. Mum Of Whalley ave
Plaintield, n. J. She will return the
latter part Of this week.
Miss Ellen Kenny of Winchester ave-