The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
February 14, 1899

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oleg??? Mchita 1mm (Vr VOLTBIE XXX WICHITA, KAZSTSS: TUESDAY MCXRjSIKG, IIBEUART 14, IS99 JjTDCSIBEIJ 77 Goes Another of Aguinaldo's Strongholds. ILOILO HAS &EEN TAKEN Miller's Forces in Possession 4)f Panay's Capital. NATIVES CUT AND RUN Zn Their Usual Style, at the First Clash, After Firing the Town Americans Ashore. Manila, Feb. 14 (9:35 a. m.) .-The United States forces under Brigadier General Mil ler captured Iloilo. capita lof the island of Panay and seat of the so-called sovern metn of the Visayas federation, on Sat urday last, after a bombardment. The rfbels set the town op fire before evacuat ing It; but the American troops extin guished the flames. There were no cas ualties on the American side. 9.45 a, m. The United States gunboat Petrel arrived late last evening with f--1 patches from Brigadier General M. P. Mil lar to Major General Otis announcing that I.oho had been taken by the combined military and naval forces on Saturday moring. General Miller on receipt of his Instructions from Manila, sen tnative com missioners ashore from the United tSates transport St Paul with a communication for the rebel governor of Iloilo, calling t.pon him to surrender within a time stated and warning him not to make a demonstra tion in the interval. The rebels imme- d.ately moved their gus and prepared to defend their position. Thereupon the Pet rel fired two warning guns, the rebels im mediately opening fire upon her. The Petrel and the Baltimore then bombarded the town, which the rebels, having set on fire, immediately evacuated. The Ameri can troops were promptly landed and ex tinguished the fires in all cases of foreign property, but not before considerable dam age had foeen done. It is believed that the enemy's loss during the bombardment was heavy, but no American casualties are re rrrted. OTIS AND DEWEY CABLE Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. Shortly be f re midnight Adjutant General Corbln made public the following dispatch from Major General Otfs, reporting the capture of the town of Iloilo by the American forces under General Miller on the 13th Irst "Manila, Feb. 13, 1S99. General Miller re ports from Iloilo that the town taken on tiir li th instant and held by troops. In s'urrents given until evening of the 11th to surrender, but their hostile actions brought on engagement during the morning. In surgents fired native portion of town; but lit e losses to property of foreign inhabi tants, Xo casualties among the United States forces reported. iSgned) "OTIS." A dispatch also came from Admiral D ey telling of the capture of the city. I nasa brief recital of the facts in the c se, but, it is said, contained substan ts ili the same Information as that sent by General Otis. It was sent to the navy J partment, and is expected to be made pu.'Mie In the morning. TRYING TO HIRE SPANIARDS London, Feb. 13. Reuter's Telegram curpmy, limited, has received the fol 1 j I ig dispatch from Manila, dated Feb ruary 13, 3:45 p. m.: "After the capture of Caloocan, a Spaniard who had been a privjnlr there, came to the Americans, 1' iding up his hands, and said that the Fi ip.ns had offered to release the Span iirds, especially the artillerymen, if they wou'd undertake to fight against the Americans at $4 a day. Most of the Span iards refused, and even those who ac te itd the offer did so in the hope of cff'H 'ng an escape. The rebels, according t ths informant, are discontented, un P 1.1, unfed and thoroughly disillusionized, the talismanic -wafers being of no avail against wounds, hunger and fatigue. On rn'iv Aguinahlo visited Polo, a few ni'i northwest of Caloocan, and address ed the Filipino troops there, claiming that he had won a victory and asserting nat 2,300 Americans had been iklled." AG0NCILL0 SAYS IT'S A TIE Montreal. Feb 13. Agoncrllo, the Fili p.n commissioner, in an interview to night gave an unqualified contradiction t the cablegram from General Otis in wh.oh it Is stated that he lAgoncillo) tele rihed advising Aguinaldo to drive tho Airtneans out before reinforcements ar rived. "The falsity of this te proved by r American papers themselves." said Filipino, "in which you may see the f i ment that many of rhe Filipino ofhe- wore arrested in the theaters just -to the commencement of hostilities. 1 i- not likely that our officers would be i iuin the theatres if they knew war wa to commence. The thing k absurd -.i face of it- K would have been saK d.il for me jo to egraphE- such in-s-'-ai line. Our policy was to maintain an .ifitiwe of reserve." Foi 'owing is a copy of an official teie rram from Aguinaldo received by Agon- 11 which was translated by Senor ZSxTti On Sunday nbrbt ihe American n.i attacked our lines with prentcdita i i i ind without justification, and the r .n-of-war of the American lieet boin t rxioii simultaneously Malabon, aloc c i and Paranqne. killing men. women r 1 children. In the cities of Maila and 1 i defenseless and unoffending ctvii 5 w ere arrested, the Americans besides i u .in; the property of the people at the s-n time saying that they would never e i-e until they had exterminated rhe Fj'i.mio race. "The Filipinos are united with one sen t":rnt They are resolved to die glori ous y fr the independence of the Phlup P rtt-s rather than submit to the unjust jrr-Hions of the invader." MANILA'S DAILY SKIRMISH Manila, Feb. li 36:35 a. m. Pursuing their customary tactics, tbt insurgents on the extrePH tt 2 the "e op.n-d fire at lonff ranze on tic Amer.n troops last night, maintaining their fire for a few minutes before settling down. None of their shots took effect, however, and tne Americans did not reply. All was quiet along the rest of the line. The Concord is now lying off Paranaque. The weather at night now is cool and showers are fre quent. The Twentieth Kansas and the First Idaho volunteers have been recalled from the marsh lands north of Bolabon and the former regiment is now entrenched in front of Caloocan. The American lines form a complete cordon, twenty-two mile& in length, from the coast north almost to Pasaqua, south of Manila. There haa been no change in the disposition of the troops except that the Fourth United States cavalry has relieved the First Idaho volunteers and a battalion of the Twenty third infantry has been stationed on the left flank to prevent the rebels sneaking along the beach. The enemy are busily throwing up entrenchments on their left, sharpshooters in the jungle covering their operations. Several Americans were wounded in the trench. Second Lieutenant George A. Sea man, of Battery B, Utah artillery, was shot in the leg while standing near his gun. Four men of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers were wounded slightly. Last night Private Brinton, company B, and Private Stevens, company G, of the Twen tieth Kansas, were wounded. All the enemy's dead at Caloocan have been buried, 127 last Sunday and 300 yes terday. The United States cruiser Charles ton has moved up the coast ,jnd is now off Malolos, the seaf of the so-called Fili pino government, at a distance of about eight miles. ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES Washington, Feb. 13. The adjutant gen eral today received from General Otis the following list of additional casuallties due to the engagement at Caloocan, February 10: TWENTIETH KANSAS. Wounded Captain Charles M. Christy, company E; Privates James Kersherer, company A Charles Bennett, company M. FIRST MONTANA Wounded Sergeant George W. Low man, company D; Private Adolph Char otte, company A.. Following casuallties in trenches at Malabon, night 12th and morning 13th: FIRST MONTANA Wounded Private Steve Stevens, com pany G; Charles Brittain, company "B; Joseph Callahan, company M. UTAH ARTILLERY. Wounded Second Lieutenant George A Seaman, Battery B. TWENTIETH KANSAS. Wounded Private via Payne, company A FIRST CALIFORNIA Wounded, February 6 Private Edward O'Neil, company B; Morsenberg, Twen tieth Kansas, reported February 11, should have read Morse. All foregoing slightly wounded. DEATHS DUE TO DISEASE Washington, Feb. 13. General Otis to day cabled the war department as fol lows: "Following deaths since last re port,, not including those killed in action: February 4 Victor E. Schofield, private, company A, First South Dakota, variola. February 6 Michael P. Crowley, private, company D, Second Oregon, dysentery; John Marion, pr.vate, company K, Third artillery, suppurative tonsolltis; James Garvey, private, company A, First Ten nessee, variola. February 8 Daniel Ky ger, private, company I, First Washing ton, typhoid. February 10. Charles Lil lie, private, company I, First Colorado, acute diarrhoea from gunshot wounds in action. February 8 Roy Sheldon, ser geant, company I, Twentieth Kansas; W. Ohopwood, private, company D, First Washington. February 11. J. J. Howard, private, company B, Twentieth Kansas. General Otis also cabled, in response, evidently, to an inquiry: "No Dolph Mil ler in First Iowa. Randolph Miller, company A, that regiment, sick Honolu lu." General Brooke today cabled the war department from Havana as follows: "Dentins: Hospital ship Missouri, Hava na harbor. Captain Oliver Perry Smith, commissary, acute nephritis. At Guna jay, February 10, Private James C. Loonie, company L, 202nd New York, ma larial fever. TO PROTECT FEMALES Gritmill" Jones' in the Chivalry of" His Heart Fnsliions a Bill' Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 13. (Special.) "Gristmill" Jones, all honor to him, has armed himself with a prod and is after the defamer of "womankind and the masher, introducing a bill in the house today entitled "An act for the protection of females," which provides as follows: "Section 1 If any person shall orally or otherwise falsely and maliciously, or falsely and wantonly, impute to any fe male in this territory, married or un married, a want of chastity, he shall be deemed guilty of slander, and upon con viction shall bo fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thou sand dollars, and may in addition thereto be Imprisoned in the county jail not ex ceeding one year. "Sec 2. In any prosecution under the foregoing section it shall not be necessary for the territory to show that such impu tation was false, but the defendant may in justification show the truth of the im putation and the general reputation for chastity of the female alleged to be slan dered may bo inquired Into. "Sec. 3. Any male person who shall an noy any female, married or unmarried, in this territory by followin gher against 9ier will on or along any public road or sidewalk or in any public places, or by writing and sending hor letters through the United States mail or otherwise after being warned by her not to do so, ahail be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and for the first offense shall be punistied as such. Any person habitually annoying a female as prohibited in this section after having been once convicted therefor, eball toe punished on the becond or subsequent conviction by fine of ot less than one hundred dollars nor more than one ttoou sad dollars and imprisoned in the county jH not less than thirty days nor more than one year. "Section 4. Before conviction can be had under the third section of this act it must be made to appear that the party complained against has ben notified and requested to desist from annoying taid female, which notice must be given by the female or by any one at her request and may be verba! or in writing." Chinese Exclusion for JIa-vraii, Washington. Fob. 13 Senator Fairbanks from the senate committee on immigra tion, today reported back to the senate the bCl extending the anti-comract labor laws of he United States to Ha.waii with amendments making the bHl cover all immigration questions. The amendments specifically include the Chinese exclusion acts. Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. IS. Charlie Goff. f California, seeured the decision over ChorMe Johnson of- Philadelphia, before the People's Athletic club here tonight. The fight was tame throughout and had tho app-arance of a "fake.' Of Heavy Pro-Expansion Ar tillery Begins to Roil, WHITELAW REID OPENS UP Before the Marquette Club on Lincoln's Birthday. Chicago, 111., Feb. 13. The annual ban quet of the Marquette club was held this evening in the Auditorium. Many promi nent men from all parts of the United States were present. Members of the club and other invited guests swelled the total number at the banquet to nearly 1,00. The chief speaker of the evening was White law Held, member of the Spanish-Rmeri-can peace commission, who responded to the toast "American Diplomacy." Mr. Reid said In part: "There Is on thing Chicago business men are not noted for. They are gener ally thought keen at a bargain, and likely to exact faithful Tvork from their business representatives; tout no one has ever heard of their finding fault with an agent who managed a great and difficult settle ment for them, because, wh'e arranging the other details to their satisfaction, he also succeeded in securing for them a free option on an xtensive property that everybody else was wanting. Do you know of any other civilized nation of the first or even the second class that -would not jump at that option on the Philip pines? Ask Russia. Ask Germany. Ask Japan. Ask England or France. Ask lit tle Belgium. And yet what one of them, unless it be Japan, has any conceivable Interest in the Philippines to be compar ed with that of the mighty republic which now commands the one side of the Pacific, and unless this American generation is blinder to opportunity than any of its predecessors, will soon command the other? "Put yourselves for a moment in our place on the Qua! d'Orsay. Would you really have had your representatives In Paris, the guardians of yaur honor in ne gotiating peace with your enemy, declare that while (Spanish rule in the West In dies was so barbarous and wicked that it was our duty to destroy it, we were now so eager for peace that for the sake of it we were willing' in the east to re-estab-rule? Or -would you have had your agents in Paris, the guardians also of your ma terial interests, throw away all chances for an indemnity for a war that began with the treacherous murder of 26G Amer ican 6ailors on the Maine, and had cost your treasury during the year over $240, 000,000? Would you have had them throw away a magnificent foothold -for the trade of the farther east, which the fortune of war had placed in your hand throw away a whole archipelago of iboundless possi bilities, economic and strategic; throw away this opportunity of centuries for your country? Would you have had them on their own responsibility, then and there decide this question for all time, and absolutely refuse to reserve it for the decision of congress, and of the American people, to whom that decision belongs, and who have the right to an opportunity first for its deliberate consideration? "Carlyle said: 'Free your minds of cant.' Let us free our own minds of some bug bears. One of them is tho notion that with the retention of the Philippines our manufacturers will be crushed by the 3roducts of cheap eastern labor. But it does not abolish our custom houses; and we can still enforce what protection we desire. "Another (bugbear is that our American workmen will be swamped under the im migration of this cheap eastern labor it self. But tropical Sabor does not emigrate to colder climates. We have never had a law to keep them out, and none have ever come. If we need a law now, we pan make it. "It is a bugbear that the Filipinos would be citizens of the United States and would therefore have the same rights of free travel and free entry of their manufac tures with other citizens. The treaty did not make them citizens of the United States at all; and they never will be, un less you neglect 5 our congress. "It is a bugbear that anybody living on territory or other property belonging to the United States must be a citizen. The constitution says that "persons born or naturalized In the United States are citi zens of. the United States"; while it adds In the same sentence "and of the state wherein they reside," showing plainly that tho provision rotates solely to inhab itants of states, and does not include all territory or other property of the nacion. '.'It is equally a bugbear that the tariff must necessarily be the same over any territory or other property of the United States as it is in the nation lurotf. The constitution requires tTsa 'all duties, im posts and excises Khali be the same throughout the United States, and while there was an inddntal expression from the supreme bench in 1S20 to the effect that this should include the District of Columbia and otSier territory, it was no nart even then of the decision actually rendered, and H would be absurd sow to stretch this mere dictum of three-quarters of a century ago, to carry the Dingiey tariff, downed for this continent, across to the Antipodes. "Brushing asMe, then, these bugbears, gentlemen, what are the obvious dories of the hour? "First, hold what you are entitled to. If you are ever to ;art with it, wait at least until you have examined it and found out that you have no use for it. Before yielding to temporary difficulties at the outset, take time to be quite ettre you are retdy now to abandon yoar chance for a commanding position in rhe trade of China, in the commercial control of the Paehlc ocean, and in the richest commercial development of the approach ing century. "Next. resist admission of any of oor new possessions as states or their org&at zation on a plan designed to prepare them for admlision. Stand arm for the present American union of sister states, undi!-teJ by anybody's archipelagoes, "Make thfe fight easiest by soak c at the beginning. Resist the first insKooas effort to change the eaarac-r of :his Unlonby. leaving the contiT"-: W wan no5l?orto-RScaas or Cubans -o Jr- eidtnc senatorsjaa-j-reprasentatnea t Washing ton to 'help govern the American Union, any more than we want Kaakas or Ta galos or "Visayas or Mahometan Malays. We will do them good, and not harm, if we may, all the days of our life, but, please God, we will not divide this repub lic, the heritage of our fathers, among1 th,em. "Resist the crazy extension of the doc trine that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed to an extreme never imagined by the men who framed it, and never for a moment- acted upon it in their own practice, -by should -we force Jefferson's language toJ a meaning Jefferson himself never gave it in dealing with the people of Louisiana, or Andrew Jackson in dealing with those of South Carolina, or Abraham Lincoln, with the seceding states, or any responsi-, ble statesman of the country at any per iod in its history in dealing with Indians or New Mexicans or Californians or Rus sians? What have the Tagalos done for us that we should treat them better and put them on a higher plane than any of these?" "I wish to speak with respect of the sincere and conscientious opposition to all these conclusions, manifest nhefly in the east and in the senate; and with especial respect of the eminent statesman who has headed that opposition. No man will ques tion his ability, his moral elevation or the. courage with which he follows his intel-Tl lectual and moral convictions. But I ma' be permitted to remind you that the nool state he worthilj- represents is not no counted for the first time against the if-" terest and the development of the country: In 1S4S Daniel Webster, speaking for Ke- same great state and In the same high forum, comured ud precisely the same vi sions of the destruction of the constltutiaril and proclaimed the same hostility to new territory. Pardon me while I read ycu half a dozen sentences, and note how 1111 rlously they sound like an echo nr a prophecy of what we have lately been hearing from the senate: 'Will you take peace without tcritoiy and preserve the integrity of .he consti tution of the country? I thins I tec a course adopted which is likely to turn the constitution of this land into .1 do formed monster, Inxo a curse rather than a blessing. There would be two hundred families of persons who would emigrate from the United States to New Mexico for agricultural purposes in fifty years. I have never heard of any thing, and I cannot conceive of anything-, more absurd and more affrontive of all sober judgment than the cry that we are gettig indemnity by the acquisition of New Mexino and California. I hold that they are not worth a dollar P "It was merely that splendid empire in itself in which wo now glory as the state of California, together with the whole teeming region eastward to Denver, that was thus despised and rejected of Massa chusetts. And it was only fifty years ago! With all due respect, a great spokesman of Massachusetts is as liable to mistake in this generation as in the last. It is fair, I think, to say that this whole hesitation over the treaty of peace is abso lutely due to lack of faith in our own peo ple, distrust of the methods of administra tion they may employ in the government of distant possessions, and distrustoi their ability to resist the schemes of 'uema gdgues for promoting tne ultimate. admls- sion of Kanaka and Malay and half-breed commonwealths, to help govern the con tinental republic of our pride, this liomo- eneous American Union of sovereign states. If there is real reason to fear that the American people cannot restrain them selves from throwing open the doors of our senate and house of representatives to such sister as Luzon or the Visayas, or the Sandwich islands, or Porto Rico, or even Cuba, then the sooner we beg some nivi lized nation, with more common sense and less sentimentality and gush, to take them of our hands, the better. If we are un equal to a manly and Intelligent discharge of the responsibilities the war has en tailed, then let us confess our unworthi ness, and beg Japan to assume the duties of a civilized Christian state toward the Philippines, while England can extend the same relief to us in Cuba and Porto Rico. But. having thus ignomlniously shirked the position demanded by our belligerency and our success, let us never again pre sume to take a place among the self respecting and responsible nations of the earth that can ever lay us liable to another such task. If called to it, let us at the out set admit our unfitness, withdraw within our own borders and leave these larcer duties of the world to less incapable or less craven rulers." Hon. Charges G. Dawes, comptroller ot the currency, spoke on "Currency Re form." John Charlton, M. P., member of the British-American joint high commission, spoke upon "Abraham Lincoln." His re marks were warmly received. Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio, who was to speak on "A Republican Administration," was unable to be pres ent. Hon. Stewart L. Woodford of New York. ex-minister to Spain, spoke about "Greater America." Xominatcd by tlie treident. Washington, Feb. 13. The president to day sent these nominations to the senate: War Regular army,, infantry arm Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Wheaton. Sec ond Infantry, to be colonel: Major A. W. Corliss, Seventh infantry, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain W. V. Richards. Six teenth infantry, to be major; First Lieu tenant C. L. eckurts, Sixth infantry, to be captain; Second lieutenant C. B. Bon, Eighteenth infantry, to be first lieuten ant. Cavalry Second Lieutenant F'txhugh iee, Twenty-flrt infantry, to be second lieutenant, cavalry. Second regiment volunteer "ngioeenfc Second Lieutenant J. HL Lawton, to be firs tiieutenant; Sergeant W. S. DougaQ, to be second lieutenant. Confirmed Uy the Senate Washington. Feb. M. The senate today confirmed the fouowias nominations: C. J. Bell, to be assistant treasurer; M. Dudley Coleman, to be raeittr and renner of the -mint; Mayer Cohen, to be coiner of the mint at Xew Orieaas. Army Lieutenant Colonel F. M Coxe, to be assistant paymaster general Ale some promotions from the lower grades in the army. The senate committee on judiciary to day authorized a favorable report 00 the nomination of Hon. Kdward R. Meek, te be district jndge for the Xorthtrn district of Texas. Senate Paries the Admiral Bill. Washington. Feb. IX The senate has parsed bin creaihx e oSkce oC mdarira! 1 c f e nary. Rear Admiral Dewey, jt fe .'vlNrstood. win be nasned for the otac. St Lou. Mo Feb. 13: FraACw M. Burgen. ooe tf th iargest mt!ru man. uficturtrs :n tfe? west, filed a banknjprT petition n ihe Unseed States duKr:n c"irt today HU .iahUtles aggregate $34,535. DEATH Almost Overtakes Five Cap tives onan Ice-Floe ADRIFT IN LAKE MICHIGAN Brave Young Fletcher's Heroic Attempt at Rescue, Chicago, Feb. 13. After being adrift on an ice floe in Lake Michigan for over fif teen hours, the five people who were car ried out Sunday evening by the breaking of the ice were rescued and it is not expected that any of them will be much the worse for the experience. Young Arthur Flet cher, who made an heroic effort to bring around all night in the frail craft, did no them ashore in his boat and who paddled around all night in the fraE craft, did not fare so well, both his feet being badly frozen. It Is expected that he will be a cripple for life. The names of those saved are: Elmer D. Brothers, attorney; Mbs Orel Manley, 17-year-old niece of Broth ers; Chauncey Manley, brother-in-law of Brothers; Guy W. Caron, student of Lake Forest university, Lake Forest; George Maliory, student at Lake Forest univer sity, Lake Forest. The castways were discovered at day break by two young men who had ven tured nearly four miles from the shore In search of the missing persons, and were joined a few minutes later by Captain Fountain and several of rhe oarsmen of the life-saving crew from the mouth of the Chicago river. Miss Orel Manley, the only girl in the party, was unconscious from the cold .and exposure, and the rescuers were obliged to carry the insensible body of the half-frozen young woman to land. But the four men, though stiff and frostbitten, were still able to walk, and with the help of the fresher members of the band of life-savers were quickly hurried ashore. Miss Manley was a'most dead when the life-savers came and for hours afar she was brought to the land she did not reran! her senses. The physicians think that she will recover en tirely. A peculiar feature of the story is that although Caron and Maliory were carried out on the ice many miles from where Brothers and Manley were, they met them during the night, while wandering around the Ice. The five people tramped up and down a lnlght In the effort to keep warm. and finally when Miss Manley became un conscious they made a bed for her of their overcoats. Fletcher, who made such a brave effort to save them, reached shore somewhat in advance of the others, His boat became disabledid he was forced to abandon the effort to save any life but his own. He suffered far worse than any of I the others- Although but a boy, Fletcher has already distinguished himself by arts of bravery, having saved three lives with in the last year and others before that. And with U. S. your J. lot cast. GERMANIC SINKS IN PORT liondcd With Ice. Wind Careens Her and She Ships n en. Xew York, Feo. 13 The White Star line steamer Germanic sank at her pier In Xcrth river this evening and is now lying there partially submerged. The accident is said to have been duo to the heavj coat ing of Ice which formed on the side of the steamer. The continued loading of coal, combined with the heavy wetriht of the ice, caused tho steamer to list, nd slowly sink to the bottom. It is said that no one is injured. The Germanic is resting upon the bottom with what the sailor calls an "eight degree" list. The steamer came into the harbor last Sundav covered with ice and 'when her cargo was removed ahe was top heavy. A large gang of men worked all day yesterday coaling the ship and were at this task when the accident occurred. They say that most of the coal was on the port side, which made the ship list. A small hurricane struck the river at 9:39, enuring the vessel to roll away over to port, submerging the open coal hoies and permitting her to ship a gzeat quantity of water into her bunkers. The tide was low and the Germanic grounded. It is said that she is not damaged and will be all right as soon as the water is pumped out. This will be accomplished before noon tomorrow. The Germanic was built in Belfast In July, 174 She Is 4S feet long toy 42.2 feet In breadth and 31 feet depth of hold. WRECKED OFF SAVANNAH Fate of the Vlilllam Lawrence' People Xot Yet Learned. Savannah, Ga. Fb. 13 The William Lawrence, of the Merchants and Miners line, running between Baltimore and Sa vanah., is a wreek and probably a to Lai k,8, off Port Royal, S. C. She left Balti more Wednesday lat with a full cargo but no passengers. Saturday she ran into a severe storm off the South Carolina coast. She became disabled and in a help less condition drifted ashore near the Port Royal bar. The crew abandoned the ship in- fear boats. One boat, rosfaininx A J. Monisell. second assistant engineer, and five seamen made Port Royal Three oth er boats, containing Captain Willis, the first and second officers and the engi neers and members of the crew have not bee heard from. The wires are down to 1 Port aoyaL Assistant Engineer Morrtsell reported today to J. J. Carrolan, the com- j pony's agent here, string the facto of the wreck; He has doubts of the surrrraJ of the tores misstep boats, aa the weather wag very severe. The names of the miss ing men cannot he ascertained here. Mor rtse'J and bis companions suffered trrwle hardships front the o4d in the open beat and were nearly exhausted when they niade land. Agent Carroilao xprewt the hope that the rate?taa; boats may land, as the snip was near &ior when abandoned and thai the men nave not reported owing to the Interruption to the telegrapn. TIDINGS OF THE BULGARIA IVot SBeh an to Clear I'p the Fate of All Pfnrfpi. J IxWdos. Feb. IX The KaiaboTS-Ajaer can Steamship company has iseaod an as- I swrJag statement reanSssr he eeanpajr's f --tmr anipirfa. reported n ipafh frota Pacta I Gida Ax.'- iz:i.y. I as drifting i.t-.f JOS 31., frwa fce BULLETIN 0 (Hire JBicij&t Saihr Sack. Weather For Wichita Today: I'alr; -warmer; variable winds WicMta, Tuesday, February 14, 1899 IMPORTANT NEWS OF TODAY- 1. Iloilo lias Been Captured, AVhitela-nr Keid on Expansion Ice-Floe Captives Bescacd Terrible Blizzard East aad Soutk 2. Winkler's Substitute Goes Woodward. Fixes for Company 3. Wichita In restock Market Alser Stands on Ills Record 5. 3Iahan Fire a Total iioss Charity Ball at Sedgwick Hall City Council Meetias at XIzHC 6, Beport of the W ar Board Azores, where twenty-five passengers, women and children, were taken from her by the tank steamer Weehawen. uhe company's otatement is to the effect" that they have been advised that the Bulgaria's rudder was injured, but that her com mander. Captain Schmidt, one of the old est and most etScient ship masters, evi dently considered the situation so little dangerous that he declined the Weehaw ken's offer to take the Bulgaria in tew. London. Feb. 13. Lloyd's agent at SU Michaels, Azores, cables that the tank steamer Weehawken reports that the uBI garia, when spoken on February 5, In lat itude 4, longitude 43, was in a sinking con dition, with three holds full of water, her rudder broken and her machine ry disabled. The agent eaye the Weehawken lost her boats and arrived with her bunkers full of water. Tho agents of the Hamburg-American Steamship company here admit that the latest news as to the Bulgaria's condi tion, when sighted by the Weehawken. Is graver than they had supposed develop ments wouki show. They are still hopafulf however, that the rest of the crew nod the passengers have been rescued by other steamers in the vicinity. The Daily Mall tomorrow will publish a dfopatch from Ponta, Del Gada. Azores Islands, eaying that the Bulgaria had a crew of 95 and carried 41 passengers awl tho Weehawken carried 12 crew and 11 passengers. CONGRESS IN THE STORM Xeither Houe Vell Attended an Little or no ISuslncm Done. Washington, D. C. Feb. 13. The senate went on with bu!noss today as usual, not withstanding the storm. Quito a wrangle took place over the agreement to vote on the McEnery Philippine resolution on Tuesday, Senator Piatt f Connecticut and others saying snap Judgment had been taken and others donyig this. After there had bee muoh rearlmtmUton, ending in a persoal-wrangle between SonktonS Weloottl ad Hoar, the mattter ended with :heagrge ment for a vote on the Mcl&tery nbu tlon tomorrow still In force, but the senate to meet at 11 o'clock tomorrow, so that those who wlbd to talk on the resolu tion might do so. The bill intended t make Dewey an admiral -was passed and the consideration of. the agricu'turfcl ap propriation bill begun. Speaker Reed was not at the Capitol to day and sent word to oae of his lieuten ants he thought It advisable to adjourn on account of the storm. Less than a hun dred members were present and those who braved the storm refused to adjourn, and went on with consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. ANOTHER GREND HAUL MADE INiftofilce Innpeetori Itoturn With a Lot of Stolen ntufr. El Reno, O. T. Fdb. 13. (Special.) United States Postofllce Insneotors Ieobe and Slice took another trip out west wek and returned with thre tia, sacks fliled wiflh goods stolen by the RotwrtsHm gang. The 'goods, coorfstiwj of dress pwt torrai. wearing pparl and Jewelry, were found among the friends of the parties arrested. Xoar a corn crib out on the prairie close to Wearfherford late bj&r of a calf was found underneath wnkh was a quantity of valuable articles. The last haul made by Inspectors Beebe and SUc will amount to over JSs. People wfao have lost vadoatok; through the mails go ing to Arapahoe, Cloud Chief or towns feeewen during the -past four months, are requested to &x& their names and a de scription of the article lost to Frank A. Beet) or J. L. SOce, SI Tteco, O. T., and they wfH receive lsforznatSea as to Urn whereabout. BIG THING FOR THE FARMER Should CornstalU Pith I'rove the stofT for Smokeless J'nwrder. Peanssrrove. X J., Feb. VLAi e W powder worlts of the Duponts at Cerney's Poin. intret'n experiments in amefts--U-m oowdr are beins; made by experts in the employ of the government. One f the difficulties that has a 'tended th man ufacture so far to that the powder n wnrwJty amofcetess and that it appr-nt.y Kes sttemath throocb storax. Tio "X perlmeota, it is said. Ha led to tt-.e d -covery tltat cotton cootd not b sr und fine enough to brim; about rh iw. tni and that the powwtored pit nof cornstaiia? jave sotnewnaJ better resutta. Th-. far to tmiy parUy aanantics It tt rtiouid prove of huetlne; vali a war soorre ttt revenue is ope" faravrs. sin- thousands of acres f rtaiX annaily ro to waste is Che to. hoinrb bvk a sn used in th caaaufeetore f I lose. PEACHES HAVE SUFFERED Fven Kannsjt 1 Iteported to Have Sustained Some tnjary. Topefta. Kan.. Fen. Reports by W H. toref eerrfanr th itituc v-tural sor-tety, sdfeaA thai t m ver c!d of ?h past few days 4'js xri damnse to Kansas' frnt. p -'Ji?-iy thf peach er7 "T sL SU" "J outside ot li V r re ptAIie." -i ;cr 't I -X&st a( at fe ttca'sy in the northers half of Tb r-w growth 2 dKTd A rt S irfbi i re fjsa-l

ts c- to? i j.' Mere-!' fstai for yww Th morata;: its w cs wiaf" Sr.- it wa J" th-;ht i bt xafe. prmr. nulid I Land Storm Ever Known Aiong the Atlantic, ENORMOUS FALL OF SNOW With Fierce and 4y Winds Making Barricades of It, 'ALL TRAFFIC SUSPENDED Itnilirays Burlqd and Inland Waters Ice-Locked--.-VwfBl Coudl- tlou-of the Poor. Weather Jr'brlcuU for Toda y. Kansas Fair; warnr In eastern por-1 tion; variable wta3. Nebraska Fair exeenCsnaw. and wanner in extreme eastern nertian; vartab e winds. Xew Mexico Fafw warmer In southern portion; nornWly wtorta. CdoraOo Fair; variable winds. Wyontimr d ilantana Fair, westerly winds. Oklahoma, Indtaa Tcrritnry and Arkan 9oe Fair; .warmer; sows arty winds. IowKr-Ctoody. probaM? eoew; warmer; southerly wind. Missouri Fair saneraMy; warmer; south erly winds. Washington. Feb. 13. Weather mds tions: Since Sunday night tho Atlan- coast storm has moved from Florida the MawohneWs coast, with a ve.ocir and increased intensity snch as has hen seldom equalled in the W;ory of the weather bureau. Remarkably heav) miow has accomrnd tferi storm and still -n-tlnues at S p. m. from Virginia north wand. Accompanying the mow there were north erly winds of hurrioan velocities, tml hurricane warnings nre aeued at nxM on tne Atlantic eoar from I ms ir Breakwater to Esntport So severe h been this storm tflit -here ha been an almost total para us. f all classes f buslner in the m!dJ! Antic tdtes equal Interest with this storm has beei the record-breaking low temperature -.f the soutb. At New OrJar this roorn'tij; the temperature was 6 dgre below sr 9 degrees lower than any previous reeor while at Jaekeonvlil it was 10 degrees above zero, or 4 drn iowr than any previous record. Th oienr at J4s.k' sonvffie reports hA snow and !ct The Nm of freeztnjr tnp-rature to Flr idrt. xtdnd through toe unner two-thrs of thfr flfcfs',w!th a minimum of is .1. green nf TBP- Af Kv Wet !.ru;hr the temperstwr Is only V degrees 3S tx- kw the norma!. Th" Iin -jf xm t iMrwa- tnro this morning exonde.1 throush mr -ern Louislnnx, stouthrr J !!lrprl A a. bama and central Genrrfi. but during the day there has been a s'e.idy lis in 11 soatrrWt and tonlahf fi tempers urs range from 30 Cktw t o 5 icr Throughout the central a UUw. lake re gions and the went the temperature (ui risen from M dre to df ar 1 are above the freestna' point In th ie regions. Generally fair Veathr hss a.o continued in these districts. On tne Pa etne eoant and ptateau region there haa been practieaQy no change. SMOTHERED IN SNOW Xew York Irirted In nnd Iluslnrws at n Standstill, New York. Feb. la. The storm whieh bs been raximc since Saturday niant tn creaavd In violence tonixnt. bcacter t thorough Mlssard. Snow fell an dav I in stSl cowing down. A bitter r.orv w wind drives the snow In eioud 1 'rt elesninsTdepartment, after at rug f r twenty hsx hoars to clear the prir-. streets, anre op entirely. n urr-n'i Broadway to tho win T and wno T surface rftJhroecVi run now plow ov roads at Intervals and ma.rtta'n but the ctttK are not ha d and w'J patroalsed. The ."VHtd r e running, but train pr no r,.r schedule tlsse In tf. it irb. w"- -wind has free w t flrif it- to ten ft hferh, 1: raiiroaJs i stopped aiUnsther an J iburht'i road ar Wocfeed n"!ght. z towns are ml off from New Trprji ge-hr fw tru and dUrry vm a were 'i 'n tbe tns fatr. in a- Mk in n rrtts hinder tho '.-;-rim rea" Fw nr vent'ired fr-nn their hw today un Mi4 to do ff. Court fcl to be x beesvnse of the 003. ao4 -'al Lr day cebmti.n and the sters "jSniy atndrd. Today w legal h l- wlfh the t-niw-t nS an ftfore-d c-n in vs i gera.'3 An the- 1 e the klg Cic4 n e rk tftn ,n tfte 4 t I neas i no p. i dr, jr !r" asm' a:1 yf J trtU by t fff" T appt of 'j'j r.ai ar" tx 'ft t 1 of m amv- pii.-f 1 tT'iii es tT'ym v -x tr?vn

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x& fflxtWx Brdl gairle.- loesdaqj S&natfttfl, ffrihatarg 14, 1899 i. iftZt -i j. et'!g? '''-J-f S II TOTAL LOSS Thomas Mahan Fire Estimated at $10,000, INSURED FOR $6,000 House Supposed to Have Caught Fire in the Roof. The fira which burned up the fine, largo residence of T. M. Mahan on Fairview avenue at an early hour Sunday morning, was probably the largest one that has happened In this city in a number of years. The morning was the coldest- ever experienced in this vicinity, being 23 de grees below zero, and a strong wind blow ing from the north. The fire was first discovered by the 1K t'e son of Mr. Herron, living next door, and when first seen the flames were issuing from the roof. Mrs. Mahan was aroused ry loud rapplngs and a call of fire from Mr. Herron, who had rushed out to notify re Mahon's, who were sleeping soundly, not knowing that their house was being rapidly licked up by the flames. Mrs. Ma han called to her husband and he Imme diately rushed to ,the telephone and sent in an alarm of fire. He then awakened a r.ired man and they went up stairs to res cue the children, of which there are four. Mre. Mahan barely had time to leave her apartments in her night clothing as the uppr part of the house was in flames in a .""hort time. Mr. Mahan's residence being some dis tance from the central part of the city and located near Seventeenth street, it is r.ot customary for all the department to go to fire abovo Tenth street until a eeronu alarm is turned In. The company which would go first turned out promptly ari in their usual aleijtness were ready to "ash off when an accident occurred by the breaking of one of the single-trees on the hose cart, which necessitated a short de Jay In replacing it with another. The chemical engine, stationed at the same hiuse, dashed on to the fire and ar rived as promptly as quadrupeds could ake it. A second alarm was turned in to bring out the reserve which was wait ing at the house to leave if wanted. Four Worses were attached and it arrived in a Fiort time. The men found the stem of the hdrants frozen and thawed them out with c"al oil and torch and in a very few min ufps after arriving at the fire streams of water were pouring on the already doomed structure. The chemical had, in the mean tme, done good work on the house next donr, caving it from a like fate of the Mahan house. The men had a tough night of it. Every gallon of water that was poured on the structure turned to ice be fore daylight and the men were likewise covered wifch the same. Yesterday a search was made for a trunk that had stood in a corner of Mrs. Mahan's room. It was seen to fall through he ceiling to the floor below. In it were o amond earrings ,a gold watch, valuable Tapers, eeveral silver dollars, four gold dollars, one $2 gold piece, a $20 gold T re and $100 in paper money. "When the trunk was found the earrings and watch were recovered but the money was gone. Thn paper money had burned and the gold and bilver pieces had probably melted and faMen through the charred trunk. A piano ail several pieces of furniture was also ivelt besides three carpet9, whicto were t -ped up by iiie assistance of neighbors btI firemen. The ruins were a mass of ice yesterday ani amateur photographers were taking pnap shots at the sight so seldom seen in th's city. MISS RICHARDS LOSES SUIT Judce Haymaker Hands J Down Im portant Decision. Lena Richards has lost her suit for pos session of the personal property given to her by Josephine M. Rodgers in the lat ter's lifetime, simply because she did not t iko" legal possession of the property be f ire Mrs. Rodgers died. Judge Haymaker harded down a decision to this effect yes trrJ.ty, and gai3 the administrator of the Rodders estate possession of the property in question. Josephine Rodgers had in tended to give this property to Lena Rich ards, making her a bill of sale for same, but there being no consideration in the If gal instrument, and Lea Richards hav-i-g failed to take possesslo of the nroo r y covered by the biE of sale, Judce Hii maker decided that there was no con sideration passing from Lena Richards to the said Josephine M. Rodgers, therefore the written instrument amounted to noth i.isr Tho decision involved a technical point of iaw both new and useful to the lee-1 profession, as well as others. PADDYSHEA ON TRIAL Judsc Dale Itefimcs to rant Farther Continuance. Tho Paddy Shea case came up for trial 3 eterday. Messrs. Adams and Vermilion presented a motion for continuance, but Judge Dale overruled it. Anna Hanson, the much-wanted witness for the defense. Is still missing, and Pit Hftbard is behind t 'o bars of an Oklahoma jail, so the de fuse claimed that they were not ready to r-ppin the trial Amidon and ConCy tiled te affidavit of Anna "WTwdey, in which s e states that the defense has not en a-vored to secure the body of the Han s i woman. An afildavit by Detective B 'ton says that the defendant has not r -"itly come to him asking him lo try to i l Anna Hanson. Judg-e Dale therefore j. u as his opinion that there was a lack o' evidence on the part of the defense, and c pquently overruled the motion. The regular jury was discharged, as most a. cf them had either prejudices or had expressed an opinion in the case. Judge Dale has ordered a special venire of fifty f, ve men. and the sheriff will he kept hust-l.-S from now until Wednesday to secure the necessary men, when the case wIR go to trial WAS NOT MURPHY 3Ia.n Arrested at Trinidad Did Not Prove to be Jailbrt'akor. Sheriff Simmons was disappointed with v trip to Trinidad. The man arrested t t re was not Murphy, although he could j.ws for his tw.n brother any-whrre. A at the only difference in the desenp- s of hm and Murphy was that the T' nidad suspect had long hair and was a 'i tie bit slimmer than Murphy. He had GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK ca'Ted Gratn-O. It is a delicious, appe tiz ng. nourish.ng food drink to take the p .l'-e of coffee Sold by ai grocers and Lknd by ail -who have used it because whn properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee, but le free from all Its mju r ous propert.es. Grain-O aids d.gr: n ond strengthens the nn. Tt is not j. stimulant but a r- h builder, and chil dren, as well as j ,tts. can drink it with great benefit. ts snoot as much as coffee. 25 anl -jc Strong", steady nerves Are needed for success Everywhere. Nerves Depend simply, solely, Upon the blood. Pure, rich, nourishing Blood feeds the nerves And makes them strong. The great nerve tonic is Hood's Sarsaparilla, Because it makes The blood rich and Pure, giving it power To feed the nerves. Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures nervousness, Dyspepsia, rheumatism, Catarrh, scrofula, And all forms of Impure blood. tho same scars, the same black mark on his eye. the tattoo on his arm, the same red face that Murphy has. But he was not Murphy. When the Trinidad fellow -was arrested e was arrested on the de scription sent out by Sheriff Simmons. He gave the officers a lively chase and they did not get him until he had got out into the country four miles. FIRE ON NORTH MARKET Residence of Dr. Smith Damaged Sunday Afternoon. The residence at 423 North Market, be longing to the Hartford Investment com pany and occupied by Dr. Smith, the den tist, caught lire Sunday afternoon from. flying omben, and had it not been for the effeceual work of the fire department the building would have been burned. A hole was burned in tho roof, and considerable damage was done to the interior of the building. Chief Walden of the fire depart ment says most of the fires originate from sparks from the chimneys, the reason be ing that the soot in the chimneys is ren dered heavy by dampness and is carried out of the flues in large pieces which, hav ing caught lire, iight on the roof and set the shingles on firp. When the weather is dry the soot is carried out in fine parti cles from which there is no danger. FOUND HIM DEAD .Tames Hooton of Clearwater Dies IVhilo Waiting for Train, James Hooton, a resident and 'bus driver of Clearwater, drove Ihis team to the depot Saturday to meet the 5 o'clock train, and while awaiting its arrival died very suddenly. It was thought that the man had frozen to death, though he was subject to a heart affliction and may have died from that cause, ibefore freezing. DELAYED TWO DAYS Frisco Train. Xumher 10G, Runs Into Snow Drifts. Frisco train No. 106 was two days get ting from Ellsworth to Wichita, during the -blizzard, arriving here at 8:15 .Sunday evening. When the train pulled. out of Ellsworth for Wichita Friday it .met all kinds of obstacles in the way of hugo snow drifts and had to return to, Lyons with Its passengers, where it remained 'until tho track could be cleared. It Is said the pas sengers were treated royally at Lyons at the expense of the railroad company. NEW ROACTSTARTS TODAY Rock Island's branch to Anadarlco to be Operated. Today another railroad will begin oper ations in Oklahoma, or rather one of its roads will begin the operation of a new branch. This is the branch built by the Rock Island from Chickasha to Anadarko. The Rock Island has been very busy put ting in this line and now has it completed to Anadarko. Chickasha is on the Rock Island main line, in the Chickashaw coun try. Anadarko is in the Comanche coun. try. The road will undoubtedly bo ex tended west. Chief of Mail Service Reld was notified last night that the road woukl be put in operation today. TO HELP THE AUDITOR Herbert Patterson. Kxpert Accouut ant. oc to Topeka. Sunday Herbert Patterson, extert ac countant, of this city went to TopekR. where he has been called to assist the audi tor of the states Mr. Cole, in tabulating a ast of tho destitute insane in the stato and In looking ino all accounts and claims made on that score. The job is an intri cate one, and Patterson is the one man who can do it swiftly and accurately. Mr. Tatterson has also iut closed a contract with the county commissioners of Woods county, Oklahoma, to thoroughly overhaul the accounts of that county. He will be gin work there March 1. DEATH0FCYRUSWEBB Father of Ex-t'ounty Commissioner "Webb Dies or Itrisht Disease. Cvrus Webb, father of ex-County Com missioner Webb, di dat the home of Ms itiip4iter "fr. TfalL 145 North EcTDoria. I Sunday morning, aged 73 years. His ail ment was Bright's disease, for wnich he was being treated at the time. Mr. Webb was a cMzen of Wichita for many years up to a few years ago, when he removed to Augrusta, Kan., wher he had Mved for the pa few years. His remains were sent to Augusta Monday for burhU. GRISWOLD PARK DEEDED County Commissioners Executed Final Papers Yesterday. The county commissioners at their meet ing yesterday executed the deed to Gris wold park, taming the property over to the city. This is tne last official act on the part of the commissioners and the beauti ful park will hereafter be looked after by the city of Wichita. Many plausible schemes were talked of yesterday -s to how the park could be beautified and taken care of at the least possible expense to the city. The addition of Grtswoki park w 1 1 giv Wichita on of the finest park svstems in the wst. an accomplishment cities seem to be Tieing with, each other over more than aay other one thing of late years. To make a city a desirable p'-ace to live in. elegant, attractive and cleanly breathing spots are almost a necessity. she"diedsuddely Mrs. Dunnijrn" Takes a Relapse From Typhoid Fever. Mr. William Dunnlgan died suddenly Saturday a: her home. 147 North Matthew -son. She had been i lJwith typhoid fever for several weeks, but had recovered suf ficiently to be able to do her household work. It is reported that she went up town Saturday and done eeme trading and irave orders :o a dret-wnaker to complete a dress which she had ordered made, A f-w hcu-s t t s said, the dress niaKtr the '-o and feund MrA Dtmalg&n 'L T rvmaips were bcrted a! Highland veme.e-.-j MjJay. SCENE OF BEAUTY Valentine Social and Bail at Sedgwick Hall, WHIST AN ADDED FEATURE Seventy-Five Couples Partici pate in the Amusement. The much talked-of and anxiously look-ed-for Valentine social and charity ball took place at Sedgwick Music hall last evening under the auspices of the ladies' board of the Wichita hospital. The event was ono of the mest highly enjoyed and the most successful of its kind ever given in Wichita, There were seventy five couples present, besides others who did not participate in the social gayeties of the occasion. The large and elegant music -haH a picture within itself was thronged 'with the gay and handsomely costumed figures of Wichita's elite. The room was most beautifully decorated. A chain of evergreen wreaths was strung around the entire space of the dancing hali, with clusters of flowers here and there, consisting of palms, evergreens and American Beauty roses. Lace cur tains? had been draped about She windows and artistic clusters of fineries hod been taken from the homes of tne ladles and arranged at various places about the large rooms and balls, making a mos: pretty and cheerful scene. Prof. Blume's orchestra furnished music for the danc ing. Across the hall, in the music rooms of Mrs. Hays, Tvere arranged a number of tables for those who love the game of Whist, and the room was crowded. The refreshment room was at the end of the hall. It, too, was artistically decorated with flowers and fineries, and the re freshments were of a high quality. Tho ladles of the Wichita hospital deserve much credit for the energy displayed in making the Valentine social such a splen did success. Their efforts were repaid by tho splendid patronage accorded the pop ular event. Some of the costumes most worthy of note were as follows: Miss Bessie Reed, White tulle over pink silk. Mrs. Howard Wheeier, pink and white silk; diamond ornaments. (Mrs. EngeJhart, white silk, with dia mond ornaments. Mrs. Houston, (beautiful white tulle. Miss Brown, pink silk with lavender trimmings; diamond ornaments. Miss Anna Brown, yellow satin with white lace. Mt.ss Daisy, pink silk and white Chiffon. Mrs. Homer Caldwell, pink silk and White lace; diamond ornaments. Mrs. Hagny, embroidered chiffon and satin; diamond ornaments. tMiss Hinton, yellow satin, white chiffon. Miss Maud Pratt, white mull, pink trim mings. Mrs. Oliver, white and black costume on silk; diamond ornaments. Miss Jocelyn, cerise silk. Miss Maud Parks, black and white taf feta. Mre. Wallensteln, black and pink silk; diamond ornaments. Miss Daisy Lynch, blue and cerise silk. Miss Marie5 Lullng, white Chinese silk with trimmings. IMiss Chandler, blue and white gauze. Mrs. Brown, black velvet, blue trim mings, diamond ornaments. Mrs. Priddy, black silk with White silk facing and jet trimmings. MINISTER'S SOCIAL AND SUPPER "Wichita ministerial Association Feasted Last Xijrht. The first annual social of tho Wichita Ministerial association took place in the IMiriors of the First Presbyterian church last night. All of tho ministers of the city, and their wives, wore present, num bering about forty, and the evening was given over to the rendition of an. excel let musical program under the direction of Rev. Mr. Dubber and Mrs. Edwin Bradt. Rev. Dubber sang a most beautiful Welsh selection entitled 'The Last Hymn." Mrs. Bradt presided at the piano and played a solo which was artisticaHy executed and anucfi enjoyed. After the rendition of the program and tho social features of the evening were over tho ministers and their wives partook of a most excellent supper. Before beginning the repast the Doxology was sung, and Rev. Walte, the presiding elder of the M. E. church, asked the blessing. The after-dinner address was mado y Major J. B. Merwin, the eminent scholar and traveler, his subject being "Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln." The ministers have made arrangements to 4iold These socials and entertainments annually. PUT UP ICE STACKS Several Alons Little River and Will IJo Housed Later. A number of enterprising persons have gone into the ice stacking business. It is a vary rare sight to witness ice stacks in Kansas, but this year there are several now along the Little river. The stacks were put up during the cold snap and will now be housed for the summer ice trade. Those wtio have never had a large ex perience in thfe line of business will find it to their interest to look out for air holes in the bottoms of the stacks as wind will work holes up through the uiiiiiiiinHnnininiiHiiiinHHinininiiiu f onvalescing 5 is more or less a very slow process, H 5 according to the severity of the 2 5 sickness. Vitality, when at a low 5 j ebb, works at a great disadvantage, E S and more time is required to regain 5 E the lost strength and power. E sad; 1 IfoBesTIonic produces marvelous results in such j cases. The richness of the malt E E gives life to the blood and the hop S principle gives tone to the stomach creating E both a desire for food S and the ability to di- gest it. "2 At iQ drsg (torts. auiunniuuKiiiiuDuuuuuiiuiiunaiiB if stacks and most of the Ice will be found useless when the houses are opened in the spring. Representative John W. Adams was in the city yesterday and returned to Topeka last night. The Friends' University will open again for school after a one day recess in con sequence of the extremely cold weather. The weather Sunday morning was the coldest ever experienced in the city. It was 23 degrees below zero at 5 a. m. SOCIAL EVENT In Doll Life at Itomis Howard's Xext Satnrday.J Every little girl in Wichita who has a doll now has an opportunity to secure a nice present, and a chance to win a hand some present. Romlg Howard, the enterprising druggists at 134 North Main street, offer a bottle of perfume free to every little girl who will bring her doll to their store next Saturday. February 18, and they will place the dolls on exhibition for one week, dunnj Which time their customers will vote for the prettiest doll. The one re ceiving the greatest number of votes will receive a handsome present. Judging by the number of doHs sold last Christmas, they will have several dray loads of dolls on display. COMING LOCAL EVENTS States assembly of Wichita council No. 12, R. S. M., tonight. Important that all officers and members be present. The busy bees of the F. A. A. No. IS will meet with Mrs. Nelson, 212 North Waco, Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. All members are urged to be present. Wichita W. C. T. U. will hold their usual weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at 3 p. m.. in the Fletcher block. Strangers are cordially invited. The Shakespeare department of the Twentieth Century club will meet at half past 2 o'clock this (.Tuesday) afternoon. February 14. in the Plymouth Congrega tional church. The Woman's Unitarian society will meet with Mrs. J. H. Dillon. 1100 South Topeka avenue, Wednesday, February 15, at 2:30 p. m. Members are expected, and their friends are cordially Invited to at tend. There will be an elocutionary and tableau entertainment and reception given at Fair mount college chapel this evening, which promises to be iteresting. Cars wiE. be In waiting until a late hour. The young men of the South Lawrence Christian church will give an oyster sup per Tuesday .evening, February 14, at the home of Mrs. Hilliard, 943 South Main street. The publio invited. CITY IN BRIEF Mr. I. Gross, of the Golden Eagle, left yesterday for the eastern markets. Miss Edith Worley of Abilene is visiting Mrs. P. A. Rohrbausrh. B. F. Glasier, of the firm of B. F. Glasier Co., of Medicine Lodge is in the city for a few davs. W. C. Singer, a hardware merchant of Weston, O., is visiting his brother-in-law, Rev. H. E. Thayer, and family. A patient by the name of Davis died at the St. Francis hospital last night at 10 o'clock, of cancer of the stomacb. The remains were sent to Larned today. Mr. Earl Merry, a "banker of Rowling Grenn, O., and one of the proprietors of the Ohio Flint Glass Works, of Dunkirk, Ind., is visiting his brother, ohn W. Merry. Major J. B. Merwin of St Louis, 'the well known traveler and literary lecturer, preached at the FirstJM. D. church Sun day morning. His theme was 'The Im mortality of the Soul." It was an able and scholarly address. George N. Hamilton arrived home from Kansas last night and wil Iremaln for a few days. He reports the people there happy and prosperous, and about the only thing they can find fault with Is the cold weather. GaSesburg (111.) Register. The residence of Charles Reckmeyer, on South Emporia avenue, caught fire last night and was slightly damaged. The cause of the fire could not be learned. The lire was not allowed to get much headway before the fire department reached it. MUSIC AND DRAMA. "UNDER THE DOME." "Under the Dome," which comes to the Crawford Grand Thursday, February 16, is the latest from the pen of Lincoln J. Carter, an adept at concocting plays to please the masses and an absolute master in creating new and previously unthought of effects. His previous plays have all been sensational melodramas. In "Under the Dome" he has rfcen to a higher place, and is said to have .turned out a really meritorious comedy drama, absolutely free from cheap sensational lines. It has been splndidly mounted. The hurricane scenes, terminating with tho kreck of the Trenton in the harbor of Apia, and the ferry boat trip from 'jersey City to New York ace said to toe by far the most strik ingly perfect scenic aids in use on the American stage. The hurricane scenes are mire to strike a popular chord, as the memory of the herote action of ttoe men of the Trenton assembling on deck at what seemed to them to be in all probabil ity their last moment of life, to hoar the band thunder forth the strains of the Star Spanxrled Banner, is att& fzesh in the hearts of all true Americans. Other scenes of the play show the captiol at Washington during a night illumination, several,- famAiar Washington toealttiec and a view of the beamiftil coral reef harbor at Apia, before the storm. "THE PAY TRAIN." "The Pay Train." which wai be pre sented at the Crawford Grand on Friday evening, February 17, is a comedy drama in four acte interspersed with realistic scenic effects and clean, catchy dialogues Which bring out In bold relief much of human nature as it is met with in every day life. Throughout the entire play is a vein of healthful cemedy wtoicii appeals to the better Instincts and id very humor ous without an inkling of coareeoeae or vulgarity. Music, songs aad dances are Introduced, and all the latest electrkM and mechanical effects axe used, togetber wito a car load of special sccaery. The artiste appearing in the cmst have been selected toy Manager Forres with tb greatest care and nothing has been left undone to make the perfermosaco com plete. The story of "The Pay Train" is of thriHtng iatereet and the play fe not a railroad drama, as the name would istpiy, but is a very pleasing- comedy, fall oi heart Interest amd pethos, tetaag a vtry pretty story with a dean, plot which is tmfoided in a most interesting- maaaer. The scenery is m&gsincent and the me chanical effects extremely realistic. Among them raar be mestioaed tb wrecS of an radioed railroad and boiler exjte rtoa. which are the best ever prodaced on any stage. Prices. 25, S aad 5 cents. I'nrrhasr of Central Branch Lines Atchison, Has.. Feb 32. It is oaoWly announced toer Cbat the Miorsocrt Pacific Railway company has purchased the Oa tral braach lin west of 'Watervftle There has be- conaSdrsbto talk liox rhe Santa Fe bad fcousfct she jroper Th MIssocri Paotfle "has laees. pr ie Itotu far eighteen years ur dr a .-se. AUDITS CITY'S BILLS Objection Raised to Payment of Lithographing Bill. TWO APPOINTMENTS MADE Council Acts on City's Delin quent Taxes. The city council met in regular session last night in the council chamber, Finlay Ross, mayor, in the chair and all mem bers but Handlay, Allen and Sutton pres ent. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and usual preliminaries passed on. One or two ordinances were Introduced, one of which was making appropriations for miscellaneous purposes, including the payment of a bill for a lithographing job that amounted to $5.00. Councilman Volk arose and objected to payment being made as the concern which did the work "vsas reputed not to be a union shop and an ordi nance being in force whicn was intended to have all city printing and job work done by union labor. In this particular in stance it was stated that but one litho graphing concern existed In the city and as the job was small It was voted bj a majority of the council to order the bHl paid. Another item which required some expla nation was the sum of JW for services and expenses of Judge Haymaker in the case of the Fourth National bank and the city, who were interested parties to the suit of the Rock Island Lumber company vs. Col onel Jocelyn for money garnisheed that belonged to the city for collections made under the last police board. The bill was ordered paid by a vote of the council. J. Giles Smith addressed the council on the appointment of a city physician to take -the place of Dr. Hcvskins. resigned. Dr. Jordan wa appointed to fill the office. Dr. Jordan is also county physician. J. Knoblauch was also appointed by the council to the office of city assessor by a unanimous vote. Councilman Cubbon arose and requested some information concerning the new street railway situation and also stated that he would like to know if the city at torney was present, whether he could tell the council If there was any way the street railway franchise could be declared for feited, but Mayor Ross volunteered the information that he believed there was nothing that could be done until the first of April next. Several petitions were rsad and bids opened relativo to the building of some cin der walks. The council then went into executive ses sion for a few minutes and discussed the matters of delinquent tax petitions. When tho council came out of the session behind closed doors It was learned that they were acting on a number of petitions for com promising delinquent taxes, many of which were rejected on motion and vote of coun cil on tho report of finance committee. A motion to adjourn was then carried. GAS "MEN IN ATTENDANCE. Tho dealers in acetyleno gas and the manufacturers of the machines to be used in generating the gas met at the city council chamber last nicht to oppose an ordinance which it was rumored would be introduced for the purpose of resrulatlnsr, if not- prohibiting, the use of acetylene. On investigation it was learned that no such ordinance was intended to be intro duced. Chief Walden, who wa3 consulted, said that no such ordinance was betas prepared or considered. If such an ordi nance should in the future be contem plated it would no doubt be submitted to him, as fire marshal. He assured those lntorested in acetylene gas that any pro posed ordinance would toe submitted to thorn and that they should have ample op portunity to see that the ordinance was satisfactory. Any ordinance that may be passed will not prohibit the use of acety lene nor prescribe the amount to be used in any generator, but wtt simply regulate the storage of the calcium carbide, from which the gas is made, just as is done with gasoline. The matter terminated very sat isfactorily to the acetylene cas oo;:. MARRIED"NEARLHALFA CENTURY Judsc Glenn Celebrates Forty .Eishth. Woddlns Anniversary. Judge A. A. Glenn adjourned court yes terday afternoon and went to his' home to celebrate the forty-elghrb anniversary of ids weding day, surrounded by a circle of iflomj friends. The judge w look ing Che picture of excellent health, and be has Just recently paeecd his eightieth birthday. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF the National Bank of romraerce at Wichita, in the State of Kjuus. at the ciote of buness February 4 in, isS9: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts... $131106 C2 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 5J0 f U- S. bond to secure circulation 2S.0 0 V. S. bonds on hand.... Hjm 9 Premiums on U. S. bond 2,SM(0 Stocks, securities, etc.. f? 3 Banking-houye. furni ture and ftxturee L3i S4 Doe from National Basks (not reserve agent) J S,0!)!D Due from State Banks aad Buskers 311 S3 Due from approved re serve agents I13MK IS Checks and other cash Items Wi Tt Exchange for clearing house 1785 57 Notes of other national banks i.S CO Fractional papr cur rency, nickels and eents 2S7J0 Lawfml aMmy reerve in bank. Thv Specie 7.3H IS Leai-taodr notes 1M& 2 Do from TT. 8. Treaa'r. oflT than S sr cent rsdeeation fund. XI&40J Total LIABtLITTSE. Capital stock paid in... TJiMtM&ad profits. HKJSB vm.Att expenses and taxes paid Tu to other NaConsl Hi Bsnbs J MK Doe to State Baaks aad Baaksrs SLUf 75 ladividssi deposits sab- ieet J c&eck 17133 Dsnccad eershlcsxea desotU asjf Certifled checks Cashier checks owt- stsadia? 5 i Total !Uiii of Kusv CcratT of Ssdgwiefc. t n r"j- r r-i hir .f named bank" do n,)etr.-.', wtsv xit :s sbove stv.-r' tbo J xsy kwmjf. -i-J f SofeseribMl and "sworn li 13th day of Fabrasry. "iO JijFN H L-r RN3 Nta-y P-VSc Con-f-ct At es A c J- p. n. v: v The Cold Snap is But Our Wonderful Bargain Snap will not be over for j c THIS SALE is the -wonder of ail, and there will be no let-up on cut ting prices even if competitors do kick until the very last day. Yesterday morning each and every clerk was again given the word Sell goods regardless of former prices or cost j j We had another big day, and we are bound to make this 'the ban ner week." Ne goods for Spring are arriving each day and all go in this almost give-a-way sale. 119121 North flain Street. sr-rco!':roo- t The Old Way t of selling Clothing was to have as many prices as there -were customers. The clothier got all the money he could and took as little as he -had to for a Suit and he most always lied about the quality. t The New Way the better way our way is to have one plain marked price, the same to all. We sell at the lowest possible price consistent with a fair profit. We tet! the truth about everything we sell and guarantee th quality to be exactly as represented or give back .your money- Q RiverHlde" all wool Worsted I nlnck 0 pleattt lined with, fancy nntiu.SlZ. e xiyu; ami 11 1 arc- nroto t Herman Corner of Harket and Douglas A The Standard Dress Cutting Academy Is now located at 110 West Second street. In the Fletcher block, first floor. Our rooms are well lighted and aiesm heated, and we can now give more comfort to our students and patrons. Call and See Us. "Wo teach the art of Cutting. Flttlag and dgaing by the S'andrl Sowire lash Tailor System, and are also prepared to do the higheet clsss of dremklnff. MRS. MAID PYLK AND MISS 5TMMA SAN'DEaWOS. MANAGBftS. THE POT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK." BECAUSE THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN'T USE SAPOL t Fuller's Owinp; to the cold weather Saturday, we will continue our Specials today. 500 pound! excellent bulk Dried Rasp berries, per pound 15c A pounds oC One bulk Cocoanot, always Mid at 4frc a pound. W place a yr disposal, per poond. lc We have received, another lot of Frrflfe Vegetables from the soma, such as New Onions. Spinach. Parsloy. Now Stttas Been and Lettuce. C. I. Fuller, Pure Food Grocer. 202 E. Douglas. 'Phone 355. Be Wise Today Ace you o the Bomber of tBoso--wo. hrimK eyes. e not? Do yos worry alone day after day. areasJer to mo your eyes. when a ca!! opon as and a tr dottar 1st Kith os would fix you all rich te rmui to sofiar EXAMINATION FRSE. ST. LOUIS OPTICAL CO.. 140 North flain, Wichita. Substantials and Dainties .W-. I-' mf. -""k.4 PSA. try. Oox star 1 arwa wt an ta best of dtblea. eol c-a.y In sxcaattisa, act Snrortos as srsC We prKJs 'u- oe tho Tartety aad qoa'.ity. ssi Jfcl-, raiJ or lo wfr. Cafc sa sas thorn aa4ws a?tf -irfcich w aro girtss; aiay to a pmxrmm. Canrtn Span1 CASH 3S. Xaam. 'Tbct Cii. GB0CHES. Over, ...Eleven xIore Days! e Nult. banket wenrc. Uv blno ami Hess, 3 :fca4 LAST. N'li.rn viTii wwrT. JALKWS KL FR2- i.TNK A.N 1 X YOU. Parties or Individuals ContssspuufaNE a Tfttp, io WASHTMCTOJT. CAiATORHIK COLORADO. HEY ADA. ORSOON, IDAHO. thatOi bernr to mini tv c' Low nd Saa WaaOreo (Frisco 1 -stfosd ha a direct roots to all i o saw -4 s wHh only as r you timo to Dm" Scramfifo. 8r. -co 1 asUarent. sod lni-r-To Portland. Bst -t it Ity of P'trtland M o" sivl oW. Te Was ar-i rs r'. i neetimt H. at K's Ksi r xfid ty eosap'"' Tbrr, .jn -r iuwee 'PoHsbsji sfce-x' TPolhr" .j- u spa nt and choir e.-- ti ml v coast points. Writ, tetssowe -v ba lot ranker taforssauott a rates aad roots. H. D. Alortimoret Coraar stain rt sad Ixtlm Asa 1 The rapertor Quality of ta aras nil treat Second to None Flour rafr- It f- sr.' popular Tiams- ao awict t tJ s &ppy. Otto Weiss, Agent. -Tno saw iai1a Tao toast crudMr4 H sai solosjss it t work of tfc Kansas Steam Laundry Seas a ymar kaad d ta row os MvartarUy of w work. J-h- :S5. Saoh Lwraao A' O t irr.i T-i 1 1' "V

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