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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
GOOD CATTLE ARE HIGHER.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Good choice dress
ed beef and shipping steers sold higher.
They were scarce and although in ac-
tive demand We're salable at an advance
of 15G25 cents. Compared with last
Wednesdays prices, good 10 best goods
show a gain Of % cents and 20 cents
This bulge is not generally regarded
as permanent, but rather as a conse-
Quence OF the recent very light receipts.
Local butchers wanted but few cattle
and the canning demand being incon-
siderable. holders of common stock
were unable TO do more than unload
at last weeks closing prices. Cattle
that were good enough to sell for more
than 81 - were scattering. the average
quality being common
There were stale hogs enough 70
bring the supply up 10 32.O00. and that
apparently was all the trade for there
was no appreciation IN values Good
heavy and medium weights sold rather
strong, light hogs and common grades
Of no matter what. were not readily
turned over at Saturdays prices. the
shipping demand was small and as to-
morrow will be observed At tie packing
houses as a holiday. the local demand
was lighter than IL otherwise would
have been. New good heavy hogs were
offered and while best grades were quo
ted around $40, there was COMPARE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
REDUCTION AT HOMESTEAD.
SIX led Lsborers Consult Their Former
Leader and Accept Terms,

PiStsburg, Pa, Dec. 24.-The new scale
OF wages in the great Homestead plant
was posted in the eleven different de-
partments of the mill at a. m. Com
mon laborers will receive tn same wag-
es they are now getting. In the con-
verting mill there is a reduction of
from ten to twenty per cent among the
skilled laborers. In the 10, %, 80, 80, 80
and 20 inch mills there are reductions
ranging from twenty to thirty-fiye per
cent among the rollers. The latter class
of workmen get the haviest cut Of all
The men consulted Hugh O'Donnell,
who was their leader in the big strike
of 1892, but who has not worked in the
mill since. and he advised them to ac-
cept the terms as they could do no
better and they will follow his advice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
KEEP THE HOLIDAY
MORE ATTENTION TO CHRISTMAS
THAN TO BUSINESS.
Committee Keeps The Elk
change Open TO Very Little Pur-
pose-Dcalings Exceedingly Light
aud Market, for the Most Part,
Dull-Bond Market.

New York, Dec. 24-This was one OF
the duliest days OF the entire year on
the Stock Exchange and the speculativ
fraternity paid more attention to the
Christmas than they did to the buying
or selling of stocks. There was a hoii-
day crowd about the streets and few
Of the brokers' Offices made pretense
of doing business. There was a gen.
eral grumbling at the refusal of the
governing committee to close the Stock
Exchange today as was petitioned for
by the majority of the members and
for all practical purposes the Exchange
might as well have been closed. Only
two stocks Were traded in 10 an amount
over 10000 shares-Distilling and Su-
gar. The entire granger group figured
iii the transactions Tor only 5000 shares
and General Electric had 1900 10 its
credit. 4 slight reaction set in about
l0:15 O'Clock but the speculation quick
ly recovered its tone and by IL o'clock
the market had become firm again. The
higher range of prices was not long
maintained and during the hour preced
ing midday the figures moved down.
ward. Toward noon the depression
grew less pronounced and the market
gradually steadied itself. \ period of
extreme stagnation now set in and but
few changes of moment were made dur
ing the subsequent two hours In the
last hour the trading was irregular but
at the close a fairly steady tone pre-
vailed. the greater part of the list. how
ever, showing declines compared with
the closing quotations OF Saturday.
Bay State Gas and Cordage guaranteed
showing each a loss of 21e per cent;
Cordage common and preferred = per
cent. Sugar preferred Is per cent and
Mobile and Ohio q per cent. Some few
shares recovered advances on the day,
including Delaware and Lackawanna
is per cent, La Clede Gas preferred ;.
per cent and Distilling and Hooking
Valley S. per cent. Rock Island is up
Il per cent and ST. Paul and North
western are down is4A per cent re-
spectively.
The bond market today was dull and
prices for the more speculative issues
We're a shade lower. Some of the higher
priced mortgages were in favor and a
few of them recorded material adj
xran
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KNOW NO SUCH MAN
GERMAN AMBASSADOR AT PARIS
DENIES DREYFUS.
Demands Contradiction OF Reports
Connecting Him With the EN- bassy
Hot Times Follow Introduction of
Governments Military Bill-De-
bate Ends in a Challenge.

| Paris, Dec. 24-The report that Cap
tain Alfred Dryfus. the French officer
who was sentenced on Sa turday last 10
be deported for life and to be inferred
in fortress, had afterwards committed
suicide. turns ont to be incorrect As
the newspapers have been claiming
that the accusation made against Cap
! tain Dreyfus was based upon a docu-
ment stolen from the German embassy,
Count Won Munster, the German am
| bassador, publishes a note today de-
claring in the most positive terms that
the German embassy never directly or
indirectly had any relations with Cap
tain Dreyfus, and demanding that the
statement that the document referred
to was stolen from the German enbas-
sy. lie denied as a malicious falsehood.
The government bill, decided upon at
cabinet council. making treason upon
the part Of any officer Or private Of
the army, punishable with death in
| time "a peace as well as in time of war.
was introduced in the chamber of dep
uties later in the day by General Mer-
cier, the minister of war, and was re-
ferrec to the army committee. a coun-
ter measure was subsequently intro
duced by N. Jaures, the Socialist lead
er, tc abolish the death penalty from
the niilir:tr.- code On the grnIn that
this should be done, 'since privates
were 20 he put to death"
Prime Minister Dupey moved the
previous question and in so doing chars
ed that the internationaliSts were at
tempting to undermine authority IN the
army. The government made the queS-
ton one of confidence. NJ. Jaures said
it was audacious for the primeminis-
ter to refer TO internationalsts when
the government had just endeavord to
protect a gang of cosmopolitan xploiters
from the manifest hostility of the cham
Der. The reference to the government
support of the new agreement with the
Southern railway company produced an
uproar.
Dr. Barthou. Independent Republican
shouted to NJ. Jaures. You lie"
NJ Jaures retorted, THE lie is not
with us, but with the government,
which is seeking to play a game of
patriotism"
NJ. BriSSon proposed that NJ. JaureS
be temporarily expelled from the cham
Der for using such language and the
proposal was adopted by large major
ity. NJ. Jaures left the chamber when
the vote was announced The members
OF the extreme lett III liie mean Iliic
We're protesting with the utmost vio-
lence against the action of the chamber.
The uproar finally became so great that
the president suspended the sitting for
five minutes. Upon the expiration OF
this time Premier Dupuys motion tor
the putting of the previous question
was carried by a vote of 4S7 to So. The
governments bill was then carried by
542 to 3.
NJ Jaures has challenged DR.. Barthou
to fight a duel. The combat will take
place tomorrow at st. Ouen-Sur-Selne
four miles north of Paris.
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up and stays on. The ships doctor
| naturally comes in for good deal Of
| this entertainment. but the person on
| whom il is lavished is the stewardess.
She is an appreciative listener, herself
other voyages, which she freely ex.
changes. All these, it should be added,
are reeled off to the officers the first
instant she can get together an appre-
ciatiVe group. and in their freshest and
most enlivening state.
The stewardess comes from all sorts
of positions in life. Usually she is the
wife of some dead captain, officer of
the line or attache whom the company
feels bound to look after. She has
eruised through many seas, traded"
as she calls it, in many ports. In these
wanderings she has taken on many of
the accomplishments of old salts, among
these taste for good stories and an
enjoyment of hearty thirst She pre-
fers gin. She may be of any national
ity-she is usually Scotch-and as
raconteur her stories lose nothing in
the accent. AS curiously, the engineer
is usually Scotch. Whatever may be
the flag at the peak or the tongue OF
the ship. the engineer and stewardess
will be Scotch. They are accordingly
great friends and talk much about the
bonny braes when they are together.
The stewardess is great belle
on board ship. The officers vie with
the men in paying court to this
middle-aged beauty, on whose face
the bushes are apt to have lost
their way. Their attentions are agree
able enough to make the stewardess
FIND life on land irksome, and she is
glad to get back again to their own
kingdom, though it be narrow, con-
fined and unsteady, but where she
reigns alone.
The profession, however, is not what
it used to be. On any passenger steam.
ship each cabin used to be considered
as worth pound each trip. The value
in the past few years has largely fallen
off. The stewardess is glad if she can
count on two dollars cabin This is
due to several things, but chiefly to the
quick passage and greater comforts of
travel. There is less need of the min
istrations of the stewardess and less
time for them. The stewardess has a
keen eye for estimating the social con-
dition and opportunities of the passen-
gers, and directs herself accordingly,
yet with what kindly feelings one re-
members the bluff, genial companion
ship and encouragement of this cruis-
ing old Salt.-N. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
M'RKIDE WOULD DIVIDE.
Stop Accumulation Of Wealth by Re-
.striotive Inherii ance Laws

Massillion. Ohio, Dec 24-John Nc
Bride, speaking of the condition of min
ers, said To-Day, that the men were just
above the starvation point, but that
they must accept what they could until
the opening of a successful govern
ment.
Il believe" he said, "the government
should operate all lines OF production
and transportation that the people may
elect. and that accumulations Of vast
fortunes should be prevented by linn
iting the amount one man may leave
IN his heirs 4"
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WEARING AWAY TIE COAST.

Amsterdam. Dec. 24-Storm news
fIom various parts OF the coast shoF :
that the damage has been much larger
than at first supposed The north sea
beach has been washed away in every
direction from fourteen % twenty feet
and many fishing vessels which had
been drawn up on the beach have been
destroyed. The port OF Flushing has
been greatly damaged by the storm
The bark Carolina has been wrecked
OF the coast Ten OF her crew were
drowned.
The damage at Rotterdam ny the
storm is estimated al 5l9 90 forms
Out OF 115 fishing boats belongiu 20 :re
latter port. twenty-five founCeresi and
fifty were badly damaged Through
out North Holland. where the storm
ragged with xtreTe violence the dam
age is tremendous. The loss f. live
stock is great. many cattle and sheep
having been Drowned The island %
Marker, il the Zuydsr Zee, ten miles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
SOMETHING NEW.
Portrait Party Makes Pleasant Diver
sion for the Coming Long Winter Even

Portrait Party Makes Pleasant Diver
sion for tho Coming Long Winter Even
ings.
At portrait party the guests, in cos
tune, stand one by one behind largo
frame and make pictures of themselves
for the benefit of their friends. As
when the pictures are shown only the
upper part of the body i visible, the
head. or to the waist, according to the
size of the frame. the guests may pre-
fer to wear their ordinary clothes TO
your house and to put on there what
ever they need for the representation.
This will be the best way if you wish
TO make the preparations for your even
ing's amusement easy for all concerned.
If you follow the other plan and ask
each participant TO assume a complete
costume, after the pictures have
been shown, you have fancy
dress party. and so the enjoy
ment is heightened. Whichever
course you decide upon 1t is not
necessary for anybody TO go to the cos
tuners for dresses. Charming effects
can be produced with very simple ma
tlOAN y OhiotsA ~ hANC
advice as to the characters 10 bc
chosen and as to the manner in which
they are TO be represented Your
friends may pcrsonate historical fig
ures, characters from poems or novels,
copy well-known pictures, or even, II
they can think OF nothing be tier, con-
trive a picturesque and becoming at
tire, and call themselves what they
will Don't attempt anything very
elaborate. a simple thing artistically
done is much more effective than an
ambitious failure. You. or whoever
is made adviser in chief for the oeca-
sion, will know before hand nearly all
the costumes which are TO appear
But il is better that the different per
formers should not know what thu
others are 20 represent. Then they
can enjoy seeing a. well az being seen
To show the picture properly you
need large room and a large empty
picture frame. Your own tas te and ar
Tangement Of your rooms VIII decide
the position Of the frame. Do not place
II too near the spectators There
should be space for a small dressing
room behind, and heavy curtains
should be hung on each side and one in
front which can be swung back and
forth. As screens can be used az the
sides and IN front you would better ar
range some richly-colored material be
hind the frame as background for the
figures. IL may be well 70 have several
such backgrounds on hand. for differ
ent costumes viii require different col
ors 20 bring them out.
When the evening comes ask some
artistic person Of experience 70 super
intend the exhibition lie or size viii
give the last touches 20 the costumes
and make suggestions as 70 the pose 81
the figures. IL is not a bad plaa 20
have pile of bright-colored fabrics N
the dressing-roora. With these you ?
quick-witted helper can improvise stun
ming effects for those who have pre-
pared nothing Cor themselves
u the frame is wide en0ugb 20 ALLOW
II some tableaux with two figures may
be introduced
Then, IL the lights are properly ar
ranged and the seats for The spectators
are placed 80 tina; they can see all
ought 20 enjoy Themselves. Chicago
Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
FAITH rs REvIvINa.
Leo XIII Has His Solution Ready Fol
Public Ills,

Rome. Dec. 24-.The pope has decided
to receive the officers of the United
Staes steamer Detroit at noon on
Wednesday. The American officers
will be introduced by Monsigneur
O'Connell and will afterward be enter
tanned at an official dinner which Will
be given at the American college.
His holiness, in a speech to the pom
tifical household yesterday said: THE
faith is reviving among nations who
have come to recognize that civic vir-
tues and laws are not sufficient to re-
strain the masses. 1t is therefore OF
great Importance that all should work
together for the purpose of making re-
ligion a force in public as well as in
private life. 1t is the duty Of rulers TO
lend their support TO religious creeds."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
Nav o-lsana Ranaa

New Orleans. DC. 2i.-ResuIts at New
Orleans:
First race-One mile: Imp Woolsey.
10 TO /. won; II. +. Fly. jr., 20 10 /. Sec
ond: Francis Pope. 20 To /. third Time
las.
Second-Five furlongs: Nellie Osborne
IL TO ), won: DR.. Reed. 10 To 1. second:
Brevity. so TO /. third. Time I ora.
Third-Six aud a half furiongs: Doll
lie 10 10 I. won: Bob Holman. even. Sec
ond: Dick Tension, 8 10 1. third. Time
lis
Fourth-Handicap six furlongs: Lot
tie Mills. TO 10. won; Bessie Nichols.
10 /, second. GIecsome. 10 1 third.
Time l:i4ia.
Fifth-Seven furlongs: Little Miss.
to l. won: ixion. To ]. second Ora Au-
drain, 10 to /, third. Time I:2s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
NEW STORM COMING.
Gales IN New Eng and Still Raging
With Great Loss OF Life.

London, Dec. 24-The telegraph lines
IL the northern part Of Great Britain
are still down and the full amount of
damage done by the storm is not known
1t is estimated, however, that from SO
to 100 persons lost their lives in various
manners during the progress of the
gale. The weather chart today shows
that q new disturbance is coming from
the Atlantic. The steamer Oswald OF
Whitby was wrecked of the stull OF
Galloway. All on board were lost.
Lloyd's today reports seventy-two
wrecks and casualties during the storm
accompanied by the loss Of many lives.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
THREATEN HER LIFE.
Mrs Ormisioa Chant Hears From the
Late Music Hall Employees

London. Dec. Plate this vening IL
was stated that the reports circulated
in regard 10 the health Of Mrs. Ormis-
ton Chant are exaggerated. She is
said 10 have suffered from nervousness
as a result Of having received many
threatening letters, the active part she
tok nj the agitation for the withdrawal
OF the empire music hall license having
evidently drawn upon her the eun1ity
OF quite a number Of people One anon
ymous writer notified her that she
would be stabbed the first time she
lea yes her home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
HURLED FROM THE TRACK.

Prescott, Ariz., Dec. 2A.-The east
bound passenger train No. 2 on the At
lantic and Pacific road was wrecked
six miles west of Ash Fork at z o'clock
this morning. A broken rail was the
cause. The entire train left the track,
and the day coach was turned upside
down and the tourist car thrown
thirty feet from the road-bed. Several
passengers were painfully bruised.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
DID YOU EVER

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
ST. UCK BY A TRAIN

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. A-Arnold
Haymaker, aged so years, was found
dead along the Santa Fe railroad two
miles east of Lecompton. The back of
mis- head was crushed in. 1t is sup
posed that he was struck by a train
some time during the night He was
an old soldier and papers showed that
he drew a pension of s12. He also had
letter dated Nov. 8, addressed 407
Whitney building, Kansas City, Mo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25

northeast Of Amsterdam, was almost
submerged. The dyke along the banks
of the Yassel river gave way under the
great strain and the water rushing
through swept a locomotive of the
track The land ends Of the submarine
cables near Harlem which are usually
six feet in the sand, were laid bare.
the wind having blown the sand away
To that depfh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
Quite Diuercnu.

Man of the House lin loud and
angry voice -Confound it! Shut that
door, you out there. Shut that door,
d'you hear?
Servant appearing with dignity
Do you know who you re hollerin' at?
Man of the House (collapsed)-Oh, e1-
cuse me, Mary! l thought it was my
wife.-London Telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
MAY MAKE IT COSTLY.
Deputy Msrshsls Suing Railway Com.
pany for Services During the Strike.

Chicago, Dec. PA suit was begun
by r. c. Rathburn against the Chica-
go and Eastern Illinois railroad which,
if successful, will add heavily to the
expence to the railroads from the big
strike of last summer. Rathburn sues
for $3.50 wages he claims is due him
for services as deputy marshal during
The strike, and his attorneys say that
lis suit is a test case for hundreds of
mon who served in similar capacities.
Tie case will reach a hearing next
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
ABoUsEHoLp TREASURE

D. ". Fuller, of Cam joharIr, n. Y,
says thar be always keeps DIR. kings New
Discovery in the house and bis family has
always found the very best results follow
is use; that he would not be without il. il
procurnbl- e.. A. Dykeman Druggist.
Catskill, n. Y, says that DE- Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough
remedy; that he had used it in his family
for eight years, and it has never failed to
do all it is claimed for it. Why not try n
remedy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottles free at Charles Lswrence's and G
Gehring's drug store. Regular size SO
cents sud Sl.00.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
THE STEWAROESS.
The I'm portant Part She Plays on Board an
Ocean Steamer.

Scasick condolences are recognized
On every line of steamships as Pc
culiar and interesting variety Of COM
munication This form of illness above
all others demoralizes self-esteem and
takes the starch out of human nature.
tince there seems nothing left worth
while keeping up. nature takes re-
*enge for all its past restraints To
-clieve the tedium OF the cabin. women
unloose their tongues and reveal their
thoughts, opinions and experiences in
. way that they could never be per-
suaded to do with their hack hair done
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Money on Call

New York, Dec. 24.-Money on call
easy at 112d2 pr cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 2A@412. Sterling exchange
dull and steady with actual business
in bankers bills at 4SS12MA for demand
and at 4S7kG% for sixty days; posted
rates 4SS@S9 and 4ss1eG90. CONNER
cial bills 1861. Silver certificates 60ls
bid, no sales. Bar silver 1884.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
LORD CHURCHILL's ILLNEs- :.

London, Dec. 24.-Lord Randolph
Churchill arrived in London tonight. He
had to be CARRIED to his carriage from
the train. He was emaciated and pale
and appeared to be in a semi-comatose
condition. Lady Churchill, formerly
Jennie Jerome, of New York. is much
worn by constantly nursing her hns-
band
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25

Public LIbrary C1-cial tearing ~
czrGl-What idio: lei 20. have book
On that cs-d7 Il expired = mon n ago
Ne@r-s-gsted Party-IIe wss a so,1--
looking. lisht-co@plexioned yoarv
SQUIRT with curly hair nud-whv. Lord
bless re. il wa you,-shsEield Tele-
c-rzuh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, Dec. 24.-An Irregular de-
mand for staple and colored cottons
has taken a good quantity. as such pur-
chases were stimulated by the reduc-
ton in prices of Utica and New York
mills, IA bleached to Il cents and Mo-
hawk Valley IA bleached to 171a- Fair
sales of ticking and denims were repor-
ted as also a good request for all-woo
dress goods. Printing cloths dull at 2
1l-l6 plus one per cent.
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Biddie-Jimso1 has given up his con-
ter1plsie9 great Fereslogsc.i work
Eiddie-Ho1T il thaf7
Bi5die-ue found amouy his soc~s
tors, only oae hur9rr1 yssrs back.
three uaz-der-rs. tgso b-rae thieves. =
birazis; and several Osaer obseetl9z.-
ne people. -TT7th-
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SIXTY CENTS WON'T DO,

AIassillion, Ohio. Dec. 24-The min
ers at the Pocock mine refused to go
to work today at the sixty cent rate.
The mine employs about $50 men. This
action may have the effect of inhuenc-
ing the men at other mines to quit work
on the basis decided upon by the arbi-
tratjon committee