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The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06
Living Happily.

Mrs. Mulligan-An' wat did his ON
ner say to you this morning? Mrs.
Mulcahy-'Can't you and your husband
live together without fighting? Mrs.
Mulligan-An' wat did yer say? Mrs.
Mulchay-No, yer 'onner, not happily.
-Tit-Bits.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

Illinois is the first state, and this the
first country in the world, to give the
Afro-American race the full measure
of citizenship by mastering in 1900
negros, all negroes from Colonel down
to private, to go to the f, ont to do bat
tie for their country. l think can
safely predict that this war will not be
ended until the 8th and 9th Regiments
reach Cuba or Porto Ric0-Gov Tan
ner
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

The Negro must rise above stealing
chickens and pigs, but if he must &c
into the stealing business look for big
game-a whole railroad or bank.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

Rev. G. W. Harris, Baxter Springs,
Kan, is our only authorized travelling
solicitor and correspondent agent
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

We will put on sale today at 8 a. IN.
500 pieces Ladies Muslin Underwear,
consisting of Skirts, Pants, and Che
mise and Skirts combined; garments
that are worth 50 apiece, at 79c-
Vests at DC.
Ladies' Skirts from S1.25 to $50.
The 81. 80 Skirts are silk and lined with
silk
Ladies' Hats from 19c to SOC, to close
out Summer Hats
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

The future Negro will vote for meas
ures instead of men and political par
ties.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

Cassimeres, Henriettas, Serges, Nov
elites, 10c to SOC per yd. SOC goods AZ
feet wide.
All wool Challies, Lawns, Dimities
|12Rc.
Prints from 3 re to sc.
Clothing-Clay Worstead at S. suit.
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, and Ladies
and Gents Furnishing Goods Of all
kinds Laces Embroidery, etc.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

Illinois was the first and only state
in the Union to offer full Negro Regi.
ment of calvary.-Gov. Tanner
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

Wednesday SIS, 900 was paid to the
sth and 9th Negro Regiments at Camp
Tanner.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

The ro-American's troubles are
greater in this world than the next;
matters not which path he choose.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

The man who prefers praise to mon
ey is the one who is happiest when
be is working for the good of others.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

The Afro o-American is the architect
of his own future.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

desire to announce myself as a candidate
for the Office of probate judge, subject to the
will of the next county Republican convention.
E. E. ENOCH.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

To the Republicans of Sedgwick county. I
hereby announce myself as candidate for pro-
bate Judge, subject to the decision of the Re
publican county convention.
THOS. C. WILSON.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06

To the Republicans of Sedgwick county:
hereby announce myself as a candidate fol
County Superintendent Of Public Instruction
subject to the decision of the Republican coun
ty convention.
H. G. HOWARD, Ohio Township.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06
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Goods in the Market They are the
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rare, choice line Of goods from which
you can select. Every apparel cut and
fitted in the latest style. Suits from
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ment and prompt pay is our motto
Call SNYDER BROS.
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The Wichita tribune., 1898-08-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

To the Republicans OF Sedgwick county: |
hereby announce myself as candidate for
Probate Judge, subject to the decision of the
Republican county convention.
JAMES L. DYER
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
A sad Disaster.

Nothing has occurred in a long time
profoundly as the destruction of the bat
tie ship Maine in Havana harbor. The
loss of the ship, great as it is, is not an
irreparable loss, but the loss of two hun
dred and fifty or more brave men, who
did not know that death was near and
who had no time to prepare for it, fills
the hearts Of the people with sadness. The
President voiced public sentiment when he
recalled the invitations for reception at
the White House. Comparatively few of
course had relatives and friends among
the unfortunate men who were blown to
pieces or sank beneath the waters of the
harbor TO rise no more, but these few are
not the only mourners. The whole nation
mourns the death of so many of the ma
TONS defenders In such terrible man.
ner.
There have been but few such dramatic
naval disasters as that of the Maine The
loss of the Royal George in the harbor
of Plymouth was one of them and the
ramming and sinking of the Victoria
by the Camperdown, during the maneuv-
ers of the British feet in the Mediterran-
can, was another. The foregoing were
accidents, and it is to be hoped that the
disaster to the Maine was ain accident. No
doubt the thought of thousands was,
when the news of the disaster was an
nounced, that the Spaniards were respon-
sible for the destruction of the ship but
there does not appear to be sufficient evil
dence to sustain that view. No doubt the
Spanish element in Havana bitterly Ie-
scented the presence of the Maine in Ha-
vana harbor, but it is difficult to believe
that either the Spanish government or the
Spanish people would entertain the
thought of such a crime as blowing up a
war ship of a friendly nation and the de-
struction of the lives of hundreds of men
on board of her.
There will of course be a thorough in
vestigation of the disaster, and it is doubt
less the hope of every one that nothing
win be discovered to indicate that it was
anything else than an accident Satisfac-
tory evidence that it was the work of
Spain would lessen respect for the Span
ish nation and would mean war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
Gambling on a Deafh.

Bob" Hamilton is dead. says the Phil
adeiphia Times. The news of the policy
kings death travelled rapidly. 1t was
known in a few minutes by the frequent
ers of all the policy shops. Those who
hang around his old haunts were grieved.
Many were the kind words spoken of the
man who for years had taken in the small
bets of the players and who had been rich
and poor by turns. His good qualities
were remembered his bad ones forgotten.
True to the superstitons of the policy
players, they tried to benefit by his death.
They started in to play the rows he had
played and the rows suggested by his
death.
OF course the dead row" was played,
and, of course, il did not come out" or
win. This was the row of figures-9-19-2O
on which Bob had made a winning the
day after his wife died. The police row, -
another of Hamiton's favorite combina-
tons, was a winner yesterday morning,
but few of the players knew of his re-
moval to the hospital in time for that fact
to suggest it to them. Bob often PLAYED
the gate "-17-19-21-and that was a
favorite in last nights drawing. But it
did not win.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
Took Him for n King.

A famous naval architect was the guest
of prince of the German imperial fam
lily, says Odds and Ends, and, when out
walking with his host, observed that the
side of the path he occupied was smoother
and easier than that upon which the lat
ter was walking. Thinking IL to be only
ordinary politeness, he changed from the
left TO the right side. Then ne noticed
that the notables whom they met sa-
luted the Prince with profound respect,
but stared at him as if they were very
much surprised and wondered who he
was. In a short time the Prince said:
Did you observe that after you changed
to my right side the people whom we met
looked at you in great surprise?"
Yes was the architects reply, and
then he explained why he had changed
his position.
"Ah, yes just sou laughed the Prince.
well, 1 will explain why they looked SO
intently at you. Ii is rule of the German
court that the person of the highest rank
shall occupy The right hand side. AL
the people whom we met knew me- but
when they saw you on my right hand they
supposed you to be king, and wondered
who you could be-"
The guest promptly got back on the left
side.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
An Elephants Revenge.

good story of an elephants intelli-
gonce is told by the Golden Penny. The
animal in question was mere baby when
he was sent by an Indian prince to Eng
land as a present for Queen Victoria.
He was shipped as a deck passenger by
enc of the Indian mail steamers from
Bombay, and as he had but
attained the hight of a well
grown calf, and was almost most
docile and tractable, he was permitted to
have the run of the decks for an hour or
two every morning when the state of the
weather permitted. By the sailors he was
dubbed the ''Bos'un's mate" owing to
the penchant that he had for carefully
picking up every loose coil of rope that he
could find and then throwing 1t over the
side, being, as Jack said. "as bad as a
naval lieutenant for keeping the decks
tidy
Among other acquaintance that he
formed was that of the shiD's baker.
whose address he soon discovered to be
the Place of origin of all the sweet dain-
ties with which he was petted. Here he
took to making regular morning call
for something sweet for "tiffin" and was
generally RECALLED with state tart or
piece of cake; but upon calling one morn
ing and extending his trunk, as usual he
found that his visit was unwelcome. as
something had occurred to irritate the. ba-
ker, and instead of the cake, he received
blow on his trunk with the rolling
pin.
The blow was not severe, but Bo'sun
turned tail and went trumpeting up the
deck, where he took a post that would
enable him TO watch for his assailant.
Before long he saw the baker leave his
shop" and mischief being his object
rather than malice, he promptly marched
down, and, with several vigorous sweeps
OF his trunk, he swept all the shelves
in the bakery clear. until loaves, tarts.
cakes, patty pans and cake tins lay in
confusion on the deck. This achieved he
bolted like any school boy and was lock-
ed up in disgrace; but, upon the circum-
stances being known, the popular YER
dict was in his favor, and he was allowed
his liberty as before
30 sun marched down instanter to the
baker and never failed from that dav to
exact tribute, which was regularly paid.
and from that time he and his late on
ponent became fast friends
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
The Los. of the Mnine.

The loss Of the battle ship Maine is a Sc
rious blow to our navy. She was one of
our best warships and great dependence
was placed upon her. Our navy is far
from what 1t should be, especially since
our relations with Spain are of such a
character that war with her might break
out any day.
In the event of war Spain would have
the advantage Of US in the beginning, be-
cause her navy is pretty nearly as good
as ours, now that we have lost the Maine
and we have an immense coast line to de-
fend. No one of our Southern seaport
cities is well protected-some of them have
practically no protection. their fortifca-
tons not yet being completed-and they
would have to depend upon the navy. The
comparatively few ships we have would
find 1t difficult to guard all our Southern
seaport cities against the cruisers and bat
tleships of Spain.
We are not at all surprised that Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
spoke rather bitterly of the jingoes in
Congress in his Lincoln's birthday speech
in New York the other day. He said the
worst offenders against the honor and
dignity of America in foreign affairs are
those who loudly proclaim a desire to en-
tangle US in foreign difficulties, but who re-
fuse to help make ready the forces by
which alone our pretensions would be
made good. The men in Congress who
are the most rampant for a foreign policy
which would involve us in war with
Spain are among those who most strong
ly oppose the building of such a navy as
would be necessary for our protection in
the event of war The naval appropriation
bill for the next fiscal year carries an APP
preparation for only one battleship. Tn
less an appropriation for other battleships
shall be made before Congress adjourns,
we shall be no better off, when the battle
ship for which provision is made is com
pleted, than we were before the Maine
was destroyed.
In this period of swift armored cruisers
and steel battleshipsD we cannot have as
vigorous a foreign policy as we would like
unless we are prepared to support with
force any position we may take. A great
nation like the United States ought to
have navy In keeping with it's import
ance. We don't need such a navy as
Great Britain has, because we have not
such a commerce nor widely scattered pos
sessions as she has to defend, but we need
a navy that would justify us in having a
vigorous foreign policy in all foreign mat
ters in which we may be concerned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
BRIGHT BITS.

Its hahd," said Uncle Eben, "foh err
man ter excuse a boy fob bein' as foolish
at eighteen years oh age as he wah hisse'
al twenty-five. Washington Star.
What is an aggressive policy grand
pap well, it is a policy which makes a
man so mad that he wants to fight but
which scares him so that he doesn't dare
to."-Detroit Free Press.
-Reputaton.-Edit cannot consid-
er your contribution; you have no reputa-
ton" Poet-"Ah?" E1itor-''Yes, go and
impose on two or three lesser editors. and
then I'll talk with You. Detroit Journal.
"A Source of Comfort. Summer Visitor
You must take lots of comfort in win
ter from that great fireplace" Green
Mountain-"WaL you see we don't hev
much time; I'm busy chopin wood for it
most of the time, an Johnny he's busy
luggin' il in, an ma she's busy putin it
on the fire. Truth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
Another Dispensary scandal.

Inc south carolina diSpenSary institu-
ton seems destined to be perpetually in
volved in scandal. No sooner does it
struggle through with one affair than pub
lie attention is directed to another 1t has
been only short while since
the people of the state were
RECALLED with the story of Beck
roge's trunk and a crtain clerks "hocus-
pocus key" to the room in which contiscat-
ed goods were stored At almost every
session of the legislature of late there has
been an investigation ordered, and the cur
rent session is to be no exception to the
rule. In, this instance, however, the
scandal not only involves dispensary Off
Gals, but members of the legislature as
well
According to the charges made upon the
floor of the House by Representative Yer
ner, whose resolution for an investigation
finally prevailed, members of the legsla-
ture, both senators and representatives.
have been made presents of bottles of
whisky by the dispensary board of con-
troll from the dispensary sample room.
From other sources comes the charge that
members of the legislature have found the
dispensary sample room a most fascinating
sort of club where liquors were plentiful
and free to all friends of the institution.
The law makers We're welcome TO come in
at any time, drink all they wanted and
take away as much as they might feel dis
posed to do, absolutely without cost. A
member of the board of control of the dis
49,
papers as saying that liquors we're, indeed,
given away from the sample room, but the
bottles so bestowed upon various persons
were samples of liquors left by drummars,
and were distributed upon the request of
the drummers that they be so disposed of.
For six weeks the fate of the dispensary
institution has been in the hands of the
members of the legislature. For an equal
length of time the members have had
standing invitation to visit the sample
room and get all of the whisky they want
cd to drink or to carry away with them;
and the accuse ton is that a number of
them availed themselves of the opportuni-
ty thus offered. Were these men free,
were they competent to vote for the best
interests oil the state IN the dispensary
matter? Tnlman used to have a good 6eal
10 say about the "bamboozing and de-
bauching' of legislators at Columbia; but
so far as the information goes there has
rever beeuI since the days of Frank Moses,
such a layout of free whisky for legisla-
tors as that referred to in Representative
Verner's speech. At the beginning Of the
session it was not known whether the
legislature would vote to shut up the big
whisky mill, or to continue it. At the
winding up of the session, however, the
dispensary remains as it was before. Had
the sample sooms compliments TO its
guests anything to do with the matter? 1t
may be doubted that the investigating
committee will be able TO do much TO-
wards answering that question, or any
other, since it was ordered to report to the
current session, and the time was too
short to permit of gathering many facts
and sitting them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
Personal.

After reading "Quo Vadis' a Western
railroad man said that at last he knew
where George Pullman found the names
for his cars.
Mrs James Wright, who died in Brook
lyn last week, was the last full blooded
member of the tribe of Montawk Indians.
With her death the tribe became extinct.
John Damn. West Virglnian, was
married at distance from home and re
ceived this telegram from the old folks:
Accept congratulations from the whole
Damn family"
This was the laconic salutatory writ
ten by Sherman NJ Smith, the new pro-
prietor of the Chnlicothe (AIo) Constitu-
ton: Hereafter 1 will attend to the ed
itorial work myself"
William Bonny, who is now a pauper in
the ST. Georges workhouse in London and
slowly dying of consumption, is said to
have been the hero of the Emin Pasha re-
lief expedition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
A Wnrh of Warming.

Health officer LeHardy who returned
Tuesday from the Mobile quarantine con-
vention said. in an interview published in
the Morning News yesterday, that during
his absence from the city he visited all the
places where the yellow fever was epdem-
ic in this country last fall, for the purpose
of seeing their sanitary condition. He
was satisfied from what he saw that in
all of them there were local causes for the
existence of the fever. In the course of
his talk ne said: LAS far as my obserYa-
tons went, l found that in every place
where the yellow fever was epidemic, ex-
cept one, Montgomery, the fever had its
start in low, undrained places, where the
soil was saturated with water and 1 am
confident that in Montgomery also, The
origin of the fever will be traced eventu-
ally to the low and wet grounds short
distance from the house where was told
the first fever case was reported. There is
no reason why Montgomery should ever
be afflicted with yellow fever. Her posi-
bllties for drainage are of the best"
1t seems, however, from what DR.. Lee
Hardy says, that the authorities of Mont
gomery have neglected to properly drain
their town, and, in consequence of such
neglect, the town suffered severely last
fall. If the town authorities had done their
whole duty not only in Montgomery, but
also in the other places which were ef-
ficted, the epidemic of last fan might have
been averted.
Do not the observations of DR.. LeHardy
convey warning to the people of this
city and county-to the county commission
begged the county commissioners TO put
the county drainage force at work drain
ing that part of the Musgrove creek wa
ter shed which comes up close TO the citys
limits? There is authority for saying that
the fever in 1876 started in the locality of
these wet lands.
Notwithstanding all our pleading the
people have remained apathetic in respect
to this matter of drainage, and the county
commissioners have neglected to do the
drainage work which is so necessary for
the preservation of the health of the city.
If sickness of a serious character comes
the County Commissioners will not be per-
mitted to say that they were not warned
and the people will have to admit that
they were Indifferent when they were
the County Commissioners to guard the
city against an epidemic by draining the
wet lands near the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
A SOIiIouuy.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
This world is such a bubble doncherlxnozv
Full of twials and of twoubles. doncber.
know,
You come to earth to cwy.
You gwow oldah and you sigh.
Oldah still, and then you die, doncher-
know.
And its all howwld mix, doncherknow.
Business, love and politics, doncherknow,
Fashions. follies, cliques and sets.
Clubs and pawties, signs, wegwets.
Struggle, stwife and cigawettes, doncher-
know.
Business? Aw! That's twade, doncher-
know,
Something lost or something made don
cherknow.
You twouble and you mops
And you hang your highest hope
On perhaps the-pwice of soap, doncher-
know.
Politics. Just lawk doncherknow.
Just nightmare in the dawk, doncher-
know.
You perspire day and night,
And aftaw all the fight,
Why-perhaps the wrong mans wight, dom
cherknow.
Love? Aw! yes; you meet a girl dom
cherknow
And get in such whirl, doncherknoW:
Get down upon the floah,
To adoah and to imploah,
And its all howwid boah, doncherknow.
Fashion? Avn that's dwess, doncherlxnow.
The cause of much distwess, doncherknow.
To determine what to weah
When to go and likewise where,
And how to pawt your hath, doncherknow
And there's WEAKLY nothing in it, doncher-
know.
For you live for just a minute doncher-
know,
And when you've eaten, read and felt.
Heard and seen and said and smelt.
Why-all the cards aw dealt, doncherknow
You have one consciousness, doncherknow,
one stomach, and that's small, doncher-
know:
You can only weah one tie,
And one glass in your eye,
And-one coffin when you die, doncher-
know
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17

There have appeared in the public prints
recently various suggestions to the effect
that Hon. Henry G. Turner should run
for the governorship. There is not the
shadow of a doubt that Mr.. Turner would
make an able executive, and that his cleo
ton would have marked effect in induc-
ing investments for the development of
the state since he Is known throughout
the length and breadth of the land as a
WISE conscientious and conservative man,
and enjoys universal confidence and es-
TEEN. At the same time it is practically
certain that Mr.. Turner would not for a
single moment listen to the suggestion of
his becoming a candidate. He is not in
favor with the "men who control" and
all of their influence would be brought to
bear against him. He is not seeking any
office. 1t is very likely that Mr.. Turner
will again be called to the service of his
state, but the time for the call is not yet