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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
TRYING TO AVOID FAKES.

In the Eagle. and in all other offices in
the country. the greatest care is being
taken to prevent fakes creeping into the
news. The people have become so in
credulous that the newspapers are resolved
to print only the facts In the war news,
and have so far succeeded admirably, the
only error yet made being the lombard
ment Of Cardenas, which the afternoon
papers all over the country played up
Friday afternoon, thinking it was true.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
HOW HE GOT IT.

Adiutant Brown Of Kingman. who this
week recruited the company here in Wich-
ita, about two months ago went 20 Gov
ernor Leedy and said:
Governor, there VIII be war with
Spain"
"No. there Val not be" said Leedy.
Eyes. sir and want 10 be commissioned
an officer when it comes" said Brown.
"All right" said Leedy, laughing; when
it comes
The day war was declared Brown went
to Leedy. and Leedy appointed him forth
with.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

led the horse back with a tie line. and
drove the boy a-foot just ahead of him,
adding to the latter's tagging steps by
frequent kicks with a number nine COW
hide boot which he vigorously administer
ed where il would catch the best hold.
This course of treatment completely chill
ed the lively ardor of young Brandow, and
since then he has never allowed himself
TO get unduly worked up along the lines of
going to war He says an he regrets is
that he can not draw pension for that
martial experience
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
ON A DISPATCH BOAT.

Leo Redding. the Wichita newspaper
man, is at the front in the war. For a
time Leo Redding signed his name to his
dispatches. But one morning the ST. Louis
Republic came out with a scare article
saying the Fern had been sunk in Ha-
vana harbor. This was signed by Red
ding. OF course dt was not true, and
since then Redding's name has not ap-
peared. until this week. when ne had a
dispatch dated New York Herald's Dis
patch Boat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
VERY MODEST OFFICER.

Harry Hume, who was elected first lieu
tenant Of the volunteers here Friday. is
probably the most retiring man in the
company. He was known to only a few
of those who enlisted as privates and
when the balloting began the man VINO
stood elbow against Mr.. Hume followed
out. Where is Hume? l want to see
him. Mr.. Hume did not answer and the
man voted without seeing what his
first lieutenant looked like.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
WASN'T QUITE SATISFIED.

Miss Laycock Of College Hill knows an
old farmer who is always grumbling. 1t
has become an ambition with her 10 dis
cover some optimism in her acquaintance.
The other day she said 10 him: ''WeM,
Isn't this rain fine? What an immense
wheat crop you viii have.
Yes said the farmer, but two or three
more crops like this Will draw all the
nourishment out of the ground"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
LIKE A PIANIST.

Jack Charvat the Eagles swift oper
ator, has been taken away from Wichita
by the Associated Press and placed m the
office at Kansas City. He as succeeded
by Mr.. Mcfarland, another swift opera
tor. Charvat is one of the most wonder
ful typewriters in the United States. He
works a typewriter with a movement from
the wrist, rarely using MS forearms at
all Gust as a fine planisD, and the way
ne can knock off copy is a marvel to be-
hold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
Is CLOSED TO OUTSIDERS.

The Masons are now far enough along
that the big white stone building, for
years occupied by the Y. NJ. c. A and
Commercial college. and visited by thou
ands of Wichitans and strangers. who
took advantage Of the free reading room
and gymnasium. has a big placard on the
door, NO admittance except to mem
bers."-the letters Y. II. c. A. are chiseled
of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
ROARING IN CHICAGO

The Eagles claims over its scoop in the
Matanzas bombardment news is mild COM
pared with the way the New York and
Chicago papers are roaring. In Chicago
the Times-HeraId scooped all the other
newspapers. Friday morning it took al
most its whole first page TO crow about IL,
and then devoted its principal editorial
TO telling how it did it. AS a matter Of
fact, the Times-Herald had about fifty
words on the bombardment. The Eagle
had nearly a column, thai is a thousand
words.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
PROUD OF IT

Wichita has a touch OF kindness in its
makeup of which it should feel proud
Everybody knew Farmer Doohttle's Cog.
Don, just as they know the dog which
runs ahead Of the fire department and all
the other CANNES Of prominence in the
city. There is no cruelty TO animals in
Wichita as rule. and one man will fight
for a dog he knows if it is necessary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
WAR STOPS BUILDING IN WICHITA

wan c1OHS BUILDING IN WICHITA.
The war with Spain has had the effect
ofcheckins the progress of building which
started in Wichita six or seven months
ago. Among the big blocks already plan
ned that will now await the termination
of the present difficulty are the wholesale
houses. Jett & Wood, and the Wichita
Produce company. Jet & Wood had ar
ranged for material and work was TO be-
gin April l. The produce people had
notified their tenants who vacated the
premises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
IS A GOOD THINE

In one thing Wichita is strictly metro
politan. On the front OF the Frisco train
which stands at the depot every night
waiting for the hour TO start is a big
piacard telling the towns for which the
train is bound. In the big city depots ali
trains have these signs, and they save
lots Of questions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
COMPANY OF CAPTAINS.

Chief Clerk Reed Of the railway mail
service, seventh division, his assistant,
Mr.. Cochran, and Civil Service Commits
sioner Mccoy. have started a volunteer
company of captains. They guarantee
big pay, long furloughs and little service.
Everybody in the postohice except Tom
Fitch has joined.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
KNOCKED o1rr TWICE

The finest garden in town is Just north
or Douglas avenue. west Of Chisholm
creek Ii was put out early this year and
the frost caught 1t The owner went val
iantly 70 work and replaced the garden.
and yesterday the flood came and destroy
ed il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

most unpopular governor. excepting Nor
rill. that has ever been elected, according
to Wichita people. The strange part of
it all is that Leedy is under the impress
sion that he win carry Sedgwick county
this fall by even larger majority than
two years ago. But he wont, nor any
other county,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
HAD HIS NERVE.

Nick Stefins little 3-year-oId boy at
tended a theater with his parents some
days ago and when the manager stepped
to the front of the stage and requested the
ladies 70 remove their hats the little fell
low piped cut: Il sink you've got your
nerve wifi you"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
sHo111.n RE An oFF1cER-

The best looking man in Wichita in
uniform VIII be VIII Ayres of the court Of
appeals. His war blood is boiling. If
Leedy had appointed VIII an officer, Fun
ston and Little and the rest would have
been pigmies beside him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

II Tom Fitch is appointed major by
Governor Lee5y 1t IS ukely that as post
master he viii ask for leave OF absence.
in which event George Locke Will be act
ing postmaster until Republican IS ap-
pointed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
NEVER RECEIVED IT.

Colonel Toler says he never received a
letter from Bryan asking him if it would
be advisable for Bryan 10 enlist as a pri-
vate. Such a report is out. The New
York papers have cartoons on it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
MANY FARM HANDS ENLIST.

One OF the most noticeable features ct
the recruiting Office Friday was the NUM-
Der of farm hands who enlisted. Appar-
entity they had figured with precision and
logic. A farm hand receives about SIS per
month with his board. They usually have
10 work from sunup until sunset, and
sometimes long after dark. Uncle Sam,
while strict. viii not very often work his
soldiers 50 long. They viii get SIS per
month from him. together with their board
and clothes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
WAS IT VIZ ECKED

There are people in town today who be-
lieve that gas was discovered in the Thlr-
teenth street hole, but that the Standard
Oil company got onto the deal and wreck
ed the operations, to discourage the town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
AN EDITORS NAME.

A little girl went in to the Office of the
Stevens Commission company on North
Emporia Wednesday and asked for Mr..
High. When it was explained to her that
no such person as Mr.. High was known
there she said: 1T is Mr.. High who
prints the Commodore"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
IFEDY Has CHANGED

A prominent Wichita Popunst says that
two years in Office has changed Leedy
wonderfully. He says i; IS almost inlpos-
sible 70 carry on a conversation With
Leedy any more without exasperasing in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
HIS CHESS ON WHEAT.

Day Chief Pauline of the Western Union
telegraph Office says what will be up to
81. 40 per bushel before the first of June.
Mr.. Pauline is % per cent right on wheat
one month with another.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
ONLY a CAPTAIN.

t IS said that Colonel Jocelyn Of the
Wichita police commission wanted Leedy
TO commission him colonel. Leedy. Il is
said. offered him a eaptsincy, wach Colo
mel Jecelyn Indignantly refused.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

terrupuons and bull-headed rejoinders
from the governor. 1t is question wheth-
er Leedy's nervous system has gone TO
wreck OF whether his head has simply
SWelled.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

Miss Taft, principal Of the College Hill
school. has ridden a wheel two years and
has never had a tire punctured This is
the record among local cyclists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
GETTING SNAPS OF THEM.

It is estimated that there have been
forty snap shots at the first company of
actual warriors enlisted in Wichita All
the kodak albums will have them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
WILL. BE MORE CALLS

Adjutant Brown, the recruiting officer,
thinks there will be another call for
troops within sixty days.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

The woodworkers life Is hard is best Standing day
after day alongside workbench many II the delicate
organs of digestion get Of working order. Worry in the
workshop six days in the week very apt carry
Sunday Also Headache does stop when the days work
but pols the pleasure Of the leisure hours well
workman in the Burlington Venetian Bad CO. employ
Rpans Tabues first ry notice hen the engineer
day and asked If had used them He
recommended them highly because they had cured hm Il
dyspepsia and other troubles that began 20 the abu
found chem good that recommended them TO others
have had headache but since began to take them Every
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSES.

On last Wednesday five rental firms in
Wichita had twenty-five applications for
houses more than they had houses to
rent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
no an THE IRRIGATION EIGHT.

to appropriate $50 aid TO the Arkansas
Valley Protection association to aid in the
fight against the Colorado irrigation
bitches.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
rIRsr HANcrn- Err1cv

The FIRST man ever to be hanged in
efigy. according 70 old citizens. in this
city was Governor Leedy. Leedy is the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
WICHITANs TAT.K BuT DON,T EIGHT.

WICHTTANS TALK BUT DON'T FIGHT.
On Thursday afternoon in front Of the
Eagle Office two men were talking for the
dedication of the crowd. One was taking
the part OF Governor Leedy in his action
against the national guards and the other
one was defending the soldiE boys Both
became quite acrimonious and later angry.
II looked for a few minutes as if blows
would he struck An Eagle reporter was
standing near talking 10 a friend, with
the expectation of getting a story The
friend turned to the item chaser and said:
Have you ever noticed that in Wichita
the men who argue on the street act fire.
ouently as II they would fight over some
question that is before che city or coun-
try. but never do?''
Eyes, times innumerable."
well. so nave l. It's a good thing
This is the most intense town in the state
on conversation, but the most peaceful.
Never but once was there really a start
made to get up a mob here"
When was that?'
During Tiger Bilrs reign. Two peace
ful and non-oombative citizens talked OF
raising mob to deal with Tiger Bill
Il was the town Joke for several weeks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-01
LIKE A COUNTRY TOWN.

In some parts of the city. especially sew
eral blocks from the central streets cows.
calves. horses. colts, hogs, etc. are loose
after night and roam promisculously over
sidewalks, breaking the boards or leav-
ing their footprints in the soft cement.
going through door-yards. nipping off
green valuable flowers and fast-growing
garden vegetables or tramping them out
OF sight in the ground Many gardens
not surrounded by a solid fence are ruined
In this way and thus several dollars and
much hard labor is thrown away. Il is
noticeable that the same animals are loose
night after night proving gross negligence
on the part of their owners. who should
show enough respect for their neighbors
at least to keep their live stock on their
own property.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21
THE GAR SOUTH


New ORLEANS, Feb. 2l.--After two
days Of preliminary festivity, the brief
Mardi Gras season was inaugurated in
earnest this morning. The weather Is
fine and the streets are thronged with
visitors and residents, the national col
ors and those Of the Mardi Gras court
floating in all directions. The street
decorations in the business and resi-
dence centers are superb. The event of
the morning was the arrival of Rex.
king of the carnival, on his royal yacht,
with the usual escort of fotill.. On
landing, the king of the carnival and
bis retinue were escorted to tho city
hall, where he received the keys of the
city and commenced an absolute. rule
OF thirty-six hours. Tonight there will
be the usual street pageant of the
Krewe of Proteus, followed by its tab
leaux ball at the French opera house.
IN MEMPHIS assa
MEMPHIS, Feb. 21.--The preliminaries
of the Mardi Gras carnival opened
auHpicipuslY today. From twenty to
thifty thousand strangers are in town:
business Is suspended IN large meas |
ure; good will and hilarity are the pre-
vailing sentiments. The king Of the
carnival Arirts tonight. but win remain |
Indoors preparatory to his grand entree
The king and his retinue
will be met by numerous delegations,
Ieaded BY the Ellis, he NMy sterious
Thirteen will act as Special escort.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21
The Coming Woman

Who goes to thetciuH while her husban
tends the baBy, AS veil as the good old
fashioned w.npnns who looks after he
horne, Will both at times get run down in
health. Theywill be tr ubled with loss of
appetite, headacbesl sleeplsssness, faint
Ing or dizzy spalls,s The most wonderful
for these y omen is Il ectrc Bitters.
Thousands of sHffhrArs from Lame Back
and Weak Kidneys rise up and call it
blessed. II is the medicine for women.
Female complaints ana Nervous troub es
of all kinds are soon relieved by the use or
Electric Bitters,s Delicate women should
keep this remedy on hani to build uo the
system. Only fifty cents FER bottle. For
sale by Murnhey Van Retten Dug Co,
and Browne & Manzansres Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21

LONDON, England Feb. 2i.-The
semi official announcement that, the
Queen will personally hold drawing
room at Buckingham palace immM
diately upon her retarn from the con-
tineBt at the beginning Of May and
that at this function Her Majesty will
receive the diplomatic corps, ,has caused
q fiutter Of excitement among ho no.
6bility and arlstocracy, and Is creating
no end of comment III view Of the fact
that for SOME time past, on the plea Of
inffmities incident 10 her advancing
years, the Qiesn has opened Parliament
and has also held her drawing rooms
by proxy. In fact it was given out
officially, on the occasion OF the jubilee
celebration last year, that it would
probably be the last visit of Her
Majesty to the metropolis. Her latest
resolve is understood to be due to her
dissemination to be regarded as a Qaeen
emeritus, as it We're, or, in other words,
no be considered as sovereign who is
practically taking no interestzin public
affairs, and who is only waiting for the
last call. 1t is noteworthy also, that
the Prince of Wales is losing no oppor-
tunity to bring himself into favorable
public attention. His contribution to
the Chris mas dinner f,lud of a Repub
lioan newspaper of this city was an act
nnpreeedented in the history of the
English court while, at recent meet
ing of the boSpital fund assaciatfon IN
which reporters were admitted, lie made
to less than three .extemporaneous
speeches which occupied over ascofumn
in the papers the following morning.
These incidents are taken as an indl
cation first, that the Queen purposes to
keep on demonstrating that she is very
much alive, and second, that the Prince
OF Wales has been inspired with an
ambition to make himself solid with
the niasses.sA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21
i1P 10 D.azE DENTISTRY
PRa czzcE'D.
SATI5FACTION$
AGuARANTEED
HoMEsrnAp ENraY No. 9. DAT.

LAND OFFICE AT SANTA FE, N. NJ.
February 12tb, 1898,
Noticei hereby given that thief flowing
named settler has fled notice of her inten-
lion 10 nlake,f fnai proofsfn sopport OF her
claim, and that said fpronf will be made
before Probate clerk, Of San Miguel county
at Las Vegas, on March %, 1898, viz:
ALICE A. BLAKE,
for the Mex ofsthe NEA Sec. 4, NWA NV
n Sec. 8 IT'S. Mr. IA e and VIZ SWZ
Sec 4, T 10 N r IA Il.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her contlnuaus residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Squire l.,
Barker, Adnlph e. Pierson. Francis G.
Blake, Henry e Blake, all of Bealah, NM
MANUEL h. OTERo, Register.
S4-4wd.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21

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CLEvELANp, Ohio. Feb, 2l.-Nat G.
Good win. the actor, and Miss Maxine
Elliott, the leading lady in his company,
were married here on Sunday.
BY this union two of the most cele-
brated actors are brought into the
bonds of the same family Goodwin's s
sGilded FcoR,has made him prit ce Of
of the royal family of players and a
king of comedy. Maxine Elliott has
played true WON ms part in being
beautiful to please the eye of man.
Her rendition of the part of the Red
Cross nurse Eas made her "a beautiful
character on the A mefican stage,
Goodwin's disregard for the public
when his regular. time for r3sa drinks
comes around shas made Yhim many
enemies, who take a mighty oath that
they will never buy tickets for his per-
formances, butupop the first occasion
of an opportunity to hear and see him
again, even these revengeful ones suc-
comb and iind themselves in parquet
circle. ..uls s:sss
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21

CIiTeAao. Feb. Feb. Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Illinois are practically snow
bound. an Average snow fall q, two
feet is reported from Illinois and Iowa,
while Throughout Wisconsin and North
ern Michigan the fall was much heavier
This is by far the heaviest snow fall OF
the seasons.
Z, MILwAUKEE, Feb. 2t.-A blizzard,
which started Saturday, spent its fury
shortly after midnight. The record at
the weather. bureau shows that there
was a fall Of twenty two inches of snow
In two days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21

WASHINGTON, D.. c., Feb. 2l.-In
the case Of William Grice and others,
under Indictment in. .Texas,for violating
the anti-trust law. of that state, the
United States supreme court today
held that the fedela al circuit court had
interfered in granting writ of habeas
corpus when no proper exlgency arose
for such interferenco; therefore the
decision was reversed demanding the
prisoners custody by state officials
The. court will not. enter upon the
merits Of thesanti-trust law. IL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-21

MoNrBRErsNe lex, Feb. sl.--The new
wharf at Tampico, constructed by the
Mexican Central railroad, under gov
erpment supervision, burned Sunday
The loss on the wharf, custom house,
and merchandise is nearly 100000.
A. S Robinson, engineer in charge Of
the construction, was injured by falling
timhers and will probably die.