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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

HON. R. P. FLOWER resa, Jefferson
county, N. Y, one of a family of six
brothers and two sisters, all of whom
had to work as soon as they were able to
do anything and got their schooling in
the winter terms of the common schools.
His first independent venture was as
driver of horse in brickyard, but a
year or so later he rejoiced greatly over
promotion to clerksbip in the village
store, where he got five dollars month
and his board. At seventeen he taught
school q short time, and thus step by
step he rose till he got place in the vii
lage postofice at $500 year, and vistas
of unbounded affluence rose before him.
In six years he had saved enough to 60
into business for himself, and in a time
that then seemed surprisingly brief he
was looked upon as a rich man.
In 1869 he removed to New York city,
and soon established the banking house
of r. P. Flower & Co. In 1881 he was
elected to congress and again in 1888
His family still look upon jefferson
county as their home, and have an ele-
CANT residence in Watertown, city to
which Mr.. Flower has made many mag
nifcent gifts,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
A Word About Church Fairs

The humorists have had their innings
and made many jokes about the devices
common at some church fairs for the
raising of money. The serious side of
the situation is presented in letter re-
Gently written by Cardinal Manning.
He says: "All my life long have done
my utmost to prevent the holding Of
bazaars, lotteries and raff1es for works
Of charity or religion. 1t seems to me
that our Lords works ought to be done
in our Lords way-that is, for his sake
and with the purest motive. Anything
of self or of the world mixing in so far
destroys the purity of the motive, and,
as ST. Paul says of charity, may reduce
them to nothing. We are all in danger
of their lower motives, and we certainly
ought not to encourage them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

suicide. Jose Manuel Balmaceda, while
fugitive in hiding at the Argentine
legation in Santiago. fired bullet into
his head and went suddenly to his place.
Only four years ago he was the most
popular man in Chill The country
prospered wonderfully under his admin
istration. he came Of an old, rich and
highly honorable family, and had risen
by his eloQuence and ability to the presi-
dency by an almost unanimous vote.
His early life. however, had been pecul-
lar, and some apologists think that q
wild vein in his nature, akin TO insanity,
developed again late IN life. His family
designed him for a priest, but he re-
volted. left the SeIninario Concilias in
which he was being educated. became a
turbulent young man and finally repu-
dated all religious belief
He became an extreme Liberal. and
was long the leader Of that party in
congress, serving FIVE terms with great
credit. he mad grown 70 be a very
steady, reliable man. and under his
guidance the Liberals soon greatly cut
numbered al other parties. Ia 1885 be
was made minister cf foreign affairs.
The next year be became president. and
for three years all went well He was
the idol Of Chill Then be began q Sc
ries Of arbitrary measures, apparently
designed 70 prolong his power. as in
Chill the president 3 not eligible 70 re-
election. Congress and the cabinet op-
posed him and hs seemed 70 grow
frantic
He removed Liberals from Office and
appointed his OWN tools in their place.
He melted local rlo.s and made them an
eIcuss for increasing tlse array and en-
larging his powers. Fiazliy he began a
series q wholesale arrests. 20 the Con-
grsssi0usiists fesl - the northern prov-
iEces and war beloved When bis
army was beaten Ee cosld not reach the
foreign feet. AMI ihoaga b1t Esry-oue
years old ~-s ret physically aole 20
stand the journey across the Andes IN
fai5win.er august IN taat lzrituIel
So Re wrote farewell letter defending
as coarse ard d.e1 CT ia oz1 hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
An Example of versatilitx.

Colonel John Hay is an example of
versatility which the United States rare.
ly affords in its citizens. He has been
successful in literature in three branch
es-as a poet, as the author of charm
ing book of travel and in collaboration
with Mr.. Nicolay as an historian. In
craftsmanship, too, Mr.. Hay won
laurels. Beginning his career as a pri-
vate secretary of President Lincoln he
has served as secretary of state and min
lister plenipotentiary
Colonel Hay is wealthy and lives in an
enviable style in his own house at
Washington, which is said to be one of
Richardson's masterpieces. In appear
ance Colonel Hay is a gentleman of fine
figure of the medium height. His whis-
kers and mustache, which are gray, he
keeps cropped short. Ee wears eye
glasses, but not, be it understood, for
shortsightedness, for the colonel is no
longer young man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

1t is pleasant to learn that at least one
of the many parties Of venturesome
northern explorers that started out last
summer has finished its work without
disaster. The safe return is announced
of the German expedition to the Spitz-
bergen islands, under the command of
Captain Babe The expedition visited
Baeren island, and proceeding north
ward followed the west shore of Spitz-
bergen itself as far as the S0th degree
of north latitude, at which point land
ing was made and the German flag was
hoisted and saluted. 1t was found i'm
possible to proceed farther on account of
the thickness of the ice, so it was re-
solved to return homeward. All the
members of the expedition are reported
to be well. The ship and her engines
stood all the tests to which they were
subjected admirably.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
A MARQUIS Who Makes Money F1v


1t is said Of the present Marquis OF
Ailesbury that he is lone of the most
gorgeous spendthrifts in England" Only
q few weeks ago the high court of JUS
tice prevented him from selling the IA
nous Savernake estate for a million
pounds to the head of that Guinness
family widely known as brewers of Sc
ductive malt liquors. Although the mar
quis is not yet thirty he has caused the
alienation of much valuable and historic
property.
His grand father. from whom he in
herited, says a recent account, "con-
sented 10 sell Jerveaulx abbey and his
estates IN Yorkshire, and to resettle the
estates in Wiltshire, so that the young
plurger might receive $500. 900 to settle
his then debts In the five years in which
he has possessed the title he has made a
further Indebtedness Of 81, 150, 900, and
to wipe out this he tried to sell Saver
make forest and ali the property adioin-
ing. 1t makes 90 900 acres in all, which
include ninety-fve farms, a thousand
cottages, a hotel, and house and build
ing lands in Marlborough. The gross
income Of the estate is about 1886, GOO.
Out of this the taxes and repairs eat up
$1,000, and the mortgages and family
lointures leave in all about 81, 500 to the
owner. But, as all the heirs preferred
to see Lord Ailesbury worry along under
his Indebtedness TO his Kidding his fam
lily Of Savernake, they were against his
petition, and the court sustained their
view"
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WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

More than 5000, 900 OF exposition work
Is now contracted for and IS in progress.
The sultan of Zanzibar has decided to
make an extensive exhibit st the Colum-
bian exposition at Chicago.
Sarah Bernhard has promised to con-
tribute painting 70 the women's gallery Of
pictures at the Chicago exposition.
1t is reported that the Prince OF Wales,
Emperor William OF Germany and the shah
of Persia all seriously contemplate visiting
the Worlds fair in 1898.
The art department has issued strong
circular urging every architect in the Tn
tied States 10 personally assist in an ex-
hibit OF American architecture.
The graceful beauty OF the fisheries
building a. the Worlds Columbian expo
sition has gained Tor il from the severesr Of
critics, architects, the title Of IAN archi-
tectural poem"
In regard 10 the free admission OF Chi
nese into the United States during the
time the Worlds far IS open, the state de-
partment has advised the vice president Of
the Worlds Columbian exposition that the
1890 ILL - i-is h~fn-~ a-a-@-~-@
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

Lowell hfsh sebcol Il 1865 and then took
course at Amherst college. designing
to become a physician, but circumstances
constrained him to enter the lumber
business with his father. he served on
the Lowell school board and in both
houses Of the state legislature. and waG
then elected to the Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth congresses, but declined to be
again candidate. In the house Of rep
resentatives As ssrTsd On the Indian
rommittea als sostoAfes o2nmittes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
beng s:-si-li2Ds. and

soon became favorite among the men,
bers, and General Charles III. Reed, who
represented the Erie district of Pennsyl-
vania, took the boy home with him and
made him shipping clerk on the wharf
at Erie. That has ever since been his
home, and is now his burial place.
His first independent venture was as
a dealer in coal, and he rose with the
coal and railroad development of Penn
sylvania. At one time he controlled
$4,000 miles of railway. the greatest
mileage ever controlled by one man. In
1868 he was delegate to the national
Democratic convention, and in 1876 a
member of the national committee. In
1884 he was elected to congress from the
Erie district and reelected in 1886,
but declined further nominations. AS
importer, breeder and owner Of fast
horses he had remarkable experience,
as he had in many other lines outside of
business and politics. His family were
favorites in the social circles of Wash
ington.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

twelve he took up the burden Of life fcl
himself He learned the printers trade
at Kendallville, Ind, and in 1868 first
became connected with the Chicago
Tribune as typesetter.
AS the years went by his ability gained
deserved recognition and in due order he
became proofreader, telegraph editc,
in 1884 to take the editorship of The
Current, magazine since amalgamated
with America. From 1887 to 1889 be
was leader writer on the Chicago Her
aid. Then be abandoned newspaper
work.
During all these years Of the daily &C
tivity and anxiety with which every
journalist is confronted Mr.. McGovern
found time to cultivate purely literary
pursuits and approved himself master
of excellent styles, both in prose and
verse.
He has published several books OF
more than ordinary merit, but his
friends prefer to think Of him as poet
rather than as the successful novelist OF
trenchant essay writer, particularly those
who have been honored by the gift of a
little volume he issued some years ago
for private circulation. His poem en-
titled 1.-The Kline" has been character.
lied as fawless gem. 1t reads:
Sweet breathing kline looked up from clover
mead
And night had come. Therefore they kneeled
them down,
And soon the field was freshened, and perfume
Distilled for morn. With eyes as deep as
heaven.
And peaceful as evening, gazed the flock
Upon the skies; and in those eyes benign
All night on went the starry fight eternal.
. wisdom Of that larger viewl They saw
And were not envious. They knew enough
When they did know that Dawn would light
their meadow.
The sun came DER corner Of the earth
Far to the north. Soft cooed the prairie hens,
And yellow breasted meadow larks took wing
To chide their great dumb friends. Beshud.
dering
Their glossy coats, the kline arose, and lol
Hast ever seen a stretch OF clover bloom9
The armament had fallen to the fieldl
Then from Orion TO the Dragon roamed
And plucked that morn a thousand dewy stars. !
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

fore ranks with
j. Sloat Fassett,
Of New York, and
many more OF
this years candi-
dates, among the
young Republi-
cans who have
come up since the
war. The family
is of the oldest
n g W England
stock and his
father. Otis Allen,
still lives in Low
ell. He gradu-
ated from the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
Lightning Mixture.

II small quantity Of chlorate OF potash
be powdered and mixed with an equal
quantity Of powdered sugar, candle may
be lighted by means Of ths mixture with.
out matches. Place a little of IL in the dc.
preston around the wick o. candle that
has been previously used. and then touch
the mixture with n glass rod. the end u
which has been dipped IN oil o. vitrioL ls
will burst into fame, lighting the candle.
New York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
BIRTHPLACE OF JOSEPHINE

dence of the La Pagerle family. and the
birth of their daughter, Josephine, who
married the Viscount Beauharnais and
afterward Napoleon Bonaparte. The
cottage in which she was born was not
destroyed by he hurricane. The storm
struck the land about p. m, and
ragged till II, ard then came the earth
quake. The latest report puts the loss of
life at 300, bat the destruction of prop
erty is fearful The last hurricane in
Martinique was in 1877.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

THE WRECKED TAYLOR BUILDING.
ming of the Saturday half holiday. The
restaurant at the bottom was crowded,
the toilers at the printing presses on the
upper floors were just making ready to
leave, the girls working in the adjacent
shops were changing their attire for the
street and the clerks and proprietors
were Fastening to get away to their af-
ternoon of recreation. And at such an
hour death came suddenly to nearly all
-palnlessly, 1t is to be hoped, for it
must have been instantaneous in nearly
all cases.
There were some remarkable escapes.
Mamie Heagney, nine years old, was
saved by falling between two beams, a
heavy iron shutter above her keeping off
the bricks. a boy fell four stories IN
der an engine and got out with but few
scratches. a plumber on the tin roof
fell with it and escaped unhurt.
Whether the accident was due to an
explosion, to the heavy printing presses
or to original defects in the building is
yet to be decided
The building was erected about twenty
years ago. and the builder has since died.
Many painful statements are made, how
ever, as to the insuficiency of the walls.
The testimony of the few survivors is
that there was slight explosion before
the collapse, but no one knows where it
was. A large portion of the building
was occupied by printing establishments,
another by photographers and one section
by manufacturers of gold leaf, and there
were many heavy engines running.
Martinique, one of the few West India
possessions of France, has an area of 3S1
square miles ard population Of about
100000 1t is famous for the long resi- !
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could not have
devised it more
sys t e matically.
There was a quar-
rel remarkably
like that which
gave name to the
War of the Roses,
a series of con-
fiCts and muir
ders and a final
and very bloody
battle. And now
the parallel is
completed bv 4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

The Chinese are having lots o. trVubls
Their attempts % eKterulinst- tbs mission
aries have brought % their ports numerous
foreign war vessels, and T. - Hnorg fhs
possibilities th2t lie great ssaoozst ctlea
Of the empire may Be boobzreed- -
sides. the lard from end % end i H.lictse
with drought. which causes nsucn alarm
and distress. II many provinces Ettle irs
ages q the god q var are PIT cut IL the
san 20 soorcb. 50 that tDe deity mzy spprs
cate the dry and psrchiuz condition q Eis
sQbJectz- AZ che famous monastery -
Hau-snsztea NUMBERS q irDn t4blets are
kept n a Sacred vel. ard wAea rain =
wanted IN any pzrticl&lar @lszE4cs tas.sf
T. taken cut - s1e wal seieaoly - tie
priest aad s~at % SIC distressed rezsolL
The bearer g. Obliged % travel hight ard
cay. fgr f1e Inhabitants q o-asr cistrse-z
are ca rhe lookout 70 lnferoep- .ne tsale,
and ercr-e ~ T8rtees io- taer ~ - fssr
hood. On tis ARRIVAL tts tab.es i ao-
sal ped uatB tks ra4a arrsssrs. Fhsa IS Is
seat back Reala -I-h a stzu Lar taB.et lar
.as me dz5s aad rseors- q tle event
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

TWO MIDSUMMER TRAGEDIES.

Collapse of Building at New York and
an Earthquake at Martinique.
The dull record of ordinary midsum-
mer accidents has suddenly been broken
by two appalling calamities. The fall
OF the five story Taylor building on Park
place, New York city, crushed out In
stantly hundred lives or more, and the
hurricane and earthquake in Martinique
destroyed about three times that many.
The circumstances connected with the
calamity in Park place make the indi-
vidual cases peculiarly pitiful. The
building fell at 1880, just at the begin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

ayear, now ranks
as one of the
ablest Of the
yo~nger authors
of Chicago. He
is a native of
Troy, n. Y, and
is a little over
forty years of age.
His youth was
saddened by the
death of his IA
ther, mother and
sister, and when
but a lad of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

eighth and Twenty-ninth congresses, and
among his fellow members were such
men as Hannibal Hamlin, Hamilton
Fish, Andrew johnson and Stephen A.
Douglas.
In 1858 Mr.. Hoge removed from Ga
lena to San Francisco, where he made
his mark both in law and politics. In
1880 he withdrew from active practice,
but leisure was not in his line. Some
time ago he sought and secured election
as superior judge, but did not live long
70 enjoy his latest civic nopors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
Good Hunting in Norway.

Norway has long enjoyed great repute
among salmon fishers. 1t is now at
tracing the attention Of sportsmen and
one rich Enghshman has leased tract
larger than the state of Rhode Island,
which includes almost every kind of
shooting that the country affords.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

by an attempt to corner corn in fall
ing market. He was born in Chatham
county, N. c., Aug. l, 1881, Of Quaker
parents, who were obliged to leave tbs
state because of their opposition to
slavery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
The aea;a Daily ae dasedmesdaY JHorung gouenber 1891

1898 Ms r,..:-spas
his father. Rob
ert Scott, u colo
mel in the regu-
Lar army. They
died when he was
quite young. and
some of his fa-
theirs friends Sc
cured William a
place as page III
the house of rep
resentatives. He
was SO quick and
OblipinQ that ha
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
A HANDSOME BRIDE.
Miss May TaImage to Wed a Rich Grain
Merchant.

Miss May Mortimer Talmage, whose en-
gagement to Daniel d. Mangam, Jr., a
wealthy young grain merchant, has just
been announced, is one Of the handsome
and brilliant daughters OF the famous
preacher, Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. She
accompanied her parents to Palestine some
time ago, and en- route home stopped
at Nice for few months. returning to
Brooklyn but recently.
Miss TalmageS marriage. which Is L.
occur early in the winter viii deprive her
father Of "A valuable literary assistant
After the event there will DC but two OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

statesmen who
have come up
through grea t
tribulation, for
his childhood was
one of poverty,
and his youth
and early man
hood times Of
toll and occasion
al privation. He
was born Aug.
2, 1885. at The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

Goa S [ loses an
honorable and
distinguished cit
izen. Judge Hoge
was born in Ohio
eighty years ago,
and after receiv-
ing an excellent
education began
h e practice of
law at Galena,
Ills. He served
as a Democrat in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

The tenure Of grand sergeanty means
that the tenant 8 bound. instead ~ ssrv.
ing the king generally in his wars. 90 do
some special honorary SERVES % the King
in person. As 70 carry his banner. his sword
or 70 be his champion, his butter. etc. a
the coronation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

bis five daughters left IN the eminent pas
tors bouse-Mauds and Daisy, who are yet
schoolgirls. The ceremony IS u take pace
in the Tabernacle, aad VIII he the FIRST
event OF the Kind 70 be witnessed with ?
is walls. II IS reported that Frank De
Witt, the Doctors only living son, alss con
templates matrimonial s.Asnos a. ar
early day.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
HE DIED A MILLIONAIRE.
How the Ii e ES-Cousressmsr w. L


nov inc Ii e ES-SongressmSE w. l.
Scott Ease - Anlueace.
The death = ETSos<cessmsn Will
liam l. sS>ss 80 - .z-;e= by sur
prise he was bur sixty three wears old
and had always been vigorous, yet
scarcely was the country informed that
he was suffering with cs,grrhal Attic
ton of the digestive organs before the
dispatch went out that gres; weakness
had brought on heart failure and death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
ROSWELL PErTleoNE FLOWER.

Sketch of the Man Who Heads the New
York State Democratic Ticket.
Roswell Pettibone Flower. Democratic
candidate for governor of New York, is
one of many American millionaires and
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THE END OF BALMACEDA.

ture by His Enemies.
The civil war in Chilli has been trag-
edy throughout, as symmetrical as if
prepared for the stage. Shakespeare
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

Massachusetts, Republican Leader.
Charles II. Allen, whom the Republi-
cans of Massachusetts have nominated
for governor, was born in Lowell, where
he still lives, April 10, 1S4S, and there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
A WELL KNOWN CHICAGO AUTHOR.

Mr. John McGovsrn's Work as News
paper Man and a Book Writer.
Mr.. John McGovern, who is soon to
test popular approval by the publication
of work on which he has been busy for
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
Died Full of Years and Honors.

By the death of Superior Judge Joseph
P. Hoge at San Francisco the Pacific
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
ARE YOU TROUBLED

With an old sore, ulcer, or
gun shot wound that refuses
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

1t has often been said of the United
States that within their borders a super
fluffy of military titles exists. The weak
ness for name handles" is not peculiar
10 America. 1t fourishes elsewhere.
only in different form In New Zea-
land. for example, one citizen out Of
fifty is a justice of the peace, or some
thing higher in the Judiciary. Out there
you may call man Judge" and make
no mistake. Hes either one or hopes
% be
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04

With Pagsnini any one belonging TO the
lower orders was always addressed as al
animal" When such an individual dared
TO speak to him be would turn his back
and inquire OF his companion. What does
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Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses.

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