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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

Queen city Lodge No. y .. % II.
meets In regular session on Friday even
ing. June j. Maggie Moore. recorder.
Regular conclave of III OAvet Com
rnandery 30. L. X. T. tonight in tie
Temple. FuB attendance desired visit
ing Fraters cordially Invited
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
car BuiIder- open with PRAYER.

Car Builders association began iss tA.r-
ty-second annual session here today. The
convention opened with prayer BY Bisa-
op John P. Newman. followed by AZ ad-
dress By President S. A Croae q New
y7-t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
ONE MORE CHANCE.

The movement to put drawback Of tax
on alcohol used in manufactures for ex-
port come too late to get it into the war
revenue bill. This is to be regretted. be-
cause one strong point in its favor was
that it would be in the nature Of an offset
to the war tax put upon many articles
which the drawback would benefit. And
this point was emphasized by the fact
that the drawback provision would not
detract from the revenue. At present all,
or virtually all, the alcohol used in ex-
ported American goods, is first imported
under a stiff duty of S4.23 a gallon, and
this duty is related, when the goods are
exported, which leaves the government no
revenue. If this imported and re-exported
alcohol could be supplanted by american
alcohol, on which the internal tax is S2.07
a gallon, and that tax could be related,
there would be no difference in the rev.
enue, since there would be no revenue in
either case. But the difference wou4~ be
that American alcohol would be used
instead of foreign, and the advantages to
manufacturers would be sufficient TO ena-
bic them to compete with foreign manu-
facturers in the foreign markets. This
would be due to two facts:
% That the domestic alcohol, within
the tax related. would be considerably
cheaper to the exporter than the foreign
alcohol would be, and OF better quality;
and (2) that the using Of it would require
less capital, and would be attended with
less expense and Inconvenience.
Senator Allison, OF the finance COM
mittee, who thoroughly believes in the
justice of the drawback, suggests thar the
provision may be put into House Bill No.
1O. 259, which is now before the Senate. its
title being "A bill to amend the internal
revenue laws relating 20 distilled spirits,
and for other purposes" This ought to
be done without fail and the bill should
be passed at once. II anything can be
done which will relieve the burdens of
war taxation without reducing revenue,
and will help increase our exports, and
give a larger market for our cereals, It
ought to be done And If this congress
will not do it, a different congress Will
stand a chance 10 be elected next fall.
But Took Too Big n Dose.
San Francisco, June 15.-W. D. Hum.s
ton. who gives his address as 500 East
Fifteenth street, Minneapolis. and who
is supposed to be a newspaper man, at
tempted suicide at the Palace hotel in this
city some time last night. He drank four
ounces OF laudanum, but the dose was
such an excessive one that he vomited
thus saving his life. He mailed letter
20 the coroner last night, apprising him
Of his intention to leave this world, and
enclosed a check for SIS. which he wished
used 10 pay the expenses OF cremating
his body. He was found in semi-con-
scious condition BY coroner's deputy.
and after a litele attention was pronoUnc-
cd out OF danger. He Will give no reason
daa1
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Eire at CharIotte. Iann.

Clinton. Ia. June l5-Fire AZ Chari7tts.
Ia. today destroyed X. p Haalnan-s
hardware store. II G. Gohluaa's h9tel
ard restaurant, the Bank e Charlotte
J. II LoughItn-s drug stare and several
other buildings Loss 5000. partly IL
sursd.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17

To let offices, rooms or houses,
TO get a partner. to sell your BUSH
ness, in fact, TO buy, sell. hire or
rent anything, put your Ads in
the Want Columns of the Eagle.
IL pays best.
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Twice a Week

Every Farmer who lives nsar .
posf3f1ce - star Eoufa Easi wants
q keep posted 81 War ssHE. maj
ksts. prices q vlrsf. corn. etc.
hogs aoS catt,s. crop reports. etc.
a. vel a. ely and c8sasy neNI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17

at cents still, but sales are very back
ward. In prints there has been only a
light business reported in fall fancies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
6oodyeG
UWef Shoes

Are better than handsewed shoes but cost less. Men,
women and children them. All kinds made;
all dealers sell them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
THE MORTON CADETS.
Members Working Hard to Clear CT
Their Indebtedness.

The chief event in local concert circles
this month will be the benefit concert ten
dered the Morton Cadets at the National
Theater. Sunday evening, February 20. The
chief feature at this concert will be Haiey's
Military ana Concert Band, which ought to
draw generous patronage aside from the
object for which the affair is to be given
The object is a worthy one. The Morton
Cadets are the military champions of the
United States, although they were kept
cut Of that honor at Galveston by a curl
Gus decision of the judges in favor of a
local company, that was plainly much in
ferior 70 the Washington boys. This gave
the Mortons not only great disappoint-
ment, but embarrassed them very seriously
IN financial matters, as they had relied
upon first prize money to square I'D their
expense account in making the trip to
Galveston. where they We're in honor-bound
10 so 10 defend the championship cup they
heid The boys have had a hard time ever
since the return from Texas in making an
e1ort TO clear off the debts that hang over
them, and the friends of the COMPANY have
come forward with the concert project in
order to allow the people of the capital CITY,
an opportunity to contribute something
toward the relief of their representative
military organization. The young men are
dlsposing OF the tickets rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
The Horse Gets the Most I'm Russia.


From this table IL will be seen that I'm
Russia the wages of a horse. as il were.
are higher than those of a man, and hence.
oil course, very much higher than the
wages of women. Thus. in the Nishni.
Nolga section, we find the average pay OF
man ard horse to be about a. cents per,
day; of man alone, "a cents; that is, 80
cents for horse and "A cents for man. The
women receive from 10 to 20 cents In the
Central agricultural region the average is:
Horse, % cents; man, % cents: woman, 10
cents. In the southern stcppe: Horse 30
cents: man, % cents: woman, 10 cents
ihis Is an interesting commentary on the
standard of living of Russian agricultural
iahofers. Its meaning is simply that hui
man beings are cheaper there than draft
animals In other words. IL costs less to
Keep them alive. In he southern steppe
five women can be employed more cheaply
than two horses. Is 1t difficult 10 imagine
the conditions of home life the dearth OF
refining influences. the sodden hopeless
stagnation that such a state of affairs re-
fleets? Is Ii any wonder that the products
OF such wage status as this are individ-
ual degradation, social barreEEess, meager
education, political despotism. religious in
tolerance and, generally, a type of cfviliza-
ton scarcely above barbarism?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Favorable Action Taken by the
Senate.


The Senate yesterday confirmed these
nominations:
To be. consult. H. Theiriot of New York,
Solicitor of customs-John T. Rich, De-
troit Mich.
n. L. Malcolm of San Jose, Cal, to be
United States commissioner district of
Alaska, ]. C. Dancy of North Carolina,
collector customs, Wilmington, n. c.; F. L..
Lee of Texas, collector customs, Galveston.
Texas; A. c. Yates of Virginia, consul at
Patras Greece; r. C. Parsons, jr., of Ohio,
second secretary of the embassy at Rome;
O. l.. w. Smith of North Carolina, to be
minister and consul general to Liberia; q.
B. Anderson of District of Columbia. to be
consul at Grenoble. France: Ethan A.
Hitchcock of Missouri, to be ambassa-
cor to Russia: ]. A. Wood of New
Hampshire collector of internal revenue,
district of New Hampshire; w. H. Powell
of Illinois, collector of internal revenue,
thirteenth district of Illinois; II. T. Dunn Of
Georgia, collector of customs. Brunswick,
Ga: E. Solignac of Deming, n. NJ, register
land Office, Las Cruces. n. NJ: VIM. Nc
Micken of Olympia, Wash, to be surveyor
general of Washington; d. King of Missis-
sippi. collector of customs, Natchez. Miss. ::
F. w. Cooling Of Illinois, consul at New
castle, New South Wales; l.. NJ. Berg OF
Texas, consul at Nuevo Laredo Mexico.
Postmasters.
New York-B. S. Dayton, Middletown; N.
Van Wagenen, New Paltz; ]. D. Vannos-
trand, Flushing: L. A. Shove, Brewster;
F. c. Maggie, Dunkirk; ]. D. Wyer Sandy
Hill; s. D. Boyce, Port Jervis; S. Mills,
Warwick.
Massachusetts-F. E. Smith, Newbury-
port; C. L. Hammond, Quincy.
Louisiana-A. Smith, Baton Rouge.
Firginia-N. c. Nichols, Leesburg.
TENNESSEE. F. B. Dice, Morristown; ].
s. Randall, Covington.
Nebraska-T B. A. Watson, Harrington;
R. l.. Hammond. Fremont.
Pennsylvania-D. NJ. McQuown, Puxsa-
tawney; H. S: Blatt, Ellwood City; ]. w.
Jones, Bangor
Illinois-F. Yeager, Lanark; E. H. ASH,
Geneseo.
Iowa-Thomas Walpole, Storm Lake; F.
A. Lewis, Marcus; T. w. Summersides,
Manchester; L. Conklin, Kingsley; J. D.
Ferner, Nevada.
New Jersey-E. C. futile, Deckertown
South Dakota-S- G. Dewell. Pierre; K
Mckenzie, Groton.
California;. A. Clapp, Azusa: ]. c.
Boggs, Newcastle; c. D. Bonestel, Ven
tura; M. A. Luce. San Diego: H. Jacoby,
San Pedro: T. A. Nelson, Stockton
Oklahoma-C. Crawford, Perry; j. B.
Williams. Norman.
Also some promotions in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
How They Got the Air of "Yankee
DOOdle.'

From the Youths Companion.
After the representatives of Great Bril-
tain and the United States had nearly con-
cluded their pacific labors at Ghent in
making the treaty of peace which ended
the war of 1912. the burghers of the quaint
old Dutch city determined to give an enter
tainr1ent in honor of the ministers. They
determined, as a part of their program, to
perform the national airs of the two pow
ers.
The musical director was sent to call up
on the American ministers and obtain the
music of their national air. A consultation
ensued. at which Bayard and Gallatin ia
vored Hail Columbia while Clay, Rus
sell and Adams wanted Yankee Doodle"
The musical director asked If any Of the
gentlemen had the music. None of them
had it. Then he suggested that perhaps
one of them would sing or whistle the air.
II can't" said Mr.. Clay. II never whis-
tied or sung tune In my life; perhaps Mr..
Bayard can"
Neither can l." answered Mr.. Bayard.
Perhaps Mr.. Russell can
Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Gallatin and Mr.. Adams
in turn confessed their lack of musical
ability.
II have It," exclaimed Mr.. Clay. and
ringing the bell, he summoned his body
servant. John" said he, whistle Yankee
Doodle for this gentleman"
John did SO, the chief musician noted
down the air, and at the entertainment the
Client Burghers' Band played the national
air of the United States with variations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
HYATTSVILLE AFFAIRS.
Grand Lodge, 1. o. NJ, of Maryland
Leading Events.


Leading Events.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE. Nd, February r. 1898.
The members of Golden Rule Lodge, No.
45. I. o. NJ, OF this place are making prep
arations for the annual session of the
Grand Lodge Of Maryland, which will be
held here March Il. Thirty-five lodges in
the state will be represented, and it is ex-
pected that upward of two hundred mem
bers will be present. Each lodge is allowed
TO send one representative, but all past
architects have seat AID a vote in the
Grand Lodge. ..
Grand Architect Elmer Bernhard will act
as presiding officer of the session and will
make. complete report concerning the
appointments Of the new shan in Baltimore
which was recently purchased. The grand
treasurer, grand secretary and the finance
committee will also report The most i'm
portant business to be transacted will be
the election of officers for the coming year
and the discussion as to the advisabihty of
establishing funeral fundsssps,e ,'..t,-s
The Grand Lodge will be entertained by
Golden Rule Lodge. Mrs+C. A. NJ Wells is
chairman of the committee of arrange
mentS. o..
A meeting of OrioleS Lodge of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows of Hyatts-
vile was held at the lodge rooms Thursday
evening. The meeting was well attended
Capt. Roger Bells, states attorney for
Prince Georges county, was advanced to
the second degree.
The Prince Georges County Game and
Fish Protective Association of Hyattsvlle
will hold an important executive meeting
February H. In short time the associa-
ton VIII purchase a large number of birds
to be placed within radius of five miles
of Hyattsville, SO soon as the weather
shall become warm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
WOULD SAVE YALE STUDENTS.
Petition to President Dwight Signed
by w. G. T. u. officers.


The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has taken up the fight for the sal
walton of Yale University. Miss Frances
e. Willard, president, and other general
officers Of the union have forwarded a pc
tition to President Dwight, asking him to
forbid the use Of alcoholic liquors in the
university. The petition contains by an
implied threat to boycott the university I'M
less President Dwight complies with the
terms of the petition. The petition, which
is also addressed to DR.. Henry P. Wright,
dean of the university, virtually Includes
1t is said, 1.-The officers and members of
every one of the fifty state and territorial
organizations, with their 10000 local unions
and nearly 100000 members" 1t is as fol-
lows:
LAS the students in our universities and
colleges are in large majority only lads in
their teens and away from the restraining
influences of home and in view of the fact
that these students are the very flower of
American youth and are to be the future
leaders in literature, science, education and
government, as we'll as in many of the in
dustrial enterprises, and of the fact that
the use of intoXioants is exceedingly det-
rimental to fixed habits of study, to mental
clearneSs and to moral character, while the
example of drinking habits among students
is very widely corrupting among the young
HieH oulside u colleges, anu VINO iook upon
college men as examples of cultured man
illness;
Therefore, We the undersigned parents,
respectively petition First that you will
forbid students under your charge to enter
places where alcoholic liquors are sold for
beverage use, to keep such liquors in their
dormitories or rooms or to have them fur
nished at their class or other spreads and
banquets.
Second, that you will use your great
influence to secure prohibition of the sale of
intoxicants within the city of New Haven,
the same as has been secured at Cam
bridge
Until such action,i is taken by your hon
ored body. much we honor Yale Univer-
sity, we feel compelldd to send our SOILS
and brothers to Institutions where these
provisions for safety against Intoxicating
drinks have been adopted"
The resolutions are, signed by all the off,
GERS of the w. G.. T. u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
Very Much Married,

frcm the Brookfeld CaIo) Argus
Our venerable fellow-townsman, Moses
Fifield, is married again. and he has brok-
en- the record by becoming a groom four
times in his life, and three times within
the past six years, his last marriage hav-
ing taken place Wednesday night There
is quite history connected with Mr.. FL
helds matrimonial experiences His first
Wife died in Brookfield some seven years
ago, from paralysis. Six years ago he took
the second Mrs. Fifeld. who fell out of a
CHERRY tree, from the effects of which she
died About two years ago he married the
thlrd Mrs. Ftfield, who last November met
Win runaway accident and was instantly
Killed. But as MIR. Fifield grows older. now
being past eighty, his heart with the an
proaeh of early spring.ine seems to grow
younger And now he has walked under
the ,ristletoe again and taken to his heart
another love, and the Argus joins his other
many Brookfield friends in congratulations
Tor a long and happy union down through
the fourth degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
SUBMARINE NAVIGATION.
1t Was Successfully Practiccd During
the Revolutionary War.

From the Chicago Record.
Speaking of the Plunger, the new vessel
! now being built for the navy that will
sail under the water well as on top of
1t, Capt Royal b. Bradford of the navy
said the other day: 1T is a mistake to
suppose that Jules Verne was the inventor
OF submarine navigation. A man Of the
name of Bushnell graduate of Yale Col
lege, and resident of Connecticut built a
submarine boat that rendered practical
service during the revolutionary war. He
was also the inventor of the torpedo and
his achievements are described In a poem
written one hundred years ago, entitled
The Battle of the Kegs
"One day while the British were occupy
ing New York and their fleets We're anchor
ed in New York harbor, an army sergeant
of the name of Lee got inside of Bushnelfs
submarine boat, which was built the shape
of a turtle, and navigated all round under
the water among the British ships. He
propelled himself with paddle-wheels that
were worked by cranks with his feet, so
that his arms were free. When he got in
sight of the fleet he sunk his craft and
worked along under water with the inten-
ton OF attaching a clockwork torpedo to
the hull of the flagship, tremendous big
frigate, but when he got alongside the bot
tom he found she was copper sheathed.
He did not have the proper tools to cut
the copper away, SO he had to work with Il
wooden screw. He penetrated the sheath
ing, but struck rivet or some other piece
of iron, and had to give it up. When lie
got clear he let his boat rise to the sur
face of the water and padded back to the
patriot lines in safety.
Bad luck always seemed to follow Bush
nell. While the British fleet was in Deia-
ware river, Off Philadelphia, he rugged a
lot OF torpedoeS and set them afioat in the
water downstream. But without his know
ing it, the ships had been hauled up to the
decks and he missed them Some small
merchant vessels that were anchored in
the river were destroyed, but the fleet
escaped. The event was important, how
ever. because 1t demonstrated the practical
value of a torpedo.
There is man out in Oshkosh, Wis.,"
continued Capt. Bradford, who has been
working for years on the problem of sub
marine navigation, and has built several
successful boats. He had a predecessor
some thirty years ago who was equally sue
cessful, and built curious craft in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12

east from plans 'm1de fby N. T. Halter,
architect. The houses will contain eight
rooms and bath, will be two. stories in
height, will have buff brick fronts and tile
bath rooms and vestibules. They will be
heated by furnace. The fronts Of the
houses win be built Of brick, and the cost
will be $l17,0
Mr.. McClUre's Residence.
Plans have been completed by the same
architect for a residence to be erected by
the same owner at the corner of 18th and
H streets northwest, which will be three
stories in height. Buff brick will be used
and it will have a stone front and stone
porch The interior will be fitted out with
cabinet mantels tile bath rooms electric
fixtures, furnace heat, etc.
Two Rows of Houses.
Five houses are to be erected by r. W.
Walker & Son on Q street between 22d
and 23d streets northwest. The fronts are
to be built of a combination of red stone
and Pompeian brick. The first floors are
to be finished in hard wood. and all the
houses are to be heated with hot water.
They are to be three stories in height, and
each will have a frontage of IS feet.
The same firm is also building five houses
on North Capitol street between and Q
streets. They are to be two stories in
height. Both improvements represent
total investment Of about $43, 900.
Some New Buildings.
An alteration is to be made to the front
of the store at S12 and S14 7th street by
Harry King. The old show windows will
be taken out and new one put in. The
cost of improvements will be $1,000.
A brick dwelling is to be erected at 1898
@ street by F. A. Hall 1t will be two
stories and cellar, with press brick front
and full bay windows.
Mr.. J. c. Widman will erect two brick
residences at 644 and 645 18th street They
will be two stories in height, 16x32 feet,
with press brick fronts and fiat tin roofs.
The houses will be heated by furnace.
Two brick and frame houses are to be
built by Mr.. ]. H. Lane at 215 and PIT r
street northwest, lexington. The dimen-
sions of the houses will be 19x47 feet with
siding fronts and shingle roof. They will
be two stories and attic in height,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
DOLLAR A DAY FoR SOLDIERS.
Indiana G. A. Rs8P0sts Urges q LnrE'
Increase In Pensions.

H"CH e"sc M
A dispatch from 'Colfax. Ind. says:
Stillwell Post. G. A. r., is to enter politics.
Resolutions have been adopted that meet
ing of this congressional district be called.
and a candidate for congress be nominated
pledged to Introduce and work for bill
to pension all Union soldiers at 81 day.
Steps will be taken to make national or
ganization along these lines.
The action of the pest has created a SEN
The many who condemn the plan of the
post have computed that it would mean
an increase of the pension expense to $S2S,-
COO.000 annually, and would compel the Is
sue of $500 .000 900 of bonds in ten years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
All Along the Line.
From the Hartford CouIant

Don't let the free coinage crowd, in any
of its divisions and subdivisions. masquer-
ade unchallenged as "bimetallists" They
have no right to that name Their use Of
1t is fraud on the American voters They
are monometallists. They are trying to
take the United States out of the class Of
the great commercial nations of the world
and make it a SILVER country like Mexico
or China. Force them to go before the peo-
pie under their right name and their real
cc.ors. Attack them. Senator Lodge ad-
vises. all along the line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
Visitation of Black birds.

From The st. Louis Globe Democrat
Hundreds of millions of blackbirds have
literally taken possession of the country
around Lealder, Tex. They fly 10 the ce-
dar brakes west of Leander late in the
evening to roost and in the early morning
they fly eastward to the post oaks. Such a
visitation as this has never before been
seen, even by the oldest inha bitants. They
exceed in numbers the wild pigeons that
used to come to this section years ago. The
line of these birds in the evening extends
in each direction as far as the eye can
reach.