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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15

bed now reposes in front of the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Speer. He was working in
the Kansas Tribune office at the time
and slept in the office the night before
the massacre The following morning
he was using the press for some purpose
when the fiends Of Quantrel raided the
little city and with gun and saber and
torch turned the city into grave yard
and an ash pile. The Office of the Tri-
bune was attacked, Colonel Murdock
ran out the back door and slid down
into a well, John Speer's son was killed
and the building reduced to cinders. In
due time Mr.. Speer took the bed Of the
old press from the ashes and ruins and
has kept il since as a souvenir Of the
most terrible act in the drama Of Kan
sas' history.
That slab Of metal, If it could speak,
could a tale unfold. 1t left its impress
for ever in the history of the state, for
many copies of both the Conservative
and the Tribune have been preserved.
These two papers, perhaps, spoke loud
er for liberty than any two papers ever
published. With tongues Of fire they
spoke for the freedom of a state from a
slavery that stood forth for years, after
independence, freedom and equality had
been proclaimed, as the only dark spot
in new civiliZation-a civilization that
has since made every man an uncrown-
ed sovereign.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
ON THE MARKET AGAIN
MIR. Mcnamara Gets a Touch of Prosperity
in Real Earnest


Mr.. j. j. Mcnamara packed his grip
againn yesterday and hied himself off
10 New York with a broad smile on his
face. A reporter for the Eagle met hin,
at the depot and learned something
about his trip. His first word was
prosperity" that magic word that is
now giving new life and vigor to the
Industrial and hence the commercial
world. 1t is something unusual for a
merchant to go twice TO the markets in
one season. but Mr.. Mcnamara. in his
genial manner, said: 81 will go ten
times If | find it necessary for the hen
eilt OF my customers. l am making un-
usual preparations for the holiday bus
mess, and as my customers want the
latest and best OF everything. I deem,
ed 1t advisable to see the importers my
self and make my own selections. !
viii not only buy winter goods, but I
want 10 place orders for spring goods
also. The early bird catches the worm,
You know, and if l place my orders
early l will be the first in the field in
the spring. BY ordering early you get
the best OF everything"
Under the leadership of Mr.. McNa-
mara, his house has attained wonderful
success, but he does not take all the
credit for it by any means. II have
The cooperation" he said, "of one or
the finest and most faithful corps OF
statesmen, salesladies and clerks of any
house in the west"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
THE CLUTCHES.

st. Johns Episcopal church. corner of
Third and Topeka avenue-Services at
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Morning subject:
Wealth and Machinery as Factors in
Christian Progress" Music by the
quartette choir. Offertory by mixed
quartette. Evening music by the robed
choir with offertory solo by Nathaniel
Vincent OF Kansas City. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m. Young Peoples services at
$50 p. m. The beautiful service of in
faRt baptism during the morning serv-
ice. All cardiaily invited to be present.
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Fletch-
er block, 112 West Second street-Sery-
ices at 0:20 a. m, to which all are cor
aially invited. Christian Science read
ing room open every "Wednesday from
TO p. m. Inquirers are invited to call.
Brown Memorial Reformed church,
corner OF South Topeka avenue and
Lewis street-Services by the pastor
Bruce Griffith, at IL a. m. and 7:S0 p. n.
Sunday school at 10 a. m Young peo-
PIES meeting al $50 p. m. Everybody
welcomed.
Services OF the First Baptist church
for Sunday are as follows: Regular
preaching services at IL O'Clock a. m.
and at 7;30 p. m, by the pastor. Rev. c.
II. Warenam. =. Y. p. L. Bible class at
$50 a. m. Sabbath school al 10 a. N.
3. Y. p. L. prayer meeting at $50 p. m.
and regular prayer meeting OF the
church on Thursday evening at 80 p.
m. All are very cordially invited 10
these meetings.
The closing services Of the internation-
al week OF prayer VIII be conducted by
the Rev. c. Z. Bradt this Sunday after
noon az in Association auditorium. Al
men should hear him.
Library Hall nleeting-Lecture a.
Library Hall AT p. m. Subject: The
Evolution OF Man" General discussion
by the audience. Everybody invited.
J. X. Newbury viii occupy tae pulpit
of the Lincoln street Presbyterian church
al IL o'clock today.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15

Regular Semi-Aunual Reunion Promises to
be . Grea: Event-Big Gathering OF
Masons is Expected From all Over the
Eouthwest-Fine Classic Music Will be
Feature-They Will 60 From Labor to
RefreshDeut Thursday Evening ana
VIII Devote . Night to Oratory and
Good Cheer-Proeram In Full.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15

After a iolg summer vacation the Y.
". c. 4 wishes % snnounce 20 those
wishing 70 avail themselves of the priv
iieges of the physical department.. etast
on Monday evening, Nov. l6. e. 5 0'cOck.
VIII occur ne opening e tae Ss1io-
classes Otasr class nights VII bs On
wednesday and Friday Evenings. The
gymnasium HEi BE- open 70 visitors On
Wednesday and Saturday evenings ara
81 oihs- times vlstsors shall - admitted
only by special permission.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
OPENING MUSICAL RECITAL
Wichita Musical Club Gives Hts Initial
Winter Recital

The first recital of the instrumental
department of the Wichita Musical CLUB
was held yesterday at the club rooms in
the city building. a fine program was
rendered and the expressions of those
present We're very complimentary. The
piano solo by Mrs. Higginson was beau
tifully executed and worthy the praise
so generously given.
Mrs. T. w. Bentley sang Mas
cheroni's For All Eternity in a very
pleasing manner, her voice being very
pure and sweet. The ladies' chorus rem
dered two numbers very sweetly, espe-
cially the selection 'Stars of the Sum-
mer Might" which was very beautiful,
indeed.
These recitals will be continued every
two weeks during the winter. and the
fact that Mrs. Bentley is the director or
this department viii insure those who
attend rare musical treat. Yesterdays
program is given in full below:
Chorus-"At Eventide 1t Shall be Light"
From Gaul's Holy City.)
Wichita Musical club.
Piano solo-Romanze, Op. 2S, No.2
900. ............ ..........Scnumann
Miss Clark.
Solo-'For All Eternity" ..Mascheroni
Mrs. f. ". Bentley.
Piano solo-(a) Mazurka, Op. 2S, No.
2...... ..........-.. CHOPIN
(b) Elfin Dance, Op. y, No.
.......... ............. ....... .Grieg
Miss Leper.
Quartette-"The Lord is My Shep-
nero ...---.-.. .-....,.-- schubert
Mesdames Bentley, Keck, Childe, and
Miss Clark.
Piano solo-Impromptu, Op. 142. No.
Miss Higginson.
soO4O-<tiid
Miss Larimer.
Piano duet-Quintette (Movement)
-. ................... Schumann
Mesdames Hays and Hgginsin.
ChoruS-"StarS of the Summer
Night" .......... West
Wichita Musical club.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
RELIC OF HOT TINES
1t Went Through War and is Now Serving
for Step

When the visitor to the home of Con-
ductor William Speer gets out of his
carriage he steps upon something that
has history He steps upon step of
steel or iron and if he looks at it he will
notice this inscription in bold face let
ters: Relic OF Quantrel's Massacre at
Lawrence, Kansas, Aug. u, 1863
The step is the bed OF the hand press
tnat Nas used by John Speer in print
ing the Kansas Tribune. one OF the
most aggressive papers in the pioneer
history OF bleeding Kansas. 1t was
bought by Mr.. Speer from the state his
forian, Daniel Webster Wilder, who was
then publishing the Conservative Its
place in that Office was supplied by the
first power press that was brought TO
Kansas.
Colonel Murdoch, editor of the Eagle.
was the last man 10 use the press whose
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
T>aaz2mzxzaymzx
Harvest Time in the Cloak Stock

and we're reapng the legitimate results of careful fore
thought cash buying and late selections. Fix firmly in
your mind this garment section of ours when you are
ready to buy Not garment leaves this department
but has sterling value in every conceivable way And
tomorrow we grandly ready for another week of
Cloak Jacket and Cape selling with new arrivals for
ladies' misses and children. Choice values at $3.50,
$3.50 and 81
There is plain truth in the remark that the most
complete line of Black Dress Goods and Black Silks are
to be found here both in plain fabrics and novelties
and more than that, content to stop alone at
the largest line but take another step and quote lowest
prices all kinds and styles of Dress Goods.
This is to be Linen week, and invite you to a
banquet of rich things in this department. with many
prices TO meet your appreciation
There is undeniable comfort in Comfortables nova
days if they be of the friendliest to sleep We
have the proper comfortable kinds and very special
value is lined with pure cotton. soft and fluffy and
warm enough for the Arctic regions
Then following Comforts comes Underwear.
What windowful of 25c values for ladies! And We
say you can find better article in town for quar-
ter you have our sincere apology.
Our Carpet department is going along, keeping
step with the increasing good times and this week the
low prices will quote on floor coverings will be a
record breaker for this store
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The work in the various degrees viii
be in charge Of Cnas. VI. Jones. Sc; Thos.
C. Fitch, 32; Henry Wallenstein, 81; J..
Giles Smith, 3s; z. E. Bleckiey, 80; Ed
ward Goldberg. 80.
The musical program viii be under the
| direction of Henry w. Huffman. who VIII
have full corps Of musicians present -
aid in the Interpretation Of the degrees.
and 10 add 10 the entertainment and
spiri. of the meeting. The Consissory
Male ouartette. several solOists and Or
chestral accompanies and solos viii ap-
pear in the various numbers
The banquet VIII De under the charge
Of Nicholas Steffen, %. the well known
caterer. The following committee viii
have charge OF the entertainment inc
dent to the banquet evening:
W. II. Anawail. 81. Ch2s. ". Carey, 81.
o. d. Barnes, -. Il. E Case. D.
Ben L. Eaton, %. c. r. Fulton, 80.
s. Ray Oliver, 32 Jas. D. Dean, 81
Geo. P. Dold. 81 A. c. Husey, 81
The following committee on fraternal
and knightly courtesy WIFI give attention
10 the accommodation and entertainment
of visiting members and guests during
! the meeting:
H. c. Loomis, SO. p E Torrington, 80
Jas. H. Mccall, %. S. r. Busser, 32
A. K. Wilson. 50. a. r. Glazier, %.
Edo Hayes, g. Jos c. Post, 81.
L. G. Whittier. So. II. L. Gordon, 90.
Geo P. Bush, g. w e. Brown, 81.
Geo. c. Purdue, %. s II. Horner, 32.
T. J. Eaton, 81 Geo. L. Pratt, SO.
Z. B. Marchant, 90. VI. ]. Puett, 81.
j. +. Behrend. 32 G. 5. Hartley, 32.
d. r. Fuller, 3D. J. ". Hutchins. %.
6. F. Hayden, %. P. G. Walton. 81.
Edward Vail, 3. Frank s. Peck, 81
H. W. Gleason, 80. 4 VI. Goidstandt, s.
Albert Hess, 80. H. " Walt. 81
A. c. Jobes, 50. F r. Dyer, 81
VIM. \. Reed, Sc. Jno. s. Lang, 50.
z. P Greer, SO. W. E. Huffman. 3d.
Jas. II. Black. So. D. a. Mitchell. %.
Henry c. Sluss, 81.
A large number of candidates is al
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
NO EXCUSE

for not buying wringer when you buy for the
next three DAYS $500 wringer for s1l9 The whole
sale price these wringers is $500 per dozen. We
only have 100 of these wrngers in stock do not de
Law until it is too late. Not more than wringer
sold to any party These the best grade of goods
and snap % dozen granite basins at less than cost
to reduce our stock sold everywhere for CSC TO 50c for
three davs on sale for 1Sc each See south window
Big reduction on our whole stock.
MCKNyGHT"C IAO NJ MAIN
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
'EASED TO EXIST
.fNRY B0LTB OF THIS CITY SUI
OIDES YESTERDAY MORNING.

- Physical Weakness, Coupled With
Great Mental Depression. Leads Him to
Commit the Deed-Coolly Walks Into
His Barn, Loads His Revolver, Tries 1t
and Presses the Triggcr-Death Gomez
Almost InstantIy-HisS Son the First One
to Arrive After the Shot,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
Card OF Thanks.

We wish 70 express our thanks 20 the
friends and neighbors who 30 kindly as
sisted US during the recent Illness and
death of our mother, especially tbs
choir OF 81. PauFs church, f0r thei.
services.
Mr.. AND MRS. II. L DEwIVG.
and family.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
Cured

are the only pills 20
take With Hoods SaE-
saoariilz-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15

a large number Of candidates is al
ready assured, and the reunion viii be
one OF the most successful in the history
OF the Rite in the VALLEY of Wichita.
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may safely be affirmed that no COM
plexity or subtlety of thought Is posi-
Bile without words upon which usage
has conferred precise and definite
meanings, so that they are understood
in the same sense by all who have leg
itimate occasion to employ them, If
we conceive the idea of a dumb phil
osopher, who occupies himself in abb
struse thinking, it would be necessary
for him to invent some symbols by
which the gradations of his thought
could be pictured to his own mind; and,
when the philosopher is not dumb, such
symbols are supplied by the words
which enable him to convey his
thoughts to others and receive theirs in
return. An agricultural peasant may be
man of great natural acuteness; but,
as long as he is restricted to the peas
ants vocabulary of two or three hun
dred words, there would be no channel
through which it would be possible to
convey to his intelligence great num-
Der of facts and doctrines which are
familiar to better educated people. 1t
would be hardly possible for example,
to make him understand the unadul-
atory theory of light and the conse-
quences which flow from 1t, although
his natural capacity might be quite
equal to the task.London Times.
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encouraging reports. He passed thir-
ty-five days in the Lower Congo, and
While there sought information from no
less than 800 Europeans, all Of whom,
he says, confirmed his own estimate Of
the natural resources and riches OF the
region. He went as far as the valley
of the Inkissi, and tells of the rapid
advance of the works in connection
with the railroad When asked con-
corning the truth of the statement
made lately by Mr.. Parminter regard
ing the cruelties inflicted upon the ma
tives by agents of the state, he replied
that in districts where only one or two
whites We're in control of some hun
dreds Of blacks, ready to seize the first
opportunity to murder those in author
ity, the Europeans We're compelled at
times to use their revolvers to save
their lives, 1t was probable, he added,
that atrocities had been committed
here and there in isolated cases He
maintained, however, that the state ex-
ercised as strict and careful a supervi-
sion as could be expected in the cir
cumstanceS OF the immense value and
success of the Congo State as a COM
mercial enterprise he entertains no
doubt whatever, and the reasons for
his faith will be published soon in q
book which he is preparing. At the
same time he admits that the climate
is fatal tc' Europeans and gives q pa
thetic account of the wretched physical
condition of the state agents with
whom he came in contact.
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my WI ERE.

Mrs Benham-"Where shall we sit in
church next year,"
Benham-'I don't care; I'm getting
so 1 can sleep anywhere. New York
Journal.
Murray-"Did the wedding come off
right" Hill-'Not exactly. Travers
got mixed up and said he'd protect the
bride in sickness and wealth. "-Phila-
delphia North American.
Mrs Rich. the millionaire-"But you
are asking a good deal; she is my only
child" Supplicant-'You don't sup
pose I haven't thought all that out long
ago?''-Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Goodman-"My little man, when
was your age I didn't smoke in the
way you do" Stun child-"I should
think so! Why, there amt a, kid in the
alley that kin inhale like me- Pear
sons Weekly.
First boy-"What makes you wear
that great fiat collar, Tommy" Sec
ond boy-"What makes me? Better
say who makes me. You don't s'pose 1
wear it because I want to, do your
Boston Transcript.
You don't make allowances for our
boy" said the fond mother
THAT shows how little We are ap-
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NO ESCAPE

A great many people, including some
lawyers, think that special assess
ments on property to pay for city i'm
provements are not valid This i'm
portant question has been tested in
three states--Iowa, Rhode Island and
Delaware--in the last named quite re-
Gently. In Delaware an assessment for
the construction of a sewer was resist
ed by a property owner on the ground
that he did not use the sewer and
therefore was not benefited by it. Even
ON the assumption that sewers are a
public benefit, it was argued for the
protestant that he should not be re-
CURED to pay specially for the sewer in
front Of his premises, but that the pub
lie at large should pay for the public
benefit by general taxation. Further,
accepting the city's contention that
abutting property is benefited by the
construction of sewer, it was claimed
tndL the special assessment was I'M
Just, as, if the assessors did their duty,
the increased value of the property, ac-
cruing from the benefit, would annually
pay a larger tax, and thus the property
would be doubly. assessed. But the
Delaware court agreed with the courts
of Rhode Island and Iowa in pronounc-
ing the ordinance valid. The court
ruled that the city was only exercising
the function granted it by the legisla-
ture, and that the latter body, in its
general taxing power, had the author
ity. when authorizing sewer assess
ments to fix the proportion which the
abutting property should pay.
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TRUTH AMOUR TIN PLATE.

A few years ago the papers were fill
ed with what were called lies about tin
plate. 1t didn't make any difference
what was said on either side of the
great controversy. 1t was sure to be
called lie by the howlers for the other
side Little has been heard about tin
plate lately, and the readers of news
papers have had rest for which they
are doubtless properly grateful. But it
is time now to talk about tin plate
again, and the talk can we'll begin by
calling attention to what saddened
Englishman says about the success of
the tin-plate industry in this country
The Englishman is d writer for Cham
bers' Journal, one of the ablest and
most conservative of all London re-
views. He thus deposes: The export
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Of tin plates from the United Kingdom
has averaged over four millions ster-
ling in value for each of the past three
years. In recent report on the Amer
lean tin-plate industry our consul in
Chicago notes that this manufacture
has long passed the experimental stage
The American industry comprises one
hundred and thirty-seven mills, and
gives employment to thirty thousand
men. Seventeen of these works We're
in Pennsylvania employing five hum
bred and fifty-seven persons, in 1895
If the Steel Trust companies should adj
vance prices it is expected by many
that this will tell upon the American
tin-plate Makers and allow British
plates to come in again in large guam
titles, as was the case some years ago.
If British consul can publicly rec
ognize the existence of a flourishing
tln-plate industry in this country 1t can
safely be recognized by the free-traders
who have insisted that there couldn't
be any such thing, If they will look
carefully enough they may also dis
cover that the ingenious tin-plate MAX
ers of this country have not only made
tin plates equal to the best of the Brit
ish output, but they have also intro
duced appliances and processes which
have greatly decreased the cost of pro-
duction OF course it was wrong for
them to so annihilate pet theory of
the free-traders. but business is bust
ness.
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The skirt was trimmed with two rows
of black soutache that ran up the CEN
ter Of the front and left a panel-like
opening embroidered with black silk
near the hem. The fitted bodice was to
match, only the opening was at the
neck and the soutache met in the waist.
Added to the bodice was a tiny jacket
that had turned down collar and very
large. revers, together with a short fit
ted basque all the edges being finished
with stitching. The sleeves were on
the bodice, the jacket being sleeve
less.
Novelties in silver knick knacks for
the holiday trade are already in view.
One of these is a little silver handle,
finished with a socket, into which the
end of small sealing wax stick may
be set. This simplifies the use of seal
ing wax at the desk. TO go with it
comes a small sponge mounted on a
handle to correspond with that for the
wax, and this is to be damped and used
for moistening stamps. A pair of curv-
ed silver straps are fastened to little
silver handle ard spring with their
tips touching. A little ring finishes the
top of the handle. The spring is sup
posed to hold papers or letters togeth-
er and so punched they may be hung
up II the. spring holds firmly, single
paper may be withdrawn without caus-
ing the others to fall. Little crystal
boxes and jars with spring and screw
silver tops are used for small quanti-
ties of salves, Vaseline, etc. 1t is no
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KANSAS VIII TEST A rHEoRY.


During the late unpleasantness it was
favorite theory that this country
could well afford to go it alone in finan-
cial matters and that there was no
reason why it should care what the
Bank of England, or any other foreign
goldbug, might happen to think or do.
Possibly some of the States that voted
in support of that theory may learn
something from it's partial working in
the relations between themselves and
other States whose people do not ac-
cept the theory. Kansas seems espe-
cially likely to get a lesson of that kind.
A majority of the people of Kansas are
possessed by the idea that they don't
need to care anything about outside
capital. The platform these people
stand on includes demands for a. law
taxing foreign judgments obtained
against Kansas citizens; law reducing
the legal rate of interest; taw taxing
circuits, d law reducing ana llxlIlS
freight rates on Kansas railroads and
providing for the election of railroad
commissioners empowered to regulate
freight charges and enforce their rul-
ings.
1t is not probable that new capital
will flow into Kansas very rapidly I'M
der the conditions which now prevail
there, and it is probable that all the
old capital which can flow out of there
will do so as soon as possible. The
States credit wasn't very good before
the recent Popocratic victory there.
That victory will not restore confidence
and Kansas people who want to bor-
row money will find 1t very hard to
get. 1t is a pity that a State which
might be so rich is made so poor by
the ignorance and folly of it's own wild
minded inhabitants.