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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
ChiIdren's Home Benefit.

The management OF the Children's home
desire to express its gratitude for the gem
erous patronage given to the benefit az
the Auditorium last Saturday evening. 1t
was another proof that this work for
helpless children has place in the hearts
of our people, second to none.
We feel that every one is interested in
knowing just what was the result. The
total receipts were Sls7. No expense ex-
cepting haT rent, SIS.
The list of those who assisted in the en-
tertainment is so long that we dare not
undertake to mention each separately
but to all we are grateful both for the
service and the kindly spirit in which It
was given.
The program and tickets were paid for
by the business firms whose names ap-
peared on them.
J. a. Sickman Of Hutchinson IS one OF
the Masonic visitors in the city, the guest
of NJ. ". Dorsey and family Mr. Sick
man was resident Of Kansas a number
of years. but has been residing in Dali
las, Texas. FOR the part six years and
only recently returned TO Kansas. which
be SAYS is after all the garden spot Of
America
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Camera club meeting tonight at
o'clock at rooms in the city building.
Rehearsal of St. Johns choir this even
ing in the basement of the church at
o'clock.
The ladies of the Central Christian
church serve dinner today at 81 East
Douglas avenue.
The Woman's Mission Circle of the First
Baptist meets this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
with Mrs. Helm, Waco avenue.
w. r. c. No. 40 will serve meals in the
rooms under Garfield hall today and
Thursday and Friday. Come and get a
good meal.
Emporia avenue NJ. Z. church will serve
dinner and supper Wednesday and Thurs
day at 135 North Main street.
There will be a special meeting of Wich-
tia Council L. c. T. No. 80 Saturday
night, February 26. Please bring an appli-
cation. p. NJ. Anderson. Secretary.
National Reserve association. Wichita
Lodge No. % meets this evening at 7;3o.
National Reserve hall, 213 South Water.
All visiting members in the city are in
vited to meet with US. C. 3. Wilson, Sec
rotary.
L. t. social at residence of w. F.
Stout Saturday evening, February 19.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the First NJ. K. church viii meet
at the residence of Mrs. II. L. Mason.
1015 North Lawrence avenue, Wednesday
at .. m.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
WICHITA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
Begins Work in New Quarters in
ScheetZ Building.

Yesterday Professor Robbins CONNER
ciaI college opened in its new home on the
third floor of the Scheetz building. All
the furniture was moved from the Y. NJ
c. A. building Saturday and Monday the
workmen finished putting on the plaster
All Monday night Professor Robbins had
a force of men at work and accomplished
the work of preparation far enough TO
open school yesterday morning in all the
departments.
The new quarters comprise eleven rooms
in all, especially arranged for the pur-
poses of the school, being much more
spacious and comfortable than the old
rooms in the Y. NJ. c. A building.
The main room used for the class in
actual bookkeeping. second term work,
is 3Sx6S and Will accommodate 125 students
besides the bank, wholesale, retail and
transportation departments. There are
large. light. airy rooms for typewriting,
shorthand and beginning work in the COM
mercial course and a department of tele-
grr,hy.
Professor Robbins opened his school
here four years ago last September with
a small attendance and small faculty.
BY thorough. practical and exhaustive
training of students he has developed the
commercial college into an institution of
first-cIass size with a first-class faculty
and more than two hundred students.
They do actual business in bookkeeping.
banking and shipping etc. Students Of
the school buy and sell on order. make
invoice bills Of lad;ng, bills Of account,
checks. drafts. note accounts. and go
through every step known in commercial
transactions.
Students of the Wichita school buy and
sell with the Packwood college in New
York City, the Grand Rapids Business
college in Michigan. with Chicago, Pine
Bluff. Ark, and several others Goods
are represented by cards. Every ship
ment is accompanied by all the necessary
papers Every paper must have the
teachers stamp Of o. X. All checks are
iudorsed. stamped. paid and returned just
as banks do them. It is an actual bust
ness carried on with all parts Of the
United States under the supervision OF
acknowledged authorities The students
days business Is as much 4 matter OF IN
certainty as the day o. theman who act
uaIlv buys and sells merchandise. L IS
no theoretical hum drum and senseless
drudgery Of terms used nowhere outside
Of the school room.
The work for the entire commercial
course requires about six months The
students. upon graduation so right on in
business methods The Commercial col
iese OF Wichita doesn't turn OUT failures
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Citizens Committee viii Meet Old
Soldiers Committee.

At a meeting of prominent citizens held
last night for the purpose of consider
ing the matter of the meeting of the
Grand Army encampment, the following
committee was appointed 10 confer with
the committees on arrangement appoint
ed by the two posts of this city: A. c.
Jobes, George Dixon, Finlay Ross, Henry
Wallenstein, Cash Henderson, E. B. jew
ett Ben Eaton, James H. Black and
George bold.
This committee extends an invitation
to the committees appointed by the posts
to meet with it at the office Of George
Dixon in the Sedgwick block on Thursday
evening at o'clock. It is very necessary
that all members of the respective COM
mittees be present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16

from loss of blood. He was taken to the
Wichita hospital in the patrol wagon by
officers Fox and Stewart. His wounds
were dressed, but at II o'clock last night
it was feared that he would not live
through the night. The man has only
been in this country a few years, having
come here from Finland. He has no rela-
tives in America. He is being given
every attention and if he survives it will
be on account Of the superior nursing
which has been given him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16

will not have anything more to do with
it; that is, not the class OF 20.
Superintendent Dyer was seen and ask
ed what he had to say about the matter.
He replied that there was nothing TO Of
fer in the way OF comment.
Miss Cleveland, a teacher in the High
school. is appointed 10 supervise tie work
and when the editors and publishers re
fused to let her take the manuscript we
simply took the paper away tIorn them.
The Messenger IS a part Of fhe High
school just as the athletic ASSOCIATION aud
other societies. and associations
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
LOSES HIS FOOT
Henry Benson. a Tramp Has an Ac
cident.

Yesterday morning At s o'clock. as the
Frisco freight train was pulling into the
city from the east. three traups under
took to get of the train at the old union
depot az the corner of Walnut and Fifth
avenue. TWO Of them succeeded in get
ting of the train. but when Henry Ben
ton. one OF the party, tried TO set of his
foot got caught and was run over by the
moving train. His right foot was severed
from his leg just above the ankle. He
bled profusely and before DR.. Cave. the
county physician. arrived he had tainted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
DIED OF PNEUMONIA
j =. Rettis Passed Away Yesterday
Morning

]. S. Belts. janitor Of the city build
ing, died yesterday of pneumonia fever.
He had been sick about a week. His
funeral will occur from the a. II. e
church at $50 p. m. today and viii be in
charge OF Arkansas Valley Lodge a. F.
& A. NJ
Mr.. Belts has been a Kansan g years
and has lived in Wichita Is years He
was we'll thought of by his neighbors.
His children are ". A Belts, Charles
Belts and T. J. Belts. Friends % the
family are invited TO the funeral.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
BOTTLES OF BEER
Are Unearthed From the Old River
Bed

Workn1en in scraping up dirt from the
old river bed for the nelT park boulevard
the other day unearthed several bottles
of beer. buried two feet beneath the sur
face. Grass and shrubbery were grow
ing over the place when the bottles were
found. 1t is probable that some fishing
or picnic party years ago went over to
the park for day off and sank the beer
into the water to keep it cool and forgot
where it was. The current washed sand
over the bottles for year or SO and when
the river went dry the grass grew over
il. The beer was as good as Schlitz's best
according to the testimony of the work
men.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
SNAPS AT FLETCHER'S

and many Others. Try the cash system
rs carried on IN oar stores and you Win
never want 20 change. The best evidence
OF the merit % this plan IS our constantly
Increasing patronage which has ncressi-
tated the addition ~ two new delivery
wagons. 1t ua eau for your Orders
which viii nc carefully AMI expedi i,-susiy
hlief and delivered.
Try WHITE HOUSE COFFEE v-e srs
sole agents On wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
Y. M. C. A. STILL OPEN
Reading Room and Gymnasium Are
in Order

The impression has gone out that the
Young Mems Christian Association IS
closed. The reading room. baths and gym
nasium are open as usual. Through the
kindness of the Masons we shall remain
where we are for the present. Notice viii
be given in these columns when we move
to our new quarters.
H II DEWEY President.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
1MZ2aaazzhk4mzA
I3o-I32 n. Main. After March Is, IIo-I2I N. Main.
I3o-I32 n. Main.

hurryng moving day nearer and the
buying The have reduced it's
great heaps of goods here there everywhere that bid
goodbye to before go.
sample Fronts, YoSes Chiffon Fronts and
Passementerie Yokes and Fronts. We quote them at wholesale
rices
Eight yards Silks spring designs and pat
terms, I-2c, a 12c.
Seven hundred yards of Madras Cloths at 7 12c.
Twenty pieces being purchased in prefer
Sungs. They checks stripes
We quote them, 7 Sac.
One 1oof genuine Marseies Quilts worth SAYS full eleven
quarters in size, today at Sl.65
Work is being pushed the dozen put.
ting The nearing
completion ST. Louis and everything has the of progress
Yesterday all day kept the wires hot with certain Trunk
Valise factory with
the best Trunks and Grips and these will
quarters during
Keep US 4 mind Trunks and Travelling Cases
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16

To Hire Help, to- Rent Rooms, To
get Boarders, BOOMERS ia tact.
TO Buy, Sell. Hire or Rent any
thing. see that your ads appear
regularly in the Eagle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16

tonight in Peerless hall for assignment
to their places.
Committee on train service
]. N. Clarey, L. G. Bartlett,
J. 3. Devier, F. A. Reed,
Z. z. Enoch, J. 3. Scott,
Otto Weiss, T NJ Powell,
r. Williams, L, NJ. Beers,
Herman Hill, w Henrion,
VIII Hart, r. Mccain,
a. L. Cooper, o. E Waterbury,
John Carey, s. McQuary,
c. 3. Page, A S. Nelson,
Gus. Miller, D. 7. Dunbar.
c. \. Latham, NJ. J. Firmin,
Committee on hotel service
r. Cone, F. ". Oliver,
T G. Fitch, c. S. Smith,
J. F. Mccoy, A. E. Helm,
Earl Blake, S. y. Bridgeman,
D. A Wilson, ]. T. Dorsey,
y. c. Goodwin, W. a. MiniCk,
c. K. Freeman. L. D. Lewelling,
Charles Daniels, c. II. Luling,
NJ. W. Cave, l.. S. Naftzger.
H. L. Taylor, NJ A Carvin,
Lew Aspey, D. Smyth.
Committee on D. of II. entertainments
F. L. BuIla, A. A. Reside,
]. 7. Donnen, o. ]. Taylor.
J. T. KIRKER, Chairman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
MASONIC WINDOW
CR. Fulton Has an Attractive and
Quite Suggestive Decoration

The west window Of c. r. Fulton's
clothing store Is decorated with Masonic
robes. used in the Blue lodge. Chapter
Council. Commaudery and Consistory.
also Masonic aprons and pharaphernalia.
In the center Of the window is a miniature
stage which is supposed 70 represent some
Of the various scenes in the Consistory
work The window is appropriate and
quite attractive, besides being very sus-
gesriye OF the teachings Of Masonry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16
WILL MEET A. O. u. w.
Committees Appointed to Meet the
Visitors.

The reception committee Of the Grand
Lodge of the A. 0. L. W, consisting of the
following members. viii meet at s o'clock
tonight in Peerless hall for assignment
to their places.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-16

Mr.. Thompson, clerl, Of the court Of ap-
peals at Topeka, was in the city yester-
day Il was his fisrt visit 10 Wichita and
he says the town has simply charmed
him through and through, and that here
after be is for anything Wichita wants.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
DIVORCE DEGREES BY PROXY
Strange State of Affairs Disclosed IN
Oklnhorla Terriiarr

Strange State of Affairs Disclosed IN
Oklahoma Territory.
Hundreds Of invalid divorces are BE-
ing discovered In Oklahoma. They arc
granted under the 9O-day law (which
was annulled by eongressl, governing
the time of residence in territories be-
fore divorce proceedings might be
fled Many cases have been discovered
In which persons living IN New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago or ct. Louis
have been divorced without coming 70
the territory. Other cases have come
TO light In which rich New York women
hired proxies TO come 10 Oklahoma 20
impersonate them in securing divorces.
Mrs Catherine Charles Is at Perry,
o. T.. trying TO find out whether her
husband. Robert Charles, ever obtained
Q valid decree against her. She cannot
find any record Of such a case. Her
story Is that her husband eloped from
New York with Mrs. n. ]. Becker. Mrs.
Charles followed them to nearly every
large city In the United States, and
six weeks ago she found them IN Mich
igan. The husband produced Oklahoma
divorce DEGREES for both himself and
Ars- Becker. and a marriage certificate
from New York dated two months ago.
She Intends TO know the truth OF the
matter.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
WOMEN OBJECT TO AN ACTRESS
She Il Forced to Leave . Dali Given
by Southern military Cadets.

Dy southern nlliNhry NAoeNa-
At the Christmas cOtillon. given by
the cadets Of the South Carolina MIL
tary academy. a; Charleston, S. C.,
many women from the flour hundred"
set were present and peculiar dis
pute arose.
Hoyt's ~ Stranger In New York"
was played at the Academy OF Music,
with Miss Charlotte Crane, who is Miss
Bose. OF Springfield. H.. as the Leading
lady. The government training ship.
Salmon +. Chase. Is wintering at
Charleston. and the officers and cadets
were invited 70 the ball Cadet Peter
son had an engagement TO take Miss
Crane TO the ball. and after the per
form/ ,ce he called for her ard they
wentIto the ball When they entered
the ballroom al the men sought intro
ductionA This wns noted and several
Of the society young women called the
chaperons and dema('ed that Mss
Crane be sent away. Their only reason
was because she wss az actress
The chaperOns. according TO the
story told by those present demanded
thet Capt. Hamlet. OF the Chase. order
Cadet Peterson TO take Miss Crane
from the ball The order was given and
the cadet was forced to reveal the Sltna-
ton TO the actress and request her to
leave with him. She was mortified at
the treatment aud left hurriedly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
MAKE CHARGES OF TORTURE.
Long Plains, Mass-. PsNncipal Ae-
eused of Roasting His PupiIs.

Long Plains, Mass-. PRsneipal Ae-
eused of Roasting His Pupils
The citizens OF the Long Plains
school district at New Bedford. Mass.
openly charged the principal, X. IT,
Robertson. with tortuTing his pupils,
after the method Of the Spanish inquisi-
ton. by roasting.
Philip II. Crandon and Walter Brad
ford. whose children attended the
school. are considerably wrought up
over the treatment their boys received
at the hands of Robertson
One day last week Frankie. Mr.. Gran
don's ll-year-old son. came home with
the left side Of his face several shades
reider than the other. He said that he
had failed when asked the name of the
capital of Michigan. and as a punish
nent the teucher Ind made him stand
beside the stove while the wood VIVA
piled In.
Charles. the i1-year-old son of MIR.
bradford. was punished In a similar
way for asking TO go out, and when
finally the teacher permitted him 10
leave the room he tainted upon reaching
the school yard, and fell in heap upon
the doorstep. The boy is now sick at
home with chickenpox, and two physi-
cinns assert that the disease was aggra-
waited by the heat 10 which the boy was
subjected.
Charges against Robertson have been
preferred with the school committee,
and there Is talk OF arresting Robertson
on criminal process. Robertson ALSO
lutely refuses TO discuss the case.
The stove in front of which the boys
were obliged TO stand Is a powerful
wood heater. such us Is used In country
schoolhouses II is built for the pur'
pose OF throwing out heat, and when
piled full Of wood the heat radiation Is
something terrific.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
FINDS GARDEN OF EDEN.
Claims of II. W. seItoa KArr. Engiish
Scientist and Explorer.

Scientist and Explorer.
II. W. SeltOn KArr. the eminent Eng
fish scientist and explorer. believes he
has discovered the site OF the Garden OF
Eden In Somaliland. Africa. In an ar
ticle In New York paper on this sub
Ject he saws: Il have found the Gar
den Of Eden In about latitude eight de-
grees north. and near the meridian,
passing through Adea and the center
Of Arabia, about SO miles In n straight
line southwest Of Berben, on the
Somali coast, and on the east Of the
fertile country at the headwaters OF the
Nile and AbyssInia. II may be inferred
from the text that Eden was a large
country and that on the east of IL lay
the garden. the home OF primitive man.
my first approach to the Garden Of
Eden was from the west, while truck
Ing lion. The east and north sides are
guarded by high plateauS with Inn
passable cliffs, and can be approached
only by the long. narrow gorge Of the
IsSutugan, walled IN by tremendous
precipiceS- The geological features are
therefore In correspondence with tho
description by Moses. At an elevation
OF about 1000 feet, at the place named,
on long, low hill. on a once fertile
plain. watered by four rivers, I dlscov-
cred thousands OF perfect stone imple-
ments used by Adam himself. and now
confirmed rs Of the paleolithIc epoch"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
PRESIDENT AGAIN PREACHED AT
Uncomfortable Position OF Mr.. NE
KInIey In n washinGton Church.

Uncomfortable Position OF Mr.. Me-
KInIey In n washInEton Church.
President Mckinley has not had an
altogether pleasant time Of II attend
Ing services at the Metropolitan Meth
od!st church, Washington The pastor.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, has several times
preached sensational sermons the presi-
dent did not like. and an intimAtion was
given that the chief magistrate might
find il necessary TO change his church
unless a change were made In the style
Of discourses. One Of the elders Of the
church is q close friend OF the president,
and secured from him promise that no
change would be made provided Dr..
Johnston stopped preaching at the
president as il Is technically termed.
The other Sunday. however. the old
trouble was resumed, but by an out
slider. Bishop Earl Cranston. Of Port
land, Ore. officiated, and at the close
CT his sermon, which was an attack on
prize fighting. turned 10 DR.. Johnston
and said: 40 ahead, brother, and con-
tiaue to preach the Gospel in the way
in which you think you can best serve
God, and He viii say: Well done, good
and faithful servant and ! indorse
every word you have said"
There was q hearty shout OF -amens'
at the pointed allusion TO the previous
sermons, and the president notsbly
shifted In his seat and turned the
leaves Of hymn book TO conceal his
knowledge Of the fact that once again
he was being preached at" The IN
cident has renewed the talk about the
president going 70 some other Meth
odlst church. al least until Dr.. Johnston
reiires next spring.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
PEDESTAL FOR LOGAN STATUE.
ApEivea at Washington from Rome
Description of the Work.

Arrives at Washington from Rome
Description of the Work.
The pedestal for the statue Of Den.
Logan has reached Washington from
Rome. Il Is IS feet II inches long and
. feet II inches wide. Its height Is II
feet inches. not including any part Of
the plinth Of the equestrian statue. II
contains on each side groupof figures
In high relief-one representing Gen.
Logan In the uniform Of a ma jor general
In consultation with officers Of his COM
mand. each In the uniform Of hls rank.
and the other group representing Gen.
Logan In civil capacity taking the
oath o. senator Of the United States.
Each group Ia composed Of nine flg-
urcs. At each end Of the pedestal there
n an allegorical female figure. One
represents war. or tho defense % tho
union, and the other Representa- peace,
or the preservation Of tho union. The
pDicstol Il also sunnountcd by four
eagles one at rach corner of the en-
tablatuFe. These figures add much %
the architectural eiiect Of the strno-
ture, The total weight Of the pedestal
y more than 5000 pounda.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
Copa.cntcd Paper vienna.

The Neue Freie Presse. of Vienna,
on the day of its confiseatiOn. week or
two ago. appeared in Its afternoon edi-
tion as a single sheet, two pages. bear
ing the following notice at the head Of
its columns;
"ro-day's evening edition Of the Neue
Freie Presse has been oonfiScated BY
order OF the royal and imperial public
prosecutor. The ground Of complaint
given US was our report Of to-day's
proceedings In parliament. As this re-
port filled the greater part Of the con-
fiscated edition. the present second edi-
ton can appear only In mnch-reduced
size. and we content ourselves with
printing In Il only the few items Of the
days news which are interesting
enough 10 claim attention outside Of
the parliamentary prOceedings,-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-07
EDIBLE sEAweED.
ChIne-e Gather on California Coast
What They Use 20 Import

ChIne.e Gather on California Coast
What They Use 20 Import.
DR.. William A Setchell. professor Of
botany in the University of California.
has been making Investigations among
the California Algae. and declares that
the ocean plants have uses little sus-
Pected by people. He says:
in the early days Of California the
Chinese imported great quantities Of
seaweed from China for food. Now
they gather all they want right here.
and l think they are even exporting
some TO China. This edible seaweed IS
the layer. a small weed tina; grows In
the rocks and looks like tightly
stretched rubber. Eaten raw It has
gela;inOus. slightly bitter favor. 1t Is
dried and cooked by the Chinese. Sew
eral varieties Of California KEEP are also
OF value as food.