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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

If you buy your shoes from Braitsch.
you are sure to get the best-that kind
is his specially. No. 120 e. Douglas.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

When in quest of Superior Footwear
call at Braitsch'S 120 Il. Douglas. Fresh
stock in all new styles now in. HOLT
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31
Warren's Opening Display

OF Pattern Hats and fine Millinery
Thursday, April 4. Come. Music by
Professor Blune. 1859
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

The latest in Picture Frames at Ma
tins Art Store. 1l6-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

Go to BlaQche Barrett at 100 North
Main for your new Spring Hats. 116-1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

The Mcknight Wholesale Hardware
Co, at 140 n. Main st. will sell goods
at retail but for cash only. Go in and
see their store. 116-1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

Fate cannot harm me, 1 have dined
today" on wholesome, sweet food pre-
pared with DR. Prices Baking Powder
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

Hoes. Rakes, Spades, the best are the
cheapest, at Meningitis, 140 n. Main
.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31
Picture Frames.

The latest and most stylish goods
just received at one half former prices.
MARTINS ART STORE,
116-1t IL n. Main
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

Mrs. Smelly Darlington Of Phila-
delphia is in the city visiting her dau-
ghter, Mrs S. W. Cooper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31
PAID HER HON0RS
MISS STEVENS ENTERTAINED BY
THE MUSICAL LEAGUE

Reception for Her Given by Mrs. Finlay
Ross, Which Was Largely Attended by
Society Ladies and Lovers OF Music
Mrs. WOolard Entertains at Whist and
Luncheon--Card Party Given by Mrs.
FIetcher--PnpiIs Surprise a Schooimate
Other Society News and Gossip of the
Past Week i'm the Peerless Princess.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22

bis unadulteraeed Republication. Some
years ago, when his party was upper
most in Indiana, he was . county ON.
cial in Indianapolis, and it was then
that his opponents said Of him that hs
knew mo compromises In politics,
asked no quarter and accepted mono. I"
BE 10 business man az we'll a. . poll.
doian and Of excellent social standing.
Hon. John Meyer, chosen to WELD tho
gavel in the lower house Of the Illinois
legislature, is native OF Holland,
where he was born about ~ years ago.
When he was IL, his parents removed
30 the United States and made Chicago
their home. AS boy the future speaker
attended the public schools Of the Lake
City, later taking three years. course
at the Northwestern university and then
. course at the Union College Of Law in
Chicago. He was admitted to the Illi-
nois bar in 1879 and has been an active
practitioner ever since. He was first sent
to the legislature in 1884 and has been
reelected four times He was prominent
in the movement to secure the holding
of the Worlds fair at Chicago and be-
lieves in the Australian ballot and civil
service reform.
Hon. s. r. Van SAINT, speaker Of the
Minnesota house, is veteran Of the
civil war, commander Of the state G.
A. r. and a man of prominence.
The speaker Of the Kansas assembly,
Hon. Charles II. Lobdell, is product Of
the state. He is ayoung man for so i'm
portant a place. as he was born in 1861,
his native place being Osawatomie,
made famous by John Brown. He comes
Of ardent free state stock, and his father
was an officer in the northern army dur
ing the civil war. The speaker is at
present resident of Dighton, Lane
county, where he has been praoticing
lawyer since 1897 In 1888 he barely,
missed nomination on the Republican
state ticket for attorney general. In 1891
he was sent to the legislature for the
first time and was a member of the ia.
NOUS Douglass house. being chairman
Of the judiciary committee.
Hon. B. F. Russell of Missouri is q
native of Oxford county, Me-, where he
was born Oct 26, 1874. He was men,
Der of the Tenth regiment of Maine in
fantry during the early part Of the civil
war and later served in the Third Mas
sachusetts cavalry. He entered the serv-
ice at 16 a private and retired first
lieutenant After he left the army he
settled in Missouri, and for three years
was schoolteacher. There he was ad-
mitted to the bar Of Texas county, but
soon after established Republican
newspaper at Salem, Dent county. In
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
ANDERSON'S RESOLUTION.

He Would Purchase the Minneapolis FIX
position Building for q Capitol.
In the house, Representative Ander-
son of Chisago county introduced reso-
luton, which passed by a large vote,
providing for committee Of seven to
inquire as to the rumor that the Mime
apolis exposition building can be &C.
cured for capitol or other state purposes.
Mr.. Anderson says that the people Of
his district are back Of the resolution,
and nobody else. st. Paul, naturally,
does not like the resolution, but was
unable to prevent it's passage. The
Hennepin delegation knew nothing of it
in ad vance Of it's introduction.
The morning session of the house was
devoted entirely to committee reports,
the introduction of resolutions and pre-
sentation of petitions. The session was
extremely dull.
Passed Several Bills.
On the calendar the fight on Repre-
sentative Parkers bill to elect township
supervisors for three years, one each
year, was renewed, but the bill pulled
through by small margin. Two other
bills were passed, one relating to the
spread of noxious weeds and the other
relating to summons by justice court.
A bakers dozen of new bills was intro
duced, mostly of local character.
In committee of the whole two hours
was spent discussing McKenney's bill to
prohibit the sale Of liquor on or within
q mile of the state fair grounds. The
bill was recommended to pass.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
'T1IHELEGISLATURE.
New Capitol Talk INDUCED
In Briefly by Both
Branches.
Mr.. ANDERS0N'S RESOLUTION.
He Favors Purchasing the Min
neapolis Exposition
Building.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 16.-Governor Clough
sent in communication to the senate
declining to send in the report of ths
capitol experts to the senate.
The governor suggests that the SEN
ate appoint committee Of not more
than Is to examine the document and
report to the senate.
Senator Reishus, who fathered the
resolution calling for the report, imme-
diately introduced another resolution
practically duplicate of his first reso.
luton, and Senator Stevens moved to
amend by appointing committee of Is
to examine the report according to the
suggestion of the governors communi-
cation. The matter was discussed at
some length and the substitute resolu-
ton was adopted. The committee will
be appointed later.
Divorce Law Amended.
The senate, after reports of commit
tees were received, went to work on the
calendar and cleared it up in short Or
der. The following bills were passed:
S. F. 40-To amend sec. 3, chap. 4, gen
eral laws of 1893, relating to election dis
tricts.
S. F. 275-To amend sec. 10, chap. 16,
statutes of 1878, relating to Intoxicating
liquors.
S. F. 271-To amend sec. 6, chap. g.,
statutes of 1878, relating to divorce. 1t
makes excessive use of drugs and mar
cotics ground for divorce.
S. r. 1910 authorize organized towns
to build fences for the purpose of prevent
ing the spreading of Russian thistle.
S. F. 2lS-To amend sec. 241 chap "a,
general statutes of 1878, to authorize Gene
terry associations to amend certificate of
organization.
S. F. 276-To legalize and validate the
detective execution of deeds, mortgages,
etc.
S. F. 1910 amend sec. Al, chap. AS.
general statutes 1885, relating to incor-
poration of villages.
S. F. 9S-To amend sec. 467 of the penal
code, relating to receiving deposits in in
solvent banks.
Discussed Election Bills.
In the afternoon the senate, in COM
mittee Of the whole, with Senator
Spencer in the chair, took up the special
order of the day, being half dozen pri-
mary election bills. INTRODUCED by sena-
tors Wyman, Ozmtn, Potter, W. r.
johnson and Masterman. After futile
attempt to send the bills to committee
the Wyman bill was taken up and dis
cussed section by section. Finally it
was agreed to send all the bills to
special committee composed of others
than the authors of the measures.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
II HUNG CHANG

Reported on the Way to Port Arthur to
Negotiate Peace.
CHEZ Foo, Feb. 18.-It is reported
that Ii Hung Chang, one of the new
Chinese peace ENJOYS, is on his way to
Port Arthur, where he is to meet ENJOYS
appointed by Japan and arrange terms
for the cessation of the war. 1t is said
here that Russia and England will offer
to mediate peace between China and
Japan. A report is also in circulation
here that the foreign representatives at
Pekin are again apprehensive of trouble,
and have ordered guards to be brought
up from their respective warships at
Tien Tsin for the protection of the lega-
tiOns,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
BURNED HER INFANTS.

Heartless Deed of Mother at CroOkston,
Mimi.
CRooKsToN, Mimi, Feb. ga case
of infanticide has come to light here. A
few days ago Mrs. Albert Peterson gave
birth to a child. After the child was
born physician was called in to attend
her, but she deceived. him as to the
cause of her illness. He was again
called and the woman confessed the
birth of child, and told him she had
nut it in the stove and burned it. She
said also that this was the second time
she had burned her baby. She claims
both children were dead when born.
The woman is now under arrest. Her
husband left her two years ago.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
THELEG|SLATURE.
A Number of Important Meas
ures Disposed Of In
the Senate.
HOUSE HELD BUT ONE SESSION.
Bills Introduced to Revise Land
Laws and to Abolish
Hanging.

OIL AOLS = 0Us TO- u0 oOA4NUO 4A0AN.
!! two sessions, the afternoon one being
unusually busy. The large number OF
bills that had accumulated on general
orders furnished lots Of work, and many
Of the bills were important. The morn
ing session witnessed the introduction
of several bills Of general interest and a
protractsd discussion over the Potter
mittee to hold all bills requiring an ap-
preparation until an omnibus appropria-
ton bill could be prepared and intro
duced. The resolution was shelved
temporarily, but further move
in the same direction is predicted for
this week. Senator Morgan introduced
stringent bill forbidding discrimina-
ton against members of labor organiza-
ton. Senator Theden proposes to pro-
hibit the employment of drinking men
by railroads and other transportation
companies. The cost of the display of
soldier boys on July 20, 1892, when sew
eral companies turned out to prevent
the Fitzsimmons-Han prize fight, ap-
peared in an appropriation bill. It was
$639.36.
Passed General Orders.
The senate accomplished an unusual
amount of work at it's afternoon ses-
sion, while in the committee Of the
whole, with Senator Masterman of
Saltwater in the chair. Three bills for
changes in the constitution were ap-
proved. One relates to the taxation OF
property of sleeping, drawing room and
parlor car companies, and telegraph and
telephone companies; another purposes
a change in the constitution relating to
the taxing of private property for public
purposes; and the third permits the in
vestment Of the permanent school fund
in county, township, city and village
bonds Of the state.
Senator McHale's bill. S. F. 1853, re-
lating to changes in the law regulating
the formation Of independent school dis
tricts, was approved. The committee
also passed Senator Dunham's S. F. POI,
which regulates the membership of the
state boards.
Bills Passed.
S. F. 160-To repeal sec. Il, general stat
utes of 1873, as subsequently amended
This repeats the law giving second trials
to ejectment cases.
S. f. TOTO amend chap. 1875, general
laws 1898, by allowing the use of liquor
license money for schools, roads, etc., in
villages. .....' '''':.. =.
S. F. 161-To legalize certain corpora
ton and to validate transfers of property
made by such corporations, made in good
faith and lacking only certain technical
requirements.
S. F. 73-To amend sec. 1, chap. 10, gen.
eral laws of 1891, relating to appropria-
tions of money made by boards of county
commissioners for repairing roads and
bridges.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
IN THE HOUSE.

No Business of Importance Transacted by
the Lower Branch.
The house distinguished itself by in
PRODUCING another batch Of bills, adopt
ing number of committee reports and
adjourning the afternoon session with
out doing any business whatever.
The pine land investigating commit
tees bill was introduced by Mr.. Staples
and ordered printed. It is complete
revision of the land laws of the state
and has been carefully prepared to pro-
tect the interests Of the state. The
country elevator law is also to be re-
vamped, and the bill under which it is
to be done was introduced by Mr..
Gibbs. DR.. Zier proposed constitu-
tional amendment providing for a
board Of pardons, and in another bill
seeks to abolish the death penalty as
punishment for murder. Twenty seven
new measures were introduced.
Met Only to Adjourn.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon
the house at once took up the calendar
and call of the house showed a bare
quorum of members present. The first
bill on the list was n. F. 148, to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors within
one mile of the state fair grounds. Mr..
Gibbs moved that the house resolve it.
self into committee Of the whole and
take up general orders.
DIR. Robillard moved to adjourn and
the motion received several seconds.
The members were surprised when the
motion was carried without the usual
debate
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Priyate O,Dell,a PLAY.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 18.-During the latter
part of January Private O'Del of the
Third regiment at Fort Smelling, was
convicted of an army offense and incar-
cerated in the guard house. Shortly
after he was placed under arrest he was
confined to his bed by illness. He was
supposed to be so weak that no guard
was thought necessary. Thursday
night he surprised everybody connected
with the hospital by disappearing. He
has not yet been captured.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Gordon Of Michigan. Adams Of Indiana.
Meyer Of Illinois. Van SAINT Of Minneso

Gordon Of Michigan. Adams Of Indiana
Meyer Of Illinois. Van SAINT Of Minnesota
A GROUP OF WESTERN SPEAKERS.
oreditable run for the speakership and
was appointed chairman Of the judiciary
committee by his successful competitor.
Hon. Joseph Cross, elected to the
speakership in New Jersey, is a resident
Of Elizabeth, man Of middle age and
q lifelong Republican. He is lawye,
by profession and has served for some
years upon the bench.
Hon. William D. Gordon, speaker OF
the Michigan house, is approaching mid.
die age. He is of almost clerical appear.
anoe, his face being clean shaven and
his collar high. He is one of the most
popular men of the state, as is shown by
the fact that he was chosen speaker by
the unanimous vote of his party col.
leagues.
Hon. Justus c. Adams Of 1ndianapo-
lis, the successful candidate for the
speakership in Indiana, is man of mid
die age who has ALWAYS been noted for
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

An Eloping Couple Held at Minneapolis on
Serious Charge.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-Sheriff F. B..
Waterman of Barron county, Wis.,, ar
rested Charles Patterson and Mrs. Ida
Warner in Minneapolis on charge of
murder in the first degree. The crime
charged is the poisoning of the woman's
10 months old daughter, Aug. s. Sus-
picion did not fasten on them till they
eloped few days after.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
SOUND OF THE GAVEL
IT IS AGAIN HEARD IN MANY STATE
CAPl1OLS.

Side Iishts on the Careers and Personal
Twelve states-They Arc Mostly Law
yers, and Ten Arc Republicans.
All things considered, the various
state legislatures have done very we'll in
the choice of men to WELD the speakers
gavel this year.
Last winter it was said that Hon.
George Won Leinengen Meyer, speaker
Of the lower house Of the Massachusetts
legislature, outranked all others in the
matter of social standing. This year it
is undoubtedly Hon. Hamilton Fish,
speaker Of the assembly of New York,
to whom this distinction is DUE But
while it is perfectly correct to speak Of
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Named After Generous Countess.

Few persons know that Huntingdon,
Pa, was named in honor of the Count
ess of Huntingdon, an eighteenth GEN.
tury great lady who did much for the
University of Pennsylvania. Provost
William Smith Of the university found
ed the little city in 1877 and gratefully
honored the university's patron in nam.
ing the new settlement
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Minnesota Humane Society.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 15.-The annual meet
ing of the Minnesota Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty will be held at
the Commercial club rooms next Tues
day at p. m. This is the 18th year Of
active work of the state society, through
whose influence and effort every hu.
name society in the state had its incep-
fi0n
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
All Right.

Miss Observation-Disclosures, I was
awfully afraid papa would forbid me to
marry Sam when he found out that he
played poker.
Mrs. Manchester-Well, your papa
made good many inquiries about Sam
and found that he nearly always wins.
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
A Good Supply.

"Oh, by the way, Henry" twittered
Mrs. Wickwire, II heard the queerest
thing on the car today. A rough looking
man who sat next to me was telling an
other one that his dog had won $50 bones
in a fight last night That will be enough
for him to gnaw on for nearly year,
won tf"-Indianapolis Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Mill Owners Assign.

MONTENEGRO, MIMI, Feb. 15.-Whit-
more Bros, of the Montevideo roller
mills, made an assignment for the bene-
fit of their creditors to the Northern
Trust company of Minneapolis. The
assets and liabilities are not yet stated.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Poverty May Preserve Peace.

Sergius Stepniak, the Russian radical,
does not believe the new car will en-
bark on great war unless he loses hia
mind. He thinks the poverty Of the EN-
uire will keep her at peace
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22

TeSeenden OF Conn. Walton OF pennsylvania
Cross of New Jersey. Fish Of New York
! GROUP OF EASTERN SPEAKERS.
Mr.. Fish as one born to social position
it should be borne in mind that he
comes honestly also by whatever polit-
ical proclivities he possesses, for he is
the son of the statesman of the same
name who was SO prominent in state
and national affairs from 1910 to 1877,
serving successfully as representative in
congress, governor Of New York, United
States senator and secretary Of state.
The present Hamilton Fish has been
prominent among New York Republic
ans for years. He is a man Of middle age
and has more than once been counted as
the leader of the antiPlatt forces,
though he is this year understood to be
in full accord with the ex-senator.
Connecticut choice for speaker, Hon.
Samuel Fessenden, known to his init
mates as Sam, an accomplished politi
clan, is big in person and right good
fellow. He is native of Maine and
was born in 1S47. He was preparing for
Harvard at the Lewiston academy when
the war broke out, but, like SO many
other youths of that period, he gave up
college for a course in the stern school
of war, entering the northern army at
II. By the time hostilities were sus-
pended he had risen to the rank of cap
tain and was serving on the staff of Gen.
eral A P. Howe. He took part in the
battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania,
Cold Harbor and Petersburg. When he
returned north, he entered the Harvard
law school, from which he was duly
graduated, was admitted to the Conneo-
ticut bar in 1869 and has since lived in
Stamford. In 1874, when he was only
28, he was elected to the state legisla-
ture and has been member of that body
more than half the time since. He has
also been states attorney of his own
county and a prominent member of both
the state and national Republican CON-
mittees.
Hon. Henry F. Walton, speaker of
Pennsylvania lower house, was born in
Stroudsburg, Pa, in 1858. but is to all
intents and purposes Philadelphia,
since he was taken to that city, when q
mere child, by his parents and has re-
sided there ever since. His education
was obtained in the public schools, but
he was given the advantage of private
tutors as we'll When he was old enough
he began the study Of law in the Office
Of Wayne MaoVeagh and George Tucker
Bispham. In 1884 he was made an as
sistant to the city solicitor and held the
place till 1890, when he was elected to
the legislature. In 1899 he made very
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Senate Reiects Campbell.

+. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The senate in
executive session has rejected the NOM
ination of William M. Campbell to be
United States marshal of Minnesota.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
Almost . Hint,

He-What would you do if I were to
give you kiss?
She-I'd call for mamma to come
(After a pause) She went out shopping
awhile ago and hasn't got back yet
Texas Siftings.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22

Smith of Texas Upton of Tennessee.
GROUP OF SOUTHWESTERN SPEAKERS
1875 he purchased the Crawford Mirror
and has continued its publication to the
present time He was first elected to
the legislature in 1892
Hon. John A. Upton, the new speaker
in the lower house in Tennessee, is one
Of the few Democrats to WELD speak
er's gavel this year. His family is Of
great prominence in west Tennessee,
and this is apparent from the fact that
his place of residence is the town of Tip
ton, Upton county. He is 38, received
his education at the University Of Ten
nessee and read law in the office of
Humphrey R. Bate of Upton county.
Mr.. Tipton's first legislative experience
was gained in 1891, when he was elect
ed ''f1oater" for Haywood and Upton
and served with distinction as chairman
of the house committee on corporations.
The next year he was chosen "foater"
for five counties, was defeated in his
candidacy for the speakership, but was
made chairman of the committee Oh
elections and one Of the prosecutors in
the Dubose Impeachment case. Last
fall he was elected representative
proper from Upton county.
Hon. s. s. Smith, elected speaker in
Texas, is a Democrat, Of course, and a
very popular man, and Hon. William
Won Leininger Meyer, the reelected
speaker of the Massachusetts, house, is
Republican.
Hon. G. L. Richards, speaker of the
Nebraska house, is native of Wood
stock, Ills, graduate Of the University
of Illinois and Of the Union College Of
Law in Chicago. His election to the
speakership was by unanimous vote of
the Republicans in the house.
Hon. William s. Edwards. speaker
Of the lower house in West Virginia, is
tho first Republican chosen to that posi-
ton in that state for many years.
To each and every one Of these gen.
tlemen the reader will no doubt join me
in extending the heartiest congratula-
tons. CHARLES APPLRBEE.