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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02

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GOING TO KANSAS CITY?

W Hal - 1hE USE
in losing an entire evening" You can
spend the evening with your friends at
home and take the Rock Island train a;
u:10 p. m. reaching Kansas City ia
a. m. Pullman Sleeper ana Chair Car
without change
THE GREAT GOLD FIELD OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY.
Is easily reached Wis the GreaI Ms
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Pueblo or Colorado Springs. or both
Colorado express leaves Wichita daily at
SIS . m. arriving at Pueblo or Colorado
Springs for Breakfast. Cripple Creek Is
only a few hours ride from Pueblo or Col
orado Springs.
Don't hesitate 10 kick when a smooth
spoken salesman offers you one thing
after you have distinctly ordered ano;h-
er. You know what you want Insis,
on getting IT,
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FIRST INDIAN TRAINED \

The only graduate of the Indian school
at Carlisle, Pa, and also of a training
school for nurses is Miss Katie Grin
cerod, of Philadelphia. She was the
first to enter the field. and her success
for the past three years has been remark
able.
Miss Grincerod was born in the north
eastern corner of the Indian Territory.
Her father was an Englishman, and
her mother 4 member of the Wyandote
tribe.
They both died while she was an in
FAINT. and she made her home with her
mothers people until 1885. when. hay
ing obtained an excellent preliminary edu
cation. she entered Carlisle and graduated
four years later in the first regularly gra-
ded class to leave that institution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02


The costumes of Peter are all his
torically correct, both as to date and
design. Costumer Karl" who made
them. had already had occasion TO study
the Russian dress pretty thoroughly. in
the case Of 1.-THE REQ Lamp Siberia
Called Back and For the Crown
According to this designing Karl there
are three distinct classes of costumes
represented in the play. States he:
First are the European costumes. For.
you know. Peter imported all sorts of
western notions into Russia on his re-
turn from England. Fer this reason
have clothed the Emperor. Alexis, Toi-
stoi and Aproxin, with several others,
in Europeanized attire. Then there are
the independent mobiles and their follow
ing Lapoukine, for example, who wears
the old Boyar costume OF Central Rus
STA. The third class comprises the Cos
sack element so that the work of design
ing this play was unusually interesting.
When Tamberlik made up for the Car,
about 80 years ago, in Jullen's not too
successful opera. ''Pietro il Grande," the
great tenor wore a beard.
very picturesque notably that in which
Peter halls the booted Catherine, stand
ing upon a chair. before his troops:
There's an empress for you! Look at
her,-isn't she splendid"
Peter the Great has furnished ma
terial for the stage from time to time,
but he has always been most popular in
an operate form. Meyerbeer's IL Etoile
du Nord." the opera which bears the
name of NJ. Julien, the great promenade
concert giver, and Lortzings Gear und
Zimmerman" are three CT the most
priminent works of this kind. In 1870
the last work was put into English at
the Gaiety Theatre under the title of
peter the Shipwrite." to provide Mr..
Charles Santey with a prominent and
| satisfactory baritone part. Operas. as
rule, are principally composed for tenors.
The period of peter the Shipwright'
was 1898, or nearly twenty years earlier
| than the period Of Mr.. Laurence Irving 5
| play In 1898 the great Peter was learn
! ing the handicraft of shipbuilding at
| Zaandam in Holland and Deptford, in
England In London he lived in Buck
| ingham street Strand. in the last house
| on The left hand side of lingo Jones.
which still exists, with its columns like
| the legs of a half shaved poodle.
Miss Cissy Grahame's New Deptford
Theatre, the Broadway. has painted on
its act drop copy of Seymour Lucas
famous picture of Peter the Great at
work in the dockyard. This new thea
ter is also located within a stones throw
of where Kit MarlOwe, the dramatist
was stabbed to death.
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DRESSED FOR KLONDIKE.


SeaIskin pyjamas are the things on
which DR.. LuelIa Day places great en-
phasis when she speaks of thho costumes
in which she viii incase herself TO shut
out the cold, icy blasts Of the Chilkoot
Pass. She is going to the Klondike. and
VIII sail from San Francisco Feb. !, and
she viii be one Of The few daring persons
who will dare the terrors Of the pass dur
ing the ice-bound season. She viii leave
her comfortable Office in Chicago, where
she receives patients between 10 and ,,
and go out in quest of gold.
The party in which DIR. Day will be a
member will contain no other woman
than herself She will be the physician
to the others. 1t IS he intention of the
party to follow a number Of surveyors
who will lay out a route for a telephone
line from Dyea to Dawson City. Her
party will be followed by another, which
viii set up the poles and sting the wires
and put the city of Dawson in commune
cation with the Southern Alaska port.
Each of the party will carry 50 pounds
of baggage. DR.. Day will carry her medi-
cine chest, which will weigh 2S pounds.
They will have 16 dogs to draw their pro-
visions in sledges.
Dr. Day said yesterday she expected to
be six weeks on the road from Dyea 10
Dawson, and that she would reach the
Klondike April l. and stake out a claim
and gather her own nuggets When she
is accoutered for he overland trip she
will appear in a sealsldn cap, with flaps
that fall down over her shoulders, seal
skin jacket that will reach to her knees
a pair of sealskin pyjamas and a pair OF
rubber boots that reach above the knees
DR.. Day will also carry a fur-lined SLEEP
ing bag which is like a pillow case, with
a running string at the open. end. When
she sleeps at night she will be in the bag
with the running string pulled taut and
tied.
Or. Day is 81 years old. of robust health
and is reputed to be courageous woman,
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bOI4-O C1A OA AAH IA0A
On TUESDAYS:
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Woman and Her World.
OF the Latest in Drama
News Of Music and Musicians
IN THURSDAYS:
Notice of the Latest inventions
Pertinent Religious Comments
Latest of Good Literature
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02

Grayson, ~. Tan. 3l.-"virgtnia Bill"
Frieley. an old citizen OF Elliott county.
aged 80 years. and his wife. about % years
Of age. were murdered tonight, ~ their
home in Elliott county. Ky. ana robbed
OF from $500 to J .2oo0. There is no clue to
the murderers. a maui was the instru-
nent used.
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wHITELAw REDS DISCOVERY.

WHITELAW REDS DISCOVERY
Hon. Wlitelaw Reid. Of the New York
TriDuns. spend. nearly every winter
with HE family at Phoenix. Ariz..
where ne finds the climate Unexpectedly
agreeable. IN letter 70 the PbgsIeI-
pa.a Times re says: Eastern folks RIl
nave 10 form new ideas OF Arizona
am keeping house here With great com
fo.t. Nv residence has he; and cold
za.er. electric Hgat and telephone. and
the climate il really better thsa that u
CAIRO" Nj Reds health has greatly
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Anyone w1o wishes 20 become fully IN
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THE KANSAS MIDLAND RAILWAY.

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RADIO. Wyoming. Utah. Nevada. CaAfJr-
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Mss RINEs. INSANITY.

Miss Halle Erminie Rives. the author
Of Smoking Flax" is seriously i'll in a
sanitarium in Brookly. She suffers from
the same maIady as the author of 1.-THE
Quick or the Dead?" her sister, and the
cause of it is the same.
Extensive arGor in literary work. which
neither hunger nor need Of sleep may di-
vert: an impetuous temperament eX-
tremely daring hut EXTREMITY sensitive,
have FRUSTRATED Miss Rives entirely.
She defended the Iynchers of negroes in
the south. in her hoog. with an enthus-
iasm that taxed all her strength. She
wrote and re-wrote pages after pages of
it at a stretch, in the night. without care
for her health which was never robust.
Then she undertook to reply 10 all the
criticisms Of 1t which censured the thesis.
if not the style. She called TO her aid. in
doing this. an infnity of books, which she
read feverishly. learning all The arts of
the casuists.
Miss Rives is p years Of age tall grace
ful. with large gray eyes and IN album
dance of blonde hair. ceieharted by her
sister. Amelia. in romantic verse.
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PINERO'S NEW PLAY.

stage life. "Trelawny of the Wells"
has been well received at the Court
Thcater. London. As already stated in
these columns. the play is a banetring
satire on the much-mooted relations Of
society and 'the stage" and each
of those venerable institutions comes
in for its share of the fun. Rose Ire
Iawny. an actress OF the Bagnigge- ellis
tSadlers Weils) Theater. is about 10
retire from the stage 10 we'd Arthur
Cover. son of Vice Chancellor Sir VII
liam Cover. and an supper Is given in
her honor at the lodgings of her friends.
the Telfers. She is invited TO visit the
Covers I'm their own house. that she
may become better acquainted with the
fine society she is going 10 minele with
the rest Of her life. The result of this
visit is Miss Trelawny's. precipitate re-
turn to the practice of her profession.
The date OF the comedy lies in the early
sixties.
The piece abounds il stage slang. and
presents a richly humorous group of
theatrical oersonages. among them be-
ing Imo-cn Parrot. Of the Royal Olym-
pic theatcr. O'Dwyer. prompter At the
Patheon theater: Tom Wrench, the
sympathetic nero. who wins the actress.
after al ard all the Pantheon stock
company. The fourth act takes place
on the stage OF the Pantheon during Il
dress rehearsal. the actors playing with
their backs 20 the real audience in front
Miss Irene Eanbrcugh made q win
some heroine. and the Earl OF Rosslyn
CHE first British peer II adopt the act
or's profession Tor @ livelihood. bore
himself with can amateurishness" that
fitted his role CArthur). Dion BoucicauIt
made n hit as the Vive Chancellor. and
Paul Arthur. also. as Tom Wrench.
This Pinero comedietta VIII later be
seen at the LyCeum, y. Y, as Rose
-T,,ai . v-r,N
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" ItHIIA TO Los A-NITEL4I-S. ~,
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS
VIA GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
On wednesday. Nov. 3. and every
Wednesday thereafter. Tourist Sleeping
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Francisco viii leave Wichita AZ 100 9.
m. running through without change at
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REMEMBER WELL AND BEAR IN

ARE YOU GOING To DENVER:
Take the Kan.as Midland railway. and
save from three to five hours time. Train
leaves Wichita at 1886 p. m, arrives in
Denver 4 Co a. m. Sleeping car remains
al depot until 80 a. IN, and passengers
can occupy same until THAI time. For
further information call on ". w. Pearce
city ticket agent. 13S N Main street. or
Moslev avenue station.
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WICHITA 10 Los ANGELES, CAL.
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THE FLAG SALUTED.
DEPRECATED COINAGE.

The Spanish silver coin is steadily
going down in value. Consul General
Partridge of Tangier, informs the De-
partment of state that in January the
exchange value was $1.35 Spanish for
$l.00 American. BY May LIST it was
$500 Spanish for $l.00 American. AT
the beginning of June owing to the
assistance of the Bank of Spain the
rate went down to $1.60 Spanish for
$1.00 American. But Spanish coin is
not very much sought after in Moroc-
co anyhow.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE
schooner Albert Meyer was cleared
yesterday for Kahului with mer.
chandise cargo. Among the principal
shipments were: 1871 SKIS. bran. q;
bales bags, 1 cs. hardware, 200 bbls
lime. 500 cs. coal oil. 1853 bales hay.
267 pkgs. machinery, 80 kegs powder
ARRIVALS.
Thursday. July 2S.
United States transport Pennsylva-
mia, II. u. DoNiud from San Fran
cisco, July 18th.
DEPARTURES.
Thursday, July 2s.
Stmr. Kaena. Mosher. for Waialua.
Puuiki, Moltuleia and Wamea.
Stmr. Kauai Bruhn, for Lahaina
and kaanapali, p. m.
Stmr. Iva. Towsend, for Kalihewai
Hanalei and Kalalau, p. m.
Am. ship Aryan, w. r. Dickinson.
for Delaware Breakwater.
Haw. blk. Il. p. Rithet. r. Thompson.
for San Francisco.
Am. bgt. w. G. Irwin. Z. 4. Will
liams, for San Francisco.
VESSELS TO SAIL TOMORROW.
Stmr. Mauna Loa. Simerson. for La
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Stmr. w. G. Hall, Haglund, for Ma
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Thursday, July 2s.
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tremendous
Bargains in New
Furniture.
Fifty tons just landed ex C. d.
Bryant, which must be sold quick, at
sacrifice. Last chance, as Mr.. Desky
will soon build his new stores.

Good heavy Chairs, Csc, 75c and
Oak Chairs, 81 each. Baby's High and
Low Chairs, $1.25 and $1.75. Double
and Three-quarter Bedsteads, $3.50.
Double and Three-quarter Wire Mat
tresses, $3.50. Double and Three-quar-
ter Wool Mattresses, $3.50. Single Bed
with Wire Mattress, So. Single Wool
Mattress, So. 500 Feather Pillows, only
90c each. Steamer Chairs, with Side
Arms, $1.75 Splendid Extension Tables
SIS. Lounges in Portierre and Damasll
$3.50. Baby Carriages reduced to
$3.50. Oak Roll Top Writing Desk
$500. Hair Mattress, while and gray,
SIS to SO. Large assortment of Bed
room sets in Oak, Ash and Birch, at
$15 and up. All new and fresh goods,
just arrived, at San Francisco prices.
l.. s. natheWS.
Beretania and Fort SITS.
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Our counters are full of notions at
bargain prices. We still have few
pieces left of Silks and Satins. CALI
and get goods at your own prices.
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"SHAFTER.
major General Commanding"
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July IL
Amid impressive ceremonies the Span
ish troops laid down their arms be-
tween the lines of Spanish and Ameri-
can forces at o'clock this morning.
General Shafter and the American
division and brigade commanders and
their stats were escorted by a troop
of cavalry and General Toral and his
staff by 100 picked men. Trumpters
on both sides saluted.
General Shafter returned to General
Toral the latter's sword after it had
been handed to the American COM
mander.
General McKibben has been APP
pointed temporary military governor.
DRAMATIC EPISODE.
\ finer stage setting for dramatic
episode it would be difficult to mag
inc. The palace, picturesque old
dwelling in the Moorish style of archi-
lecture, faces the Plaza del la Reina,
the principal public square. Opposite
rises the imposing Catholic cathedral.
On one side is quaint. brilliantly
painted building with broad veran-
das-tbe club of San Carlos on the
other, building known as the Cafe
de la Venus.
On the red tiled roof of the palace
stood Captain McKttrick, Lieutenant
Miley and Lieutenant Wheeler. while
above them on the flagstaff was the
banner of Spain. with the Illuminated
Spanish arms and legend "Niva Al
fonso MIL" All about. pressing up
against the veranda rails. crowding
the windows and doors and lining the
roofs. were the people of the town.
| principally women and non-comhat-
ants. As the chimes of the old ca
thedral rang out the hour of 10 the
infantry and cavalry presented arms.
Every American uncovered and Cap
tain McKittrick hoisted the Stars and
| Stripes.
THE FLAG SALUTED.
At the same instant the sound of
the distant booming of Captain Cap
ron's battery, firing a salute of TWEEN
! ty-one guns, drifted in.
! The ceremony over General Shat
ter and his staff returned to the Ame-
rican lines, leaving the city in the
possession of the municipal authori-
ties, subject to the control of General
McKibben.
The Spanish troops will be camped
two miles outside of the city limits,
under guard. until their embarkatIon
takes place.