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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-18
HAWAIIAN SUGAR AT NEW YORK

The first four vessels of this sea-
sons Hawaiian sugar fleet arrived at
New York as follows: Tillie Z. Star
buck, 3,196 tons; w. F. Babcock, 1926
tons; \. w. Spies, 1884 tons and the
Nuuanu, LILO tons. The combined
value of the four cargoes is given at
1874, ,16O. The next ship due is the
S. p. Hitchcock, which was 105 days
out on the 9th.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-18

That over one burner will cook al
once Soup, Meat and Vegetables.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
THAT PEAcEF1TL, FEELING.

The man in Wichita who wants to go to
war is plainly the exception. The average
man says frankly: Il wouldn't go unless
l had 10 60" One man in explaining this
inclination for peace said: at is the
fault of the old soldiers. For thirty years
now we have al been listening to the aw-
full experience in battle as given by the
veterans and they have scared the day
lights out of US. You never hear the old
soldiers talking about the glory of war
the beauties Of a battle, the serried lines,
waving banners, laundering guns, cheer
ing patriots, the pomp and pride and cir
cumstance. Nit. They have told US Of wal
just as 1t is. just plain unadorned killing
and all of US are nervous. Perhaps the
rattle of the drum and the boom of a
cannon and the fiutter of the flag would
stimulate US to be war-like, but 1 doubt
it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
TEN YEARS AGO.

lake Pecora, VINO had been arrested ioT
shooting at VIII Spar and was out on
bond. attempted 10 skip town, 6ui ~as
detained. Since them Peoora has been 70
the panitentiary and got out
Mabel Garsa was married 10 Mr. Robert
C. Armstrong az the home Of her father
on South Main street. Reverend < X
Robinson performed he ceremony
The real estate men rad an association
If which Pat Healey was president and J
R Snively vice president Ten years ago
This week they held meeting al which
we're present twenty-five real estate men
and arranged 20 make a list OF Ire non
resident real estate owners.
sheriff William Hays was -aiting joints
making It particularly lively FOR Jack
Thompson
Bishop Bowman was here and addresses
the Methodist conference thcl n session
A certain crowd was clanortrE 70 rlH
Mr.. Vidder for councilman n the FoUTVt
ward Mr. Vld6er was manager q ne
Burton Car Works.
s.. Patrick's day was celebrated II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
THE vTTASCOPE BLEW UP.

Mr.. c. H. Bardsham of Mt. Hope was in
the city yesterday and said that not long
since two enterprising young men OF this
city gave a gramaphone and yitascope
entertainment in Mt. Hope. 1t seems the
hall was crowded and three or four little
boys were allowed TO sit upon the lid OF
the lid of the box containing the oxygen
gas bag. The gas was compressed under
high pressure and thus the boys served
as live weights to hold the gas bag in
the box The gramaphOne was playing
selection from Sousa's band and the vita
scope was all complete for the exhibit
ton. One of the boys opened his-pocket
knife and mischievously punctured the
gas bag. There was a crack, puff, Iand
in an instant a flame shot into the air
The boys mysteriously disappeared and
the audience, sneezing and coughing
rushed 10 the door.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
NIP RENNETT.s CHILDREN.

The bows about the Manhattan nave a
good Joke on Fred Van Dyne, the manager
If the hotel. About six weeks ago Mr..
II Seymour Bennett came here from Pur-
cal to take charge Of the Santa Fe yards
He left his family in Purcell and took
hoard and room at the Manhattan. Mr.
Rsnnett. although about forty-five years
of age. looks as though he were ABOUT
thirty. He concluded to bring his family
here. and as he liked the Manhattan. ne
asked Mr.. Van Dyne what rates he would
make him.
Mr. Van Dvne said: How many are
there in your family
MY wife and TWO children" said Mr.
Bennett.
wen. III make the same rate for your
wife as I do TO you, and will cnarse You
half rate for the children
"Au right" said Mr.. Bennett.
shortly after the above conversation en-
sued between Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Van
Dvne. the formers family arrived and
were Installed in the hotel
About two weeks after they came MI
Van pvne hailed Mr.. Bennett and said
..Who are those Two young men who come
in and go out with you at meal times
They never register"
why, they are my children"
Mr.. Benefits children happen TO be two
stalwart young men. The boys maven
got through with Van yet.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

Gossip For Home People,.

Wichita by an address by Father Kelly
and music by ST. Joseph's band, an organ
ization which has since disappeared.
Mr.. F. E. ParmeRter, a prominent cit-
zen then. who had just returned from the
east, said that Wichita was the only town
in the west mentioned there.
C. String Jack, the first hack driver
Wichita had, noted character and good
fellow, passed in his checks
Major John H. Marshall of Wichita had
a long interview il the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat booming Wichita Also some
one signing himself M had lengthy
boom article for Wichita in the Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Providence Wells, twenty-seven miles
from Wichita in Butler county, owned ana
controlled by Wichita men. was then a
health resort. So many people were going
there for the mineral water that the COM
pany had just advertised for bids Tor a
bi-weekly stage line.
The basement of the Coop Memorial. a
church edifice on the West Side, was com
pleted The building itself never went up
At a meeting in the office Of Heiserman
& Fisher Ben Downing was nominated
for the council in the Second ward and
w. P McNair and J. W. Wingard tor
the school board.
In the Fourth ward there was Dig
fight or. as to whether the Republican can
didate for the council should come from
the east or west side of the Santa Re
tracks.
1t was reported that a couple, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H Parent, left the town IN
hurry, leaving also a number of wild-eyed
creditors.
The engine in the Gilbert Plow Works
was in place and the plant was 10 be
started in a few days.
The Third Party Prohibitionists held
meeting. Those who made speeches. were
Mr.. Towing, Rev. L. W. Bisnneil' Kew
| Roche, Rev. Myers and Tom q. noble
Where have they all gone?
Major Powell announced that the motor
line to Valley Center would be completed
| in about three weeks.
Mrs. Slough, wife of the manager OF tn
! Carey, had stolen from her room thre
| diamond rings and a gold watch
The contract for c. w. Billings resi-
/
| and Pine street, was let.
Just ten years ago this week Mrs. Leas
received her first mention in public life
and her first rub against politics was
defeat At citizens meeting called i
protest against the reigning councilma
who had permitted railroads to com
| down streets lying east of the Santa +
tracks and the purpose of nominaun
some one for the council. Mr. Castato
was nominated for the council. Then MI
r. f. Cummings stated that he had bee
| nominated for the school board but ha
been informed that it might be the prope
thing for him to resign in favor of Mrs
NJ. E. Lease He did not know what
do about the matter and would like 70
the meeting to decide which should be IN
candidate A secret ballot was taken re
suIting in forty-two votes for Cumming
and nineteen for Mrs. Lease.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
THE RIM OF FIRE.

A Wichita gets older and older a spring
spectacle 50 common in the early history
of the city becomes rarer and rarer-
Sedcwick county has come to he mostly
cultivated. and is heavily timhered. Be
fore that happened regular sight this
time Of year was 4 brilliant circle OF
light around the horizon at night as the
nrai-ie fires started and swept away
throwing their red reflection up into the
heavens. No one living in the city these
DAYS sees it. although as late as the boom
neriod It was a subject OF remark from
eastern visitors.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
wICHrTA's BIG PRAIRIE FIRES.

Western Kansas this week has been
fighting prairie fires. In her history Wlch-
ia has had two big prairie fires which
threatened 10 wipe out the town, The
first one was about lS72. a big IRE swept
down from the north with wind back
Of il that sent the flames fifty feet a.
lump. The whole town turned out with
old clothes. blankets and tent canvas and
= fearful fight took place Just north Of
Oak street. the people. after an exhaust
ing struggle staying the flames until they
could back fire. At later period prairie
fire swept upon the town from the south
and by a great effort was stopped by the
citizens about where the Wichita and
western now runs After this second FIRE
vo,, could smell the peculiar odor OF burnt
grass on everybody II town for two
weeks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

much interested in an old man and a big
cottonwood tree. The old gentleman is
hoary with age He must have been
raised in a land of forests. About two
weeks ago the old gentleman took an ak
and began his labors on a huge cotton
wood tree. 1t took him about four days
TO bring the monarch down, and since
then he has been cutting it up into wood.
He began with the trunk and followed
the tree out to its tiniest branches, until
yesterday not twig of the great tree re-
NAMED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
4 LIFE TIME JOB.

Henry Dillon, the court crier and mes
senger who comes to Wichita from To-
peka at every session of the federal court
hast held that position for twenty-three
years He numbers some of the most en-
inent jurists in America among his per-
sonaI friends, but his favorites are prob
ably Associate Justice Brewer, Circuit
Judge Thayer of st. Louis and District
Judge Foster Of Topeka. He says Judge
Foster Of Topeka is the hardest worker
he ever knew.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
WALKS AND TREES COLLIDE.

In putting down sidewalks in that part
of Wichita lying north of Douglas avenue
between Main street and the Santa Fe
tracks it is frequently found necessary to
remove large cottonwood trees which are
in the road The original town was plated
on one survey, the sidewalks are being
put down on a second and later survey
which did not coincide with the original
plat The old settlers who put out their
trees on the first survey and are now
seeing them rooted out. say that the sec
ond survey was wrong.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
ADMIRE LEwELLING's JUDGMENT.

ADMIRE LEWELLING'S JUDGMENT
Id. Lewelling dresses better is railroad
commissioner than he did as governor.
The demands of the Reform party are
less irksome. Five years ago one morning
he got off the Santa Fe depot in the early
morning in Wichita. He was governor
but he had slept in the chair car and his
hair was tousled and his clothes mussed.
Friday morning last he again got off the
train. This time he disembarked from the
Pullman; he was clad in a tashlohanle
spring suit of grey, his linen was lmmacu-
late and his shoes shone like mirrors
I.eweIling is very popular IN Wichita and
all the politicians bank on his good judg-
ment. AS a consequence nine men IN
Wichita would like to be railroad commits
siouer where one wants to be governor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
HE CoNTTNT-Ep THE CASE.

Last Thursday while the federal court
was in session and before the grand jury
had made it's report, about twenty wit
nesses from Kingman came over here in
waterworks case and all filed into the
court room at once. When they began go
ing in, Judge Williams looked around,
stopped the case in progress and said:
wen now hear the grand jury" The
witnesses kept filing in until the judge
saw what it meant and said: I'm not
hear the Kingman case at this term OF
court. The witnesses can go back home. "
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
GROcERs THE RULING RACE.

If you want to get into the Wichita
politics you might better get into the
grocery business. The grocers show signs
of taking the city. Herman. city treasur-
er. is a grocery man and Councilman SUIT
ton and Councilman Handley are grocers.
Mr.. Cuban, who is nominated for the
council in the Fourth ward is also a groc-
ervman. as is Mr.. Parkhurst, whS IS run
ming for the council in the First Ward.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
pRYAN As ALAWYER.

Mr.. MusseIman, the cyclist Of the Meade
connanv. was last week in Lincoln, Ne
braska. He saw Bryan's law sign Out
and went up into his office and introduced
himself Bryan shook his hand and talked
to him pleasantly for quite a while Mus
selman says the people Of the town say
that as lawyer Bryan doesn't amount
10 Shucks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
TIE GARFIELD NO MORE.

The Garfield university after April /
will be Garfield no more Il VIII be
the Friends National university. Mr. pa
Wis having selected that name. It's trans
fer means an immense amount OF ao-
stracting and fling It is said that nifty
insurance policies viii be issued on the
h.,ttl,li-r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
THEY DO NOT COME BACK

None of the poole sent to the peniten-
tiary from Wichita, except one ever re-
turned. The exception tried a residence
here for while and finally gave it up.
Winner came Town to the town and gave
it one look after an absence Of thirty
years, but never returned. McNutt never
returned to the city at all.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
A STREET CARS DAY.

It is estimated that the average Wichi-
ia street car in an average days work
travels 195 miles. and makes 240 stops.
The trolley runs off from twenty to forty
times in the day and the car gets off the
track two or three times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
WOMEN ON THE FARM.

Harry Dedrick made n business trip to
Kechi township Wednesday night. He
came back saying that he could not better
tell how the farmers are pushing work
than to state that on one farm he saw five
teams blowing. Two were driven by men
and three by women.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
Dr0>-.r THINK IT FUNNY.

At a recen, initiation into 4 secret So
ciety in Wichita ,he novice vas bind
folded. Then the boys heated a poker
red hot and let him smell it; then quick as
a flash they stuck a hunk Of ice against
his bare stomach and he thought he was
branded. He yelled ike mad. and waen
they were through initiating him ne went
home. They can't induce MIN TO come
back.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

One of the most brilliant sights in the
CITY will be the Masonic Temple when II
Is completed. The building has lo2 win
5ovs facing the streets and the temple
will be fully furnished with eiecJFlc ilells-
The building has never been aaequa'e's
Illuminated and the spectacle which VIII
he presented when all those l02 WINDOWS
hlaze forth will be marvellous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
OLD SONS OF VETERANS.

Since the war scare came up it has
been learned that in Wichita there are
several Sons of Veterans who are too old
to go to war. That is they are over the
forty-five year age which eXempts them
from being drafted. However, it might
be we'll TO say that each one of them is
quite willing and anxious to serve If it
be necessary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
sTrRPAssFD BY TWO ONLY.

The total cost Of fitting the Y. NJ c. A.
building for a Masonic temple will be not
less than SO. 600, and when finished it will
be surpassed by only two in America, one
in Indianapolis and one in Boston
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

w acquainted with William Matthewson.
William Greiffenstein, ]. r. Mead, and
knew Cody when he shot buffalo on the
Saline river. Mr.. Bannister says that Mr..
Mead and Mr.. Matthewson are the only
real frontiersmen left in Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
LUNCHEON PARTIES 1.HE FAD.

Giving little luncheon parties at noon
is becoming quite fad among the Com
mercial club members. One man who is
married has had to give up the pleasure
as his wife is opposed to stag luncheons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
THE METHODIST CHURCH CROWN

On top of the Methodist church steeple
is a huge iron crown. 1t doesn't set
squarely on the tip-top. but is pushed to
one side and when first observed seems
to be about ready TO tumble over. The
crown was wrenched out of place by
terrific storm which passed over the city
a few weeks after the church was COM
pleted. 1t is not possible to fix 10 and so
il has remained.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
WOULD TAKE THIRD PLACE.

If arrangements are ever made whereby
the Whittiker packing plant resumes bus
mess this city will at once take third
place in the United States as a hog mar
ket. And would come very near being the
second.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

BICYCLES DON'T HURT LIVERYMEN
Ed Taylor the liveryman says that BIZ
cycles don't have any effect on the livery
business any more. At first it did, but for
some reason, which he is unable to ex-
plain. it does not any more. The livery
business is as good now as it has been
in years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
KNEW THE PIONEERS.

George Bannlster of Hays City passed
through Wichita the other day on visit
- his son at Fl Reno He went 10 Hays
city years ago before the Kansas fSelfc
railroad was built there. He 5 intimate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
TO BE GENEROUSLY DRESSED.

Ed. Jewett has plan by which he says
he will have Wichita more gorgeously dec
Grated during the coming G. a. X. en-
campment than it has ever been before
in its history-so gorgeous in fact that
the event will be really memorable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
CoLONEL TOLER FOR CHAIRMAN.

COLONEL TOLER FOR CHAIRMAN.
One of the leading Populist Of the
county and one who was among the first
to join the party said that within another
year Colonel H. G. Toler would be the
boss of the county. There is some talk now
of making him chairman of the Populist
county central committee, because of his
shrewdness and executive ability.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
CHARACTER.

Augustus Cesar Baker came into the
Eagle Office yesterday and told some in
teresting experiences, more interesting
+Ist now because of Cuba. At Norfolk,
Va. during the war Mr.. Baker put out
fire near the magazine on the gunboat
Mystic, saving the lives OF three hundred
seanen for which he was called by Pres
ident Lincoln "the bravest boy in Amerl-
ca" In 1865, on the last day of the war
Baker was sent with dispatches from
Grants headquarters to Pennington. On
his return he was pursued by six horse
men whom he escaped, not. however De
fore one OF them shot him through the
shoulder. Years after Fitzhugh Lee met
Baker and told him that he Oee) was the
man who fred the shot. In 1872 Baker
was captain of a bark, so tons. plying De-
tween Rotterdam and Matanzas, Cuba
The name of the boat was Redpath. She
was an American boat flying the British
flag, and although Baker would not say
so yesterday, she vas probably filibus-
terer. Shortly after arriving at Matanzas
the boat was blown UP. Baker got out OF
Rfatanzas double quick, escaping by walk
ing to Havana, eighty miles. Baker,
''Frenchy," as he was known, was the
first foreman in the Burton car works
He Is just back from Belgium. where he
has been for year or two He has suf-
fered much from his eyes, injured in the
service. For awhile he was entirely
blind He receives the pittance of Sc per
month pension. He is poor now, having
lost his money, but he says he comes
back ready TO fight for his party and his
in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20

Mr.. Frank Schlattery, better known as
Barney. the night Waterman at the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad depot, has dog
that has been faithful to him during the
silent hours of the night for several years.
All the boys in the yard know the dog.
For little joke on Barney last Wednes-
day evening, several Of his friends hid
the dog in a caboose and quietly painted
along his white sides the words. 'St. Pat
rick" in a highly tinted green, arranging
tastefully about his neck two rings, while
stripes flowed down the CANNES legs to
his feet All during st. Patrick's day the
decorated dog fnnocently walked up and
down the platform and the passengers
aIighting from the trains admired the ar
tistic job and laughed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
WICHITA MANS FAMOUS SERMON.

WICHITA MANS FAMOUS SERMON.
Rev. W. S. Vail, formerly of Wichita,
is now pastor Of the Unitarian church in
Atlanta, Georgia, and last Sunday he de-
livered a sermon on Cuba which is the
talk of the whole south. After giving a
graphic description of the war he wound
up as follows:
Hunger laid hold of the, population
happy homes were turned to temples of
suffering, and the music of the sea, and
the voice of the winds answered by the
cry of the hungry and the starving.
Such is the condition that our consul gen
eral found in Cuba. It became to MIN as
it is at the present moment to the presi-
dent of the United States-a moral ques-
ton. It is the pathetic cry of a, suffering
people TO a civilized nation for help. 1t
is Gods word to these people. and through
them; and they will never turn their faces
in the other direction. They have reached
point where they will suffer hunger and
thirst to the point of starvation and death,
rather than turn again to their former
condition. 1t is the cry for progress, adj
vancement. and for liberty, and the way
may lead them through fire and blood and
death. but they will keep to the way.
Can we advise them 10 do otherwise? MOI
You know that if you were in their position
YOU would have the same spirit. You
know that if you heard the same voice
they hear. you. too, would go forth at
the wheels of the guns. You know that
II you heard the voice that has spoken
to them and occupied their position. and
tried to still that voice, you would feel
exactly as ST. Peter felt when he denied
Christ.
1T may not be for our commercial in
terests to encourage these people. but he
who fails to realize their condition and
In this hour of their trouble refuses them
the sympathy Of a civilized people, sins
against light and rejects the voice of God.
''AH men who carefully think of the
matter shudder with sadness at the
thought of war. But all men who have
considered carefully feel sure that the
time has come when the Spaniard must
take his hand off the Cuban throat. We
do not ask that armies be gathered, but
we do ask that the prompt, unquestiona-
BILE sentiment Of the people shall make
itself so felt that one more turn Will be
made in the wheel. and the fair island
OF the fair seas, in peace and plenty shall
blossom as the rose. with no more starry
ing mothers and crying children. but with
freedom. joy and hope throughout its
borders"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
srANIEY ANn.IrDGE WILLIAMS.

. STANLEY AND~JUDGE WILLIAMS.
In the federal court Monday w. f.
Stanley brought up a case which he said
he was exceedingly anxious to have set
tied now, as he would feel too good or too
bad to try it the next term. Judge VIII
liams laughed. CT hope the people viii
have a chance to be glad and congratu-
late you for your success" he said.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
AHOIp MAN AND A TREE.

The people on East Douglas avenue dur
Ing the last two weeks have been very