The Formoso Enterprise from Formoso, Kansas • 2

VETERANS' CORNER. THE STATE OF KANSAS FAMED WITH SWORD. A tiicycls factory is a new institution at Pittsburg1. There are 6,868 miles of railroad JAGUARINA, CHAMPION BROADSWORD FENCER. GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE OLD SOLDIERS.

Where la the ring of Kngl uid? Disappearance of a Veteran lie Kuvcd Lincoln's Life (ion. Wolselcy on operated in Kansas. Emporia's high school building is to be enlarged to the extent of an 18,000 lias Beaten All the Celebrated Fencer, with the Exception of Duncan C. Ross, Who Declined to May Go to Athens This Year. championship of America and the woman's Bword championship of the world, and declared herself open to defend these tlai tan against any man in the world in contest for a purse of from $1,000 to $5,000 a side.

Several California business men who know her great strength, endurance and skill, and her marvelous ability as a horsewoman, have offered to back her in any amount if she will go to Greece and fence in the Olympian games tor the championship of the world. She is very seriously considering this proposition and will undoubtedly go to Athens if she can be assured that any European broad-sword fencers intend to participate in the games. ND the winds of (lie world made answer, North, South, and East, and West; Wherever there's am. audition. Lee 8.

Dages, the oldest boss barber of Fort Scott, committed suicide b) shooting himself. The Kansas division of the Grand Army has lost 101 in membership during the past year. Nine Kansas bidders got of the late bond issue, of which all but $10,000 went to banks. Emporia is in the ranks of the ice-less, also, not a pound having been put up there this season. Mr.

Lease did not attend at the Church of Christ, Wichita, when his wife occupied the pulpit. Only two of the twenty-six roads EASTERN sporting writer, who is not very correctly informed, very recently, In an article on broad-sword fencing, gave Duncan C. Ross, the well-known Scotch athlete, the credit of PITCHER CROSS. wealth to covet, Or land that can be possess'd; Wherever are savage races To cozen, coerce Made a Record with the Indianapolis Dugeuall Club in 1895. George L.

Cross, one of the pitchers of last season's Indianapolis team, of the Western League, was born January 9, 1872, at Manchester, N. and learned to play ball on the open lots around his native place. His first professional engagement was with the team that represented Manchester in the New England League during the season of 1891. In 1892 he went to the Pacific Slope and joined the Tacoma Club, of the Pacific Northwest League, and ranked well up among the leaders in the official fielding averages for the pitchers of that league. In 1893 he began the season with the Charleston Club, of the South- and scare, Ye shall find the vaunted ensign; For the English flag is there! "Aye, It waves o'er the blazing hovels Whence African victims fly, To be shot by explosive bullets, Or to wretchedly starve and die! And where the beach-comber harries The Isles of the Southern Sea, At the peak of his hellish vessel, Tis the English flag flies free.

"The Maori full oft hath cursed it With his bitterest dying breath; And the Arab has hissed his hatred As he spits at its folds in death. The hapless fellah has feared it On Tel-el-Kebir's parched plain. And the Zulu's blood has stained it With a deep, indelible stain. "It has floated o'er scenes of pillage, It has flaunted o'er deeds of shame, It has waved o'er the fell marauder, As he ravished with sword and flame. It has looked upon ruthless slaughter, And massacres dire and grim; It has heard the shrieks of the victims Drown even the Jingo hymn.

"Where is the flag of England? Seek the lands where the natives rot; Where decay and assured extinction Must soon be the people's lot. Go! Search for the once-glad islands, Where diseases and death are rife, And the greed of a callous commerce Now battens on human life! "Where is the flag of England? Go! sail where rich galleons come With shoddy and 'loaded' cottons, And beer, and Bibles, and rum; Go.too, where brute force has triumphed, And hypocrisy makes its lair; And your question will find its answer, For the flag of England is there!" London Truth. being the champion broad-sword fencer of America. While quite generally so believed, it is not a fact. The actual champion mounted broad-sword fencer of America, and, some assert, one of the greatest scientific broad-sword fencer of the world, is a woman; Jaguarina, the Spanish-American swordswoman, who, several years ago, made a great hit as a mounted and foot fencer on the Pacific coast.

Duncan C. Ross was challenged by Jaguarina in San Francisco, in April, 1886. She posted her money with the San Francisco Chronicle, in an open letter published in the Chronicle April 7, 1886. Mr. Ross declined to meet her over his own signature.

At that time Ross had not a clear record of unbroken victories, as many erroneously believe his career as a broadsword fencer presents. On the contrary he had been defeated by Gen. Ag-rimontl at Salt Lake City; by Capt. E. N.

Jennings, of the Olympic Athletic Club of San Francisco, an ex-officer of the Eighth Royal Irish Hussars, by Sergt. Owen Davis, of the Second United States Cavalry, recognized champion master of horse and sword of the United States army. In January, 1887, Sergt. Davis returned to his station at the Presidio, San Francisco, from the Apache war, where he had fought under Gen. Miles.

As Jaguarina had declared herself open to a challenge from any soldier or fencer in the world certainly a most remarkable thing for a young woman of 22 years to do Sergt. Davis called her out and they fought a mounted contest in Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, Feb. 8, 1887, Jaguarina defeating this trained soldier by a score of 11 to 7 points. Up to this time Sergt. Davis had a record of twenty-one continuous victories; in fact, he.

had never before been defeated. Among his defeated opponents was, as stated, Mr. Ross. The very next day after her victory over Sergt. Davis, Jaguarina was challenged by Capt.

Jennings to meet him in a mounted battle. The challenge was accepted. Capt. Jennings was smarting under his defeat by Jaguarina "Yes," said Mr. Gollaher, "the story that I once saved Lincoln's life is true, but It Is not correct as generally related, "Abraham Lincoln and I had been going to school together for a year or more and had become greatly attached to each other.

Then school disbanded on account of there being so few scholars, and we did not see each other for a long time. One Sunday my mother visited the Llncolns and I was taken along. Abe and I played around all day. Finally we concluded to cross tho creek to hunt for some partridges young Lincoln had seen the day before. The creek was swollen by a recent rain, and In crossing on the narrow footing Abe fell In.

Neither of us could swim. I got a long pole and held it out to Abe, who grabbed it. Then I pulled him ashore. He was almost dead and I was badly scared. I rolled and pounded him in good earnest.

Then I got him by the arms and shook him, the water meanwhile pouring out of his mouth. By this means I succeeded In bringing him to, and he was soon all right. "Then a new difficulty confronted us. If our mothers discovered our wet clothes they would whip us. This we dreaded from experience and determined to avoid.

It was June, the sun was very warm, and we soon dried our clothes by spreading them on the rocks about us. We promised never to tell the story, and I never mentioned the Incident to anyone until after Lincoln's tragic: end. "Abraham Lincoln had a sister. Her name was Sallie, and she was a very pretty girl. She went to school when she could, which was not very often.

"Yes, if you must know, Sallie Lincoln was my sweetheart. She was about my age, I loved her, and claimed her, as boys do. I suppose that was one reason of my warm regard for Abe. When the Lincoln family moved to Indiana I was prevented by circumstances from bidding good-by to either of the children, and I never saw them again." Wolseley on Volunteers. From the London Globe; In a recent address on "The Tactical Training of Volunteers," Lord Wolseley, the new commander in chief of the English army, said that there was a general tendency to confound tactics with strategy.

When one talked of strategy he talked of a science, but when he talked of tactics he talked of an art. It was very desirable that those who had to hold high positions in military forces should have a very extended knowledge of strategy and of military history, from which the rules of strategy were derived. Tactics, on the other hand, was an art very easily acquired and related to outpost duty, rear guard duty and work of that kind. He believed any competent captain of a company could teach it to his subordinates, and he would even go further and say that tactical instruction might be given in a room. Of course he did not wish to deprecate the instruction which was given in the field.

On the contrary, the more officers of both the army and the volunteers who could go into camp and be taught tactical operations the better it would be for them. It had been said that regiments and regimental officers are what the commanding officers made them, and he believed that to be entirely the case. When he remembered what the volunteers had been, and knew what they were at present, he could not but congratulate them upon having done so much in recent years to improve themselves. They had Improved both in discipline and drill. He referred particularly to drill, because it had been rather lost sight of in the discussion, and although no one worked haidrr than he had done to get old-fashioned drills abolished in the army, he had always thought, and would continue to think, how great was the value and importance of a knowledge of drill.

It was not only a discipline for the body, but for the mind, and taught men the first rudiments of obedience. If he were asked what were the greatest military virtue greater even than courage he would say that it was unhesitating, unquestioning obedience. With regard to the suggestion that volunteer officers should be required to pass a compulsory examination in tactics, though there was a great deal to be said in favor of it, one had to deal with actual facts and could not lay down in writing what he conceived would be the best possible process for imparting a knowledge of tactics. It was necessary to take volunteer officers as they were found and make the best of the force, but, above all, he must not do anything which would injure the patriotic feeling which called the force Into existence. Instructors should take every opportunity of instructing the officers in a knowledge of tactics, but they could not lay down a hard-and-fast rule and say that volunteer officers must pass an examination in tactics or their services would be dispensed with.

On the other hand, however, where they got a bad commanding officer in a battalion and it was evident that the defects of the battalion were due to the commanding officer, they must say to him: "Sir. you done your best, but your best is not good enough for us, and you must go." operating in Kansas report having paid a dividend last year. Sumner county has a surplus of cash on hand, and is in the market lo buy some of its own bonds. An Effingham dealer has shipped away from there more than 115,000 worth of horses during the past thirty days. The Santa Fe has discontinued the transportation of mail west of Scott City, the Missouri Pacific taking it from there.

Congressman Long has succeeded in having added to the agricultural appropriation bill in the interest of irrigation in Kansas. The railroads of Kansas employed 81,05 persons last vear, paying in wages $,448,000, a decrease of compared with the previous year. Alleging lack of time for preparation as a reason, George Peck declined an invitation to deliver the commencement address at the university this year. Will McAlier and a young man named Vansyke were both killed by being accidentally shot in the vicinity of Chetopa. Both were shot in the forehead.

Four negroes were drinking and shooting craps at Atchison when Jim Mitchell was shot and killed by John Trice. Negroes claim the shot was accidental. The Standard Oil company is securing leases on all the supposed oil belt territory in Bourbon countv and is putting down an experimental well near Uniontown. The Second district will select its delegates to the St. Louis convention at Ottawa May IS.

The Republican candidate for congress will be named at Lawrence May 6. Senator Peffer is much gratified by the adoption of bis resolution calling on the interstate commerce coinmir-sion for information as to discrimination in freight rates. Judge W. S. Vandivcrt decided, at Ifee Kinsley term of District court, that the fire guard tax law, passed in 181)5 and applying to all counties west of the ninety-ninth meridian, is unconstitutional.

Mrs. A. I). Arbogast, wife of the foreman of the Missouri, Kansas Texas bridge department owns and personally manages a farm of 480 acres near Parsons, and makes a glittering success of it, too. The prize of $25 offered by New York city men who are interested in Kansas University for the best essay by students of the school on Tennyson's "Princess," was won by It.

11. Price of Hutchinson. Some eastern friend of Bethany college, at Lindsborg, has presented that institution a new 85,000 pipe organ to be placed in the spacious auditorium ecently completed, and it is to be used for the first time Good Friday. Kansas City, is in a state of great excitement over the prohibitory law and the strict enforcement of the new tippling ordinance. D.

S. Akers a johitest, was fined $500 for a violation and church people are applauding the police judge. Joiutists are despondent. Evelyn B. Baldwin, whom a Chicago syndicate proposes sending at the head of an expedition to meet Dr.

Nansen, the returning Norwegian explorer, is a Kansas man, having been raised from a small boy in Labettf county. For some time before he waij appointed, in 1891, toaposition in the government weather bureau. he taught school in the county where he still maintains his residence. Pea body is coming to the front bs a shipping center for poultry. During the past year 216,430 pounds of poultry.

4,664,760 eggs and 106,033 pouuds of butter, valued respectfully at and $31,509, were sent out from there. A suit has been filed in the District court of Leavenworth against Governor A. J. Smith of the National Soldiers' Home for for personal damages. Thomas Wilkin, the plaintiff in the suit, is a veteran now at the home, who alleges that he has been forced three times to take the Keeley cure; that his health has been ruined, and that he was made to sign orders on his pension money contrary to law.

Frank Williams, a commercial traveler who represents a Chicago bouse, requested the chief of police of Ateh-iNon to take him into custody and lock him up. He said that about twice a year he had an uncontrollable appetiic for strong drink and would get on a protracted spree and neglect his business and squander his money. He realized that he was on the eve of one of his semi-annual spells and wanted the assistance of the chief in an effort to keep from strong drink. The chief complied with his request and he is GEORGE L. CROSS, ern League, but finished it with the Cincinnati team, of the National League and American Association, and was reserved for season of 1894 by the Cincinnati Club, but was "farmed out" to the Indianapolis team, of the Western League, for that season, taking part that year in twenty-nine championship games with the latter, and he had a batting percentage of .235, according to the official averages of the Western League.

In 1895, although his name again appeared on the Cincinnati Club's reserve list, he was allowed to go to the Indianapolis team, and it is generally believed that he was only "loaned" to the latter. However, he did good work in the pitcher's position, taking part in forty-four championship games, twenty-eight of which resulted in victories and sixteen in defeats. Only once during the season was he knocked out of the pitcher's position, while on three different occasions he relieved other pitchers and turned apparent defeats into creditable victories His best pitching feat was in a game against the Toledo team, played June 18, 1895, at Indianapolis, winning by 12 to 1. On June 29, at Indianapolis, he succeeded in shutting out the De-troits without a run, although they were credited with nine safe hits.which, however, were well scattered throughout the game. On July 29, at Minneapolis, the home team made only five safe hits off his pitching, the Indianapolis winning by 5 to 4.

On Aug. 26, at Indianapolis, the Minneapolis team made six safe hits off him, but failed to get a run, the Indianapolis winning by 7 to 0. i Disappearance of a I'ensloner. From the Kansas City Journal: The pension office at Washington is interested Just now in trying to ascertain where Owen Wilson lives, if he is alive, or when and where he died, if he Is dead. The investigation has been carried on for some time and the papers In the case are in the hands of Inspector Spangler, who is devoting much attention to the hunt, and hopes to be able yet to unravel the mystery.

Owen Wilson was a member of Company Thirteenth Iowa Infantry, and since 1867 he has been drawing a pension of $24 per month for a gunshot, wound. On June 10, 1890, he left the home of his brother-in-law, William Collins, four miles north of Brccken-ridge, and went to Lock Springs, where he bought a ticket over the Wabash road for Omaha and went to that city. He had with him his trunk and about $100. He is known to have reached Omaha and remained at a boarding-house there until the morning of July 6, when he left and has never been heard of since. The next morning his hat and coat and his cane were found lying on the banks of the river and identified by the people with whom he had been boarding.

His trunk was found in the house, and in it were his deeds and pension papers, but the whereabouts of Owen Wilson have never been discovered. There has been a careful search along the river down to this city for remains that would answer his description, but there are no records at any place of any significant find. His pension since his disappearance has accumulated and is awaiting payment to him If alive or to his heirs if his death can be established. His wife is mourning him as dead and has applied for a pension as his widow and her application has started the investigation. It is one of the peculiar cases of which there are many in the pension department.

Gallagher Wing the Tourney. Thomas J. Gallagher won the "shortstop" billiard tournament, which had been in progress at Chicago for eight JAGUARINA. in a foot combat before the Olympic Athletic club and was determined to defeat her In this contest. It took place in Mechanics' Pavilion, San Francisco, shortly after the Davis match.

At the conclusion of the twenty-first attack, to which the contest was limited, the score stood 8 to 9. It was then suggested to decide the contest by the result of one attack on foot. Jaguarina won this attack in twenty seconds after they crossed blades. Subsequently she again defeated Capt. Jennings, who was determined to win in a contest against her if he coulu, and then added to her record the defeat of Capt.

Conrad Wiedermann, instructcr-at-arms to the various turn verein clubs of San Francisco and other California cities, at San Diego, and the ex-Austrian cavalryman. Col. Baron Arno von Freilitzsch, at Los Angeles. Capt. Wiedermann gave her tho hardest battle she ever fought outside of Sergt.

Davis. During the contest his sword crushed in the face of her mask and gave her a cut across the bridge of the nose, the scar from which still Bhows slightly. Capt. Wiedermann was a remarkable athlete and weighpd 195 pounds. His chest was forty-three inches and the biceps of his sword arm fifteen Inches.

After the contest he stated that Jaguarina was the quickest and most powerful fencer he had ever met. His skill was undoubtedly very great, for he was a pet pupil of the famous Russian Imperial Guardsman. Col. Ivan Wicowsky. Jaguarina's last contest for a purse took place in 1SS9.

Since then she has repeatedly declared herself open for a atch. In July last in an open letter claimed the mounted broad-sword He Reamed Lincoln. However poor the Lincoln home may have been, it affected the new child but little, says McClure's Magazine. He was robust and active, and life is full of interest to the child happy enough to be born in the country. He had several companions.

There was his sister. Nancy or Sarah both names arc given her two years his senior; there was a cousin of his mother's, ten years older, Dennis Hanks, an active and ingenious leader in sports and mischief, and there were the neighbors' boys. One of the latter. Austin Gollaher, still tells with pleasur." how he hunted coons and ran the woc-s with young Lincoln and once even saved his life. THOMAS J.

GALLAGHER, afternoonw and evenings. Gallagher's final opponent was Maggioli of St. Louis, who, by his defeat, was relegated to tie with Hatley for second and third moneys. McLaughlin Ol Philadelphia wins fourth money, the two Canac ian players, Capron and Sut-tcn. receiving nothing as a reward for their enterprise hi coming across the line to play.

now behind the bars and will be kept Miere until he gets over his spell..