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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
RUTGERys ALUnxI BayorEL
PresiAess sesn 60 she Debt Csiiegs Mes
OWe ts Thsir Alos Meter.


About 100 members OF the Alumni A,sce.r
ton Of RutSers COLLEGE iinei At Ds.moa!eeS
last nisht Or. Edward q. Janewsy. Pr-s:teas
OF the association. presided. With Dr. 'ize-
way at the speakers table were Or. Aa.i.a
Scott, President OF the college; Z. ". Cole
and Major z. X. PanSeorn.
When the coffee and cigars came 90 n.
Janeway introduced President Scot; IS re
nrst SPEAKER. Tho text OF President seo'''
speech WAS an incident in his own lie. he
told OF q conversation he had had ~!:h Bic
father the day he Was graduated. He thAnked
his father for all thAt he had sacrificed to E''s
ais son an education. and then added. Father.
can never repay You for what you have deas
for me-"
That's true" answered the elder seo'I
you never can. But IL you do for year e".
children what have done for You, you VIII
have done q great deal toward it,"
What my father said to me. men - Ra'-
gers continued DR.. sott, II may say 20 yea.
Give Of your substance to your alma mater
that she may educate the youth OF to-day Az
You owe tn your college"
Mr. Collie delivered carefully prepared AL
drsss on me kespopsielitie: OF seho'M,
The Rev. DR.. Flmendorf followed wt:h an
oteer plea for funds for the college.
Before the dinner was over the tollowls
officers OF the Association werr elected for ths
ensuing year; President, Justice Jonathan
Dixon OF the New Jersey Suprsm. Court wee,
PRESIDENT, Tunis bergan. Jr, Secretary ani
Treasurer. Pnilip NJ. Brett: Ex-cutIve COM
inittee-l. l.Anin Kellogg. Drury W. CoooeI.
Lnhn; l.-nerts, Jr,, John A. Miller. and loseph
letters OF regret were read from Vice. Fresh.
drni-eiect Hobart and Gov. GriSg,. Among
those AZ the dinner We're Justice BookstaNer'
John NJ. Carpsntsr Prof Jacob Coorer pr.
Joaccim Elnendorf. the Rev W. Il Zoo
COCK. John q: Floyd. Elliot I; navsoni ",
Nxvernellus Brett, pr. 'Gulick.-wiii!a pe'F
MsYers. and unnrY II BALDWIN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23

George Pellerin OF 200 East Thirty eighth
street was knocked down by . cable car yester-
day afternoon in front OF 1880 Lexington
avenue and was cut on the face and lips. He
was taken to Harlem Ho.pitAi for treatment.
jacob Lippman. u peddler OF +4g East l4sth
street while driving his wagon at Lexington
avenue and 1l3th street yesterday afternoon.
wAs run into BY an underground trolley car and
thrown 20 the ground. he rscsiyed internal In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
That S5O. 900 Attachment Agaiaas the
John Good CsrdaGe Works.

sheriff Dobt Of Queens county seized yester-
day the Long Island city works OF the John
Good Cordage and Machine Company on the at
tachment for $4,000 obtained on Thurs day
by David II. McAlpin. The Judgment is for
notes OF the company. John q. jenkins, Presi-
dent OF the First National Bank OF BROOK.
Ign. has notified the sheriff that the hemp.
cordaRe, and other materials in the works are
the property OF tho bank. Apin filed an in
dsmnity bond In 100000. and the sheriff Is in
charge OF the big plant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
Two Baa Cope Tried.

Among the hundred, more or less. policemen
tried by Commissioner Roosevelt yesterday
were Henry }. Klein OF the Delaney street
station and Louis Wagner Of the Oak street
squad. The nrst was accused Of falling To re-
port . dead cat on his post and the second OF
smoking cigarette In q ish store.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
\ RroskIya Csuaterrsiter Goes to sing
Sing,

Edward Tompkins, convicted recently In
Brooklyn OF passing eounterfeit coin. and who
gave testimony against other counterfeiterr.
was yesterday sentenced 10 fifteen months i'm
prisonment In Sing Sing prison by Judge Brown
OF the United States Court. He said the Gov
ernment ofi1ciais had promised him imu unity
Tor tnforming on his Aecomplicos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23

To Csre q Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE Bromo 0utuips rAbists- All drugaists
sssana ne asonsy u % fsiis 70 ear~ see--Ad~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
ROGERS PEET & Co

Prince ard Broa1way.
warren and Broadway.
thirty s<ccnd and Broadvny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
Here's the latest pruning:

yokroLK AND SAILOR COLLAR sits
SIZES TO 3: DoUBLLBREAsrED BLora
SUITS. SIZES Q TO AND IL TO IL
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
HAS A NICE TIME
A Wichita Boy in y Land of Blooming
Flowers.

A late CODY of the Nice L'Eclaieur,
just received by F. r. Stone of this city,
from his son, DR.. Jesse Stone, gives the
particulars Of grand state social event
in that glittering city, given by Mrs.
Wilbur Hall, wife of the American con-
sui. The chief notabIes at the recherche
ensembled were ''Tous les mebres des Ia
colonie AmeriErine." Among the guests
mentioned in the paper at hand is that
of DR.. Jesse 3. Stone of Wichita, Kan,
private physician to Mr.. Lorrillard. the
American millionaire. The list Of
names in the paper shows noteworthy
characters from nearly every cline I'M
der the banner of civilization, and Jesse
Stone, were he not self-poised, might feel
that he was in juXtaposition with earth
~ greatness.
In private letter TO his father the
doctor says that the city OF Nice and
the whole Of southern France is revelng
in a profusion of flowers, excelling the
Maytime in sunny Kansas. Taking
map and following the line of latitude
an investigator will find that the line of
southern Kansas, followed around the
globe, runs through southern Spain, and
hence the fiowery land Of southern
France is four hundred miles north of
said line. The reason for this mid-win-
ter solubriousness may be traced to the
Mexican Gulf stream, which divides
east of the coast OF Maine, and a portion
of it strikes head-on-to against southern
France and Spain. The western, or left
hand. prong of the Gulf stream warns
the British isles, Denmark and the
shores of the Baltic sea. Thus, while
giving readers an item about DR.. Jesse
Stone, the Eagle can put them TO trac
ing the wonderful ocean currents, which
are so potent in making climates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
SKATING STILL CONTINUES
Ice is Quite Thick and Gives Promise of Re-
manning So.

The skating still continued yesterday,
and the indications point to continu
ance of the sport today. The ice has &C
quired a thickness of about seven inches
and by this morning it will be eight.
Luckily no one was unfortunate enough
to get into an air hole so far as learned.
One air hole above the Map.e street
bridge froze over during the night before
last and the covering was about four
inches thick. This had cut off the pass
age between the two bridges, but was
amply strong enough yesterday to hold
up all who passed over *.
Usually skaters in this part Of the coun
try are compelled to be careful and not
get too close together, but the ice will now
bear up al VINO can get on it.
The crowd strung along from above
the Douglas avenue bridge to some dis
lance below the Wichita and Western
railroad bridge, but the largest part OF
the crowd were just north Of the Maple
street bridge. Over on Chisholm creek
and up On Little river at Eighteenth
street there was also quite a number, but
by far the largest crowd were upon the
Big river. The improvement in the skill
of the skaters was quite noticeable, and
many were the couples who were seen
skating together. The sport viii continue
as long as the weather will permit.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
REV. ". c. TODD Is HEARD
He Did Not Charge for the Inaugural
PRAYER at the Inauguration.

The following communication explains
a certain item that drifted into print:
Wichita. Kan. Jan. %, 1897.
TO the Editor of the Eagle:
| In this mornings issue of your paper
! I notice the following item: REV. Todd.
who inaugurated the state officers with
prayer, has put in a bill TO the state,
reading: To one prayer, $50.
Allow me to say that there is some
mistake here, and probably yen have
been misinformed. L have put in 10 kill
TO the state for my services on that oc-
casion; have had no intention e pie
eenting such a bill; and e any one has
done so. il is without my direction or
knowledge. 1t would be perfectly appro-
pirate for the executive committee an
charge of the inaugural ceremonies to
ask the state 20 pay the casn expenses
of those on whom they called to assist
at the inaugural. l am sure also that
the people of the state are self-respec;-
ing enough TO be cheerfuIly willing to
pay such expenses, but have Ro Hn0Wi-
edge of any movement tending 10 this
end. My cash expenses on this occasion
were more than five dollars. and l paid
them out of my own POCKET, with no eX-
pectation of reinbursem snt. More tn2n
this, during the past four years have
paid out in cash, while serving the state
more than twenty times the small sum
for which you make me present a b.il.
for which / have neither received Eor
expected anything in return. Under
such circumstances. items like the above
are neither pleasant for one of your sub
ecribers and fellow-toTnsmen TO read,
nor kindly on the part II tie editor of a
respectable newspaper TO publish, es-
pecially when that paper Is TO. of the
same political party Is myself and I re-
spectfully ask you to make the proper
correction of it.
Yours truly, W. u. TODD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

While the sun was shining brightly
and the sky was almost clear oveI
Algansee township, Branch county
Mich, lightning struck r. d. Tits barn
and destroyed it with its contents.
"A Maryland lady recently enter
tanned during church festival three
guests, strangers to her and to each
other, whose names were Mrs. Sprinkle,
Mrs. Shower and Mrs. Storm.
Russian thistles, patch of which
have hourished for some time near
Whipple, A. T., have overgrown well.
trodden paths there and made them i'm.
passable for men or animals
Fountain tooth brushes are an i'm.
provement over the old style. The
handle contains reservoir and tube
runs from this to the center of the
brush proper to discharge the liquid Oh
the bristles.
With pride in her every look Eos
sill (Ore-) woman who had shot a coyote
which her husband had missed, after
discovering it trying to steal his
paper Office and applied it on her hus.
bands subscription.
Suit to recover 81 ,oeo has been be
gun against packing company at Kan
sas City by a former employee who
worked three years in the bDiler-room,
and becoming overheated one day was
sent into the refrigerating-room to cool
off, and afterward suffered long i'll
ness. He asserts that the illness was
caused by the sudden great change OF
temperature.
"A heather burying ground, with
giant skeletons, was recently dug up
at Mittendorf, in the Austrian Salzkam-
mergut. Many of the bodies were si4
foot seven inches tall; they were all
buried with the feet 10 the east, each in.
closed in circle of stones, with stone
under the head. Large earrings and
finger rings were found on them. and
ore skeleton held knife in its hand
No signs CT Christian burial were dis.
covered.
Ascension island, IN the south At
lantic, is having troublesome times. Its
government is that OF a British man Of
war, but officers wives are allowed &c
live on it. There are ten OF them; they
have quarrcled about precedence and
now refuse to speak To each other. The
captain of the last war vessel that
stopped there with supplies, including
dresses. tried 70 make them adopt the
rule Of seniority OF age, but 1t didn't
work.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
THEY ARE PUSHING
COL. s. f. J0CELYN Is A C0NsPICU-
GUS FIGURE
Men who Want to Shake His Hand in Con-
CALCULATIONS and Those Who seek Po-
IiticaI Preferment Occupy the Coloners
Time to an Almost Dlstracting Extreme
He Maintains His Dignified Bearing,
But Declines to Talk for the Press, in
the Absence of Forth Coming Com
mission.

Senator Mat Quay, referring to Major
McKinley's prospective troubles in pla-
eating politicians, but family represents
the tribulations besetting Colonel S. e.
Joselyn, me newiy-appointed president
OF the police board of the Wichita po-
lice commissioners. The colonel was
on the streets yesterday and the efforts
to get audiences with him would have
been humorous had they not been pathe-
tic. The colonel's proverbial gallantry
not only restrained him from rebuffs,
but caused him TO give ear 10 ali who
sought him with their appeals for con-
sideration in the distribution OF ''the
ioaves and fishes" He was strictly a
central attraction, though many who
sought to grasp his hand had no axes to
grind. The people who wanted his good
ly influences and "offices" were most
persistent, but it should be said that con-
ditions have something to do with this
unseemly scramble for positions. When
the colonel would get a breathing spell
he would step round a corner and sign:
God bless US air.
To an Eagle reporter. who sought an
interview with the colonel on the future
policy of the new commissioners. he
said:
Il am not in a position TO talk for pub
LEGATION. I am informed that | have been
appointed police commissioner for Wich-
tia. but as yet il strikes me that l am
a commissioner without a commission.
1 can illustrate It thus j don't want 20
start the horse before / get into the seat
OF the vehicle and have the reins in my
IL H.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
WEARY wlLLIE's DREAM
The Heavenly Hopes of the Professional
Hobo.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

To the Editor Of the Eagle:
l am not one of those who think there
is dishonor in every case of destituion
among the class called Weary Willies."
In fact, L demurr to making them and
the colored race the butt of all the al
legged funny papers; yet here is a parody
on the utterly weary which gives
roseate dream Of the hoboo's hope of
heaven:
Beyond a western water tank, on cold
December day,
Within an empty box-car, dying hobo
lay,
His pal sat close beside him with his
head bent gently low
To hear his comrades last request ere
ne was called to go.
I'm going, said the hobo, to land
both fair and bright,
Where handouts grow on BUSIEST can
sleep out every night;
Where whisky comes a-trickling thro'
the crevice in the rocks,
And freight trains carry empties-you
can always get your box.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE VITASCOPE.

Those that fail 10 attend the vitascope
exhibition at the auditorium will miss
one of the most novel and pleasing enter
tainments ever giqven in the city. The
management assures everybody that the
house will be sufficiently warm and
comfortable no matter how cold the wea
ther. so no one need hesitate on account
of cold. The advance sale is large and
those attending will not be disappointed.
Between each picture shown music and
specialties will be introduced. 1t is sell
dom that Wichita citizens are favored
so early in the season by the great sue
cesses of the east, but in the vitascope
exhibition at this time they are certain
ly favored. Reserved seats are on sale
az Biting Bros for tonight as well as
tickets for Saturday matinee Prices are
20 cents for adults and 10 cents for child
rem to either exhibition.
YAW NEXT TUESDAY.
There continues to be a great many in
ouiries for reserved seats for the Ellen
Beach Yaw concert at the Crawford
next Tuesday. Seats can be reserved at
Mosbacher's after 3 o'cock Saturday
morning, and il Is expected that there
will be a big rush for the choice seats at
that time. as all the best are sure 10 be
taken very early.
Miss Yaw's wonderful soprano has
perhaps elected more highly comph-
D.ertary press notices from leading pa
pers everywhere than that OF any prima
donna before the public during the last
two or three years. Ii is difficult 10
choose among the many eulog.stic criti-
cisms her recent work has called forth,
but the following from the Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal can be taken as a rep
resentative one:
Miss Yaw came, sang and conquered.
No person in the large audience which
greeted her ever heard such vocaliZation
before. She struck 4. c and Z. above
what is generally knewn---to put il plain
IN high c. This was narVelous---the
performance OF the impossible. One
looked about 10 see If there might be u
SvengaH somewhere. In addition. her
voice had sympathetic quality that went
right TO the heart. As an artist lad!Vid-
a ,ly she occupies a place clearly her own
In seeing her and hearing her one does
not think Of Patti o. Nilsson or any other
singer. She stands upon pedestal apart
Miss Yaw has again this year the nota-
bly, strong support that she has had Tor
several years. Macmillan Dick has noT
a.most a worldwide reputation as a
maser of the violin and discriminating
critics are already heralding him as The
greatest American violinis1. Miss Gscr-
gieela Lay "a a young American pianist
whose star has been in the ascsndancy
for several years. She has the elements
OF the true artist and her work both As
Soloist and accompanies is a,noss fault
less
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
ANTLHIGH HAT ORDINANCE
Is Arousing Much Comment, Not all of
= Which Is Favorable.

| A great deal of comment and criticism
Favorable and otherwise has been elicit
ed by the publication in Tuesday morn
|ing's Eagle of the principal provisions
of the proposed anti-high hat ordinance,
The comment is mostly unfavorsble,
however, its opponents say that every
one who is a frequent attendent at the
Wichita theatres has noticed the eact
that such an ordinance Is not needed
here. Wednesday evenings audience at
the Crawford IS given as an example
and attention is called To the fact that
with very few exceptions the ladies
present wore very small theatre hats or
removed their hats on taking their seats.
That the author of the proposed ordin-
ance can hope for no aid from the sup
porterS of the late lamented Curfew law
is evident from the position of its prin-
cipal supporter, Councilman Minick,
who stated 10 an Eagle reporter yester-
day that he saw no equity in the pass
age of an ordinance infringing on the
personal rights of women while at the
same time. according TO his ideas. refus-
ing TO make necessary regulations with
regard 10 the control of those who are
Younger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29

As matter of course the new ap.
poir1tments by Governor Leedy bring
forth numerous questions regarding in
iivfduaIs. fitness, political records and
future official conduct. The Eagle has
no wish TO cater to the great contingent
pushing for places. but. with due regard
For public instruction, sent a representa-
Z i've 70 talk with Mr.. William Campbell,
he newly-appointed chief of police, yes
terday. Mr.. Campbell is frank and uot-
spoken, apparently having no reserva-
tons whatever. He said: Tell the boys
[ am fif?ty-two years old; was born in
Trimble county, Kentucky, and my IA
ther, an intense whig, was the first rep
-esentative that county had in the leg
islature. Our people were, true 10 the
Kentucky instinct, horse fanciers and
pitted the Red Wilkes stock. against the
Oldham county Gold-Dust stock just
below Us on the Ohio river 1 attended
Georgetown university till the breaking
but Of the war. and you can say that l
East my lot with the Confederacy, be-
ing commissioned a captain of Conway
D. Sixth Kentucky Cavalry and served
through the war, being a brevert major
[ am not Boosting of this, but want all
mankind to know my record. OF course,
a man may feel regret al mis- mistakes,
but all old soldiers of both sides know
what ii is to have convictions 1 re-
joice with the whole world in the tri-
nmph of the Union cause. After con-
GLIDING my education al Georgetown
and getting my parchment, l resided in
Woodford county. KY, from which
place came to Wichita. 1 had consult
ed the map and made up my mind that
this place was, and ! still believe Will be.
a great commercial center, and / have
driven my tent-stakes deep into the
black soil ] have seen prosperous days,
yes; but let that pass. l came TO Kansas
nine years ago. | cut loose from DEM
ocracy years ago, and have been con-
sistent Populist ever since. l have no
future plans mapped out, no faVorltes,
and later on Will know more about my
duties and perhaps know better how TO
talk TO you newspaper fellows.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-29
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Railroad builders cay the building
this year will be mainly for the pur
pose of developing lumber tracts, coal
mines and other freight-making d;s
tricts.
-Laborers are Hocking to Liberia to
work on the great Liberian railway
This is the route that viii play havoc
with the eastern question, destroy the
usefulness of Constantinople as the KEY
to Europe and enable Americans to GO
to the Japan sea in II days.
A very low temperature, 400 de-
grees below zero, has been shown to
have a remarkable effect upon the color
of many bodies. The brilliant scarlet
OF vermillion and mercuric iodide is
reduced, under its influence, to pale
orange, the original color returning
with the rise of the temperature. Blues
are unaffected by cold, and the effect is
comparatively small upon organic col.
oring matters of all ints.
The movement for the industrial
education Of the southern negroes ia
about to be advanced by the building
of a cotton mill at Concord, n. c., for
the special employment and instruction
of negroes in this line of work. It is
being built by w. C. Coleman. wealthy
colored man, and will be the first cot.
ton mill in the country TO employ col.
ored operatives although there is q
spinning mill at Columbia, S. c., where
they are employed.
I'm so dry region as central Austria
liza frogs are found in fair numbers,
creeks and claypans "swarming" with
them. AS the waters dry up the frogs
disappear in their burrows, remaining
till the rains come again. Certain spe-
'cies of them," says Spencer, ''gorgs
themselves with water before they go
into their retreats, and in times Of
drought the natives dig them out and
obtain enough water from their bodies
TO satisfy their thirst
1T appears that as the earth be
comes overpopulated ell men must be-
come vegetarians. A recent estimate
shows that % acres of land are neces-
sary to sustain one man on fresh meat.
while the same area, if devoted to wheat
culture, would feed AZ people; If to
pats, IS; potatoes, Indian corn and rice,
176. and if to plantain or bresdfruit,
over 5000 people Ere the dire prophecy
Of Nautilus is fulfilled, however, we may
reasonably expect the chemist to pro-
vide artificial food for the multitude
AS to the age of the Niagara falls.
biologists differ widely in opinion. AZ
first it was estimated that the Niagara
river came into existence through
changes in the level of the land around
the great lakes, about $1,000 years ago,
Later this was reduced to only $4,000
years. The celebrated geologist, Sir
Charles Lyell, increased the estimate
again to $4,000 years; but more recent
" others have lowered it to about 5000
years. The latest estimate is that OF
DIR. j. W. Spencer, who, basing his con-
illusions on the most recent investiga-
tons, places the age of the river at 3d.
600 years and that Of the cataract at 81
600 years. At one period, many thou.
sand years ago. the height of the falls
wss 400 feet.