The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
December 31, 1899

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Mrs WLxtWtu Jpaitij gafiflje: jixtrntaj WtBwtitts, gfcztmbtx 31.1899 II il HEART Of Vaiting Prompts a Roman tic Termination OF THE FAITHFUL SUIT Of Carl Havinghorst for Miss Bessie Barnes' Hand. Guthrie O. T., Dec. 30 There was a tremendous flutter in Guthrie's social cir cles when announcement was made of the marriage, under highly romantic cir cumstances, of Miss Bessie? Barnes, daughter of Governor Barnes, to Mr. Carl Havighorst, the ceremony occurring this morning at the Grand Avenue hotel in Oklahoma City. The meager details of the culminating scene of a romantic af fair, as supplied, from Oklahoma City, state that Miss Barnes arrived there yes terday afternoon to visit her friend. Miss Mary Jililner, and last night was the guest of honor at a dance given toy the Mistletoe club, a swell social society of .that oity. Soon after the axrial Kf the midnight train from the north young Mr. Havighorst made his appearance on the ball room floor accompanied by a party of friends from Guthrie. Mrs. Cora Gris sell, a leading -worker in the Episcopal church, and Mr. George Green and sliter, Mis3 Helen Green. Immediately Mita Baiuies detached herself from a circle of admirers and joined the party from Guthrie, wRh whom she became engaged in earnest whispered conversation, at the dose of which introductions, were ex changed and dancing was resumed. In the mean -time a messenger Jiad been sent to Probate Judge Asa Jones, for the purpose of procuring a marriage license, but the worthy functionary -had retired to his rest, from which lie refused to be disturbed at such an unseemly hour, even to subserve a romantic project He promised, however, to be in his otlice at 9 o'clock in the morning- to iisue the nec essary document, and with the under standing that they would meet in the morning, the young lovers separated, and went with their respective friends. Promptly at 9 o'clock the bridal party gathered in the parlors of the Grand Av enue hotel. Rev. Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian church, was also present, and the "words which made the young couple man and wife were quickly spoken. Such are the meagre details of the cul nrinattne romance of a life-long court ship, for the young couple have been lov ers since boyhood and girlhood, when they were playmates together at school. As they grew older their attachment for each other became more noticeable and the fact became known that an engage ment existed, with at least the nortial consent of the parents. But at that time both of the young- people were still in their teens and Mr. and" Mrs. Barnes, while freely admitting the fine and prom lshing character of MJss Bessie's young lover, refused to gTve their full consent to the engagement until their daughter 'had completed her educadonf and hadJ mingled sufficiently with the world to give her an opportunity to learn her own mind. Several years passed by, at the end of which the same unsatisfactory state of affairs existed. Miss Bessie wa.r the only daughter, the idol of her parents, and it 19 possible that they had never brought themselves to realize that she was still anything more than a young girl, hence their unwillingness to surrender her to another, even to a husband whose char acter was absolutely above reproach. In compliance with the wishes of her pa rents, whom he loved devotedly, Miss Bessie dutifully finished her education. mingled In society, and became a much loved and petted social favorite. But underneath all her gavety and vivacity iter heart fretted for the voung lover of her childhood days, and when finally she learned of his serious illness in Chicago, where he had recently gone on a visit. tier sympathy and love overcame the bonds of parental love and obedience, and she save way to her lover's ardent pleadings that tbev be married, with or without the consent of her parents Youngr Mr. Havighorst arrived from Ctticago only day before vesterdav and .the surmise la that, with the friendlv as sistance of a mutual friend, the plan for a marriage was arranged. Miss Bessie already had a standing invitation to visit her friend. Miss MHner. In Oklahoma City, and It wa arranged that Mr Hav Ighorst -should follbw'-her- on the mid night train U was thp original inten tion, however not to hae the ceremony take place before noon today, but fear of Ybfa have been in the pow er house of some great plant of, machinery. Did it occur to you that your body was a more wonderful machine In the term of a natural life the heart heats three thousand millioi. times and wjth a pres&ure of thirteen f J pounds to the stroke, lifts in fa?s f that tune, half a million tons of blood. What care are you taking of this wonderful machine? Shortness of breath, buzzing in the ears, dimness, palpitation of the heart, sleeplessness, stomach trouble, indiges tion are onl some of the evidences that the machinery is undergoing a strain whfch sooner or later will Break it down. What the lubricant is to the machine of iron. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is to the machine of flesh and blood. It reduces fnction to a minimum and keeps the great organs in proper running order. It does this by heahn? diseases of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition, and increasing the How of pnre and healthy blood. I used tern bottles of Dr Fierce Golden Medical Dtscomy and several viah, of his Fteasent Pellet' a year ago law pnne and hwe had ao trouble wuh indigestion ctacc write Jar. W T Thompson of Towasewt Broadwater Co., Montana Words fail to IcH hew thankful I ate for the relief at I bad tiered st etach and it seemed that the doctors cooM do me no goad I cot down in wcht to "SPaads.sndws notable to work stall Now I weigh aaarlY rfj and can do a da's work, on to term. I hae rpcomnended our roedi cm to several, and h il us hve a word to aay for Dr Pierce c 1 hi, roedictut. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigor ate the stomach, hver and bowels. Use them -with the "Discovery when a pU isrcodreti. the secret becoming known led to the hour being changed to an earlier one. Aside from the fact of the marriage taking place without the content of the bride's parents, the union Is a most hap py one. Miss Bessie was a social favor ite in Guthrie, where she was reared from early childhood, and her lovable disposition, couplecl with a lively vivacity of manner, made her a general favorite with all" classes. She received her early education in the public schools of Guth rie and at Bethany college in Topeka, finishing with a musical course under Gottschalk of Chicago. Her husband, Mr. Carl Havighorst, is easily one of the most popular young men in Guthrie society. Like his young wife, he, too, has Ued in Guthrie since childhood and early formed those ex emplary habits which have given him such a high character and standing in business and social life. He has for years been an employe of the Guthrie National bank, where he holds the position of paying teller. Governor Barnes waslfirst Informed of the marriage in a brief telegram from his daughter. He took the announce- A ment philisophically, and there is hardly a doubt but that the young couple will receive his forgiveness and blessing. FIRES INDIAN TERRITORY Con; resH Will lie Asked to .Permit the IHue of Water norkx Itondn. Guthrie, O. T., Dec. 30. A "Washington dispatch says: Owing to the disastrous fires which have occurred at Waggoner and Muscogee, the people of the Indian Territory are much concerned In the es tablishment of adequate water works. The town council of Muscogee recently passed an ordinance authorizing the ifcsue of bonds for this purpose, but brok ers ljae declined to float tbm, doubting the authority of the town to incur a debt of this kind. Chief Porter of the Muscogeesr has forwarded to Senato Jones of Arkansas and Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma resolutions passed by the Muscogee nation, praing for legislation which will enable towns in the territory to incur debts for municipal improve ments. Judge Springer, formerly of the federal court there, is now in "Washing ton, and knowing the Importance of the question, has prepared a bill to be intro duced as soon as congress meets, t is framed in accordance with the constitu tion of Illinois, which contains such stringent provisions in matters of this kind that both debtor and creditor are protected amply. It Is prescribed that no town can incur an indebtedness exceed ing n per cent of its assessed value, and this provision can not be repealed Sec tion 1 of Judge Springer's hill authorizes incorporated towns In the Indian Terri- tory to issue bonds for the construction of water works, sewers, school houses and other public improvements, provided that no indebtedness shall exceed in the aggregate 5 per cent of the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertain ed by the last assessment for the pur poses of taxation. Section 2 provides that any city or town Incurring any indebted ness for the purpose of this act shall, before or at the time of doing so. bv or dinance, which shall be irrepealable, pro vide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay interest on such debt' as it falls due, and also to pay and dis charge the principal thereof withyi twen ty years from the time of contracting the same. Section 3 provides that no ordin ance, shall be passed providing for the Issuing of bonds until this act shall take effectror be enforced until the same suolL have been approved by a majority of the voters of said city or town, at a. special election called for that purpose. Chief Porter states that In the "past tei years tires in the Mucogee nation have damag- J ed more than $1,000,000 worth of property, and at Waggoner more destruction has been caused than would build a com plete system of water works twice over. There Is general pressure in the territory for this legislation, and there is little doubt it will be passed early In the pres ent session. OF THE PRACTICAL POLITICIAN President Scott Iicourics Taking "Casein as His Text Guthrie, O. T., Dec. 30 In the course of his remarkably line lecture before the Teachers' association, on Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," in Oklahoma City, on Thursday night. President A. C. Scott drew a vivid description of the praotical politician, as drawn by Shakespeare in the character of Cassius and the practi cal politician as he exists today. The lecturer said: "The fact is, Shakespeare has portrayed here with wonderful fidel ity a character with which all times and all countries hae been familiar the practical politician. I realize the peril of attempting a sweeping characteriza tion of the practical politician which shall be true and just. It cannot be made. But take those, the potential, the suc cessful, the accomplishing ones, what an Interesting and complex and contradict ory combination they are bad, tragic&lly lad; good, magnificently good: lovers of money and place and power, and willing to trample conscience in the dust to at tain them. And vet, how often lovers of Arcountry, lovers of liberty, lovers of wife sand children and home; and from tne dun clouds of evil living and evil think ing, what lightning flashes of nobility, of sacrifice, of devotion, of heroism, now and again burst forth. Indeed, it is tho goofl and the great and the winning in them that make them so potential for evil." NEGRO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT On a Xine-Year-Old ;irl in Lojran County Arretted. Guthrie, O T Dec. 30. A negro by the name of Davidfion was arrested in Cedai township, this countv, and taken before a locol justice of the peace on the charge of attempting to rape a 9-year-old girl by the name of Jones. Considerable ex citement was caused by the arrest and only the prompt action of the ofllcors prevented a lynching. It is said. SUPREME COURT ON TUESDAY liar Docket Sho. Seventy-Klsht Caiet-Tno IVeeU'.'SeHlon. Guthrie. O. T. Dec. The January terms of the territorial supreme court will commence next Tuesday. January 2. The bar docket shows ten territorial criminal casett. ihlrty-nlne territorial civil oases, twenty-six territorial cases for oral argument, and two re-hearimrs. making tetal of seventy-eignt cases. Court will be in session one -week. D0NEWITH FELONIOUS INTENT Is the Coroner" .Jur Verdict in the JlcUoYian-HobcrtNon Cae. Guthrie, O T. Dec SO. In reiatlon to the killing near Belmont. Lincoln county, la,: week, the Chandltr New says Since our report of the BeUmont mur der last week, an inquest has been ed and a few additional facts hav coxa 1 1 IirV Conner C J Stel empane.ed ii .r .-on s rg "W H Mathews, L N V Jn-- K 3awk.ns T K. Bak- T P TVw' jid Nwrn T-ra-t. "''t'"B b r rr- e the j i-v a.rrid. u... t e erdict that Georce Robertson came to his death by gunshot wounds from a pistol in the hands of John Robertson and that the shooting was dona with felonious intent. In con versation with a News reporter the cor oner said that -thewounos-indicated'that the shot through the head was fired first and that neither shot seemed to have been fired at such close range as the de fendant's story would indicate. Mrs. Robertson, the wife of the, dead man, says that the defendant's name is notjt McGowen, that it is John Robertson and that the defendant is the nephew of her husband. She denies there is any truth in the story of the defendant's in re gard to the names being assumed. Others who at first thought the killing a case of self-defense, are now of the opin ion that it was simply a case of murder, though no satisfactory explanation of the motive which could have prompted the killing has been suggested, other than the defendant's own explanation. ISSUES YERyTiNE EDITION Blaclovell Timcs-Itecord Presents Its Headers With a Sonvenir- Guthrle, O. T., Dec 20. The Blackwell Times- Record has just Issued a souvenir New year's edition which Is one of the handsomest publications ever put out in the west. It deals wholly with Blackwell, and Is printed on heavy paper. The edi tion has 32 pages. SLAYER OF SPIEDAL ACQUITTED S. E. Stone Who Killed Him in Man chester Is Xot Guity. Guthrie, O. T., Dec SO. S. E. Stone of Manchester, who was tried at Pond Creek for the killing of Jake Spidel, on the streets of Manchester, July 22 last, was acquitted. ItOBIJEI) THE GRAVE A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was al most yellowy ejes sunken, tongue coated pain continually in back and sides; no appetite; gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitter' and to my great joy and surprise, tho first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fall to try them. Only 50 cents; guaran teed. At G. Gehrlng's drug store. Army and Aavy Itetlrements "Washington, Dec. SO. The calendar year 1900 will be marked by the statutory re tirement of a number of prominent of ficers in the army and navy. Among the retirements for age in the army are those o fMajor General "Wesley Merritt and Brigadier General T. M. Anderson. None of the, officers of the highest grade in the navy will retire on account of age during tho coming year. The next rear admiral to letire will be McNair, super intendent of the naval academy, January 13, 1901. Oil Mill Burned at Tattle Koch:. St. Louis. Dec. 30 A special to the Post-Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., says: Three seed houses and one of the meal houses of the Consumers Oil com pany's 'mill, 'owned by Chicazo capital ists, together with 203 tons of meal and about 3,000 tons of seed, were burned today.-' The loss, which will bo total, is (CJ) Ml ..U .A AAA fnciiTnnrA nil tVlA building". 'The main building, containing the machinery, was only slightly Injured. "Two hundred men -are thrown out of work. Andrndc's Exllo fu I'orto Itico Washington, Dec. CO. Word has been received here that General Andra.de, late president of. Venezuela, who fled on a warship when the Castro revolution prov ed successful, is living quietly in Porto Rico, whero the American rule affords him proper protection. General Andrade has sent back the warship on which he left "Venezuela, together with every other possession in any way belonging to the country, and ne is now living as a private citizen. Bccante Ho Visited Carter, Washington, Dec. CO. Captain Rees, corps of engineers, who was recently called to account by the war department for visiting O.M. Carter, formerly of the army, in his cell at Governor's Island, in contravention of the articles of war, has been relieved from duty at Fort Tot ten, N. Y., and ordered to take station at Tampa, Fla., relieving Captain Henry K. Purvy, who Is assigned to Captain Rees' former duties at Fort Totten. Humor or Salisbury's. Retirement. London, Dec. 30. Rumors recurred this week of Lord Salisbury's retirement at the end of the present parliament, and the succession of the Duke of Devonshire to the Conservative leadership. These seem founded on nothing stronger than deductions from his age and recent be reavement. From one of the premier's intimates a representative of the Asso ciated Press learns that he has not men tioned any inclination to retire. Itooth-Tncker fsail for England New York, Dec. 30. Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army and his wife were passengers on the Campania, which sailed today for Queenstown. There is to be a grand conclave of Salvation Army people of the United States in New York In February and the commander is going abroad to confer with General William Booth in regard to It. Mrs. Booth-Tucker is ill and will probably not return with her husband. Decrease in the Value of Silver. Washington. Dec. 30. The quarterly statement of the alues of foreign coins Issued by the director of the mint, shows that during the last three months the value of silver has decreased .IIS cents per ounce, and the value of foreign s'ler coins has decreased accordingly. These figures will be followed in estimating the value of all foreign merchandise exported to the United States on ami after Janu ary 1, 1900. Found Copper and LotsofGamc. Winnipeg. Dec. W. J. McLean, a former officer of the Hudson Bay com- pany. who waa reported lost m ine ir northern Slave Lake country, where he had zone in search of minerals in the Interest Chicago parties, has reached here la safety. He reports having dScov ered valuable conper ore in the Atha- basca region and says his party snitered no Drtvaaons. owing 10 i aBBBtu of zaiae. St Thomas. D "W I Dec. 38l The i rrn icA.cs J here last een,ng sr J leaves January i the Half the paia and all the tunper oi ta,iu-wj can be enUrely avoided by the ae of "Mother's Fri-.i, a scientific liniment of priceless value to all women AMV Vf0 CfeVdPte SaW by all druggtoU at one dollar per mlT ff j) A booklet, giwnc all details, will be sent free by BradSehi Regtsiator Coaany, Atlanta. Ga. b niLIO olIllu Paris and Mysteriously .Spirited Away;;- v J i BY THENAR'S SLEUTHS Her Friends Threaten Yen geance Against Paris. New York, Dec. 30. The World contains the following dispatch: Paris, Dec. 26. The Eussian political refugees in Paris are intensely Indignant over the sudden disappearance of Madga. Soltykoff from this city. They claim to have absolutely reliable information that the young woman was removed forcibly and secretly from France to Russia. They say that friends who are occupy ing official positions in Russia in order to act as spies for the Nihilists have sent the Paris group documents to show that the abduction of Miss Soltykoff was de cided upon two months ago by the head of the Russian police and forwarded a copy of reoorts sent this dignitary on the successful execution of his orders. Madga, despite all vigilance, has re ceived communications from her faithful friends, and, though she is carefully con fined in prison, they sent her word not to lose eart. Nevertheless, even the most enthusias tic Nihilists here admit they will prob ably never be able to rescue her. One of them said to the Paris World correspondent: "They have been after Madga Soltykoc 'for years; the mere name of her was filling their heart"? with terror. Now that they have captured her they will never let her leave her dungeon alive, nor, as we fear, will they allow her to Hv long. "We are going to appeal for redress to thhe Freich Government. We want to know whether we shall inhabit France with security or notrWWulongrachmrrd with security as our confereres inhabit thhe United States, or be bounded from this country and left unprotected by this '.civilized natioin, at the mercy of the dark gang of Russian detectives. "TThia point has to be settled. We are honest citizens and well-behaved, we comply with French laws, our work and money contributet tto France's prosperi ty. We now daim. her protectioin and we demand thhe release of that poor girl, who was fouly pounced upn by low sleutth-hounds in the hert of Paris and carried away, gagged and bound no dcubt, on board the Russian man-of-war that was waiting at Di nkercue at tho time. "Our brothers, the French Socialists, who hahve powerful representation in the Chamber of Deputies, have promised to fight fo us. We will furnish tthem weap ons the paoers we hhave and other proofs which we shall get. The French Government will have to take action or any ete define its Dosftion, And if Madga is sacrificed, if the high binders ofthe Cza- kill her before we cansecuroher liberty, you may depend upon It 'that jye, Nihilists of Paris Ni hilists of all the world, in fact will see to it that she is terribly avenged. "Today in this city there are two hun dred men or women, each of whom is ready to go and pdant a (knlfe in the heart of the roguo who designed and or dered this infamous abduction "But the death of tho CChief of Rus sian Police would not sufficiently atone; others too would have to pay w Ith their lives If we cannot get justice and. the freedom to breathe without fear, even when we have exiled ourselves, what can we do but kill? "They should not taunt us; we have warned them warned them all, from the crowned tyrant down." Madga Soltkoff is now thirty-four years old. Vp to twelve years ago she lived unmolested in Russia, acting as an secret societies of her country Finally she became suspected and was deported to Siberia, There was so little proof of her guilt, however, that she was allowed to go about the city rat will. She took advan tage of this comparative liberty and of the devotion which her marvelous, wild beauty enlisted -on all sides, to escape. For two years from 1S37 to 15S9 she lived in the United States, mostly in Chicago. There she fell under the influ ence of some determined Nihilists and returned to Europe the most fiery leader of the sect. She is said to be exceedingly vtelll- gent and crafty, blng held as one of the j most dangerous plotters against me Rus sian autocrat. She is handsome and knws It. She has no scruples about us ing the extraordinary power she wielfls over men to further her own interests or serve her personal or political hatreds. In Paris she is adored by a large greup of fanatics. From tle little which can be learned, "he led rather mysterious life dressing oddly but with much grace, and living with not less than half a doz en servants in an expensive mansion which she or the Nlhiltet society own,. It is hinted that she ha Instigated or authorized manv of the murder com mitted by Nihilists upon Rnaalan noble, land-owners and police officer, during re- cent years. ..i Personallv she ha m.y bn careful never to let any proof stnad against her. HEADQUARTERS OF M0BM0NISM In Chlcajro Second in importanceOnlr to Jonlt Lake t Chlcaco. Dec 30.-The headquarters o, the Mormon Church la this city, at 5. i 1 Le Moyne street, were j flottrstalng condition than now This proaelyting centre was founded by j Brferham IL Roberts, w v--.---- tsom. Ctah. who raeemiy wu -Mt in the Hmwa, and the station ls m imnnrijiBce to Salt Lake City. j r y-rAreA nd thirty Mormon eld- j Vorthern Sate iUseion of the Church of Jesos Christ or tr.er- Psy Samu." receive their orders froRf the Le Mors street offlce. nurty o. these elders are stationed in Chicago,and -S rrarer A !w V41fc i lowiicd forward to with expectatjons o: jot and gladness. The ordeal of bringing the hale one into the -world, however, js a critical one frtr the- Tnother-to-be. and her anticipations ot coming event are i&adowcu. with jjkxna. j ana foreign elements of. the city. There are three regularly organized Monnan churches here; 40,000 a year is expended by the Morman church to extend it prestige in Chicago, and a. quarter of a million dollars b make converts among the people of tho surrounding district. When Brigbam H. Roberts founded the first Church of Latter-Day Saints in ,Chicago he spent a. year here as assort of penanc inflicted by the church at Salt Lake City fc5- his having entrfd po litics and maae a. cauraS3 iot uougress without first having sought and obtained permission from the church. Roberts was, in consequence of this misdemeanor, defeated "by his own party, the church setting itself against him and working for his .defeat; not because of antagonism, because Roberts is popular among the Mormons, but because the rules of the church" are the first laws that Mormons must respect. Roberts later apologized to $ie Presi dent of the Council and the Elders, and was thereupon ordered out on mission ary work for one year. He selected Chicago as the field for his operation hecause it was an es pecially fertile one on account of its of nearly 200,000 in the slums and the lib eral attitude of the people here toward all sorts of new religious sects. Roberts preached Monnonlsm here for six months in 1S94 and 1S33, and the main Mormcra Church, at Wicker Park Hall, was founded through his efforts. People in Chicago speak of these churches as the "reorganized church," tout their elders still stoutly declare for polygamy, and state that no man can expect to become a. saint in the hereaf ter who has not lived with more than one wife on earth. They also assert that Mormonlsm still embraces polygamy as stanchly as evr, and that it is the law alone which for "birs its practice. Healing 'by the "laying on ot hands" Is also practiced by the Mormon elders here, and they not only claim tohave made many marvellous cures here, but promise converts to be able to confer this power on them. x The elders have ceased shipping con verts to Utah, and state that it Is now their Intention and preference to have proselytes remain and work for the ex tension of the Later-Day Saints' re ligion in their own district, the object being to establish a chain of Mormon churches all over the country. One of the" bitterest tnemies to Mor monlsm is the Rev. J. F. Loba, of the First Congregational Church at Evans ton. His father was approached by the representatives of tho Salt Lake, Church at his pleasant home In Switzerland. They were simple, religious people, and glowing colors the beauties of their religion and. Its happy home in Utah, Mr. Loba and his wife became con verts and journeyed to Utah. Nothing hajl been mentioned to them about the polygamous stain in tho new faith. Mr. Loba advanced and became a high officer in the church, when -he was approached by the council and com manded to take another wife. This he refused to do. After that Mr. Loba learned many unexpected secrets about 'the religion he had accepttd, and also noticed that those who did not believe and follow all of its precepts mysterious ly disappeared. He therefore left his children in the care of friends and he and his wife journeyed to Kansas to es cape the wrath of the Mormon elders UUU.1CHUCJHI.V uuiu uieu iioiii exposure suffered during their escape. J The Rev. J. F. Loba was one of the children, who eventually made his es cape from Utah, filled with hatred fcor tuo UUXC3 '.EVililUU bCCU v. (Continued from First Pace.) days. A dispatch predicts that Lady smith will be relieved on or about Janu ary 7. "While there Is nothing to bear out this forecast, there Is some disposition to believe General Buller is preparing an other attempt to advance, this time by an attack on the Boer position on Jnhlawe Mountain. Pretoria, Friday, Dec. 26 Three Brit fc,h prisoners from MalaDo reoort that j Captains Vernon and Sandford, of Baden- Powell's staff, were killed during the en gagement in which Lords Edward Cecil nnd Cavendtsh-Bentinck were wounded. The object of the sortie was to capture Boer cannon. Tho iosses of the British were very severe. The "Lon? Tom" in jured at Lad j smith has been repaired and is being replaced. The new contract reducing the price of dynamite, instituted by the raad in Au gust, was registered December 2S be tween the government and the factory. Till? SHOE ISOXTHB OTHIIK TOOT New Tork, Dec. 30. A Herald dispatch from London says: An incident that has caused those who have been accusing the Boers of -violating the rules of war and humanity, to think differently, occurred at the surrender of Lieutenant Colonel Bullock and a small party of soldiers. after the retirement of the main body and abandonment of the 'guru at the bat tje at Colenao. It has been stated by a number sf correspondent that tola party took refuge in a donga and that the Boers, having crose4 the river in some force, sent forward three men with a flag of truce, presumably to demand their surrender; that the British soldier a thereupon tired on the white flax, hilling two out of three men, and that the Boera thereupon came upon the donga in con siderable force and demanded their sur render. From the oosltln of the few men, absolutely hpe!ss, the Boers could easily have killed ali had they wished to. Lf the British soldiers fired deliber ately on the white flag and the oBers accepted then surrender without any re taliation it shows the Boers In a much better Bght than has been Indicated tn most dispatches from British sources. THATTIIKOHHIXO ITBADACHU. Would Quickly leave yon. U you need Dr. Klna-'i New Life PHI. Thooaands of cofferers have proved their matchless merit for Sacl"; and Nervous Headacnes. They make pnre Mood and strong nerve And build up our health. Easy to take. t thaa. Only S cent. Money Bach If not enred. Sold by O. Geferteg, druwist. Cold and Mlvrr Ontput for lOi Washington, Dec The prsOasteary estimate of the prodoettoa of old and silver te the United State dorm;. ti calendar year la, made by Mr Robert, j the director of the mint, shows a total j prodoctton of rn..r. an incre oer j the prodaetton of laa year of KJ& 1 The production of silver dnrhac Os yr U eetSsnatsd at H.t, an Jaww j during the year of .tJU. Cripple CrceV Cold for the Ywr Colorado Sprmaa. Cot Dec -Tft I Gasettc tfrem the artotioa at goiS trm the C-'pirfe Crek wr pr-- nr yars as mjm a bttili-n valo of Jt T i er the mania of DecesabW swynsani f prvtxs T-oord and ad-5M StJM.2 to -r- ..1,1 K 11 tttt t'oiter? jrui..'." Col ft 1 JAen i 35-- DOOMED JOE t RAISES The Great Catarrh Cure. JOE TTHEELER'S CHJLRGE AT SAX JUAX HILL, Major General Joseph Wheolor, com manding the cavalry forces in front of Santiago and tho author of "The San tiago Campaign," in speaking of the great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na, says "I join TTith Senators Sullivan, Koacl t and McEnery in their good opinion of Pe-ru-na. It is recommended to mo by those -who have used it as an excellent tonic and particularly effective as a cure for catarrh." United States Senator McEnery. Hon". S. D. McEnery, United States Senator from Louisiana, says the follow ing in regard to Pe-ru-na "Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. I have used it sufficiently to say that I believe it to be all that you claim for it. S. D. McEnery, 2saxr Orleans, Louisi ana." Ask your druggist for a free Peruna i 147 North Main. t Elite society, fashionable gentlemen, I stylish clothes, dosser's. 0 Qlosser's stylish clothes for elite society's fashionable gentlemen. Fashionable gentlemen of the elite society f wear Glossers stylish clothes. Stylish clothes, Glosser's for fashionable 0 gentlemen of the elite society. g Society's fashionable gentlemen wear f stylish clothes made by .Qlosser i:.qMi?list clones are j worn, by iasnionaDie gtjiiyemeii ui uic cute sui-n-uy. Clothes for elite society's fashionable gen- tlemen are made bv Glosser. 5 ni ade"H?3Kjl55sefS stvfish clothes for fash- l fonaDle gentlemen bf !rielite society. IO ilNorth Main. )f v iJ -4-S-S",- "A TRAINING IN CLEANLINESS IS A FORTUNE." COMPLETE YOUR EDUCATION WITH SA a-ticles of incorporation with the secre tary of state today. The capital sto? 4S03.000 and the statement means that the proposed pottery trust will not be form eo. Other companies ray It would be 'ro poeaible o successfully combine against the new corporation. Antl-l'nllinnn Injunction Denied. Chicago, Dec. Judge Tutnill today refused to grant an injunction axainst the absorption of the "Wagner Palace Car company by the Pullman Balace Car 1 company. The injunction was asked for by StoekhoWer Taylor of AHon. IU a bolder of H shares ra the Pullman eoav oany. C2 53 "a- O 352. SKTua- Tits m tm Ran tm e feirjtie fcgstsr if y ins wsm les nsw fnm LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Newcaetle, Ind Dec The moot dis astrous lire in the hUtory of this town today destroyed a bsslns 4Sook in the main street. Eiftot business Unas stnd tho QUaens bask were burned out. Tho loss haa not been estimated. New Tor. Dee. Mu-Ffc Chtef Ciwfcer estimates tho loos of last nibr which destroyed tho wall sapor factory of William Campbell A Co.. at 3X(SX Between and K p1oyo are throws out1 of employment Xew Tork, Doe. Jt.-'Is feaoral t Frederic Hoiaer. S yoara of ace, on of the rfcUm of the battleship Main. kt ptace tn this city today. A roastem mas was celebrated by Father Chad- wm, who was febapiaia of the Main LaASjffaK Jftdh. I aWToe rad Jnry retarned on todWtnwnt today, the j contents of wfcfcrfc wfll b hoot oserot j until the party or parttJee sasaod therein are arrateaoo. It h hoSo4 tho does- seat is blanket fc character and covers three or more MS. BerHn Dc prtwaio bnate Arm of (rwuiz Pnitea Uleela. boa awe- J pend4. T&e sai::i- a t.-, tm mark &ov i'-' are J e a -4 a .j r e arreet at ?e ftr itrx-i WahJna-un iMf -5 t-i IK at Tftln&"r Bsn-ia-n I- aa H d i tn--' tv: v 5'-tdRf 1-.. ii f r iat 'b- J" to e as at Jsoshsto. can a;apltte sesi ja" -Tfiv V i Dc Tbe AsrmHr-r- -i c mpAny "1 a refit a 4 a t rei toy Meenr H BOT i.--:. WHEELER PERUNA J United States Senator SnllhraiL MI desiro to say that I have been tak ing Pe-ru-na for somo tiaio for catarrh, and have found it an. excellent m ediclne, giving mo more relief than anything I avo cvor uken.W. v. SuUlvanTox. ford, Miss." United States Senator Roach. "Persuaded by a friend, I havo used Pe-ru-na as a tonic, and am glad to tes tify that it has greatly helped me in strongtb, vigor and appetite. I hare boen advised by friends that Jt Is re markably efficacious as a core for the almost nniycrsal complaint of catarrh. "W. N. Poaoh, Larimore, North Da kota." A freo book on catarrh sent to any address by Tho Pe-ru-na Drue M'fs Ccs, Columbus, Ohio. Almanac for the year 13W. J KSJ-dHS-dJMS)-' POLIO lis and St. Lout road at Bt. Paul, baa been promoted to swed Onwal Sup erintendent T E CI. -Hho boe renerai manager of the Iowa. Central. Mis title wtli b "swprtoteHdBt of transportaitwn. Tanner same to the SC Loom from the Santa Fe. Charleston. O. Deo. KX--Tb soaooaw Margaret B. Iloeer reaehed this port from New Tor with the captaU and crow of elRht nes of the soboeaer Fan nle Brown, wfcleh left bore on tb J4th with phosphate rock for Baltimore. Oa tne Stth tbe Aopor and Brown eodWA. the latter stnalna; uar Wort Hattoras, off the North Carolina oaaat Detroit. Mleb.. Dec At neon today tnre was sooeosaf aUr UonebM Irosi tfte Wyandotto yarda of the Detroit Bhtp botldlnir mywy W be the JUjMt to$et cno rtntmir on altlor Pk hos or to seaooaot. 1 bw boat was chrtotoned "Taamoo.' She measures SO feet over ail. a Xt beam over jroartts and t 24 feet opO of hail. Blvttx City. Iowa, Da. a,--Jabm st. Bobsom, a wott Icaowa awtresr, was ehot and robbed, fas Ms oatee dast ntrM. Hh aoaaCanu esoaaod and left ao tro? behind Bobeens ifsjdirVm ulrtaol. Ttcnusirisi had V Parson. whMl the mUbers aontr4 He iy hhosnvislsisjs In Mr m ail niabt ant when dtaoaossed this n rnlnr and rtomr4 ta -th snwsttai did ty rs;ain bis ft M? wa ,k, I 36 In Chi tm- f pn r jrt today J m W.,)iaaat f e 1 f5 'j xrant ai j-itloo nwra-ahjic j H-ir Mt.ler axl barVee Fr"-sHw rim'r from prw''r tb p .j A T Only W, CoJamte Ws t. a Nw I jfk nrwps-r saai -s Jartu-r' a preedlru aal:.r t msuu;r and ao a'-- uWUtuc F' rra.-. to ?op's txom J.- rjL.d tbe pf KlU a f' ng'tx- on the 'ii', 'Tb' J wb' fc fee 'iauaed u h-i tp 'I II ft if. i WVrWta. Ka- 1- Dtr-ts 'be aat Si w "!--t tmj' has e&-si rnmt i- t fc r.4 i ai s r m ft- m 3 4 tmosbw" free o it wU-4. 1 5 w f x ""he a? 4ero :-r i tts 5 ar bs ri m Ik ta -weo --t be t- of Wf s?ms fTom ly a imr ttm awr ti or -etr ass bs M, wiueh is I i ta aormba. fd warm'- -3 Jl, ?ir rnr.u i xihs s ttsT -Firee! X Kaua w twbdhy: )te4y ex. r- jrottfc m"m In anri-. i," tfcdc ?o:.-i i rJ lr4!a tr" S ir Ma 6l y- r

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laxlg HgXgf Muuttcos WLoin& 'Bztxmbxt 31, 1899 1 The Big Advance in s Saved uying of For Immediate Shipment. vj Freight Rate By Big Buggies THE business interests of the entire United States have almost been thrown into a panic for the past month on account rf the changes in classifications on goods by the railroad companies, which makes big advances on freights to take effect January 15th, next. Wichita, in common with all other Com mercial Centers, is affected, but as the new classifications have not yet reached this city it is not known to what extent. However, we have learned to a cer tainty that it makes a big advance on freight in our line. The carload rate on Buggies by the new classification is almost double the present rate. We would be willing to act with the business interests of Wichita and the Southwest if it was thought anything could be accomplished, but for immediate protection to ourselves and customers we have taken prompt individual action in the most certain way, as the following telegrams will show: Form "So. 1. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, -which have been as sented to b the sender of the following message. Errors can oe guarded against onK by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Com pany will not hold itself liable for errors or delas in transmission or deliery of UNREPEATED MESSAGES, bejond the amount of tolls paJd thereon, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the roe&sac is flled with the Company for transmission. This is Jiii UNREPEATED MES5A GE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above. TMOSs.T. KCKriUT, President and General Manager. Number. 164 Ks' Sent by J Rec'd by Ed Check. 28 Pd RECEIVED at 14 E. First St., Wichita, Kan. Dated St. Louis, Mo., 28 12-28- 189 9 To Van Zandt Imp. Co. Notified heavy advance in rates, also change in classification effective Jany. 15th, Better send us specifications for two hundred Jobs, to be shipped by that 'time.. THE BANNER BUGGY CO. Confirming the telegram below we yesterday sent the Banner Buggy company specifications by mail, for shipment not later than January 14, eight big furniture carloads of buggies. The Banner Buggy company are the largest builders of buggies only in the United States, and is the only concern we know of that could fill this size order in the given time on such short notice. "We already have a large buggy stock on hand, and also have a number of cars ordered from other factories to be shipped January 1, so with the additional eight carloads we will be prepared to make lower prices than any of our competitors, both to the retail trade of' Wichita and to the dealers of Southern Kansas and Oklahoma. The advantage we will have on the freight saved alone would enable us to do this, but we also have the advantage of being closer to the field and the only Jobbers of Yehicles and Farm Machinery in Wichita. 1 Agents enera Southern Kansas and Oklahoma Banner Buggy Co., Detroit Carriage Manufacturing Co., Joliet Manufacturing Co., Port Huron Engine and Thresher Co., Harrison Mafchine Works, La Crosse Plow Co., La Belle Wagon Works, Etc. Dealers will find it to their interest to call on us or wait for our traveiing men. y Tonn T5b 3. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICV. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. THOS.T. F.CKEBT, President and General Manaxrr. Receiver's No. Time Flled. Check. LIN U the following message subject to the terms on back n OQ d Q hereof, which are hereby agreed to. U8C (Jo j a To Banner Buggy Company t St. Louis. We send specifications by tomorrow'a mail for 150 to 200 Jobs to be shipped before January 15th. THE VAN ZANDT IMPLEMENT HDW. CO. READ THE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT ON BACK. The Yan andt Implement Co. Sarpplg Floors: 120-122-124-126 West DuS'aS AVeie Wichita. fill Ml TOPICS OF THE TOWN T M Harper of Con-way Springs Is in t v. tj iade Thomas of Ml Hope was In the c yesterday. The oSieers of the National Reserve f. not be installed until January 1. Mr Bee F. Peter of Pawnee. O. Ta, Is mng Ms sister, Mrs. W. V. Burns. The new elevator In the Bitting block w Nj ready for use tomorrow mornioc. i ivettnr Auditor MeCreary of the I r Harvey system, was in the city ye&-It-n ay II E. Pyle and -wife trill go to Mc Pherson today to visit relatives and will return hone Tuesday. A German play will he put oa at the Sn.- of Herman haH on North. Main -en Monday night. There will be a number of watch par 's heid tonight to watch the old year and th new one in. Mis Myrtle Priestly of Kansas Ctty is tap her brother, Charley Priestly of t Santa Fe ticket offices. Mi Irene Bailey of SI Dorado, who ea visiting here for several weeks, .-nod to her home jeeterday. Miaw Myrtle and Carrie Ree went El Dcrido yesterday mw wH snend New Years there with relatives. Mr John Jackson, a prominent stock r an of Sedaha, Mo Is the 'guest of Mr. d Mis. H L. Jackson of West Ninth -eet. Professor Mm. Sence of Haysville, who expects to be the next fusion candidate for county superintendent of chooH, was in tbe city yesterday. Thr will be installation of ottteers of Harmony Council 13 F. A. A., Monday cht. All members and visiting niem- are urged to be present. he Mfeeee Olive. Stella and Stbel Me bte g to Conway Sastngs thfc ru.rninc; where ibny- wHI spend New Year's day with their sister, Mrs. Mc Huerh Mr and Mr. C. E Cole of ISIS Sooth Lawrence have returned home after spending the holidays with relatives 'and friends in Manhattan, Kansas Mrs H. H. Horner, formerly of this city who now resides in Fort Scott, is Mailing: friends in the city, the guest of Mr Al Goodin. of 1015 South Laurence. Operator McGeeny, who has been work ing of nights in the Santa Fe offices, is visiting bis folks at Guthrie, and is being relieed by Operator Fisher of Arkansas City. E. J. Drake left fast night for Roches ter, N. Y., his old home, on a visit. Mr. Drake has not been there for twenty-are years. He will be gone about three weeks. Geo. R. Fuhz, the real estate broker, has moved from the BKtlnc Block to the room at 3M North Main, formerly occu pied by the Wichita Gas, Electric Light and Power company. B. F? Dunn of the Frtco went to Cof feyviDe yesterday to visit over Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Dunn, -who has ben spending pert of the holidays there, win return with Mr. Dunn tomorrow Skaxing on the river-- was reported 3ae yesterday evening and the ice is expected to be much safer and is nne condition today when the river will be crowded 1 with younc people who enjoy the sport. M. F. Wolf ha bourht the interests of his partner, Frank Caehard, in tbe bar ber shop, and is now sole proprietor. Mr Wolf has extended and refurnished the shop and greatly improved the service. J. E. Woods of Guthrie. Santa Fe opera tor of that place, was in the city a hort time esterday. He "was oa his way to Cherryvale, where be win be married to day to an estimable young lady of that city. Robert Steward, the obliging and ef adeat prescription clerk at Miller's drug store, will leave Tuesday for Topefca. where he has accepted a similar position la the largest aad best drug store in tbe cki. M. W. Dorsey, the Eagie ad sotteitnr aad writer, wffl. so to Hutahiaaon this morning to spend Sunday with his fam ily, who have been visiting relatives there during the holidays They will re turn home this evening. The Woodmen of the WorM will give a free social at their rooms over Dun bar's undertaking rooms, Thursday evening. Jaijuary 4, aXter the public in stallation of omcers. Everjoiw is cor dially Invited to attend. One of tbe delivery teams belonging to George Inne Co. ran away yesterday and smashed the wagon to piece". The boy who was driving the team hitched it to a post at the Santa Fe depot and the trains scared the horses Mr. Fred W. Bentiey has sold his resi dence on North Topeka avenue to Mr. H C McClung Mr Bentley has gone to Chicasro. where he will engage in the law practice. His family will follow him later, and reside there permanently. Tom Frost, stenographer in Superin tendent Down's office, has gone to To peka to visit his parents. He will not re turn to Wichita, as he has been trans ferred to Arkanae City, where h will do stenographic work in Trainmaster Mc NaBy's office. moved from the fourth te the third floor of the Bittdnc block, and will ifreaxter lece and Shorthand Institute. Their new rooms are being elecaatly fitted up. and they expect to have one of the best fur nished schools in Che we-t. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Rose have had many happy days in the -W now come to a cloe, hut their happtest came yesterday with the coming of a beauti ful girl baby, whom Jr Minnick pro nounces to be the pink of perfection. Mr Rose is with tbe Mfcsoun Pacific and lives at Hi North Waco avenue. Each membr of tbe Ladies Kid society, S of V are requested to bring a cake Monday eveninjr. Regular meeting of Wichita Camp No. &'"J, M. W. A,, Tuday ninht. All mem bers requested to be present. Sunflower Chautauqua will meet with Mr. Finhty Ross on Tuesday afternoon Instead of Monday, as has been reported. Garfield Post No. S and W. R. c. No. 49 will hold a iomt installation at Gar neid ball Tuesday evening at "M o'clock. W. R. C. No. 4 will meet Tuesday. January 15-ja. in regular session at p. m in Garfield halL Let all omcers and members be present to prepare for installation exercises at 7:9 p. m. By order of the president. A private installation of L. A. S. No 4f and Sons of Veterans, No. 4 will be held at their hall over Dunbar's Monday night. January 1st. All soldiers, members of Reoef Corps and Ladies of the G. A. R. are cordially iavHed to attend. Circle No P. W. A-, will meet at the home of Mrs. B. S. Groves, OK Hunter avenue, Thursday afternoon. A full at tendance of members Is 'desired. Topic of consideration is: Tbe P. w A.: The Fazel Shorthand Institute has What should be the nature of its work tbt- coming year? Members of Sadgwick Camp No 12. be kHOwu as the Wichita Basinet Col- 1 Woodmen of the World, wm tsk aotiee COMING LOCAL EVENTS that tastaKatlo-n of omcers and eatr--Hmw-nt ha been potsoaed until Jan. Ilth. Special bustoes-5 demands foil at tendance January Uh. HaD over Dun bar s on North Main street. A nsusical and literary eatertaiameat wilt be given in tbe aerw rooms of Fa z-Ts Wtchtta Basines Coll-se and Shorthand Institute in the Bitting Mock. Friday evenJnr. January 9th. Wi A good pro grant Is arranged fur. All students and friends of the -hooi are tertced. W. R. No. Vt win meet in reenter sow ing ehib this week. Reenter meeting of Wichita Lodge No. A. F. A. M on Monday evening. The li:rature oparanest Of Hvstia. will bold the next awwrins on Monday. I Josuarr 13th. s&tw Tn.w'.it Jamurr nd Ml Ji i There win be no meeting ot the Cook-ffci 0r'. i ba I The offlttr and ofik-ers elt i i- nju-kJ i nresent at 1 p in. tl. 'mc RiMtJm i&toT the reguUr meeting: is enHtxL By orr of th preidest. Mary W. Buekner. set-re- Tfce Ladies of Colsisbta. Lodrt No. 3 will hold a New Year's reception on New Year" day from 2 to 5 o'clock in the af ternoon in their hall in the Gtto block. The aall will be tastefully decorated fo the occasion and a souvenir will be given every lady calling. Tay cordially invite ail their isdy friends, both German and English, to can. The omcers and members of CaroUae Harrison Circle are reeaested to meet at their ball over Gearing's drug store Tues day. January 2, at 2 o'clock, in business session. Eggleston Post has kindly ac cepted the invitation to zattt with ns and hold a Joint installation of the w offl cers during tbe afternoon, followed by a lunch followed by the circle members. i tt every member b present, bringing each a. basket of sandwiches, cheese, pickles, pies cakes and donganats. The i committee baring the lunch in charge would like tbe baskets as far as posfibte sent to the hall a3 early as 11 o clock. By order of Mrs M. Woodcock, president. WlLLTSrTFARMEBS Ceniu Bureau endiny Out Circular To Them, The casus bureau has prepared a de odar which it wltt distribute throaaneut the agricultural portions of the country. some of them aavteg already arrived in Sedgwick county. It te along the enucn ttPual Hues adopted by the bureau to en able termers to baoomc faudtlnr with jtesonna wWeh win be aked thean. Th circular coatainR th foOowtne: "The arst really vamabte census of -tktrttme the United States was u&en la m. of the crops of The next ooomecation of agriculture tii he tnkan hi June; of tbe product of W&. "Instoad of raoordteg sveral arms on one aeheduie tu the Jwifth Onenm. as heretofore, each facm -arfll be netocdwf a sfamte blank, the contents of wfrurn w not be known to any save nwn 43cs of the denatuunnl 3 name m. be uubBwhiJ In tuna etttn with the laformatJoo sheared trm th paopie "Tax asse-wwra. couVctsrc and ennnMa ers cannot servo x eaanatecatnrs or have aceesA to the ciTmnr r-twrsw. r a the isf oraatlos (herds enstaisoi. There are oor tian 500,300 ftmx, plantations, ranches, stock rangs sod market gardens in the I'nKM Stat. 4ll of which, for cwu purpc, w 11 be designated as 'faruw A 'farm' is all the land cultivate o beld for agricultural purpoe under one management, whether in a. single b"dy or separate parcels. The enumerator wnl ntfk for th n x and value of each farm, th val i buildinga and the acgreaauo valtv f a machinery, implements, vetuVl' h--nerteea. etc., need tnereoa: te co.'f race of the occupant, and 'he iao.-.t mad owiwd and leased. respgotH-2., said occupant. H wtt! also snk for the acrx- a- valu- of each eron, and the a.ctt:' improved, unimproved and lmjt.: hurasv "Tbe desajreatioo ch r.-op hr, all grains, eottoa. corn. ri- aunar can snanr beets, aorghmn. hay. clover. ".ld graseea. gathered frax- nax. hemp, hop, peanuts. tc4Mcca. eewda nvtx. trop ical fruits, nun fruits, .orchard frvfts. au.-ei and xra-nhomm: stogie, broom corn. Irtoli petntoe. H potf and rams, all vnennie. Imiiudtmt the nr duch of all family. trucV and awrkwi gr dens. te. also new or mil exujx. when found "The enanw rator-tB nsfe far the arsns ber and value th nu -Jck on th farm June L WA. Um wJ he reported under a bumVt of hedt. such ac hrev ovftx. aid. asv. onws, hf ra, nuteru. culvtes. bufl. rasa hrarthr. 4n tpmtm. cmvfccas rtnchnMnr gatu'. ioii, tnr)sTs. dneStw. fee, ute "The quantity and vaJu of mSx. erMuu. butter. rb-w. rsdsens, prune, an. hVMMc. rnt. sumar uuv. nsrmz, honey. wonL wtn -S4r vtnnwr. rt4 and evaporated "rf f rt pewimctm. utTv mA mwnt ucoctnets, and. nnamt fr aB arVk man at hom. of fur th hoen fr m 'm matrtai darhtg tKS r r t w, i-amwu. j- r. w-.j r-usT- r-m p Tsir 't4 3-f rt6. w ,tk. w's r- i of the nroduccs and tm of tnt mm for W wher R v8 rrh tbe anproart er ttt&rtor 'b sS?iOr of bis opr tzXit fcr tiii ytar uti: zj B aUU CHIoHtffftH'3 COU3H PEHHYROYAL pills l4w. t vrn Ur HICHKVTKtt'H KJOtJj4lI AtwnMn. Tear RfM V r rmrtUmttn. Tl-li u"KtUffo.Uil,"t.iv t mri WtaUb vt l.n V,1L in ttTll.ii II" t tUkM CVwll Q- Irfbn Mra. I"ail-a- ft" nnnnPuh2JF m 1 n 'Uaf at M r4rf. J1 "r.m KVl'--GiilC' f PT l U a B3-fmiMMa r-m4t r OflborfWa, -t. fBiMriltw, 'Kltfm ;r btlpat. U 9. I r-'at r atf ta f feasw Xir. -m.HrtfmU Aatd fcy ttr-mttciutM. w i a th trH of h 'S tr t n b Uv on June 1. tte svrraa, ate, nnHalrinJ n rhtntry. fanp t'a oti and hv k f th farm h '!v-n trrpana. "If every frK wit 5b at r.t&m n prPrm esrfii fr4 a ai "Tants wmca th ninra''r wfli b t'm to rcrd in Jjj, Hn a wjfi mv -hna for hlami'f and th aear. mar mrwnttr rsrtt n t-- "The twoatifa cw b 1 Jnanary I t Tte-' prr vr eansua vfil C d jiuawra' -m a, mmaurii f tl rrnwrk t cotJ f th rnnxs tw th new hundred-yr 7- r ir wry mfof J na la uwhttwc H as rf 1 If nrh frai V ntk rrt pevfoct. te nn9PnVd -port for nrery nunnnty. and f-w nrtawi. 1C V pm-t 1 tt." ISilnmloau Coal Stioem Hlrik ASUww. Pa.. Dor N nutnnaa -at nil f at thte t- and In 1 at lt uasnt and erdm i. a s rx Janunry I About Mat man at r tnsa, Puritan nad aa-ai rfnr j-r w sHjWwa wer li d v am -'jt' .a- I noa -r fwm Trtac At th atnrs. -the bm wm ttvnto tb autmn rsnd 30s Wwmn, now la r at zaiarz.smer -ezsuzcz jas2Sstawspa5atee5siiB gia ymi nl:.

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-5 I airte: xmflaarondijtgf, 2pjecm& 31, 1899 iar;:. 13 &Z BEN CLOVER DEAD ft Shot Himself Near Yesterday. Douglas DUE TO 'DESPONDENCY Ex-Congressman Lived on a Chicken Farm. Ex-Congressman Ben Clover shot him self yesterday on hi3 farm near Douglas and Is dead. He has been In poor health for a year with asthma and stomach trouble, and, only a week ago he fell off a load of wood he was hauling home and -fractured his right shoulder blade. This made him practically helpless, and tha despondency that has characterized him for the last year was noticeably greater. He has suffered severely from asthma for the last year, and the complications arising from acure stomach trouble made him feeble and gloomy. He made repeated threats for a year that he would kill himself, and prepared to do so once or twice. Yesterday it was reported that he went to Douglas to buy a few grocer ies. When he returned home he was moving around the place for a time as is his usual custom. A shot was fired and the family knew the worst had coma. The old man had sent a bullet Into his own brain. Ben Clover was kind. He was an easy glng farmer who was carried impulsively out of the Republican party by the vio lent Farmer's Alliance clamor of 1S90. The new party nominated him for con gross In 1890 against Bishop W. Perkins of Independence, the Republican candi date. It was the year Jerry Simpson jollied the Seventh district Into electinz him over Jim Hallowell by ten thousand majority. Clover -was elected, to the sur prise of everybody. His plain ways had caught the popular fancy of the Third district voters, and the Cowley county farmer was sent to consress. Ho was lost there. His preparation for debate in the new political doctrine was not thorough, and then he was not a public speaker. Jerry Simpson had the country in a roar and he never lost an opportunity to roast the Republican par ty or get off a joke at that party's ex pense. He attractod attention while Clover "was not mentioned. The Third district complained that Clover was not heard of, and when tho story was print ed that he had gone to sleep during the vote on the anti-gambling bill, his con stituents were much displeased. Clover was never renominated. He afterwards went back to the Republican party and supported Morrill for eovornor. Two years ago he rented a hotel proper ty in Douglas and ran it for a while, but finally moved out and settled down to raising chickens. He was genial and kind hearted to forgive a wrong, but he never recovered from the wound of not being renominated to conjrress. "Better Be Wise Than Rich. Wise people are also rich when they know a perfect remedy for all annoying dis eases of the blood f kidneys liver and bowels It is Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is perfect in its action. It so regulates the entire system as to bring vigorous health It never disappoints Rheumatism" mother, eighty years old, has received much Benefit from taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. for rheuma tism, and recommends Hood's to others." Agnes D. Derby, Jamestown, N. Y. Catarrh in Head "SMy daughter had catarrh in the head and Hood's Sar saparilla. cured it. We take it as blood medicine and tonic and H keeps us vveltalt summer." Mrs. Ed.Peterson, Kibbey, Mont. New Life "As a. spring tonic and blood purifier Hood's Sarsaparilla. over comes that fired feeling and gives our whole family nev) life." Wm. Ringel, 813 5th Ave., Peoria, III. Grip Cold "cMy boy had a terrible grip cold and was very much run down. Hood's Sarsaparilla made him vjell; is growing strong and fleshy." Mrs. Thos. S. Osborn, Norvjalk, Ct. JWOffS Soteafrwdi ABSTRACTS ABE GOOD Intimated That Mr. Woodman Will Accept STREET CAR FRANCHISE Manager McKinley Buys Twenty-Four Cars, Hood'i Pills cure liver lllg; the nou irritating and only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. ladies are wide awake as to the satisfying of the palate of its young men, and will prepare light refr eshments. Music will be furnished to enliven the spirits of all. The (public are most cordially invited to be present and help make this event a most enjoyable one. ROBBERY HOCK ISLAXD TICKET OFFICE BUKGLAUIZED Money Taken "Hrhile Xijrlit Operator Was at Lunch. SHIPPING GRAPEVINE CUTTINGS Hteve Italcli Has Sold Three Loads to a Xurhery Steve Balch, who hafc probably one of the largest vineyards in Sedgwick coun ty, Is now busily engaged shipping grape vine cuttings. Ho has sold three carloads of these cutting the Floral nurseries in Cowley county, two cars of wiiich have already fceen shipped. It Is hard to con. celve what an immense lot of cuttings this amounts to, to be taken from one vineyard without injuring the vines in the least. The cuttings arc about twelve to eighteen inches in length each, and are tied in small bunches of probably a doz en each. The work of cutting and pre paring these cuttings has given employ ment to several men for a week past. The Floral nurseries will have one of the largest vineyards In Kansas when all of the cuttings come into bearing. TOUR OF MEXICO Special Train "Will iio Through. Jlere 31 arch J. Colonel Delaney of tho Santa Fc is handing out a pretty prospectus book stating that Gates' seventh anual Mexican tour will lake place this winter. Tourists will be personally conducted and will have an entire train to themselves. The train will consist wholly of Pullman sleepers. A dining car will be attached to the train throughout tho trip. All meals will bo served in it. The tour will last one month and all the principal cities and "interesting points in Mexico will be visited. The travelers will reach their homes April 1. The train will come through here on its way to Mexico on March 1 and will reach this city at 3:30 o'clock In the afternoon. The Rock Island ticket office drawer was robbed last night while G. F. Hoff man, the night operator, was at lunch. Sixty-three dollars were taken from the till. Mr. Hoffman wont to lunch at 12:10, after locking all the doors and the money till and fastening down all the windows. A woman, Mrs. T. G. Meacor of Kansas City, having missed her train home, was in the waiting room. She said about five minutes after Mr. Hoffman went out a small, young looking man came In, asked for the operator and went out. Shortly there was a nole at the west door and in about three minutes tiie young man passed the waiting room window swing north. When Mr. Hoffman returned at 12:30 he found the west window up and the money gone. A letter from TV. B. McKinley to Coler Sim ha3 the information that Mr. Mc Kinley will be here next week with an assistant In shape to go to work at once to Tepalr and rebuild the street car line. This statement carries with it the prop osition that the abstract of the old prop ery is satisfactory, and that Mr. Wood man, to whom the new franchise Is grant ed, will accept It and take hold of the property here. Mr. McKinley says that he has ordered twelve new cars for delivery on April 1st, and will leave Chicago at once to buy twelve second hand cars for use this winter. All the new cars are to be fitted with electric signs, heated by electricity and equipped with a batton ring Instead of a cord. All one will have to do to sig nal the motorneer to stop will be to press tho button. Electric radiators will be built under the seat, and every car will be known by a plain sign, board on which will be an electric light. Mr. Woodman and Mr. Duncan of Port land, who are furnishing the money to build the new line, have been at home two weeks and more. They went directly from hero to Keene, New Hampshire, with the abstracts of the old property, where the papers were examined by both parties concerned. If the abstracts had not been all right, and Mr. Woodman had not signified his Intention to accept the franchise Mr. McKinley would not still bo buying cars and rails and making preparations to begin work here. The new strett car line will be built. GAVE HIM A WATCH K. J. Jlints JtcmtMuhcrcri by flic Hlodern Toniie.s. The Modern Tonties gave President Mints, of the order, a very fine watch Wednesday. The watch it a 16-stet solid gold, bright polished case, with rows of ledei centers. On the front lid. In green, copper and yellow colored gold is the monogram K. J. M." The emblems of the Modern Tonties, in raised gold and enamel, are on the reverse lid. On the in side cap is the Inscription: "Presented to IMward J. Mints by the Oflfcers of the Association. December 25, 1399." Tho monognunaand the emblems were design ed by Edward Vail "and the watch was furnished by him. FOR RIDING ON SIDEWALKS Ofllccrs Asain After Violators f tho Ordinance. The police officers are again after the violators of the bicycle ordinance. Many people fail to dismount as required when they meet a pedestrian. Failure to do this costs 51 in police court and renders accidents liable in the street Tho ordi nance will be strictly enforced, and all caught violating it will have a seance with Police Judge Mitchell. Thos arrest ed yesterday were Frank Payne, W. D. Calney, Sid Chapman and E. Withrow. STORES WlCTCLOSE Will Observe Xcw Years as n Holi day All stores in this city will close at noon Monday, January 1, 1900, in order to al low the clerks a half holiday. The ob servance will be general. The banks, of course, will be closed, as will nearly all Institutions. The day is of especial in terest to many. Some assert it ushers in the twentieth century, but they are de rided by mathematical "sharps." The year 1000, however, is not a leap year, as many suppose, but will have only 365 days. CHASrWILKlNSDEAD Died Last 2i;rlit After a Sickness of Four Yearn. Charles W. Wilklns, the invalid bar ber, died last night at 5 o'clock, after a sickness of almost five years with tuber colus of the spine. Mr. Wllkins was born on the 13th day of February, 1ST3, at Watseka, 111., and has been a resident of Wichita for fourteen years. The fun eral services will be held today (Sunday) at 2 o'clock in the Fftst Presbyterian church. WILL GET THE BONUS Santa Fe Will be n Operation to Per kins on Time. L. E. Damon, traveling auditor for the Santa Fe, Oklahoma division, went to Perkins, I. T., yesterday to open a new station for tho Santa Fe. Tho company is to get a $5,000 bonus from the city if it succeeds in having its roat' tn operation to Perkins by 12 o'clock noon, January 1. The road will get the bonus, for Mr. Da mon says the first train will pull into Perkins by noon today. Already there Is a carload of cotton on the sidetrack bill ed out over the Santa Fe and the car will be hauled out tomorrow. The Santa Fe calculated well In building this branch of road and met with the expectations of everybody along the line. Perkins Is talc ing on new life since the acquisition ef the new road. The 3Ioderu Mother Has found that her little ones are Im proved more by the pleasant Syrup of Figs, when In need of the laxative effect of a gentle remedy, than by any other. Children enjoy It and it benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup of Figs, is. manu factured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. JOHN DAVIDSON'S PROMOTION He Accepts n 1'osition "VTitH Fourth National Bank. John Davidson, who for four years has been with the Wells-Fargo Express com pany here, has resigned and will accept a position In the Fourth National bank. This promotion will be learned with great pleasure by John's frlend6. Mr. Davidson is a hustler and his faithful attention to business will win him still other promotions. Tliey .Express Thanks. We are thankful to our patrons for making this the most prosperous year for the Golden Eagle since we opened our doors in Wichita, and we feel that we have been abundantly rewarded for our efforts. Our aim has always been honest goods and fair dealings. Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year, we are sincerely yours, GOLDEN EAGLE. NEWYEArTSRECEPTI0N Will bo fJiven at Y. 11. C. A. .Rooms on Monday Xlsltt. Tho Young Men's Christian association and the Indies Auxiliary will give their annual New Year's reception Monday, January 1, 19(W, 5 to 10 p. m., at associa tion rooms over 213 North Matn. The AAJ rJom SH'Pj. !YiT!N $1,000 IN CASH FREE Can you arrange these 14 Jumbled letters so they will form the title to one of thq best stry papers in the Und? If so. pu may shae in the distribution of S1.M0. hich will be riven for do ing a little work for us. In arranging tne letters, use i theni only as many tunes as t'ley appear, and no tetter can be iism4 which does not inis and ther most libera ARE KILLING CHICKENS Boys Cuiie Trouble on the West Side. A number of bos living on the West Side are causing tho police considerable trouble. They seem to spend their spare time taking pot shots at neighbor's chick ens. Naturally there has been consider able complaint. When the ponderous ma chinery oftbe law and the Wichita po lice department gets Into full swing the boys will think they have run into something. Peerless Hall Corner Main and First. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JAN. 3, 1M0. The National Aid Association will give one of their famous Cake Walks and Balls Admission: Gentlemen, 25 cnts; ladlps, 10 cents. Music will be furnished by MUhaubt's orchestra. O-S-SKS'O'KjO-SSSS He Will Get 1 There on Time. appear. offers are made TO INTRODUCE one of the most interesting monthly siory pap-rs in the Lnited States and Canada. The current issue contains 3) STORIES and a copy will be SENT FREE to each person answering this advertisement. Trv and get your share of the $1,000. We do not want any of YOUR money. We would Hke you to use a postal when answering this, with the solution plainly written, and your address in fulL You will hear from us by RETURN MAIL. Address I lie I'ai-Hsou .lIoMthly Hi Xortlt WiJ- I liana street, Xcw York Ci ty.Xeiv York 1 Good Word for the Easle. To the Editor of the Eagle: The year is about to wind up. The his tory, the events of 1S99 make a remarka ble page in the worlds history. In retro specting the record made by the Wichita Dally Eagle only commendation, nay, more, grateful, thankful words of praise rise to my lips, that here in the far west wqpt of the "Blue Ridge" we have a paper daily tilled with broad, statesman like editorials, practical views touching local, state and national interest?. In days gone by Prentiss of the Louisville Journal was my Idol, then Greely of the Tribune, then the New York Independent (I have read it for over. I beWeve. forty years, from its start). I am now reading many papers, magasines, both home and foreign, but for grasping the current events, presenting them to the public (learned or unlearned in plain, masterly. unambiguous style I hold up the grand Wichita Eagle, and declare, fearless of contradiction, "who can surpass our Eagle?' For over forty years I have been tn favor of annexing Canada. Cuba, all the West India Jslaads. Mexico, and Nicaragua, or at least part of it. to hare the canal on our own domain. Yours for expansion and common sonse statesman ship. WM F. WOLFB. Miss Xtexie Kerr is spendte? the holi days with her parents. Br. and Mrs. Tfeos. Karr, of M9rd, O T, Jackson's Deliverymen Always Do. mMkffiH When you read this, the "boss" of the Big Store will be hundreds of miles from Wichita, but will be back on Tues day morning, and guarantees to make you better prices on dry goods than can be had at any other store in Kansas. This is no dream, but an absolute fact See what you can do at other places, and come to the Big Store and we will positively do better by you No matter about big ads or big claims, all you have to do is to believe your own eyes. We are going to move goods this week, and if you want anything at the Big Store you can get it cheaper than ever before, and at a less price than you can get elsewhere. We have the goods, the quality and the style, and we will not mention a few bargains, because "every thing goes." No matter what you want, we will make the price to suit you. We are the makers of low prices, and this sale, beginning Tuesday, will out-do all others for cut prices. 119-121 N. MAIN STREET. i On the I ..Square WW 1 Trade at Fulton's It Pays. WKmHk r3M 1 OlJ CCiCCC''',B'l The New Year j 6 Will be here before -we have a chance to talk to you again and we hope that it will bring you Health, Happiness and Prosperity. Today is Sunday. It's a good day to make good resolu tions you'll probably make some and you'll probably break some. Here's one, if you make it and do not break it, that will aid you on the "road to hap piness and prosperity:" 11 1 will read all the Good Clothing Store's advertise ments that loill le printed in the Daily Eagle 6 days out of every 7 in the coming year and will visit their establishment first of all to supply my wearable wants." 1 It's a good resolution to make good for you and good for us, and an easy one to k,s because our ads. will not a be long and we'll try to make your visits to our store interesting by treating you courteously and showing you dependable merchandise at lit- Herman Hess tie prices. FAIR TREATMENT, HONEST GOODS AT HONEST PRICES AND j c UNMATCHABLE VALUES Is the "Fulton" plan of doing business, and that it meet with public approval is proven b7 the great volume of busi ness that we have done this Fall and Winter. It has simply een wonaertui iar in excess of tne business done by any other clothing house in Kansas. Our large force of sales men has been kept busy from early 'till late, day ia and day out, for months past, and there's no let up. We've the largest and best stock of Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods the guaranteed kind carried by any house in the west, and you will find by careful comparison that our plain-figure-marked prices are even lower than others' "Slaughter," "Cut in Two," "Quit Business," etc., sales. We never practice deception in any form, bat guarantee you better values than any house ia Wichita at any and all times, "Ti1 Fulton's any day. You will find greater bargains in reliable, trustworthy goods 'than are possible to obtain elsewhere. Takes quality to carry tha Fultoa label, but costs no more to wear it. Thanking you for your patronage, wc wish one and all A HAPPY NEW YEAR. C. R. FULTON, Wichita's Greatest Clothing Store i 1 THE DUMP SALE I to the I i bringing the crowd GOLDEN EAGLE The Store was packed with Buyers. Bundles were seen on every street and corner with the Golden Eagle Label. THE DUMP SALE Will last Thirty Days. Everything must be dumped out. No goods carried over at our store. Come Tomorrow or next day and notice the Dump Sale Prices in our windows. Wishing One and All a Happy New Year. X lAvJLC,..., o GOLDE Wichita's Greatest .Money-Saving Clothing Store. 226-228 E. Douglas. Corner Lawrones. .mmL b-.-r.Jiww!iri wW&rJfffjytKT''tJnXfW Cxa ifc?vTrrx t wa.A?; A Very Successful Year... The enrollment during the past tvrelve months has been over four hundred, -which is by far the largest of any year ia the history of the college. The daily attendance before the holiday season vras over two hundred and there will be about fifty aev oaa In next veek. Indeed, the Wichita Commercial College is on a regu lar boom- We are having more calls for bookkeepers aad stenographers than v?e can fill. If you desire to succeed, at lead our school and prepare for business. "We guarantee the best ad vantages attainable. Call or write for information. E. H. ROBINS, President, Sheets BulMfntr, Wlrhlt. JC. Happy Buying1 coal Is a matter that should have a pood deal of con- 7 sideratiorx. It possible to spend money fooll"hly by paying- no at- w tention to Quality, or you may act wisely by being careful to pet the (y BEST COAL vrttfeout additional cost. Our coal Is ALL coal, and you always et yoar money's' worth. Call up 'Pbon.6 10 and give. J? us your order. The quality of our coal will j? please you and yoa win et the exact amount you pay for and A whea wanted. A I L C. Jackson, j 'Phone 10. !I2 S. Market f iSaH HIS HAS been a prosperous year and Singer Donnell have been abundantly rewarded tor their labors. We are thankful to all our patrons aud we assure you that if we have failed in any acts of fair dealing it has been only an error of judgment. Our aim has always been to be honest in all our transactions. We wish you all u happy and prosperous 2sew Year. SINGER DONNELL. fc4444 X-4''Q II New I Year 15 4 i To all, with best hopes olsiteg marees in our trade with yoa the coming ymt. Bargains always in High Grade Fooiwwu. The Daily Eagle Delivered 10c a Weekj. I ifc o4n4aa 4 W m aaaaS aaaaaW aP" A h 1 120 East Douglas. Q r -WvrfSfe!eW., Tf

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Weakness Developed in the Market Yesterday, TOP PRICE WAS $415 Was Nothing Doing in the Cattle Business, The hojr markets all over tha -"mitry were weak yesterday and the oim. this city was no exception to the rule. The supply was light, but not unusaly so for a Saturday. The market opened steady at Jj4.25, but on adverse reports from eastern nczrkets a weakness developed, but tb fading was not affected by the decline. Every report from the eastern market was more unfavorable and the market declined rapidly until It closed 10 cents lower than the opening: price. There was a stronsr and firm demand for hogs and shippers found that there was no difficulty in disposing of their shipments. The demand here is constant ly growing greater and always exceeds the supply of hogs offered on the market. The question of supply is interesting all the markes In the west. It seems im possible to tell whether the light receipts are due to the condition of the roads or whether the hogs are not to be had. The very high prices which have been paid of late for hogs, it seems, would bring out the hogs if it was possible to market them. Some think the light sup ply can bs traced to both causes. The "Wichita market continues to be the best In the west for the Kansas and Oklahoma shipper. New shippers are at tracted here dally, and all become satis fied that they have been losing money right along by sending their hogs else whereo. Particularly is this true In Ok lahoma. The shipments from there oan be made to this point readily and at a small cost, while the trip to Kansas City Is an expensive one. The Oklahoma ship pers are beginning to see this plainly, and as", a result numbers of new faces can betseon dailv on tha -nrtni,). shonor fnH th,t tho-. ket. No. SI 7 REPRESENTATIVE SALES. i Dock. Av. Wt. 40 212 300 360 212 m 2K 2M Price. 54 25 4 22V- 4 30 4 20 4 174 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 12W 4 12 4 12 4 lli,4 4 121,' 4 OS 40 307 2U 184 363 312 2S2 ato 22S 223 264 240 120 m SHIPi'EitS AXO .VOTES. Joe Caton was down from Peabody again yesterdav with a par of nH w,, la uifwn irum Kpannjiv whlch brought the top price of the day? IMr. Caton is more nleasnd tvlth thn Wichita market every time he brings a car of .hogs here. Since he has been coming- here he has not failed a single time to eel the top price, and has always struckthe market en a bulge. Mr, Ca t used to ship to other western mar kets, but now ships to Wichita exclu sively. D. M. McNaughten of Newkirk was in with two loads of hogs yesterday. They were $ood packers and brought on of thOMilrfiest prices of the da. Mr. Mc Naughten is one of the regular shippers to this point. He has been shipping hero for a long time. He says that the Wich-' ita market is the best all the year round, and he does not understand how there is a shipDer in this section of the country who can afford to market his 'hogs else where. He says he has tried it and found it to be a losing venture. J. F. Cooley, one of the stand-by ship pors to this market, was on the market yesterday with a good car of medium hogs. They sold for a good price. Joe JvirK 01 Jonca city was one 01 mo old-time'shippers who were on the market yesterday. He brought In two cars of hogs which brought good prices. Mr. I Kirk is a shipper who never fails to I briar his stuff to Wichita, William Garland of Kiowa was on tho market with a good car of medium llsht hogs. They easily sold at a good price. Mr. Garland has been shipping here for a Ions time. Rankin Johnson of Billings disposed of a good oar of hoss on the market yes terday. Tne prire ODtamea was me rui- ing bulk one. The firm succeeds John son Hanna, who have he. shipping to this market for some time. Billings is one of the new towns on the Enid branch of the Rock Island road in Oklahoma. Campbell Horton, the old-time ship pers of Caldwell, obtained the bulk price Ifor a car of light hogs which theyhad 1 on the market Jate esterday afternoon. G M. Shive of Burton, known to the skippers as "Doc," was on the market jysterday with a good car of swine, which fetched a good price. The market will be open Monday and business will be transacted as usual. New Years is nofobeerved as a holiday by the stockmen. All western markets will be open the same as the one in this city. t 'Miss Mamie Mahaney, the queen of the Wichita, carnival, resumed work yester dav at the Dold Packing company. She has been away on a vacation for some The men at the Dold Packing company will have a vacation Aionoay. ine nounay will h observed and there will be noth- 1 i.- An at th niAnt. Few. if any. or ih mti ivl!l he on dutv. as there wiji be nothing done Tut which is absolutely iuMiarv for the care of the buildings. A large Increase is loOKea ior in me express and Jobbing business at Dold's next week. The travelingmen will be out on the road ind then it 'is thought that the people in general have about had their nil of turkev. The business of these two departments this week has been very targe for such a week in December. 1 It is esumatea mat tne siock 01 new contract me:s pork in Chicago decreased 13,00 barrels in December. RJbs gained 7.HM.CW pounds, but lard did not change. IB two months pork has Increased or.!: SS.000 barrels, while lard has lost 2S.0M tierce, while ribs are about the sa.me as on November 1. The Texas Stock and Farm Journal reports SS.3BS cattle on feed at Texas oil mills and 14, K5 in the Indian Territory and other places, making 1U.S33 in all. Other reports are expected, but no great IneraecA of the total. Lot Ravenscroft and F. M. Arnold of Clark county, Kansas, are pleased with the results of the cattlemen's convention Jtt Bimioria, which they attended and which thev are satisfied means business in the contention with the irailroads over rates. -Mr. Ravenscroft thinks there are 90 aar cent fewer cattle In Clark county than a year ago. He estimates the losses of cattle in the county last winter at 6,0$) head. Provisions were rather '"'eak- today. Ribs declined from $6.32 to $5.20. Porte re mained steady at $S W. while lard ao.d during the day at $5.4d. LIVKSTOOK 31 VliRBra. CHICAGO CbJcasw. Dec. 39. Cattle closed arm. with a decline of the week reneraily re gained. Tf-xas beeves, in rod demand; pood to choice, .3t6.; p-or ta i me dium, $4.l5ii5.i5. mixed steers. $5-0O .S5; selected i.Vt. $4.84 85: gjwd t0 choice cows. 3.m heifers, S3.w4.:0; cannere. C.fvS'S.lO. bulls. i.584.i cales 5X.00e3.7i): fed Tex.i bves. it 2S05-S5. HO--About c lower: fair clearance: mixed and bptchers. it.iotg.; good to choice heavy. $4.304.4r-,; rough heav. S4.I.S5; light, tt.0&$4.35; bulk Of sales. 54.f4.30. Sheep and lambs about steady: good clearance; native wethers. $4.1o4.R5: lambs. 4.6.7; western wethers, $4.HJ 1.40; western lambs. S5.2T5.55. Receipts Cattle. 389; boss, 21.000; sheep. H.SB0. KA-NSAS CITY.. ICaasas City. Mo.. Dec. 3ft.-Cattle Re- PP if'lmlr,S!t "MBed; native I steers, ?1.0u o.S5; Texas steers, p.MfjC 26; j THE WEAK, THE DISEASED, Made Strong? and Healthy Through DR, RADWAY'S S ARSAPARILLIAN RE SOLYEN T Every drop of the SarsaparlUlan Resolv ent communicates through the blood, sweat, urine and other fluids and juices of the system the vigor of life; for it re pairs the wastes of the body with new and sound material. Scrofula, consumption, syphilis, uncured and badly treated ven ereal In its many forms (send 10 cents for illustrated book, "Radway on Arenereal"), glandular diseases, ulcers in the throat, mouth, tumors, nodes In the glands and other parts of the system, sore eyes, stru mous discharges from the ears, and the worst forms of skin diseases, eruptions, fever sores, scald head, ring worm, salt rheum, erysipelas, acne, black spots in- the flesh, tumors, cancerous growths, female complaints and all weakening and pain ful discharges, night sweats, nocturnal losses and all wastes of the life principle are within the curative ranee of this Wonder of Modern Chemistry, and a few days' use will prove to any person using it for either of these forms of disease its potent power to cure them. If the patient, daily becoming reduced by waste? and de compositions that are continually pro gressing, succeeds in arresting these wastes and repairs the same with new material made from healthy blood, and this the SarsaparlUlan will and does se cure, a cure is certain, for when once this remedy commences Its work of purifica tion and succeeds in diminishing the loss of wastes its repairs will be rapid, and every day the patient will feel himself I growing better and stronger, the. food di ft'"" .De"?r; appetite improving, ana flesh and weight increasin sckofdla rnoai mm n Dr. Radway Dear Sir: It is with pleas ure I take my pen In hand to Inform you of the sreat cure effected by your medi cine called SarsaparlUlan Resolvent. I have a girl 3 years old last September, she was 2 years old. In fact, the doctor told us she was born with it. We had our best local doctors with her, and it seemed like all hope was gone, for they told us jf the disease settled on her lungs she could not be cured. This frightful disease seated or seized upon her lungs severely i I began to think that our Jittle 'girl cou'd I not live very long, our physician's medi- i clnes doing no good. In the meantime I tion, called "False and True." which vou sent me. After seeing the accounts of so many cures effected by your treatments, I at once resorted to them, and by the time she had used one bottle she was most well. The ulcers that were making their appearance on her body are entirely gone, her lungs almost healed, or, at least, she has Quit coughing. She has begun on the second bottle, and I believe by the time she uses all of It she will be well. She had a very bad cough. I am yours with respect, SAMUEL S. BARKER, Flat Top, Mercer county, W. Va. "JLIFE A lSUItDKNV Dr. Radway Dear Sir: For a long time past I have been suffering In the most distressing manner from r long train of symptoms which have baffled the ski:i of all the medical men down here, and which I feared. If not arrested in their progress, would terminate in the total nrostration of my strength. Loss of appetite and de sire of stimulating and artificial means of sustenance at irregular times, want 01 healthy sleep and consequent depression on arising in tK morning rendered lifo ouite a burden t me. until a friend in duced me to try your medicine. So I got h bottle of Radway s SarsaparlUlan ana a box of Radway's Pills and took them ac cording to directions. I soon found re'ief. I got three boxes and three bottles more, and am better In hoalth than ever be fore. I remain vour humble servant, ARTHUR D. WRIGHT. Unlonvllle. "Mich. THE MOST ECONOMICAL! TILE BEST! One bottle contains more of the active 1- principle of medicine tnan any otner prep- nation. Taken in teaspoontui aoses. while others require five or six times as much. Sold by druggists. Price L Send to DR. RAD WAT CO. No. 55 Elm St., New York, for Book of Advice.(4) Texascows. $2.503.60; native -cows and heifers, I2.25'a1.50: stockers and feeders, $3.00fr.QO. bulls, $2.75fT4.'2o. Hogs Receipts. CCV); market weak to Cc lower: bulk of sales. 51.201.25; hfavy, $4.1564.30; packers, J4 2C&4 30; lights. $4.17iyCj4.25; yorkers, $4.1534.20; plgs, $3.25 Qi-K- SSheep No market. ST. LOUIS. St Louis, Dec. 30. Cattle Recf4sa 4C0: market steady; native shipping and beef steers, J3.206.50; stockers land feeders, J3.354.50; cows and heifers, $2.00g4.35; Texas and Indian steers, $3.3S-r.i3; cows and heifers, $2 40Cr3.G0. Hogfc Receipts, 3.2X); market a shado easier; pigs and lights, $4.20fi4.80; pack ers, $4.20(64.35; butchers, ?4.3o4.42. Sheep Receipts, 300; market firm: na tive muttons, ?4.004.50; lamb3, $4.35 5.85. j Letters advertised by postmaster at Wichita, Kansas, for the week ending December 31, 1899: LADIES' LIST. a Myers. May. Anderson. Grace M. McCone. Dollle B. May. Mrs. Jane l Barnes, Nina Beckley, Mrs. Ida Beitzel, Lizzie Brown, Mrs. Julia C. Cross. D'ora CUosncr, Mrs. Ella Moore, Rosa Mjers, Frankie C. Monroe Mrs. G. T. Miller, Mrs. N. Cockrum. Mrs. Sue Nix, Mrs. Orley Clark. Miss Lydia a. Crowlev. Mrs. C. A.-Owen, Miss Mary Crandell, Mrs. H. E. P. F. Porter, Mrs. Ida Fulton. Mrs. Nancy Pierce, Cordelia Frensley. Ella R. G. Rogers, Mrs. Sarah Gray, Maud Rimple, Winifred J. Grigsley. Grade S. Gleason, Ruby E. Sullivan, Mamie H. Skinner, Lulu P. Hartman, Margue- Ste?eason. Mollis rite. Sweatt. Mary Harts, Mollie Stewart, Mrs. Mag- Hunt, Mrs. Nicholas gie (Harper, Susie M. W. J. Winn, Mrs. Mary E. Johnson. Miss Willie Williams, Mrs. Jes- Kelley, Mrs. Geo. M. sie L. Wood. Mrs. Eliza Lewis. Miss Nora Wheaton, Mrs. Ber x.ee. .Mrs. tna Lynch, Mrs. Alice M. Yates, Miss Eugenia GENTLEMEN'S LIST.

Adams. Henry J. Anderson Bros, B. Bales, Easten Barton Bros. Bear. J. W. Beard. A. Llovd, A. P. Lauck. J. F. lice, M K. Low, Lwrenc-3 M. Morlintr. Milt McGelee, W. H McEija, Hugh Mages, Frank Maion, Jonn Mills. Hiram Mix. Joel Ma as. Frank Miller. C. Munson, Chester N. Nellinger. A. J. Nutler, Sam G. O. Owens, Milton P. Potter. C. W. zen.r, iwy Biake. L. Backus, J. T. Buchanan. W. D. Busch, John Brown, Frank Brown. Samuel Brubaker. Aug. C. Chamberlain. J. J. Collins. A. W. Cral. Eugene Canturien. E. A. Cooley, Will Coultis, Georae Campbell. Wm. M Page. Waldo Price, F. O. John Peck. U. C. R. Riley. W. B. CUnkenbeard, Collins. WUI D. Dodson. Jay (13 Dunn Co., J. C. Drake, Charley Dodd, C H. E. Eberhart. Matt Eiigher, Wm. F. Ferguson. C A- G. Grant. U. S. Reed. Albert G. S. Stewart, blek Serg. Geo W. Snyder, John Smirl. W. P. Sopher. C C. Soper, Charles Stall. E. a. T. Tabor. Bert Turner, Ote H. Hackett. TVm. T. S. Tracv. J. Y Harris. J. B. 1 Holmes. Tom Thomas. Benj. Taylor, Georgre W. Whit. C H. VThitman. Caswell West. JOhn WisJey. W. H. "Ward. George r. WaltlwIL E. G. Wfttman, P. V Wilde A Menefee. "VVilbert, Ennis Johnston. T. A. Johnston. J. Jenkins, A.. X it Kramer.. John Kuder, Hwxrv Ktrby. T-. W. Kinn A.l.a3 Katta. Geo V. I Parties callinc for any of the above let ters, p'ease say "advern-ed DO YOU DRINK? The liquor, opium, cocaine xnH other ad dictions are cured by a scientific course of medical treatment, at The Krclv Tn.tit nt-. 7X West Tenth Street. i "i.nk IMfV Ts Tha csntiina Vaa atf remedies are administered as at na er place te Soetnweat. Fi.-Uc.rs v.a applies tioit. ftitfLg- S&jeMieft n ii i But Wheat Manages to Work Out a Shade Gain, COARSE :grains LIKEWISE Provisions Close Unchanged to Half-a-Nickel Lower, Chicago, Dec. CO. Members of the board of trade today bade a boisterous farewell to the old year, throwing wheat and corn, stuffing hay down, the backs of old gentlemen who remembered when wheat came into Chicago in wagons, smashing each other with niflated bladders, plas tering each other with flour and reducing to shapeless wrecks various hats of the vintage of 1SS9. All this was in open violation of the edict of the sedate di rectory and came to a close only when the said directory caused the windows to be opened, admitting wintry blasts in sufficient force to overcome the warmth engendered by the usual activity of the bulls and bears. Later in the day the crowd -re-assembled the majority of them. It was noticed, in new hats and a mmbirei snow was given, tne actors De Ing members of the board, Chicago, Dec. 30. There was less than an hour's business in any of the markets today. The cold weather and a slight Improvement In the cash demand steadied wheat, May closing at a shade gain over yesterday. Corn clospd.a shade, and oats VMLVVL- Ylia- a&i$&r better", and provisions" unchanged to 3l.'.c lotvnr A microscopic comparison of yester day's final figures for May wheat with the Initial price today showed a shade loss, this option being at 69&gG9''&c. This was laid at the door of Liverpool, which was off y. The tone was steady, how ever, as the weather was reported very cold and 250,000 bushels of Duluth wheat were worked from here to New York late yesterday. When an additional sale of 100,000 bushels was announced, today shorts stopped smashing hats and throw ing grain long enough to do a bit of covering so as to leave the old year with accounts evened up. May, with this en couragement, attained the dignity of 63&c and though almost completely neglected thereafter, managed to close steady at 93feG9M:C, a shade better than yester- I paj's final quotation. An increase of 1 from -UjO.OOO to 00,000 bushels in the visi- ble was predicted in the pit hero. Pri mary receipts were 155, 400 bushels, against 154,000 a year ago. Minneapolis and Du luth reported 38 cars, compared with COS last year. Local receipts were 73 cars, 10 of contract grade. Seaboard exports in wheat and flour were equal to 159,000 bush els. In the corn market such movements as were visible to the naked eye Indicated steadiness, but the range was only c in May, that option opening good at 23c, and closing a shade up at 32ai'32c. Country acceptances were as usual light and there was no indication of immediate Improvement in that direotlon. Local re ceipts were liberal, S78 cars. The oats market, generally dlstlnguish !ed for being, almost Indistinguishable, exhibited a fair general trade and the tone throughout was firm. One concern .sold some May, presumably against a big cash purchase early in rthe week. Re ceipts here were 202 cars. May ranged from 2323c, closing &c up, at 234 23c Provisions were a little easier, the fac tors being liberal receipts and indications of continued liberality next week, togeth er with weaker prices at the (yards. The market was a changing one and result ed in a slight narrowing of the January iMay difference. Commission houses were sellers of May pork and lard and one packer a buyer of lard. Packers reported some sales of product. May pork closed 2c under yesterday, at $10.45; May lard unchanged at $5. 24, and May ribs 2c under, at $5 52'4. Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat, 100 cars: corn, 450 cars; oats, 220 cars; hogs, 39.000 head. There will be no session New Year's day. GRAIN AXI PKODOCE fAKKETS. CHICAGO. Chicago, Dec 29. The leading futures ranged as follow: I Open. Hlgh.l Low. Close. Wheat- Dec 05 May me 65-fe 65 655, 6914 GgVi'TOKfi?1- 70 I970 361 W S0 30!30420W July ,ms Corn Dec Jan May Oats Dec (May Pork Jan Mav Lard Jan May Ribs Jan May 30 30fe 32 224 32 32'32i4 22V4 23-i 22H 22U 235Ji 23e?4!23;6 I 10 07W 1 TO 10 45 I 10 45 10 07 10 70 10 45 10 42W 5 62 5 65 5S2 5 82 5 SO 565 5S2 5 SO 535 550 5 37! 5 35 550 5 37 5 52 CASH QUOTATIONS Flour Steadv. Wheat No. 3 spring, 006Sc; No. 2 red, 676Sc. Corn No. 2, 30?lff31c; No. 2 yellow, 31 3lc. OataNo. 2, 2222?ic; No. 2 white, 21 26c. .Rye No. 2. 52esKc. Barley No. 2, 3643c. Flax seed No. 1, $1.49. Timothy seed Prime. $2.62. 'Mess pork Per bbl. $v0610.15. La-d Per 100 lbs., 55.356.t3. Short ribs sides (loose). $5.256.45; dry salt shoulders (boxed). 5feS4c; short clear f.des. (boxed,) $5.50.68. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bfefe 22.000 Vk,t Kti TS.fiOO 22.000 64,9:0 J Cor ba. 232.WO 23.0CO IS3.001 3.00 S4.or

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-odBce Exchange, today, the as follows: creamery, 1602o; dairy 12f!c nh, lTifeC turkeys. 94&l&c; chick- ma IfJfec. Ctoeew Ee Poo'.trr ens. 7&Sc VTVNSA5 CITY. Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 30. Wheat May. c; cash. No. 2 bard. SS4c: No. Z, 69CHc; No. 2 red. W79c; N'- 3. ST&c Cora May. 2&c: cash. No. 2 mixed. SSave: No. 2 wttte. afcc: N 3. 2ic. Oats No. H white. SlSiia Rye No 2. t Hay Choice timothy, .(0rj0; choice prairie. $.0O7-fit. Butter Creamery, !l24c; dairy, 17c Bsso Freeh, lie. ST. LOUIS. St Lottie. Doc 3ft. Wheat HIaher: No. 2 red cash, efcsvator, c; t-a! TOygTic; December, tsfc: May..Sla,T, fb teN. 2 hard. ei6flc. Cora Firm; No 2 track, "sirSo'.ff '.T-: December. Sfcc; Way, 34V .hlte. jsjjn.. j om. oat. 25.. Shipmeats Fu- we XX.'W; corn. SttCJ: cat-. w v YP5v Wbashels: rt-tl' bushels future. ina.A0 buaaebj sa v p "mpt N t- ""-t isvat' t s r -rr f tt Mart T-V M' V J. Tfc. Cora Receipt, 4I.52C bhli; r-j 40?W, X. o. b. aflcat an Option- m'ed slow and dajj Y ?ff ,1 in i

r.J p -rf er v w Af hltr. 30c: trackVralxed western. 25iJ20Sc; track white, 8131a Options dull. Butter Receipts, S.12S packages; strong; western creamery, 232Sc; June creamery, 22S26c. Eecs Receipts. 4.S12 packages; stead yi state and Pennsylvania, 2324c; western J ungraaea, at mars, iau;, weaiem, ai loss off. LIVERPOOL. Liverpool. Dec. 30. Wheat Spot steady: No. 1 California, 6s 2d6s 3d; No. 2 red western winter, 5s lOd; No. 1 northern spring. 6s lVd. Futures quiet; March, 5s lld; May, 5s 10d. Corn Spot, firm; American mixed. 3s 6d; futures steady; January, 2s 3d; Feb ruary, 2s ogd; March, 3s 5d. m (Continued from First Page.) timony submitted showed ia combination among the railroad companies to restrain commerce among the several states, I would not hesitate to invoke the remedy provided by the anti-trust law, but to take such action upon the faith of fitcts, submitted would not only be futile but absurd. If there be a remedy fr the com plaining shippers, it lies in an appeal to your commission under the interstate commerce lay." FROiJULOYD BROWN Interesting Xetter From the Philip pines to Ills Friends. The following letter from Lloya c. Brown, who is on his way to Manila, will be of Interest to many of his friends here. He was a member of Co. A, K. N. G., Wichita. He was recently trans ferred from Co. L. Sixth cavalry at Ft. Sill to the Fourth Ncaalry, now at the front in the Philipplres; On board Transport St. Paul, five days out from San Francisco, Nov 26, '99. Dear Mother I have been Intending to writo for several days, but the sea has been so very rough that it has been im possible to do anything but hold on to something to keep from being thrown down. Say! you ought to have seen this gang about four days ago; if they weren't the sickest looking gang you ever saw then I don't know. I am not surprised, since starting on this trip, that Christ walked on the water Instead of taking a boat, for I have often wish ed that I could get out and walk a while. Oh, what a nice feelinjr one has when h3 feels the "bottom, of the boat drop ping out with his stomach with it, and then its coming up suddenly and trying to push his feet up through his should ers. It has been storming ever since we left San Francisco. That is, there has been n gale blowing all the time so that It has been very rough and cold, but it la some warmer toaay. Wc expect to reach Honolulu next Tutidny where wc stop three days to coal and water. We are to be allowed to go ashore 24 hours, which will be a much r-coded rest for us. Last nigat about J2 o'clock we had quite an exciting incident. One of the boys oi the Thlrty-eigoth volunteers went crazy. He bad been very sick ever sine-) we left Sau Francisco, and he thought ho was not go'ng to get well, so at midnight when everybody was asleep, excepting the crew and a small guartl, he commenced to demolish things,, by coming to the head of m y bunk and smash'ng the" electric fan -with a bayo net that he had some how got hold of. Ther, he went to another and another, and then turned his attention to the electric lights, but by that time the guard bad got down In the hold and tried t catch him, but before he could be secured he had jerked a gun from the rack and struck one of the guards, breaking one of his ribs. By this time a sufficient number of men had been aroused to corral him and tie him down In his 'bed. Well, it Is too rough to write any rrre Wo are having quite a storm to rn eht Thursday morning. Land sighted and wo expect to reach Honolulu by noon, and will take Thanksgiving dinner there, which I think will be a good one, for we are getting 1,0 pies -baked and expect to get our turkej'3 in Honolulu. Today is the first nice day we have had since we left the United States. The band Is giving a concert on the upper deck. The boys are now very joyful that land has been sighted, -hc first we have seen since leaving Frisco, 2,250 miles. They don't use mile posts on this road. This would be a very bad road for ho bosthe stations are so far apart. There is this about it, though, if a hobo should get fired off he would be in the swfm. The boys aro all shaving up and get ting their hair trimmed to make them selves as presentable as possible on their landing. I will finish this after we land. Honolulu, H. I., Dec. 1, '89. We land ed just after dinner and we were all al lowed to go a.shore, and it was a great relief after ten days confinement on the vessel. When we first tried to walk It seemed as though the land was rolling and w- stumbed around as thouah we were all drunk. Ther? Ll i Ail uiuurw. inpje ari m.nv Strang- sights here. The population is made up of Americans, Jananesa. Chinese, Malays and natives. I think if have seen more wheels here than any place I have been. We leave here a week from today If nothing happens. Yonr son. LLOYD a BROWN. Fourth Cavalry. Wichita Commercial College .Vote. A large number of the students went home to spend Christmas, and they are. returning refreshed and are ready for work again. Mr. and Mrs. Moon of Ilnmbotdt. Kaa.t made a pleasant cal a, Jw college to visit their son, who is taking the regular commercial course. Mr. Horace Rtekard. of the eborthaad department, has accepted a position as stenographer with the McCormiek Harv esting company of tfcts csry, and goes to work Monday. Mr. Ben F. Reppert. a former stMdant, now with the McCormtek people of Kan sas City, Mo., ceiled at the college dar ing the week. Misses Ivah J. Wire and May B. Heastey completed the shorrbaad coarse dnriag the past week. They are excel lent stenographers. Messrs. Hyde, Miracle, Hawter, Price and Bull, former student!!, visited at the college during she week. Mr. S. G. KSaeL a former srsdeat. has -esrs. iacte, uawier. Price J aaa Bull, zKTXar student!!, visited at the I t d. f Mr- iormer araaeat, has J accepted a fine Tastttoo aa sesMgra&tarr acceptea a an pyssraoo aa Dlciwiau aMm Araajisas ty. -tvaa The fotkrwiag students aBr-5T'd d-jrinr .,H wek. q Rrf, arT p.. X W" V H.T..s a- Hatehlnn. mahir the "l enrrdlraeBt to date 14IL b his paren: 0.2-3 t narrow --o.rr.. is tie Rsh Medical coese. a S9ic elevator, f tl II fpfltrtlAlocc all I I JIB tt $1,1899 ZZP jjmmmiimt 1 1 v-?& a iKsmaW 1! I 1 i I iuUflO w But an Active Stock Market, Builishly Inclined, BETTER DAYS LOOKED FOR Table Showing Year's Range in Leading Stocks. New York, Dec 29. The transactions of the stock exchange today were more or less Interrupted by the holiday frolics of the brokers on the floor, but there was sufficient trading evening up accounts for the close of the year to make quite an active market and some irregularity in prices. "The Baltimore and Ohio stocks, after their upward leap of yesterday, fwere conspicuously affected, ye common falling back nearly 2 and the preferred over a point. The most active of the specialties, including Sugar, the To baccos, and the New York City traction stocks, were also Inclined to react, al though the undertone was strong and there was a disposition to hold stocks for the expected demand after the first of the year. The expectation of this de mand is based on the sudden relapse in the money market rates at all the lead ing financial centers, the London discount rate falling below the bank rate today and the Berlin rate showing a further de cline. Tnis gives ground for a hope that the export movement of gold will be brought to a stop. It is possible, how ever, that the relaxation In foreign money rates may be based on expectations of further supplies pf gold from this coun try. That being the case, bankers believe that there may be recurrences of money stiffness in January. The day's trading demonstrated that the level of prices still offers inducements for investment buying. The sales of small lots of less than 100 shares continued even more conspicuous than on recent days. All grades of stocks were embraced in this demand, down to the non-dividend-paying stocks with only remote prospects of return. The prevail ing sentiment on tho exchange was de cidedly bullish. Closing prices of stocks were as follows: Atchison 20 South. Ry. pfd. 54$ do pfd f2 Texas Pacific 15 Balto. Ohio.. 57 Union Pacific... 4S Can. Pacific... 92 do pfd 75 Can. Southern.. 43 Wabash 7 Chesa. Ohio 31 do pfd 21H Chi., Gt. West. 12iWheel. L. E. 9 Chi., Ind. L. 151 do 2d pfd 274 do pfd 45 I Wis. Central lSi Chi. E. Ill 90 lAdams Ex Ill Chi. Northw.159 Am. Ex 140 Chi.. R. I. P.106 U. S. Ex 45 C, C, C&St L 61! Wells Farco ..US Colo. Southern.. 541 Am. Cot. Oil 33:i do lt pfd 41 1 do pfd S3 do 2d nfd 16 Am. Malting 7 Del. lludson.118 do pfd 31 Del., L. W..177 (Am. Sm. Re. 36 Denver R. G. lS4i do pfd S5i do ptd 70Am. Spirits 2 Erie 11 do pfd 17 do 1st pfd 32 j Am Steel Hoop 42 Gt. North, pfd.173 do pfd SI Hock. Coal ...'16 Am. Steel W. 4S Hock. Valley... ?1! do pfd 89 III. Central 112! Am. Tin Plate. 2Si Iowa Central lls4j do pfd SO do pfd 50 Am. Tobacco 9ST6 K. C. T. G. S do fpfd .125 Lake E. W.. 23iJAn. Mln. Cq..., 35 do pfd 35 1 Brook. R. Tran. 724 Lake Shore ..196i Colo. F. T 44 Louis. Naah. S0V4lConfl Tobacco- 32 Manhattan L 96 do pfd ho Met. St. Ry....l7oFed. Steel 53 Mex. Central 11' do pfd 734 Minn St. L.. 50Gen. Electric. .122 do pfd 90 Glucose Sugar. 45 Mo. Pacific 4OT do pfd 53 Mobile Ohio. 39 Infl Paper 22 Mo., K. T... 10H do pfd 67 do pfd 33l Laclede Gas eO'i N. J. Central .HS4INafl Biscuit.... S6U N. Y. Central .13m do pfd 90 Norf. West.. 23 Nat'l Lead 24 do pfd 6iA! do pfd 108 North. Pacific. 63V Nat'l Steel ....43 do pfd 731 do pfd 92 Or. Ry. Nav. 42 USorth' Amer 14 do pfd 76 Pac Coast 61 Pennsylvania ..1304 do 1st pfd 82 Reading isv,i do 2d pfd 6SH do 1st pfd WIPac Mall 454 do 2d pfd 2Ste People's Gas ..1W; RJo G. West.. 36 Press. Steel C. K4 do pfd SI I do pfd S5 St. L. S. F.. 9; Pull. Pal. Car..lS7$ do 1st pfd C6 'Stan R. T.... 9 do 2d pfd 32s' Sugar 12Si$ St. L. Southw.. 10W do pfd 113 do Pfd 2SVi'Tenn. I... 83Ti St. Paul 117s U. S Leather 15si do pfd 172 do pfd 73 St. P. O....120 U. S. Rubber 424 South. Pac 3S do pfd 109ft South. Ry 11 "West. Union 85 The constant striving of the financial svorld to anticipate events Is responsible for the paradox of a lively recovery In prices of securities and easy money con ditions In the last week of the year. This tendency of the financial world is respon sible for the week's events In a two-foid sonse. Last week's panic conditions woer the results of preparation from the money pinch which ha long been" looked for at the close of the year, owing to the ex traordinary magnitude of January 1 dis bursements this year. Last week's forced liquidation oven did itself, as such violent movements are certain to do, and TV'a'l Street found itself unexpectedly flush of funds, with prices of securities at the lowest level of the year, nd a practi- cally universal conviction that the begin- j rsi m umn ning of the new year will mark a period committee discharged, of easier mtmty. with the regnlar in flax j Before the el of the session a eesn of funds from actie use in business to l,ndttee was appointed to exansta and r the world's financial centers. The spcn- nnn titt. hnAk. ui rH;Ah!"i' a rupt bMt-fc ano ruhd to boy stocks ,0 t"te .Ue good times supposed to be coming with the new year. The de- i mand was particularly urgent from the i short interest, which had over extended itself last week, and worked some vto- lent recoveries In stocks which had sui fered most sevre'y from last week's panic. For instance. MetropoHtaa Stret Railway, which closed on Saturday, De cember 14. at 1S7, sold ia the panic at 17 and rallied this wek to rzoji. which. allowing for the dividend deducted. Is equivalent to over In fact, the gen- eral level of prices has recovered about that of th Saturday before the j panic. From the speculative standoolnt doubts have arisen whether the violent- of this rcwry was not exeseahre. and there has been realiziaa- by 'aiders -n'ho boochi In th nun mti.- i prices or ia a hunt for barzaiae. nu newed short selling st the recove;ed hisjh leveL The following tsbie wlf! given a-s idea of the violence of the speew'a-ive 'TjfiS- "f d:,T 'V XeiS. of thfLrteekTln attempts f find the eavflfbrram of the troe vahses Those stocks have bei se- lected in which the -rariations hav ben Tawmt, out generairy spee)tin y T flLSf'Sr ..v,,5t rfct J" W J"S? h tHl Tyrsr la Ah-wr Hlch panic. Jan 3 Brooklyn Transit if r 7 "drTington T4-4 43 JmH K 147 11 24 lis 3 74 7S, h Vl-S J.L 5 fZ Manhattan t3 H f jj j V, 1 1 3 ."Maying rv if'-i'""' P'4 IT'"'"? L7 ":3 J Tg. Pte U J rrl- vtoVk'dfri- iS

1 r S 12 I st 3 94 304 S7 17 f4 31 as 110 26r c4 ITU 12 .12 ii 64 3i SHJ 111 ioe-H .224 1"S7 a 2-& 44 What severe critics term the speculative debauch of the year will be seen to have cost security-holders dear, since the re lapse has generally brought prices below where they started the scare. There are stocks which hare had tha dividend rate Increased and which have nevertheless fallen back below the level ruling before the speculative rise set In, In tutticipation of th increase. It is the realization of this fact and calculation of the rate of returns on money Invested that have brought onto the market a large element of investment buyers who buy stocks out right to hold. The large azsorpUon of the floating supply of stocks thus accomplish ed the forced liquidation of doubtful and unsafe accounts and, in the Wall Street phrase, the squeezing of the water out of prices gives basis for the confidence with which investment buying Is prose cuted. Faith In the continuance of the country's prosperity within the present horizon of the 'outlook is unimpaired. Prices of gilt-edged investment bonds were not much affected in last week's liquidation, but the junior grade, or newly issued or contingent interest-paying bonds, which suffered last week, have bean In good demand this week. United States threes, old fours, new fours and fives declined in the bid price. Xrw York Zinrtl; t t-i--r New Tork. Dec. The weekly bank statement shows the following chantres: Surplus reserve. lrcrase 7St,fl0e;v-ani. Increase J373.500: specie, decrease HSS.3rd; legal tenders, increase JU63.OQ0: deposits, decrease 4SD0, circulation, increase SCO. The banks now bo'd Hl.iss.trt in ex cess of the lesal requirements New York. Dee. Jd Th Financier sv: "The statement of the New York cler- lng house banks for the week ending Xe eember 30 shows a further gain of S7M. 000 jn surplus reserve, the t.-tar now t tandlng at $ll,lSi75. As was the case rturlng the previous "week, all the ca?fc gainea oy ine oanKS went to aweu ex cess reserve since deposit requirement 1 favorable andindicates that the Indus of funds from the Interior in the pas' eix days has been quite as heavy has hen estimated- The loss of gold to Erooe bv Saturdays steamer does n t ccunt in tbe current exhibit, but the exports of a wek ago figure to the full extent. The rut ward flow, therefore, has been almont made up by subsequent receipt, and th gain in legal tenders represents the nu--plus shipments from the interior. The banks now have maintained their posi tion so far as cash Is mr.cerned. but they have added little to their kunin ca pacity. If the experience of January lat veor is a criterion, heavy receipts for the nxt few weeks mav be expected from domestic centers, with the difference that whereas last winter the Nw York ba k retained all the money forward.,!, ihev must now provide for the demand thtt Europe is making for American go'd Still the present arrangement with ih. treasury Is such that there will be n further drain of domestic funds into gov ernment valuta, an operation that take morrey out of use even more effect lvlv than gold exports. The continuance of the present movement Is Important m that it determines the extent to which the banks can expand theic loan, and hove that the rates which they will obtain on them. As the same factors Incident t5 the transfer of fundus Which mark the January period in the X'nltfd iState are operative abroad, conservative banker are figuring that the return of money from the various center Into the area! foreign banks will tend to make rate easier ami affect exchange quotation t the point of stopping exports of gold from Europe. If this Us the ease, the bank here will probably recupcratte their re sources, or at least they will be in a posi tion to expand their commitment Aa it is. loans are now almost Matvmary. while deposits are oelng reauceOT No n looks, however, for tho buri rtf xpnin that marked the opening of the great r! in speculative prices in January laat year." Xw York Import nnd Kxport. New York, Dec 30. Imports ot dry goods and merchandise at the port of New York for this week were valued at J9. 450,642. The imports of pcle tfcU week were !4.123 jcold and S13S.SM atlver. Ex ports of specie for the wek agrnrre-atrd $y.S48 sliver bara and coin and 4.aOO gold. C OTTO A. Dec 30. Cotton Stead) Galveston, 7-lSc. THEIR NATIONAL MEETING Regular Annual 31eetliijc llld nt VZ7 A'ortli .Harket, Fr.dny Tho regular annual meeting of the Na tional Assembly of tho Knifhu of the Protected Ark wa held in thta city at tho head ofUce, over VSt North Market street, at 10 a, m. Friday. Delegate from the different arks were argeent and a very Interesting and profitable aeaeton was held. Tho temporary organization waa eject ed by tho election of D. Sbeltoa f To peka ark as oh&rman. and C. D. Faapl of "Wichita as secretary. After other ore irmlnary work waa dtopoaofl Mi and the proper committee appointed, adjourn ment was taken until 2 p. m. The awomtoly convened promptly at S o'clock and was called to order by the chairman. The commute en $K-mant organization recommended that D. 8bJ ton be made permanent chairman and H. S Mueller of Sedgwick be raide eat secretary. The reomnvdaU'm of the committed were accepted and the records of the Supreme- Ark, and artcr a lf,1-u--ii. f? ""T? ia-' reporw wm. uw mow "v carefully and systematically hope aad that all moneys reeetved or expend ed were clearly acoouated for. The deJessUea were taoooocbiy eathe!d wtth the work tn band aad fully deter mined to lead thetr bast efforts to the advancement and development of the Knlsbts of the Protected Arte, At the Close of the w,n t the aV tional assembly, the dles.'ea stteoded twwtv neulir Hwetina of fldefltv Ark. Xo. 1. K. P A h)l xt thetr hali. u.- e- rw... mA wftaeaeed a very sicceseral bosrneea meetlajc ot the onW at whWb a imrgm j nuasber of "nd is- w-r :tesj aaa J thirty aoVp-i Hv tiation. Fidelity Ak has e3-M r-r the nh f fw, --ashr mr--r ?nd i iww 'e Tnr.r ti t -rniaatlo.ns 4is r Z?T 1 Ma,5r Tt-?'n ',r- Jk 'b'- ld ty A' J f addr- in .y the w-r ftefna- son in tr r-:- .re ,,!",lN j Sheitoa of -Bn-tfc ea -rVa4eraaHes. featrar embraced in h plan of Har- eaee offered fey t Kuiifri of i- Pr-- -d Arfc htr Svt-n Jar Sllt was t-yrA y IT fi inc IsH approval af what had base saws, j eoeameated at on lenertb pon h neat I ajr-rarate end t&tar,s-Uee rndjii 1 j ie Vwifc a."jl ac-n" o 'i 4tftai- S M- K "2 T r-t tta.- csraoC rfersv Xw -i.sr--ijuc A.X trsss that has yet bea dTiveved ra r-5etr hs" i,'l.4njr irn H a:--. retr hs" i-l.tte nt K V A H' si e' jts nt K V A 4 Federal Steel pfd S3 Glucose Sugar "sj International Paper Interna'l Paper pfd.... Sa' International Silver 35 National Biscuit .,...,.-53 National SteeL 63 N. Y. Air Brake.. ......230 People's Gz J2S? Republic Iron and fit,.' 35?s Tennessee Coal andLC12S Union Bag 45 XT. S. Milling KS4 U. S. Milling pfd 7S U. S. Leather 4J U. S. Leather pfd 84 U. S. Rubber 51 fc. fe.i tcK llsat li StJCA. WATCH YOUR I KIDNEYS. Tfic M6l Important" Orgam In the Human Body They Throw Our. All Disease. Swamp-Root CaresWeak Kidneys Does your back ache? Do you have pains across your kidneys? Is your complexion chalky, gray, waits I Is your skin dry or fevarLjsT Ar titero puffy bags beneath your eyes? Are J-wtr eyes dali. Kstiese and dead locking? Aro you irritable and hard to please Do you feel as though y have heiurt trouble? Do you have to urinate severa: r-rs in the night? Is there ever a s.a 1 nc. burning- sensation there? Do yon feel the deetre tauaediatily to urinate again, with no renlt? Is your arise clouded, thick or milky? Is there any sedlmeat or do par:utts float in it? Don't nerltct these conditions, and If they or any part of them are gja, Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, will be found Jnt the medlcloe you need. Here" a simple teat for the kidneys, 'Bet as certain as though a physician were hi personal attendance on your cms; Pour aome of your "morning" urine in a jrlasa or bottle and allow it to stand twty four hour. Then hold It up to the light, and if yen And any settlings or edlxt. or if It is thick or milky, or if small ar ticles fleet about in it, dn"t heaiiati t-ic a moment, tout arit atrence to Lr KU- I Co.. mention the Wiohi-.a Suml 1 kjt k Eagle, and immediately begin using lie j samnte of Swamp-Root which on w 1 1 receive at once, absolutely free t mall. The resells will surprise ye. Swamp-Root is purely vegetable, pleas ant to take, and is for sale by draggteu everywhere in bottles of two airee and two prteea fifty-cents and en ejeHn.r. Bear in mind the name. Swajnp-ltoet, and the address. Binxbamton, N. Y. Mrs. Kutz, of Toneka Ark. was then called upon and responded in a. briferf. well worded address in which she ox pressed her hearty indorsement of tho K. P. A and her faith in its future growth and usefulness. Messrs. alack wood sad Orsman of Stir ling were each eoUed npon and reifcd ed briefly in short talks oh the good of the order. Editor Cnacey, of the Meriaea Ledger, discussed the work of the order in hi city and predicted a growth of the fra ternity In the north part of tho tatv Supreme KnUcbt Amw. who has been personally superintending the fleid work In the northern part of, the state, save a brief synopsis of the development of th order in its various stages to the pres ent time. At tho eJese 0 the bttdnoes mee$ls;r rofroabment were served by the drill team, and a general good social time was Atjbyed by ark Th membership of FldeHty ArJe was well represented arfll the Mdllmt capacity of tho hall was Inadsquat to aoeomrno date those present. Adjournment was tb&n taken until Fri day evenlne-, January 5. Jf00. wbTcJ time there will be a snblir tnatoJIapsn of the officers for the Msinsr year, fal lowed by a Htsrary and mueteal pfo jrrasn. PLACESOF WORSHIP. First Church f Christ. 6elatlit 6rv day services, a. m at Soairwiek MU slc IUU. ttbict: "Oos.- edsedt services VM p. n. AD are asrsUHy in vited. Reformed churea, corner Seota Tosxjka avenue snd Lewis Meet. Bruae Grtiatlt, pastor Aerrlces at 11 m. aad 7-9J p. m. Sunday school at fM a. m. 'evs People's society at M a, au, Servise Second Baptist cbrohtt a. ja. preaAilns; by the pastor; 3 a. m.. HbaStoy school; 1.30 p. Younir 2ople's met Ina". 7:30 9. m.. Dr. CopoMad will pveadfc. Subject: "The Olerioas CmOooh,- 8w vices will coaotude wtth a watch sseottBc. Wichita Mission, Jfl St FranaU aveiHi. wtl! hold their watch nJrht tae;Uar. aam atenctns; at S a. m. Et every eae hj aad sin. Aa old-faafeloned Methessst watch meetlnz. At the Central Chrtetlaa church, oeraer a&arket and Micowd streeU, A. S. Drabber? pastor Regular rsoratag aad rrea ser vices. Preachtnjr at ls.44 a. m. aad ?:S) p m. Sonday school at S3 a. m. Jaeaer C. K. at 4 p. av flcniar C. X. at J p. at. A Bsestlas; for the coaslderaUaa of spiritual tacts wm eccar ha b& over Mr. Dunbar undprtakinr aosaadnr a las; at S a. at. BedaJ wtth- refraasf $3 at T p. as. FubHc hrstltd. Mr. A. A. Hyde will sek st th m,.'i meet Id this af'enseon at 4 o'-!-- at roesas o' the Tounj? Mba't "Tirisun a ortmt' a ovsr 313 N'.rh Main t't. Ttrery man ts invito com n4 hJp make th Ust sr.'!n? of n ymt te Ts Junljr i set as t r -Evry t f invittd y.ti Metbodls -J'inl'jr Leajn- at t 30 a n Prearhsos y 'm paster H 1 o rx Tiwmt. '..is jr, u A"nm"t un-lay schawl fc. Wf-h tit icrvlre w il br'a a; t 38 O's the Cpworth I-a -e serk ir f eenrrJr! 1 wtii be a!T;lnlt-r1 T U. 1- 'tradt a' t,? h- i-fri w 2 e'clk i. the nt rb'j h H. Tr.in.. w!.J p- st as. aad xt t, g, r. Tte k.4 school, he chars; n .riea4 J X. 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