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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The Willing Workers meet Eith Mrs.
Robert Collins Iel5 South Mafn stree.
Tuesday afternoon
Tn. central ". c. T. L. VIII not hold
their usual meeting today on acc9aat o.
the revival service
Regular meeting u The board Il diree-
tors az the Wichita Hospital this nom
iRg az 80 al the hospital
The team % The first degree Of J O. o.
r. West Side Lodge. vii meet tonsght ~
the hall. Al members requested 70 At
tend
There vii lie regular meeting g Isy
Leaf Chapter No. - o z : foaighs al
The Sczttish Rite tenrIs confeTTtnx CT
degrees
Special communication Of Sunnower
Ledge No. $ A r & 4. 81. tonight WEEK
sa TIE third degrees Stsssiag sscshsrs
welcome
All members Of TypogragAiesl Jnson
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
TAKES OFF HAY TAX.
President Approves That Course Be-
CAUSE Lax Has Been Irouhlescsne

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. ia Muskogee dis
patch says: Indian Agent J. George
Wright has been notified that President
Roosevelt had approved the bill passed
by the Cherokee council a; its last ses-
sion taking off the tax of 20 cents on
each ton of hay shipped from the nation.
This tax has probably caused more trou-
bic than any other single measure which
has brought revenue into the treasury of
the Indian tribes.
The tax on hay was imposed under an
old Cherokee law; and the government Of
ficials in the territory have been collecting
1t for Il number OF years. The tax yielded
a respectable income and of late years
has been growing larger. In 1900 the tax
yielded 5000; in 1901. $500; in 1902 $1,000.
Shippers for a number of years have OBJ
5ected 10 the payment of this tax, and
this has resulted in several lawsuits,
which are now pending in the courts The
tax has caused considerable trouble and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
NOVELTY IN COURT
New Method of Testing Blood
Stains Is Admitted.
1T is CALLED BIOLOGICAL
Evidence of This Witness Is
important il. BechteI Case

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 1S.-A novelty ir
American Jurisprudence was introduced
today at the Bechtel murder trial in the
testimony of DR.. John Lear, the biological
Rlyzed the stains on the various articles
found in the Bechtel home. In reply IL
counsel for the defense DR.. Lear said
there were three different kinds of tests
OF blood, microscopic, chemical and bio
logical He said all OF these tests had
been accepted as practical in courts OF
Justice except the biological. This ties,
had not fgpred in the courts Of this coun-
try. but had been accepted in all Euro
pean courts.
And you made biological test of these
AIrs. Bechtei.
Yes
Then this would be the first application
ef the test in an American court?"
Yea
In making his tests DIR. Lear said he
used two rabbits into which he injected
human blood The injections, DR.. Lear
said. he made daily for about five days.
mfr. Schaadt then endeavored to show by
referring to several American authorities
that the injections should have been made
hwo rthree days apart and for six or
sight times at least. Dr. Lear explained
that the authorities say the operator may
use his judgment and made his injections
according to the health and physical con-
Eition of the animal.
The attorney for the defense objected to
the witness on the grounds that he did
not properly qualify as an expert to give
Testimony in this case.
Judge Texler overruled the objection.
DIR. Lear testified that he examined the
Ingram and the rag carpet and the hatch
ct found in the Bechtel home. The micro
ecopic and chemical tests, witness said,
showed the spots to be blood stains, but
he was unable to determine whether 1T
was human blood until he had made the
biological tests.
THE result of your tests was what?'
Nuerried District Attorney Lychtenwalder.
II found the stains to be human blood, -
answered the witness.
The covering of Tom Bec,,tel and Mabel
BechteFs wearing apparel were shown to
DR.. Lear and he said the stains on them
were human blood The wooden steps
leading from the kitchen to the cellar
were shown to the witness and without
qualification he said that the spots on
the board were human blood stains. By
this the commonwealth will endeavor to
prove that the body of the murdered girl
had been carried down those steps and
placed in the alley way where it was
found later
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
ECZEMA ON
LITTLE Girl
SleepIess Nights for Mother
and Awful Suffering
of Child.
CURED BY CUTlcURA
uad Given up All Hope Of Ever
Making Any Cure.

my little gir. has been suffering for
two years or more from eczema, and
during that time I could not get q
nights sleep, as her ailnent was very
severe.
al had tried so many remedies and
spent much money, deriving no bene-
-, had absolutely given up all hope
Of making any cure. But as a last re-
sort I was persuaded to try a set OF the
Cuticura remedies, and TO nv great
delight a marked change was mani
tested from the first application. /
gave the child q bath with Cuticura
Soap, using . soft piece Of muslin cloth.
This did twice 8 day, each time fol-
lowing with the Cuticura Ointment,
and at the same time gave the Resol-
vent, according to directions. One box
Of the Ointment and two bottles OF the
Resolveut, together with the Soap,
effected a permanent cure. l submit
this for publication if you desire. hop
ing i. will add TO your success and assist
% many thousands of sufferers ia cur
ing themselves" Mrs. l. B. JONES,
ApDiNGToN, IND. I.
The first step In the treatment of the
chronic forms is 10 remove the scales
and crusts and soften the skin, by
warm baths with Cuticura Soap. The
scalp, ears, elbows, hands, ankles and
feet win require frequently thorough
soaking In order to penetrate the thick
oned skin and crusts with which these
parts are often covered. Dry care
fully. and apply Cuticura Ointment,
tightly at first, and where advisable
spread it on pieces of soft cloth and
bind in place. Take the Resolvcnt,
pills, or liquid, in medium doses. DO
GOT use cold water in bathing, and
avoid cold, raw winds.
ooad sArvuehout ths world Cudcs-a Esscvest iOe.
n fcr1 Of theccla,s Ceass< P,h. per val Of ~
6nsDsak So Soap. &c. psesss' isessn. Garter
- 81 Payis, kue Dc u rsxs Bassse. ~ Cclaz-
- Ave-. hUessr byue O. Csrp. Sole PrsgK1ssan.
~e0l - LEV C c9s Eess12.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
Territorial Charters Granted.

Obai ASt0 taubCQs
Guthrie, 0. T.. Jan. 1S.-The following
charters were granted today:
The Kansas, Elk City Texas Rail-
way company, with headquarters at Elk
City, O. T., and with 100000 capital
stock. The incoporators are U. G. We'll
ston of Tistuville, Pennsylvania; J. c..
Thurmond, p. c. Hughes, E. NJ. Scannell,
George F. Patterson, Chas. MLoud and
E. r. Hughes of Elk City. The proposed
line is three hundred miles long, begin
ming at the north boundary of Woods
county, o. T., and near the city of Kiowa,
Kansas, and running southwest via Elk
City, through the counties Of Woods,
Dewey, Custer, Roger Mills and Greer,
in Oklahoma, to Eagle Pass, Texas, on
the Rio Grande river. The road crosses
the south fork of the Red river into
Hartman county, Texas.
The Leeper43raves company of Okla
homa City with $4,000 capital stock. The
incorporators are J. G. Leeper, j. w. and
W. T. Graves.
The Elmer Cemetery company of Elmer,
in Greer county, with the following in
corpoators: ]. 3. Ralston of Lock; A.
Kahle and ]. B. Stewart of Elmer.
The Rogers Mills County Fair associa-
ton of Berlin with the following incor-
porators: J. C. Helf, B. B. Buckelew, E.
NJ. MBryde and others.
The Otter Creek Mining & Smelling
company of Oklahoma City with 81 500, 600
capital stock. The incorporators are C.
H. Hallett of Vinita, l. t.; J. NJ. Hayes
of Mountain Park; ]. O. Pipher, R. r.
Fuller and r. F. Helm of Oklahoma City.
The Christian church Of Thomas with
the following incorporators: George ].
Ames, G. w. M'Burney and w G. Clark.
The Phoenix Telephone company of
Ames with 8. Zoo capital stock The in
corporators are: A. Mathis, 3. F. Hogard
and w. III. Mathis.
The Union Telephone company of Inger-
soil with $4,000 capital stock The in
corporators are A. w. Leonard. and NJ
NJ. Taylor of Driftwood, B. F. Blue, E.
Bradley and ]. B. MGinniss of Ingersoll
Abercrombie Miller & Company Of Still
water with $4,000 capital stock The
incorporators are: w. w. Abercrombie,
T. B. Wilson, Mary L. Clark and O. Mil
Ter.
Notarial commissions were issued to
Richard 3. Mitchell Of Guthrie; George r.
Bane of Cushing; George W. Reid and
w. s. Tucker of Pawnee; Hayden Saylor,
of Tyron, in Beaver county; r. n. Neon
nell, NJ. E. Stinson, Ed l.. Dunn Of Okla
homa City
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
EMPIRE OF SAHARA.
Viii Invite President Roosevelt g
Name Some Hcucf1 Riders

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19

the railroads have refused to haul the
hay until the tax is paid. This facilitated
the collection of the tax but did not tend
to increase good feeling between shippers
and the companies.
Notice was also received that appropria-
ton bills incident to the last Cherokee
election and session of the council had
been approyed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
CA 9TozIA.
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WRECK OF THE CLALLAM.
Pumps Were Reversed and Pumped in
Water, It is Said.

Seattle, Washington, Jan 1S.-Testi
mony was given at todays session OF
the board OF inspectors investigating the
wreck of the steamer Clallam tending tc
show that the little steamer began to
leak about an hour after leaving Port
Townsend. But whether this was due to
ships pumps, which filled the vessel with
water. instead of pumping it out. is a
question the inspectors are trying to
solve. 1t is the belief OF many that the
latter is the case
Chief Engineer Delaney admitted to
the inspectors that the Clallam started
TO leak about an hour out of Port Town
send. He admitted that it was nearly
two hours after she started to leak be-
fore he notified Captain Roberts.
Delaney was unable to give the
capacity OF the pumps in the Clallam. 1t
was figured out that the vessels pumps
1t was shown by the chief engineer
that the vessel took more water before
Captain Roberts was notified than she did
ten hours afterwards.
The inspectors are making an effort to
show that in some way the pumps were
reversed and misleading of pumping out
the water from the engine room. more
was being taken in through the sea cocks
This belief now seems to be that the
Clallam did not spring Q leak.
Evidence points that way as the hull
was the last part of the vessel 20 dis
appear from sight. All the water came
in aft. where the sea cooke on vessel
are located
having waited an hour and a half before
reporting the leak and said Il wish the
that the dead light crashed out was
broken once before. II was repaired at
Port Townsend. but the vessel started fer
victoyia
Victoria, b. c.. Jan Ism. Jensen of
the Clsllam gave testimony this morning
that he had charge OF the flags on the
Clsllarn, but knew OF no signal flags on
board. .He told of the chief engineer
captain would turn around and so back"
He told OF several visits of the chief
engineer TO the main deck and now he
had tried to get into the pilot house
Failing he had asked witness to ask
the captain to keep the boats head to
the wind IL possible He did not think
Captain Roberts had full control OF him
self.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement. Lovers.
At the Crawford.

At the Crawford.
THE CONvICTS DAUGHTER.
This is the fourth season 1.-The Con-
vict's Daughter" which will appear at
the Crawford tonight. Several seasons
ago lovers of melo drama had a chance
to judge of tie merits of The Convict
Daughter The theaters were not large
enough to hold them, and it's drawing
powers heralded its reputation every
where. They had seen meritorious per-
Torrance and a dramatic story cleveriy
written by an American author, and acted
by a capable company.
The story of THE Convict's Daughter
went straight to the heart and forced it
self upon their memory. The opening
act, Col. Gould's home, had an atmos-
phere Of love and sunshine in it that it
crept over the footlights and nestled
among the audience.
There is only one way to appreciate
this melo drama-come and see it. 1t is
especially written for the family and pre-
sents the drama true 10 life in great
many households.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
SHOT AND KILLED.
Quarrel Over Note for $500 Proved
Fatal,

Arapaho, Okla, Jan. 1s.-In quarrel
over a $500 note John Bighem, agent for
Minuwaukee brewery shot and killed
Gus Huddleston Bigham endorsed Hud-
dleston's note and when the latter ne
elected TO pay it, attached Huddleston's
cattle One of the buttets fired by Big
ham lodged in the vesc pocket of ex-
Probate Judge Lowe. Bigham fed after
the shooting
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
KATZENJAMMER KIDS.

Most every one has either heard or
read about, or recall with many smile
the funny illustrations that have, and
are now appearing in some of the east
ern papers, of the pranks the meddlesome
Katzenjammer Kids played on their Ma
and Pa. Manager Martling of the Craw-
ford has secured BlondeI and Fennessy' s
"Katzenjammer Kids company, now on
it's fifth annual tour, which is claimed to
be one of the brightest and funniest
farce comedians now before the public.
In brief, it can be truthfuily stated that
there are so many musical numbers be-
tween the different comedy roles as en-
acted by the large company of coined
ians that nothing is thought of any plot.
In fact, it is said that two and one-haIf
hours of continuous laughter may be
looked for. Wednesday, January 10Th at
the Crawford.
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AT THE OLD CROSS ROADS.

Al HE OlAD ChOSS ROADS.
'At The Old Cross Roads which will
be seen at the Crawford on Thursday,
January 21st was one of the last season s
most pronounced successes. 1t was
played from coast to coast to uniformly
large business everywhere. Its engage
ment at the Grand Opera House, Kan
sas City was record breaker, people be-
ing turned away at every performance.
Seats will go on sale at Howe's Jewelry
store this morning.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
WHAT PEARY HOPES.

The approach of summer brings in
to the public eye once mere the in
defatigable Commander Peary and his
plans fer reaching the North Pole.
Already he is preparing for his trip
from Sydney, which will begin July /,
and is for the purpose of carrying a
reserve coal supply TO the Greenland
shore to be used in connection with
his greatest and perhaps final dash
uorthward in 1905. Fer this supreme
effort OF Peary's life only part of
the necessary 100000 has been Sc
cured, but the explorer is confident
that by means of small subscriptions
he will fird ample means before next
year.
cary will enter upon the gigantic
task of reaching the goal of so many
ambitions admirably equipped by rea-
son of his former attempts. Each fail
ure has added much to his store of
knowledge, has taught him where and
how victory is possible. With a
stronger vessel than ever before he
hopes to reach point in Greenland
SO degrees north before taking to the
slodges. He will then be but APO miles
from the pole-a distance he has COW
cred in four previous sledge journeys,
each one, Of course. begun from n
more southern latitude. With per-
lection of dog outfits and personnel
Of his little party he counts upon do
ing his outlined work between Feb
ruary and the end OF May.
Some day or other. as surely as the
earth revolves upon its axis, human
hands are going to plant flag upon
the spot called tho North Pole. Since
this Is to be done. however useless
the labor ard the pouring out Of
money may seem, let us hope that
the Stars and Stripes may first feat
over the center OF the frozen North.
Boston Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
rSs=-s&&SS<SzzesA y=='-azEzk ----zf- -
MYTH THE WORI DIS A
IT, BEST WRITERS\
l eAzz~a@sG@sAl
ABOUT "HiGH FINANCE"

Whatever tends to quiet the pub
lies fears. or to sharpen the public's
appetite for investment, Is good"
from the point OF view of the high
finance" To use another metaphor.
tho public's money Is grist to the
financial mill.
Thus. the public has always rem.
edy In its own hands for grievances
it may have against any financier or
group OF financiers. 1t has simply to
refuse to buy the securities manufac-
tured by the offenders. 1t has simply
to tighten it's purse strings. and the
game ceases. The one motto that 1t
should keep before itself Is "Caveat
emptor" Experience shows that very
little Is TO be gained by throwing good
money after baG, or unduly weeping
over split milk. Nevertheless. ex.
perience is good school. and money
is not entirely lost if it pays for les
son.-Wall Street Journal.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
NOT FOR THE PRESENT DAY.

Perhaps. under some halcyon dis
pensation-say. the millennium. of
which we have heard 80 much--there
may be an arrangement whereby uni
versal health, happiness and prosper
ity will follow on the heels Of univer-
sal education. apathy and Incidence.
But, taking humanity as II is, and
measuring prospects by the actual ma
terial at our present disposal, is 1t
wise to depopulate the fields, the fac
tories and the mines by preaching the
multitude into a state of scorn for
simple toll? What are all these mil
lions to do when they shall have ex-
allied above the spade, the pitchfork
and the AK? A world composed Of
millionaires. BARRIERS. school teachers.
orators and pawnbrokers would not
be able to defend itself for any great
length of time from the savage and
the Observation-Disclosures Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
ONE KIND OF MORAL COWARD.

Moral cowardice is too familiar
fact of human nature to require de-
scription as it is ordinarily exhibited.
But there are some forms of IL which
are so subtle as actually 20 pass for
virtues. There Is the man who has
the reputation OF being aggressive and
forceful to a degree, but who has no
element OF courtesy or consideration
for his fellow men. He knows that
If he allows other men to get close
enough 10 him they will see that be-
hind his buster is n dearth of ideas
and ability. He knows, too, that IL
ne permits those who are associated
with him and under his control to
manifest their own individual worth
the comparison which the world will
institute between their genuine abili-
ties and his pretended importance
will be not only unfiattering TO him
but destructive TO his ambitions. The
policy Of such man is TO browbeat
whenever he can and TO systematic
ally disparage others at every oppor-
CONGRATULATIONS Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
PRESERVING THE DEAD.

In order 20 preserve tho features
Of those who have died it is proposed
by :. Russian to embalm corpses by
casting around them solid mass OF
glass. This would be perfectly trans
parent, and as no air could get In the
features would be preserved indet-
nitely. Of course, 1t is not possible
to pour molten glass directly on the
body. so it is first coated with a thin
coating Of so-called liquid glass" or
sodium salicate. This Is allowed to
harden and forms protective coat
ing. The body is then put in mold
and melted glass poured around IT.
When this Is hardened we have a
solid. transparent mass inclosing the
body. The inventor of this process
hopes that some day we Will have a
large museum filled with the perfectly
preserved bodies of the great men OF
their times for future generations 10
gaze upon.--Collier's Weekly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Smokino In japan.

In order to help pay the expenses
of a war which it saw was inevitable
Japan recently established a reggie, or
government monopoly of the tobacco
trade. Tobacco was introduced inu
Japan in the seventeenth century
and ut the present time there ara
large quantities OF the weed grown
and smoked there. As yet cigars
have not reached the pinnacle OF es
TEEN they hold with moro civilized
nations, but Japan is making grand
efforts to attain the standard of the
West, and there are hopes for her.
Just now the favorite smoke Is a
very small pipe, which is thrown
away before it reaches the stage
when It is able to walk alone. In
that much the Jap is in advance Of
some OF kiS more polished white
brethren
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

The end of May and the beginning
of June is the period, like that Of
Norway, of the shining of the mid
only does the sun disappear below the
horizon, and then its glow suffuses
tho sky, SO that sunset and sunrise
are merged into one.
Then it Is that those who have
nothing to do but to enjoy themselves
take advantage of the long-established
custom of going Oh excursions to the
islands, to watch the sun slowly sink
into the waters of the Neva, to meet
and chat with their friends on vari-
Gus questions of the day, or to hear
the latest bit OF court news or gossip,
and then to drive back in the hour
of dawn to their houses, to invite
sleep and refreshment before the
pleasurable duties of the coming day
Houses are thrown wide open all
during this gay season, and every
thing in and around st. Petersburg
teens with summer life and pleasure.
Every one dimes in the open air,
spends his time on the waters edge,
or joins boating party that is going
to hear the fashionable operetta given
In one OF the country theateTs that
are open at this time to afford another
amusement to summer visitors. Every
where Is light-hearted happiness and
merrymaking, but 1t Ia the same life
and the same brilliant spectacle that
follows the court Of every other mon
arch in Europe.
There is another aspect Of the pas
times of the upper class of Russians
the mobility" The great majority
Of the landed proprietors pass the
summer on their estates in some re-
mote province Of the empire, but they
consider 1t their duty. on their way
there, to stop at Nijni-Novgorod, to
visit the annual fair, where they prob
ably have some business to do In
grain or cattle and desire TO take in
the pleasures of the great gathering
at The same time.
TIE deplorable lack OF enjoyment
Of the Russian peasant has a very
strong pathetic side. The wealthy
people OF tho country are generous in