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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
Southern Kansas Business Men.

The line "Greed of gold, but greed Of
room makes lower prices" is mighty
good one.
The furnishers announce that the saun
stripes are the dead swell patterns in neck
wear just at present.
Study the salient points in your sell
ing conversation in the store and embody
them in an advertisement.
When the time of certain sale is lin
ited. shut IL of as promised. Do not
keep on extending the time.
One Of the best things a persistent
nrice-quoter can do is to drop quotations
for single day and give the reader a
neat little lecture without price In IT,
The line used by a tailor. IF all men
were built alike tailors might concede
noint TO the clothier." is convincing
one
The announcement that such an oppor-
t,nitv does not offer often" is good once
in a while. but the whites want TO be a
long ways apart
4. Barnum & Co Of Newton say; THE
lowest prices and the most sales That is
the shortest history of our discount sale
on all heavy goods,
The officers Of the First State bank of
Newton who change their advertisement
almost daily. now announce mat they buy
rutiIated coin and currency
\ tailor speaks Of a pair Of pants being
scuesd. Il is the first time We have ever
seen the word used IN print. Il Is rot IN
the dictionary. bat We know what Il
means.
watch your conversation for the phrases
vrhsca convince customers and get them
ioto your advertisements. They arc 1us-
as good in an advertisement as n CONVEX
sauons-
J r. Dickev. 3eEeIer Al SeEton- vho T.
conducting al auction sale says seats
for the ladies' Why not Fsc few more
chairs and extend the same limitation %
the men,
For ,hree weeks now Nr. II y walt
az Newton. ciothler. has concluded AZ
advertisement with How Do yog Ike ny
zarbiey-' Il is entirely too much o. the
same key.
over and over again The leading question
in the mind q the purchaser i VIII
y WEAR ana TIRE answer Ies IN the *
PLANTATION: How # Is made" a nlaa must
xnov his wares u seii them
From the way they harp On ehezpnsss
Il seeuzs that good many shDe r-en 60
rot appreciate bow susceptible Tire general
public l. 70 The latest Etvis = shoes-
more susceptible than 81 any ether par
q their personal outGt-
The best saIesulea AVOID Efsrso;Tpe1
phrases ~ selling goo1s TIE put5ic g.
keen ard can detect theEa and stsreotg ped
pszrases offend * would - possibss e.
make az iToa hgure ard nave IL tax TIE
doesn't ws1E zpSsca made 70 h1a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
AIono the Kansas Nile.

Beer continues to flow into Kansas from
Missouri, but no water from Colorado.
Captain Henry Booth. the distinguished
Kansan who died at Larned last Mon
day, was born in England.
Bishop Vincent to the contrary not
withstanding, chewing gum has not in
jured Kansas. But chewing the rag has.
Hold! John Seaton IS on the point of
stealing the druggists. He has donated
the use of his theatre at Atkinson TO the
association.
In an Indian fight near Larned once
Captain Henry Booth was stuck full Of
arrows by the Indians and in return
killed two redskins.
The ninety and nine western states that
went not astray are in the corner srowl-
ing because Of the boom literature Har-
per's Weekly is spreading abroad for
Kansas.
In reply to the fellows who say that
nominated for governor. John Seaton =
writing a book entitled THE Science Of
ChinchoIogy. OF How TO Make the Excep-
ton the Rule"
William + Curtis, the Washington cor
respondent who prints only matter that
he is certain about, says that the law
vars now regard Justice Brewer IS the
ablest man on the bench
4 Kansas advertiser advises the world
that for strictly moral people wishing 10
read QUO Vadis. re has torn out Of his
copies the banquet scene. the scene on
the barge and other Objectionable lea-
lures He VIII sell any
Senator Baker favors the election Of the
railroad commissioners by the people.
The same thing should be done with the
state board of charities One trouble with
the governors Of Kansas + that they have
all had too much responsibility.
William Allen White and wife Of En-
poria are visiting Octave Thanet II Az
kansas. Octave has q summer home IN
Iowa and a winter home IN Arkansas
As soon as Bill White gets enough money
ne Is going TO have winter home in
Okla homa
In q review OF Kansas fakes Il Is unjust
20 Include the night air-ship Of last sun
mer. a particular white light which vas
not q star ala feat about II the loger
air IN several portions q Kansas i
sas never explained People Eilo saw T.
and they number hundreds. GO not Hzs
70 hear 81 called 3 faks-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
SOUND FOR A POPUIJsT

There is a small sized rebellion in the
Pop camp and open mutiny against
Leedy in several Fusion strongholds
The Democrats of Kansas City have
declared war on and dethroned the
Leedy police commission contingent at
Kansas City. If Leedy does not weaken
fusion will fail in that bailiwick. Be
sides there are some Populists who pro-
foundry resent Governor Leedy's at
tempt to usurp legislative powers, to
degrade and humiliate the legislature
and to be himself the whole thing.
State Senator H. w. Young expresses
himself thus: when it comes to pre-
pairing a complete bill, submitting it to
the members, asking them to commit
themselves for or against that identical
measure, and refusing to call them to-
Gether unless a majority of them do so,
it seems to me that the governor who
should do that would be transcending
his legitimate functions. When the
power that executes the laws comes to
make the laws we are face to face
with despotism. And if the executive
makes the assembling Of the legislature
TO provide needed legislation contingent
upon the pledge of the members to sup
port the bill the executive himself has
prepared, I should consider it an at
tempt by one branch of the state gov
eminent TO coerce and belittle an
other"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
LEAKY RIVERS.

There are rivers that leak. The Ar
kansas river, the mile of America as
also the Nile of Egypt, have more of an
under flow than an upper flow. The
Arkansas and Platte rivers could not
possibly carry off the precipitation
which occurs on the eastern slopes of
the Rocky mountains west of Kansas
and Nebraska. The waters Of the rains
and SHOWS disappear among the loose
rocks and crevices and gravelly soils
and flow away under the inclined
planes to the southeastward, and are
never seen, except in a small way, in
springs and the like, in Nebraska, Kan
sas, Arkansas and Texas. The Little
Arkansas, the Cimarron, the Canadian
and the Red rivers of the Southwest do
not head in the Rocky mountains. The
three last mentioned start in open arid
plains, for the most part, being the re-
suit of seepage from the under flow.
Says a st. Nicholas writer: THE Mis-
:ouri river leaks ba lily; for, you know,
there are Ieaky rivers as well as leaky
boats. The government engineers once
measured the flow of the Missouri
away up in Montana, and again some
hundred miles further down the
stream. To their surprise, they found
that the Missouri, instead of growing
bigger down stream, as every rational
river should, was actually 10000 second
feet smaller at the lower point.
Now, while 20, 900 second-feet could be
spared from such a tremendous river,
the amount of water makes a consider
able stream of itself. Many very cele-
brated rivers never had so much water
in their lives. Hence there was great
amazement when the discrepancy was
discovered. But of late years Dakota
farmers away to the south and east of
those points on the Missouri, sinking
artesian wells, found immense volumes
of water where the biologists said
there wouldn't be any. So it is believed
that the farmers have tapped the water
leaking from that big hole in the Mis-
souri, river away up in Montana; and
from these wells they irrigate large
tracts of land, and naturally, they don't
want the river bed mended."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
TOO BIG FOR ENGLAND.

Dom Paul is a conspicuous political
figure of the years which constitute the
end of the nineteenth century. His
country is not so big or his people SO
numerous; his navy is nit and his army
unmobilized militia, still England, the
slave him, he is great. The phlegmatic
Beers of the South African Republic
have elected sturdy old Paul president
again, and for the fourth time. Nobody
but Beers can vote in that republic, and
he had Is, 764 out of 10, 423 votes, and the
political bosses imported by England
are knocked out, they and their money.
johannesburg alone has four times as
many people as voted for Paul, a 100 600
Englishmen who must help grease
Paurs state machinery, but who can
the machine, nor never will, unless they
can get up a more successful raid than
the one planned by Rhodes, which jam
eson failed to execute. The Johannes
DuTS EnSllSn cry out. - on nave a re-
public without a majority rule" But
the uncle and president to all the Beers
replies with a stolid grin and a con-
temptuous sneer and refers them to the
tOilers Of China, the vassals of Egypt,
and to other unprotected territories,
with their interests to protect" their
'indemnities" and other pretexts for
burglarizing weak powers.
Wen have none of this in ours" say
the sturdy old Beers behind Uncle Paul
You can't euchre US out of our right
of eminent domain on any known polit-
zeal abstraction ever concocted in the
abused name of liberty. Well swear
by Uncle Paul five years longer and
hold the roost against all pretenders
and political confidence men posing as
agents of the powers"
Who can blame them in the face of
what is now going on in China? Had
the looted Chinese been blessed with an
Uncle Paul for a guide, leader and lord
protector, things might have been look
ing somewhat different in the neighbor-
hood of the Yellow Sea about this time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

oratoricaIly expressed sentiments. to
learn that the papers find their way to
a Junk dealer, unseen by Mr.. Bryan.
Every mail brings a wagon load OF
these papers to Mr.. Bryan's home in
Lincoln. They are dumped into a waste
room, where they remain until called
for by the rag man. While Mr.. Bryan
values and appreciates the service rem
dered him by the newspapers, he does
not care to spend his time reading the
complimentary matter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Emma Spreckles may or may not have
known this. Probably she did, for it was
no secret. At any rate she ran away TO
San Jose with Watson, and they were
married on December 60 1896.
Claus Spreckles was furious when ne
heard Of it. He called Watson some very
hard names. He did not refer to him as
a viper whom he had nourished in his
bosom. He was too blunt for that. He
came right out in vigorous Paclhc coast
English, and referred to him as fortune
stalking, tuft hunting snob of an English
man. That isn't all that he said. but
that was enough to arouse the latent
Dutch fires slumbering in the breast of
Mrs Tom Watson, nee Miss Spreckles
She was the possessor of about s., 100000,
the gift of her father. OF this sum Sl,Wo,-
900 was in sugar trust stock, $o0o0Oo In
Hawaiian property and the balance In
San Francisco real estate, principally in
vested in the Emma Spreckles building
large structure on Market street.
When the harsh words of her father
reached her ears she arose in all the dig
nftv of her new found estate and hurled
defiance in his teeth. MY husband is no
fortune hunter she replied to her father.
ITO prove it l demand that you take back
your goId.''
At any rate, that was the tenor of the
message she sent from the California Ho-
tel, where she and her husband had taken
apartments, to Claus Spreckles. She may
have been serious and she may not. The
elder Spreckles has the reputation of be-
ing one Of the most daring poker players
on the coast. He always calls a bluff.
He sent his lawyer TO his daughters
apartments with the papers all draw up,
ready to sign. The bride was entertaining
some callers when the legal gentleman
was announced. She excused herself to
her guests. "A little matter of business
10 attend to- she explained. Il shall re-
join you in a few moments"
When she came back she was poorer by
81 800. 600 But none of the guests sus-
pected it. They afterwards said they had
never seen her act so vivaciously. Tom
Watson knew all about it, and to his
credit it must be said that he did not re-
gard the transaction in the light of bluff
for he had played poker with Claus
Spreckles.
And now comes the sequel. Tom Wat
son and his bride have repented. They
want their 81, 600 back and will sue for
IL. A million dollars of sugar trust isn't
picked up in the streets every day. 1t was
generally known that previous to his mar
riage Tom Watson was hard pressed for
money. and he has done little since to turn
the tide of fortune in his direction. He is
rated in Bradstreet's as having a credit
of from s. 600 to S35, 900.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Lawrence (Kan) World: We have
changed our mind. We thought that Pres
ident Mckinley had made a mistake In
pardoning Clyde Maddox but we do not
think so any more. He and his mother
were down to the editorial meeting in
Kansas City and a sadder, more harm
less looking young fellow we never saw.
He does not have a single look of a GRIM
inal or of a desperate man. In fact he
is not much of a man even yet, only
mere boy. His mother made a fight for
her son that has astonished the world
and for one we are heartily glad she sue
ceeded. There is one thing connected with
this case that we cannot understand and
that is why this boy is being pursued SO
vengefulIy. 1t was first reported that ne
was on a drunk in Kansas City and then
disappeared. He disproved that Then
the story of a terrible debauch at New
ton was sent over the country. There
was not a word of truth in it. He has
not been outside of Kansas City. For
some reason. instead of being given
chance for his life, this man is being
vengefully followed. Whoever is back of
this is a coward and a cur. Clyde Mad
dox has a right 10 live free man, I'M
pursued, unmolested. and the man who
will throw one straw in his way is unwor-
thy TO live.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
Claus SpreckIe's Daughter.

The Spreckles millions have brought
with them bitterness, dissension and fam
lily strife once again. This is not the first
time that the family of the sugar king
has been arrayed against itself. The sons
have taken unto themselves wives. and
the wives have sown the seed of discord.
cursed the day he opened his purse strings
and distributed a share of his gold among
his children. But through ii all his only
daughter remained the mediator and
maker of peace. In his eyes she was in
fallible
She never cares for society, and it was
perhaps just as well. She was thus saved
the heartburnings os social defeat, for the
exclusive families Of Mob Hill, in San
Francisco, have not taken kindly to the
old man, with his saccharine millions and
his squabbling family. He moved to Phil
adelphia, to which city he transferred
many of his financial interests, but the
social barriers of the Quaker City were
even higher than those Of the Golden Gate
and he returned once more 10 the Pacific
slope.
Now about bluff Tom Watson. He was
an Englishman of doubtful age, perhaps
fifty, who was well known on Change as
a daring speculator in grain. He was
born gambler He made money and lost
money with equal composure. He was
generally liked, because he appealed to the
California idea of good fellowship. He
seemed to be the genuine thing. There
were no frills about him. If there is any
thing your true Californian will not stand
for X is frils. He was blunt and out
spoken, and he made friends.
Among them was Claus Spreckles.
Spreckles liked him and invited to his
house. Watson became constant visitor.
He made love to Emma Spreckles under
the fathers very nose, and the old man
never suspected it. Both knew the paren-
tai consent was out of the question. But
they determined TO get married. Emma
was twenty-eight years old, was the pos
SCISSOR of stocks and bonds valued at
81, 500, 600, the gift of her father, so why
shouldn't they get married? She was over
age and she argued that she knew her
own mind.
So there was an elopement. Miss Spreck-
els, may or may not, have known Tom
Watson's past The fact remains that he
was the father of two grown sons. he
had come to San Francisco several years
ago and the story goes that he left a wife
in England who had procured legal sep
aration from him on the ground of eX-
IRENE cruelty, alleging that he had beaten
her repeatedly and upon one occasion had
taken a knife and threatened to cut her
throat Watson subsequently received a
divorce in an obscure town in Utah, nei-
Their party to the suit being present in
court at the time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

thing. if it could just be kept away from
itself.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

The Maine blew up at forty minutes
past nine o'clock at night. The Kansas
City morning papers had bulletin about
II. The Eagle had a column. Read a
morning paper published in tbs morning.
not the evening before
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Senator Harris made an impressive
speech in the senate the other day. It
was dlgniied and exhaustive After
scratching the dignity of Harris it is Just
possible 10 detect that he is from Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

a hundred years from date there will be
histories which Will maintain that a Span
ish bomb settled the Maine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Perhaps this government sent a wsrship
down 70 Havana just 10 show good Will
and the Spaniards sunk il 10 show that
the compliment was appreciated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

The next naval battle will be terrible
thing. The battleships will all blow up
of their own accord.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

\ California judge holds that toe. sore
from an ill-ntting shoe is an accident
Justice Is coming at last. Tooth ache IS
also an accident.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

There will be no riot in Paris after the
lola verdict, no matter what it is. The
French never riot when there is an ap-
parent cause.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

The Texas. the Maine and the others
indicate that our battleships. like Kip
plin's Derelicit, are bawds to all disaster.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Edhem Pasha has left Thessaly and
gone TO Bulgaria, 50 that the Greeks, al
ter a long cessation, viii begin breathing
again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17

Not drop of her blood was human,
Though she was made like a soft, sweet
woman"
-Rossetti.
For there amt no Buses running
From the Bank to Mandalay."
-Rudyard Kipling.
where are we to begin tomorrow, Mrs.
Pierrepont? 1 suppose you and Marshall
have arranged everything as usual?"
Yes; you are TO meet at the Beggars
Gill; and shoot the Dene Wood and the
little coverts beyond up to Profits Farm,
where you will lunch. After that, Mar
shall thinks, there will be just time and
light enough TO shoot the lower end Of the
Hammonds.
'Beggars GilI-the Dene Woodrow de-
lightful the old names soundi You can't
think what a pleasure it is to know that
1 am at Hurst Pierrepont again. As you
know, it has not been want of will, but
horrid necessity, that kept me from com
ing to the old place. How often these last
three winters, while roasting in the sun
at Algiers, 1 have cursed the heat and
light thereof and longed to be shivering
anywhere in England.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-17
Maruska, a Modern incident.
Tale from Blackwood's Magazine. In
Seven Parts.)
PART I

Not drop of her blood was human,
Though she was made like a soft, sweet
woman"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-05
PAVING REsoIrT,oy NJ 80

PAVING RESOLUTION No. 1765-Sotice to prop-
erty owners on Harrison street from south line OF
rnth lSthD street to north line of independence ave
nue. CITY Clerks Office, Kansas City, Mo-, Dee.
Isgs: A resolution declaring the work of paving
harrison street from south line OF Fifth street 10
Hopth ihe OF independence avenue to be necessary.
be ~ resolved by the lower house Of the common
therein.
me common council finds ard declares the work
OF paving Harrison street from south line OF Fifth
saIhl street TO north line of independence avenue the
iul WIDTH thereof, exclusive of all sidewalks OF
Iegany established widths. and of the intersection
OF racine street. to be necessary. in accordance with
provisions OF section 2, article TX. of the
aInended charter of Kansas City. such work and I'm
provement TO consist as follows. to-wit: A wearing
surface OF Kansas City Paving Brick and Tile Co.'S
vitrifed brick. laid on a foundation of six (6) inches
o. concrete and a cushion of two e linches OF sand,
the spaces between the brick to be filled with Port
!and cement grout, total cost OF said pavement not
70 exceed the sum of one dollar and ffty-fve G1-55I
cents per square yard. said pavement to be laid
with such materials, and in such manner that the
same snail endure without the need Of any repairs
thereof. 5000 'e oNp'e''o
Adopted Nov. Il, 1895. A n RTppowS
Speaker Lower House Of the Common Council.
Adopted Nov. rs, 1898. GEO s GRAHAM
President Upper House of the Common Council.
H,.eSt' c. S. CURRY.
"eap City Clerk.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-05
LEGAL NOTICES.


TRUSTEES F. W. Bowers, a
single man. grantor. by his certain deed OF trust
uatea the ist day Of August. 1889. and flied for
sas City. jackson county. Missouri. on - 9Th dy
u august, 1890. and recorded in said office, in book
NO. i+e. at page So, conveyed to D.. e. Bowen.
as trustee, the following described real estate situated
IN the county OF jackson and state OF Missouri. to-
W Lou one u, in block six (6, ElInwOcd Park,
IN aoaition 20 the City Of Kansas. now Kansas City,
J1chson county, Missouri. which said deed OF trust
Vas given to secure the payment OF one principal
PieMiSsofy note and six interest coupons or notes. IN
saiu oeed described; and, whereas, said principal
hote II no" long past due and unpaid. and default
nss oeen made in the performance Of the Conditions
OF saia deed. and the same has been broker By the
anu. whereas. 1t was provided in said deed of trust
tHst II case or the absence, death or refusal TO act
VI the SAID trustee. then the then sheriff Of said
Jackson county, Missouri. should become his successor
With ~ the powers OF said trustee: and, whereas,
AZ sao ". t. Bowen. trustee aforesaid, Is dead:
nov. therefore. notice is hereby given that /, Robert
.. stone. present sheriff OF Jackson county, Missouri.
VIII, IN accordance with the provisions Of said deed
ot trust at the request of the legal owner and holder
~ satu note proceed TO sell. and will sell. the prop
cry hereinoefore described, at public vendue, to the
!,Ishest oiqder. for cash. at the west front door Of
me United states custom house, in Kansas City,
IIoaosahtsoh county. Missouri. (said custom house being
iecateu al the southeast corner OF Sth and Walnut
streets, In said Kansas City, on Thursday, the End
gay OF December. 1895, between the hours of nine
. CLOCK IN the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon u that day. to satisfy the said debt, secured by
.he SAID deed OF trust. and the cost Of executing
'nis trust ROBERT S. STONE
Sheriff and Trustee.