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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-30

vicinity of Belize We were away ack
just off the coast of 1ucatan opposite
Cape San Antonio, Cuba We worked
along down the coast and the etn day
out we sighted the "Breakwater. and
hosting our distress signals she hove
to and after inQuiring our trouble gave
US a line and lowed us back here to
New Orleans, after having been out
just ten days. You understand by her
picking US up that we ala NOT get
aboard her. nor did she furnish US with
any supplies-simply threw US a naw-
long, which we made fast TO our boat,
ger about one hundred and nifty yards
and that was as near as we could ses
TO her. and when we got into the river
past the jetties we let go the line ana
run OBJ to the wharf. 100 miles, under
our own steam. and with the modern
cylinder head still on.
As I said before, the women folks
have had enough for the present, ana
have gone back up north MI MOTT
and myself are still here. out expect
to get off tomorrow on the same snip:
She had a thorough overhauling and
don't think we will be troubled with
any more break downs.
The Clearwater of the Royal Mail
line. and the vessel upon which we
came up on our last trip, was struck
by lightning during the same storm
and lost one Of her masts ana two or
the wings OF her propeller, and she has
been laid up here for repairs. The
'Breakwater" only wanted $4,000 Tor
towing us up. The captain thought
that pretty high and believe they are
going to let the courts decide what
would be a reasonable amount. We
have had splendid opportunity OF
taking in New Orleans and though II
has been a forced vacatio and entir-
ely against our plans and wishes. still
We have had to make the best OF 1t, and
can only say that I'VE are glad we are
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SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS.

Ten room house on College Hill, fit
ted with all modern Improvements,
splendid out buildings. plenty OF fruit.
ornamental trees and shrubs, cost 10
build $4,000. VIII lease TO good tenant
for three years.
Brick house, four rooms-Sl50.
Good six room house, we'll located
$500.
Two houses. four rooms each. good
repair on North Topeka, well located,
each-S500.
Good four room house on y. Fourth
$500.
House. three rooms. in good repair.
newly painted. shade trees, 30 feet front
in West Wichita, convenient 10 bust
ness-S250.
House. four rooms, good repair. new
" painted inside and out. new kitchen,
30 feet front. well located on the West
Side. with southeast eXpoSure-$300.
Livery barn, store buildings, build
incs suitable for manufacturing pur-
poses and numerous dwellings located
in all parts Of the city. for rent or sale.
Call on me in the Kansas National
bank room, corner Main and Douglas.
c. L. DAVIDSON.
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EIKEMEN TO TURN OUT.
The Original Hook and Ladder Company
will March with Truck.

a week or more ago a representative
of the city council of Saltwater came
here and purchased the original hook
ana ladder truck of Wichita, the first
one of the kind brought west of Tope-
ka. Owing to the friendship which
Wichita has entertained for Okla homa
the council requested Chief Walden to
have it neatly painted at the expense of
the city before shipping it to Still
water. In a short time it will be ready
for shipment, and Chief Walden is
making an effort to have it pulled
through Main street and Douglas
avenue by the original fire company of
Wichita. or as many as are left of
them. Charles Phillips, bookkeeper for
the Dold Packing house, Charles H.
Hatton, the present judge of the police
court, George Ma tthews. the rain
maker and Dick Cogdell are among
the survivors and il is thought upon in
vestigatiOn that a few more will he
found. This hook and ladder truck has
been in Wichita twenty-three years.
and the first time it was on duty was
the night of the fire on Main street,
when Winner and NcNutt, the men re-
Gently released from the penitentiary.
burned their paint shop with the man
that was in it to get a life insur-
ance.
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IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS.
Wells-FargO Company Did Immense Bust
ness Last Month.

Last month the business Of the Wells
Fargo Express company was the larg-
est ever done in the city. This is an in
dicaton of the commercial prosperity
emphasized in these columns SO fire.
quently of late. 1t speaks volumes for
Wichita for there is no better index of
a city's trade than the business done
by the common carriers.
The company has now one OF the
incest offices in the city. four doors east
of the Eagle office. It is as pretty as a
bank, with departments for the cash
Ter, route agent, and other employees
all enclosed with wire netting and
some freight department
The company moved on account or a
better location and in this respect they
could not have made betted selection
than the present location.
The following Is list Of the staff of
the company in this office: A: T.
Payne, route agent; C. n. Campbell.
agent: L. 3. McCausland, cashier: G..
B. Reynolds. o. H. clerk: w. D. Nc
Ferran. w. 3. Clerk: ]. NJ. Fleming,
night clerk; A. n. McVicar. ]. NJ.
Bottom, E. c. Auchmboody, deliverymen.
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word at a time and remembered
them nearly all"
HE seems to be very bright child;
can you account for his way of learn
ing and why it seems to come natural
10 him to read?"
No; I suppose / can not account for
that exactly
Did you read and study a good deal
shortly before Richmond was born Mrs.
Benn?'
Mrs. Benn hesitated at this question,
but finally said:
Yes, / did. I had read Dickens
works, but took notion to read them
again, and L read them great deal,
and became wonderfully interested in
David Copperfield and Oliver Twist,
more particularly than in the other
books that / read. / think / became
more interested in books about that
time than ] had ever done before
Mrs. Benn talked of her child and
it was plainly to be seen that she eX-
poets that he will make a very bright
man if he lives long enough to become
a man.
When spoken 10 about his wife's read
ing. Mr.. Benn admitted that he thought
that that had a great deal 10 do in
forming the disposition 70 his boy. He
said that his wife when reading OF
some Of Dickens characters had talked
W Hiiil- anu tOiu MIN lndI she Ndu Sill
cerely desired and rayed that her child
might have A clear mind and strength
of character 70 resist the evil and live
a pure life.
James McDaniels of Chicago. mil
liOnair, learned of this remarkable
Wichita boy through a friend. and he
wrote to Mr.. Benn and asked the privi-
ledge of educating him and giving him
all the opportunity of becoming great
scholar. Mr.. Benin says it is too early
TO think of that and that he does not
know that he will ever send his boy TO
a regular school. He thinks Richmond
could learn what is usually considered
a years course in three weeks.
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THEY NAMED THE DAY.
Populists Will Hold Convention Two Day
Before Democrats.

The Pople's Party county committee
met yesterday and called county con-
<ention of their party for July 9, two
days before the Democratic convention
This was as SO frequently predicted in
these columns.
The committee of Democrats APP
pointed by the Haymaker caucus went
before the Populist committee and pre-
scented their claims but the Populists
did not bother much with them and, OF
course, rejected their claims The
Democrats wanted TO name their part
Of the fusion ticket but the Pops said
they could not and would not allow
such a thing. They said they would
put up a ticket with some Democrats
and expected them TO endorse it or let
is alone as thew saw fit.
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FUN AT THE PARK.
Old Soldiers and Their Wives to Celebrate
the Fourth.

In the rush for fun and recreation on
the Fourth, people should not forget
the old soldiers celebration at Griswold
park. 1t will be one of the greatest
attraction of the day, as can be seen
from the following program:
Assembly" will sound at 1880 a. m.
Opening address by Commander Mar
tin.
Declaration of Independence.
Music by band.
Short patriotic and appropriate adj
dresses by Judge Balderston, Judge
Hatton, Colonel Hallowell, Captain
Papes. Sons of Veteran, Mrs. La Paz.
district president of L. a. S., and others
Son by quartette.
Dinner. CA la basket)
AFTERNOON.
Go as you please" free for all.
Band concert.
Free seats, free swings, free ham,
mocks.
Boat riding in Little River.
Fire crackers and fun.
Lemonade, ice cream, cake, candies,
etc, served by ladies of w. r. c.
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WILL HAVE 4 TIME.
Travelling Nen to Have a Glorious Old
Fourth Entire Nous.

The commercial travellers who will
be fortunate enough 10 be in Wichita
on July the Fourth Will have occasion
10 doubly appreciate the great boon.
the Declaration Of Independence Is TO
the hard worked and weary mankind
of these United States of America
Wichita Council. No. 50, the most -four
ishing organization of commercial trav-
elers in the west, viii give their annual
picnic in the beautiful lawn At the resi-
dence OF Mr.. WILDER +. Stout The
picnic VIII be an enter nous affair for
the travelling men, their wives and their
families. Is well as all visiting travel
ing men in the city who viii be well
come 10 the picnic and treated To that
royal hospitality for which the Wich-
lta commercial travellers are noted.
The picnic will be enlivened by
high grade OF oratoTy. The travelling
men have four or five silver tongues
in view for that DAY but il has not Yet
been decided which one Of them Will
speard inspiration for them. Either
one OF them VIII make speech that
viii be rare treat. OratoTy Will not
be the only feature by a good deal
There VIII be fine orchestra present.
dance platform will be provided and
the cavaliers Of the raod and their
wives and Sweethearts viii trip the
light fantastic toe 10 their hearts de-
light And that is not all There viii
be a blaze Of fireworks il the evening,
the like Of which is rarely seen al a
private picnic and celebration in the
west The heavens viii be Illuminated
and they won't have TO stand on the
crowded streets 10 see il either. on
the contrary. the Knights OF the Road
can sit with their wives under the trees.
see their delighted children prance al
over the lanw and watch the lightning
pierce the air in ease and comfort
Then again there Will he well filed
baskets OF chickens. 6eyiIed ham. sand
witches and a dozen other palatabls
things 10 add 10 the pleasure OF the
day and evening. In short the BOYS
will have a time that will make the
average individual sad because he did
not h..cnr,l.a q Travelling man
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A BATTLING GOOD TINE.
Big Preparations HcinE Made for the Hays
vile Picnic.

Mr.. Phillips, city ticket agent and Mr.
Duncan travelling passenger agent of
the Rock Island are hustling like nail
ors for the big picnic that will be given
at Hayesvilie on July +. They will run
nine trains TO the beautiful grove dur
ing the day at a nominal fare and there
will be provided for the guests a line
of enjoyments never eXcelled in the
vicinity of Wichita. \ band of mu-
sic VIII be at the grove nd people can
dance and enjoy themselves in many
depart at an early hour and return in
season to witness the fireworks in WITCH
ita at night
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SAD ACCIDENT AT WASHINGTON.
Robert Phillips. Formerly OF this City was
KiIlek at the Capital.

Yesterday the sad news was receiv-
ed in this city of the death OF Roert
(Bob) Phillips at Washington during
the week. Mr.. Phillips was putting on
a cornice over a bow window in one of
the high buildings on Twelfth street,
when the scaffold under them gave way
and precipitated them. Mr.. Phillips
and a Mr.. Davis, to the ground. kill
ng them almost instantly. Mr.. Philips
leaves a wife and three children He
lived here until about two years ago,
when times got dull in building. He
was we'll known here. and had a host
of friends, being a splendid citizen and
a. good alI-round man.
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HOUSES AND LANDS
For Sale for Cash.
( or safe GA. Time.
For safe Oit IHSf6i[UPRt Plan

To trade for stocks of merchandise or
anything else that can be converted
into money. Western land clear of in
cuubrance to trade for city property.
Now is the time to get home. All
farm products are advancing in value.
Real estate will have its turn next and
when il is too late You will be telling
what YOU could have done il you had
only bad the nerve.
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T57hR0endo L

No business can be thoroughly successful without
the cordial cooperation of its customers and no coop
GRAFTON can be cordial without confidence. There is
confidence displayed in every purchase made in this
store-no faering hesitating; there is halfway
business about it-no lukewarmness toward single
feature of this great houseu of goods It's confidence
cordiaity, prices and goods-a combination that
makes winning hand.
Among efforts to please during the first week in
the month we offer the following:
One thousand yards children and misses Hemstitch-
ed Embroidered FlOuncingS, worth about SOC common
ly but Monday the price changed lSc for the day
only. They in north window today.
Three thousand five hundred yards Printed Anine
Siverees, fast colors, elegant patterns. You'd
yourself if you'd see them in window today. WE'LL
the price is &c. and its banner bargain
Less than hundred Flint Glass Lemonade Pitch
ers made sell at 35c crockery price lis These
pitchers good and strong stout handles and
large size Our tOmorrOws price 15c Better come
early if you want without fail
This is the way our Carpet room window card reads:
Extra Super Strictly All Wool Lowell Ingram Carpet
Remnants Sale Monday at 25c each. Length of
Pieces from II to 1t Yards" We have just 200 rem
napts, and this is annual remnant feast They
come in handy for rugs carriage mats and any place
about the house. Better attend the sale It's like find
ing them.
Carriage Parasols, to keep off the rain and hot SUM-
Many kinds and every kind cheaper than doing with
out. On special sale tomorrow.
We have 5000 good size Flags and on the morning
of the Fourth beginning at o'clock, will distribute
them free 5000 little girls and boys who will form in
the front of our store This everybodys little
folks
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ALDERMAN SAWYER IN A DESERT.
After Crossing it He Runs Across Two
Wichita Men Placer Mining.

j. X. Sawyer is back from the deserts
and mountains of Utah. He Travelled
over a great desert south of Salt Lake
City for three days on horseback and
finally rounded UP in the grand canyon
of the Colorado. 125 miles from a rail-
road track He was on the scent for
gold and what was his surprise TO find
at a glacer mine in California two bro
Tiers named Mitchell who ran a restau
rant on East Douglas avenue. The
Mitchels are glacer mining and take
out about $500 per month.
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Frank Greer editor of the Guthrie
Capital, and one of the brightest edi-
tors of the many bright men in the
profession in Oklahoma, was in the city
last night and called TO see the machines
in the Eagle office. He said that Okla
homa had a fine rain during the past
few days which greatly enhanced the
prospects for corn and other crops in
Oklahoma.
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j. FLETCHER

Still leads in low prices for the best
groceries. The people OF Wichita and
vicinity have learned that IL is cheaper
to pay CASH for what they eat than
to buy on credit and pay for what some
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J,N. .svuu'
u j

After the surrender of Camp Jackson
Sweeny remained at the camp until 2
p. m., when the last of the captured
property was removed to the arsenal.
On the evening of the same day, May
IL, 1861, Sweeny received the
FOLLOWING ORDER
from Lyon to assume command of the
troops in st. Louis:
The officers commanding the U. S. Reserve
Corps will recognize Capt. Sweeny rs empowered
TO give directions for the movement of troops
in st. Louis for the present.
N. LYON, Captain, I'd Inf, commanding.
ST. LOUIS ARSENAL May IL, 1861.
This order was given in anticipation
Of an attack by the Secessionists Oh the
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preliminaries with Maj. Wood. Gen Frost's
Aid-dc- Camp, in regard TO the officers wearing
their side arms and private property being re-
spected, / marched i'll with my battalion of
Regulars and took formal possession of Camp
Jackson.
went up and shook hands with Frost, with
whom / was well acquainted, and some of his
officers whom i knew and told him what my
instructions were. Frost seemed glad to see
me, and said:
"Sweeny if you and your Regulars were not
here to day there would be bloody work. My
men have no personal feeling against the Regu-
lars" ] then established a chain of sentineIs
around the camp, and the Secession boys
marched ont as prisoners of-war
Soon after they lett camp and got down
among the volunteers the firing commenced
which resulted in the death of over 90 persons.
There is no doubt at all in my mind that the
whole thing was brought on by the mob assault
ing the soldiers.
remained at the camp until the next day,
when brought iniall the captured property.
regiment of the Home Guards, while
marching to their arnory from the arsenal the
next day, were attacked by the mob and some
six eight persons killed. The organization
is called the U. S. Reserve Corps and con-
sists of five regiments of 1000 men each,
and is becoming q very efficient body. The
officers of the brigade have unanimously elected
mo their Brigadier General, and wish me to
retain the position as long as they remain in
the service. i have also command of my
COMPANY. =
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MAN OF RESOURCE.

had his men (40 unassigned recruits in
all*) prepared for valiant fight and re-
sistance, and beyond the walls of his
garrison there were over FIVE hundred
5000 Union guards keeping holy vigil
over the passing hours. The night
passed away, however, without any dis
turbance, although unusual activity pre-
vailed until late hour in the Head
quarters of the (rebel) minute men.
The threatened attack was postponed,
and the favorable hour was lost forever" !"
On Feb. 6, 1861, a company of Regu-
lars, numbering 80 men, all we'll disci-
plined veteran soldiers, arrived at the
Arsenal, from Fort Riley, under the
command of Capt. Nathaniel Lyon, ID
Inf.
Sweeny and Lyon were intimate
friends, both members of the same regi-
ment cd Inf, and had served together
in the Mexican war and in California.
Lyon was the senior of Sweeny by one
year-Iyon was born in 1919; Sweeny
in 1920. A native Of Connecticut, he
graduated from the Military Academy
at West Point in 1841, was appointed a
Lieutenant in the I'd Inf, and was or
dered to Florida, where be engaged in
the latter part of the Florida war. He
served with great credit in the Mexican
war, distinguishing himself by his great
bravery.
Gen. Sherman, who knew Lyon init
mately, having graduated in the same
class with him at West Point, was in
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greatly increased since the Camp Jackson
affair. and the weather here is as hot as blazes.
j hope you will TAX these facts into considera-
tion as an extenuation of my offense.
On the morning OF the 10th OF May last, we
took it into our heads to pay Camp Jackson an
official visit, to il we couldn't induce our
friends there to accompany US to the arsenal.
as they had been threatening so long to come
there any way, whether we liked it or not.
We moved out in three columns by different
routes, my column marching through Laclede
avenue. and made our calculations so we'll that
there was not 10 minutes difference between
the arrival of the first and of the last column,
though the camp was fully seven miles from the
arsenal, and the day very warm. / was
TIE FIRsTSOS THE GROUND,
and halted just opposite the camp. In few
moments afterwards the heads of the other
columns appeared. Lyon rode up to me and
said:
"Sweeny, IL their batteries opon upon you.
deploy your leading company as skirmishers.
charge on the nearest battery and take it,"
We had the camp surrounded before they
knew what we were about. / had two COM
panes of Regulars under my command. and
had given them orders to deploy as skirmish-
ers the moment the enemy's batteries opened,
and take them at tho point Of tho bayonet.
Lyon rode with me at the head Of my column,
and we halted, sent summons TO Gen. Frost
to surrender. and gave him half All hour to
make up his mind. ! lit cigar and
waited.
Some of their cavalry rode close mp to my
position. there being only a fence between us,
and halted there for some time. This COM
rany was commanded by the now celebrated
Emmett Mcdonald, who has achieved consider
able notoriety by taking an oath never to cut
his hair until the Confederate States are
acknowledged, and | have since ascertained
that his intention 10 cut his way through
our lines. but after careful reconnaissance of
my position he left. with the intention, sup
pose of finding better opening.
In speaking of it afterwards to some friends,
he remarked that he and his men had fully
made up their minds to run the gauntlet, but
when they saw that one-armed follow" /"
their own words) "cooly smoking o cigar,
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your brave army are felt by the whole
country. ] trust your achievement is
but a precursor of a series of successes
which may rebound to the glory and
honor of yourself and the country"
During the engagement in Galveston
Bay the L. s. S. Westfeld was unfortu-
pately run aground and blown up to
prevent her falling into the hands of the
Confederates. In the explosion, which
was evidently premature, Capt. Rem
shaw, her commander, and several Of her
crew were killed. The depth of water
in Galveston Bay was not sufficient for
the proper handling of our vessels, and
this fact contributed very largely to the
success Of the Confederates.
The captured steameD Harriet Lane
was built during the Administration of
President Buchanan, and named after
his niece She was a handsome side
wheel steamer of 619 tons. Six guns.
In 1858 she was attached to the Para
quay expedition, under Capt. John
Faunce. In the early part of the civil
war she was attached to the Potomac
fotilla.
In January, 1862, she was assigned
to the Gulf Squadron, under Commander
ID. ID. Porter, who had charge of a di-
vision in Farragut's fleet at the battle of
the forts on the Lower Mississippi in
April, 1862 The surrender of Forts
jackson and st, Philip took place on
board that vessel April %, 1862.
AFTER HER CAPTURE
by the Confederates she was fitted out
as a blockade runner, and afterward lost
at sea,
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CAPTURE OF THE HARRIET LANE.

ST. Louis in 1861 and describes seeing
him running about with his hair in
the wind, his pockets full of papers,
wild and irregular, but knew him to
be man of vehement purpose and of de-
termined action. | saw, of course, that
it meant business, but whether for ofense
or defense j did not know"
About the time of