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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
FRANKED LETTERS.
Postmaster Jewits Throws Considerable Light
on the subject.

| Editor Eagle.
Please inform me through the columns
! of the EAGLE whether or not franked
! letter could be sent through the mails
after the party who has the franking
/ privilege is dead. A friend of mine claims
| that it can while claim that it cannot as
dead man can neither tell tales" or
! mail letters. Answer and obllge-
b. II. C.
No party is more competent to
answer the above question than post
master whose duty it is TO know what
class of matter can go through the mails.
Accordingly the communication was sub
mitted last night to Postmaster levitt by
an EAGLE reporter. That gentleman said:
Il suppose this has reference to the fact
that Senator Bentley is sending matter
through the mail with Senator Plumb's
frank on it. He has perfect right to do
il. If Senator Plumb had lived until the
term for which he was elected had expired
ne would still have the privilege to frank
till the following December and
the post-office rules plainly says
that it is not violation OF the postal laws
to send public documents out in large
sacks under the frank of senator adj
dressed to one person, and then have that
person address them to different individ
uals out over the country, and that it is
not violation of the postal laws for the
person who addresses these packages TO
indicate for instance that they are from
the office of O. H. Bently', if he desires to
have them returned to him, he, of course
having to pay return postage"
While giving this information Post
Office Inspector Houck who was present
took issue with Jewett, by stating that
Senator Bentley not only had the privi-
lege of sending mail matter with Senator
Plumb's frank, through | the mail
but that the addressee had
perfect right to return it again through
tho mail without paying postage on it.
Both, however, agreed on one thing, and
that was that Senator Bentley had a per-
feet right to send matter with Senator
Plumb's frank through the mail with his
own address on it. Mr. Houck stated that
that frank was good for all time in case of
the senator's DEATH provided the matter
was franked before death took place,
which is the case in this instance. Mr..
Jewett conceded with this view also, and
said: "a frank is precisely the same as
postage stamp. For instance, if wrote
letter today. stamped it and put it in this
drawer, and | would die tonight, my ex-
ecutor could come here ten years after
wards and send that letter through the
mail with the stamp put on it. 1t is I'M
questionably the same with franked
package You can answer that communi
cation by saying that Senator Bently or
any other man whom Senator Plumb may
have directed to distribute frapkcd matter
for him, before his death, has a perfect |
right to do so according to the postal laws |
and regulations, and the said matter will |
go through the Wichita postoffice, or any |
other postoffice in America, as speedily |
and safely as if it had the necessary |
amount of STAMPS on it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
EMMERsoN1AN SOCIETY.

The Emmersonian society gave n very
interesting program of exercises Monday
afternoon in the chapel of the High school,
Emma Hill, Alfred Ogdon aud Mary Stew
ard each gave an essay which was well writ
ten and showed these young ladies to have
been close students, who have gathered
knowledge replete with fine thought
Andelia Gregg, Emma Kaylon and Ed
Noble each gave a recitation in fine style
and demonstrated excellent training. both
as to voice aud gesture. Miss Emma is a
fine eloeutionists. The society paper by
Miss Mary Pope was first class, newsy, in
teresting and abounded in good hits. She
read we'll and has pleasant voice. Lulu
Phillips rendered a delightful piono solo
and was highly applauded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
EASEMENTS.
AN IRESHMAN1S LOVE.


The "Irishmau's Love" company played
last night at the Crawford Grand, and, as
is usually the case with distinctively Irish
plays in Wichita, it drew good sized
audience. "Irishman's Love" is feature of
the eternal quarrel existing in that un-
happy land between landlord and tenant,
with the landlord, of course, the william,
who tries 10 marry a young Irish girl
Eileen O'Donnell, who wa wiiled hand
some estate by her father. Ia his designs
to acquire the young lady and her fortune
he engaged the services of a hired sneak
named Shamus Webb, who did the dirty
work for him. ShamUs Is a species of
human reptile, which, uuhappiiy, St. Pat
rick failed TO Danish from the Emerald
sod when the good apostle of Christianity
was doing that kind of work. He IS
typical villain and the exact type of that
class of scoundrels who could always be
depended on by the enemies OF Erin to
keep their yoke on that unhappy land and
drive thousands of the flowers of that
country into exile or TO the, gallows.
James B. Donovan, young Irishman, as
Teddy Branuegan. was the hero OF the
play. He is a clever actor, a fine singer
aud a graceful dancer The play was well
worth the price Of admIss on, and was
highly appreciated. particularly its ludie-
rous features, By the audience.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
PERSONALS.

A. J. Denton of Attica is at the Carey.
J. p. Kocherperger of Chicago is at the
Carey.
VIM. T. Schoenhard of St. Louis is in
the city.
Elmer L. Dawson did business in town
yesterday.
c. H. Lovewell of FL Dorado came in
last night
II. NJ. Holloway of Larned is a guest at
the Carey.
J. c. Sherwood of Kansas City is at the
Manhattan.
J. E. Dewitt of st. Joe is stopping at the
bletropole.
c. T. Poole of Anthony is a guest of the
Metropole.
" B. Haynes of Norwich spent yester-
day in town.
Henry S. Susman of Kansas City is at
the Metropole
z. J. Robinson Of Hutchinson was at the
Carey yesterday.
G. p. Nieman of Whitewater was at the
Carey last night.
c. Y. Trice OF Kansas City is registered
It the Metropole.
II. a Donnelly of Socorro n. NJ, is a
guest at the Carey.
J. w. Krehbill of Mound Ridge, Kan, is
stopping at the Carey.
S A. Breese of Cottonwood Falls is stop
ping at the Manhattan.
c. J. Hafey of Eureka transacted bust
pess in town yesterday.
The Irishman's Love company is stop
ping at the MeJlopole.
A. D. Cook of Medicine Lodge did bust
Dess in town yesterday.
Miss Hays of Kansas City was guest at
the Manhattan yesterday.
J. r. kocherspurger of Chicago is
among the guests at the Metropole
G. p. Rodman, Colonel A. L. Hager and
T. {. Salmons of kingman were at the
Manhattan yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
EPwoRTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.

The members and friends of the Epworth
League OF Emporia avenue NJ L. church
were entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. c. Payne on College hill, last
night. The home was well filed with a
fine company, mostly of young people, and
the occasion was one OF enjoyment and
profit.
Between and 9 O'Clock short but in
teresting program was rendered, Including
short talk by the president, Rev. G. S
Nusbaum; violin solo by George H. Burns,
with piano accompaniment by Miss Nora
Payne; recitation, ''She Leper," by Miss
Edna hirkwood; piano solo by Miss Nora
Payne; recitation by Mr.. Beard; solo by
Mrs. DR.. Kirkwood with Miss Enda Kirk
wood at the piano; recitation by Master
Truax; recitation charge of the Light
Brigade" G.. j. c. Davis.
After some further arrangements for
the future operation of the League, re-
freshmeDts were served, and the company
enjoyed a social hour, and At 1920 took the
motor line for home, feeling that the even
ing was well spent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
THAT DIAMOND THEFT.
Allen and Broderick Bound Over to the Next
Term of the District Csurt.

The court room of Justice Tucker wa:
| crowded yesterday from early in the fore
noon till late in the afternoon. Every seat
! in the court room was filed, and many
stood up during the entire time. The at
| traction was the preliminary hearing OF
| the case of the state against Billy Allen
and Jack Broderick, who are accused oil
| stealing a diamond pin a week ago from
| George Rhoades of Winfield who, in the
| language of the court and counsel, was IN
| Wichita for time. 1t appears from the
evidence that Allen and Broderick chaper-
oned Rhodes through the city at night and
| that Allen bought $50 worth of beer AT a
late hour they took a hack, and when the
driver reached an out Of the
way part Of the city, quar-
rel arose between Allen and Broderick,
in which the latter pulled knife and
proposed to make Allen into mincemeat.
| In the quarrel Rhodes felt finger on his
necktie and Immediately Allen jumped
| out Of the hack. and Broderick followed
him with the knife in his hand. Rhodes
Immediately made investigations, and
found that his diamond pin, valued at
Si25, was gone. During the previous
afternoon, the testimony shows that
Frederick wanted Rhodes to pawn his
diamond pin to Allen for sufficient cash
to enable him to have such thine" as he
came to Wichita to enjoy.
County Attorney Morris prosecuted
while Judge Wall and Hatton & Helm
defended Allen and Broderick, respec-
lively. The attorneys made a hot and
sharp fight for their clients, but were nm
able to produce any effect on the court
who bound them over to the district court,
as stated, in the sum of $3.50 each.
The county attorneys theory was that
the alleged fight or row between Allen
and Broderick was sham and the result
OF conspiracy to rob Mr.. Rhodes of his
diamond. Judge Wall, in behalf of Allen,
argued that it was unreasonable to think
that his cliant would spend $50 in showing
man around town for the purpose of
robbing him of piece of jeweIry that
might be bought, for all Allen knew, in a
10-cent store.
AT any rate the case has attracted a good
deal of attention and was the general
topic OF discussion among the resorts
last night.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
Interruption.

Thomas Carlyle, though = great taller
or occasion, did not talk with people who,
in his opinion were not worth his taxi
a Young American once called on the saga
Of Chelsea with letter 81 introduction
from friend
Dir. Carlyle talked with him long enough
20 get the impression that the young man
bad no IDEAS 30 exchanges for his own. and
then rslspsed into sulien silence. gazing
the while steadily into the FIRE
The visitor. who vas much azcd hy tbs
presence u the great man, sat in similar
silence for ssvera! minutes. Then Il CO
currs-i % him that his host vas waiting
for HIM 10 a4y soueibiuz
All Mr CarlTis''- be- began faitsz-
inzly. what a fine old neghbuhood--A al
Don't interrupts mer' thgBdercd Orr
lyle. looking sip augrIy
All Dat Nr. Carlyle sald tb@ yo1ng
man. IN sEtoaie81acat. "bgL you waren'f
81 ying any tingf
Saying anyth.ngi No yoa blockhead.
yo1 interrupted M s.lencef 80 D Dsth's
Com pang1u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
"OLD FORD" SAFE.

Hon. Ed H. Mattison, county attorney
of Ford county, is spending few days in
the city on legal business. Mr. Madison
is no stranger in Wichita, for it was here
he acquired his legal training, under the
tutorship of Justice Jones. He is a strong
Republican aud, OF course, acquainted
with the political situation in his section
OF the country. He says that odd Ford
will be strongly Republican this fall and
that it will roll up Republican majority
that will make the opposition sick. The
people Of that community are in line with
their neighbors, and are heart and soul in
favor of representation from the Seventh
district on the state ticket
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
THE OLD SETTLLRS.

The Old Settlers OF Sedgwick county will
give their annual entertainment on next
Wednesday, Feb g. the change from the
22nd being made only because they could
not secure the hall for that evening. Their
custom has been for years TO gather on
the anniversary of the birth OF Washing
ton and spend the day and a very large
portion of the night in various kinds of
innocent enjoyment speeches, addresses,
recitatiOns, original and selected, songs.
ETC., the whole concluding with a grand
ball in which a mighty throng partici-
pated and of which everybody talked for
weeks. The event this year will be on the
the multitude will be successful, because
the arrangements are under the guidance
of Mrs. Kate Martin, who is known to
everybody in Sedgwick county as the one
person who never fails in her efforts to
make everybody happy on an occasion of
THIS kind. The dinner will be the best
that the rich farms of Sedgwck county
can produce; the literary program will be
the best that the intelligent men and
women of the county can furnish; the
music for the ball will be the best that the
great music house of Thomas Shaw can
send forth The old settlers of the county
are the very best of our citizens, and their
celebrations are looked forward to by
everybody, and all sorts of devices are re-
sorted to to get invitations to their festiv-
tiles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
A BONNET SOCIAL.

The young people of the Baptist church
gave very odd and unique as we'll as a
very enjoyable social Monday evening at
the residence of Mrs. Holly, Al East Third
street. 1t was bonnet social and intend
ed as surprise to the young gentlemen,
who, upon their arrival, were urshered in
to a room where bonnets of all sorts,
shapes and Sizes and piles of ribbons,
feathers and flowers. Each gentleman was
presented with hat and trimmings with
which they were to ornament the hat to
the best of their ability, prize being of
fered for the best trimmed hat, a bloody"
for the worst. Mr.. Lieurance received the
first prize while Mr.: Eddy carried off the
BOBBY prize. Afterwards the young ladies
drew cuts for the hats. which they were to
wear during the grand march. a very
large crown was in attendance and re-
markably pleasant evening was reported
by all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
VIETH-TIHES.

At $50 this morning Mr.. Benjamin II.
Vieth of Jefferson City, Mo, will lead to
the altar of the cathedral in this city, Miss
Lizzie Then of Wichita, where their
hearts and hands and destinies will be
bound together by the indissoluble ties of
matrimony. Miss Then is the sister OF
Rev. Henry Then, the welI-known and
popular young priest and is young lady
who ranks as high in the estimation of her
hundreds of friends, as any young lady in
the city. She is highly accomplished
young woman, and will be missed from
Catholic circles in particular. The church
will be deliberately decorated with floral
designs by Chatfeld and the ceremony
will no doubt be witnessed by hundreds
No cards OF admission have been issued.
Right Rev. Bishop HenneSsy will perform
the ceremony and high mass will be said
by Father Then, brother of the
bride The bishop will also give the
young couple the blessing of the
church which is very sublime ceremony.
The orchestra have been practieing for the
occasion and will render Haydn's high
mass. In the afternoon from . till re-
ception will take place at the residence Of
Father Then on the corner OF Third and
Fourth avenue.
Among the visitors in the city who came
to take part in the joyful festivities are
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Roer of Jefferson City,
sister and brOther-in-law of the bride Ii.
II. Then, Miss Mary Then and DR.. H. b
Then of Jefferson City, brothers and
sister of the bride, II. B. Vieth of Jeffer-
son City brother of the groom, Rev. o. J.
5. Hoog of Jefferson City, pastor Of the
Catholic parish, Rev. Thomas O'Hara of
Danville, Rev. George Meyer of Andale,
Rev. Geo. Kelley of Great Bend, Rev. John
Kelley of Hutchinson and Rev. B. Schmie-
hauSer of ST Marks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
CoLrMRIAN CLUE NOTES.

To the Editor OF the Eagle
The club held another very interesting
session at the Carey Friday Feb, II.
The time at these meetings is almost
entirely consumed on discussion of the
work to be done by the various commit
tees. There is so much to learn and I'M
derstand regarding the movement that
it will necessarily require some time for
the club 10 get into working order
The committee on statistics was appoint
ed by the president namely: Mrs Hunter
Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs. John Martin and
Miss Mamie Mead
Mrs. Priddy read one of Mrs. Palmer's
very interesting addresses which was
quite interesting.
The membership of this club consists at
present OF about fifty ladies OF Wichita aud
vicinity. Perhaps it would be we'll 10 say
right here that there is no membership
fes, the fact that lady is interested in
the Sedgwlck county exhibit and is willing
to give little of her time and subscribes
her name to the constitution entities her
to mem bership in full and regular stand
lug. There will be another meeting at
the Carey Friday, Feb. 10 at 2:30 y. m.
Mrs. E. B. JEwITT, Sec'y.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
INDIANA ALL RIGHT.

Postoffice Inspector Houek was in the
city yesterday looking after the affairs OF
the postoffice at this point and. of course.
found them all right. Mr.. Houck travels
a good deal and recently has traversed
Indiana from one end TO the other lie
observed the political situation pretty
closely and attended several conventions
and he is delighted with the prospects for
Republican success in that state He
states that harmony prevails IN the Re-
publican ranks everywhere in Hoosierdom
ana that there Is no question but that the
party will carry the state next fali By q
rouslng majority. Upon being asked what
the Democratic prospects were be said the
Democrats Of Indiana viii nor. he "in II. 80
he thinks they favor Grover Cleveland in
preference to Hin but are for l. p Gray
FOR first choice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
THOSE WHO REAn-

The FOLLOWING is list of the city
teachers who have taken out membership
tickets in the public school library:
Misses Addie Brook, Alice Morsman,
Abbie Morsman, S IL. Scoggin, Inez
Oldham, Mary L. Row, Minnie A. Skin
ner, Rebecca 5. Amidon, Hattie II. Smith,
Della Nicely, Maud Mclaughlin, Anna
Mulvey, Agnes Knight. Louise Rowe,
Emma Minnich, Lucy Stuckey, 1innie
Cleveland, L. H. Mills, Jane Burd, Hattie
Cox, Della Hutchinson. A d. Hill, Emma
McGee, Eta Fellows, Effie Graham, Mary
Bricker, L. L. Stayland, Mary Carrie,
Jesse Adams. Annie Lichhardt, Z. A
Weymeth. l. VI Bryson, and Sosie Millen,
and Messrs J. \. Allen, T. A. Vowel, r.
+. Knight, j. S Carson, II. S. McNichael,
L. 2. Shull and H. O. Smitt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
MILLERS MEET.
Several 0fthe Flour Exporters OF Kansas hOlt
An Informal Meeting.

About thirty-five Kansas millers met
yesterday in the city to discuss in an In
formal way matters of interest to them.
Their particular business was to meet Mr..
c. H. SeybC OF st. Louis and hear him dis
cuss matters of Importance to the society
concerning the expectation of -four. Mr..
5. has been for over twenty years in the
export trade and no man is better quail
fed to discuss the subject than he is. He
is in reality the export agent of nearly all
the export millers of Kansas, and it was
upon his invitation that they met him
here for the purpose of hearing what he
had to say to them in the line of advice.
They received many pointers from MIN
and went home very we'll satisfied with
the result of their trip. 1t was through
Mr.. Seybts efforts that a better export
rate was made short time ago, a rate
which has been a material advantage to
the millers of Kansas. The next meeting
of the Miller's association will be formal
one and Will be held on July 2 at Yelling
ton.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
N0TED WnalAN.

The life work OF Mrs Harriet Beecher
Stowe i done. and a full work IT has
been. Whether death be Immediately
her los or not, she Is incapacitated for any
further literary labors. ohe-hss been the
most successful author in America. One
hundred thousand copies Of Uncle Tom
We're sold Within eight weeks Of its publ
cation. The present sale IS certainly up
among the millions, while 1t has been
translated iuto al European as well a.
several ASiatic languages Dramatized, il
has today al Of its earliest popularity
Her Theme was the magnificent one that
touched every heart She caught i. i in
spired her. aud sJ-ncle Tom will he i'm
mortal der other works were noble, but
lacked the power Of q great theme.
suttoR's grand double COMPANY. with
big band and thirty-seveu people. viii pre-
sent this popular drama a. the Crawford
Grand Saturday Feb. ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
REV. HOOVER SUITED"

As substantial token of appreciation
of their new pastor, Rev. ID. Z. Hoover.
the members of the congregation of the
Dodge Ave. NJ. f. church last week, pre-
sented him with a S45 suit Of clothes
Rev. Hoover has been with the Dodge
Ave. church Just four months, but his
labors have been wonderfully blessed in
strengthening the bonds of the church,
and the membership has also been con
siderably augmented He is quite young
man but is possessed of very strong argu-
mentative and oratorical powers. Mr..
Charles Guyer, one of the active workers
in the church, took the initiative in secur-
ing the testimonial mentioned above.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
TO THE SUNNY SOUTH.
Republican Editors Preparing for Friendly
Invasion OF the Land of Dixie

Will F. Bolton of the Greensburg Signal
spent yesterday in the city and he was
kept in a sweat. from morning till night
making arrangements for the editorial ex-
cursion to the land of Dixie. Will has
been tireless for the past three or four
weeks arranging for this excursion and he
has done well, for he has not only secured
excellent rates, but schedule that will
afford the excursionists daylight privileges
in seeing all the points Of attraction in
the sunny south. The excursion will leave
Hutchinson Saturday next, aud will ex-
tend over period of fifteen days. From
Hutchinson they will go direct to Kansas
City and thence to Memphis. The prin
cipal points which they viii visit
are Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham,
Atlanta and Savannah. OF course they will
take in all the points Of minor interest
such as noted battle fields etc. The party
will consist of the Republican editors of
the Seventh congressional district as well
as their wives, sisters and sweet hearts. Il
will be a grand trip and the boys antici-
pate il with a good deal of pleasure. Most
of them have never seen the sunny south
and they will no doubt enjoy it. They
will go with no malice in their hearts
against that section of the country. They
will make peaceful invasion and the in
habitants of the solid regions need have
no fears to the contrary,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17

Captain Charles Grant of Fleetwood.
Kan, attended the millers convention ia
this city yesterday. Captain Grant is the
proprietor Of the Fleetwood roller mills,
which does the largest foreign business Of
any mill il central Kansas, conside ing
the capacity. He states that wheat is
coming in well in his county and that the
chances for fine wheat crop this year,
are excellent He left for home over the
Missouri Pacific yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
FOR ACRE PROPERTY.

A prominent real estate man Of this city
yesterday said TO an EAGLE man that the
demand for acre property near the city.
has doubled within the lsst sixty DAYS
Inquiry for city property occasions this.
Strangers are arriving ia the city daily
who are DESTROYS Of investing. There is
conclusive evidence, said be, that from
now forward. the real estate changes will
exceed our fondest snticipatiens.