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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
THEY HELD HER HAND.

At a select card party held last week,
the hostess completely thwarted all at
tempts to play whist. The company were
thoroughly enjoying themselves in pleas
ant conversation and chatting. when the
charming young hostess, who is a married
lady and very popular among the younger
element Of society, suggested that whist
would be played at once and any gentle
man who could not or would not play this
fashionable game must sit and hold her
hand all the rest Of the evening. The re-
suit was that the ladies present had 10
play whist among themselves, the young
men either denying entirely all knowledge
of the game. or else declaring their lack
Of interest in 1t. All the evening the sew
eral young men hung around waiting their
turn at the side of the gifted hostess and
neglected the card playing, only TO get
their hand held, too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
THEY SHOWED THEIR RESPECT.

THEY SHOWED THEIR RESPECT
The other evening Sin-Killer Griffin,
the celebrated colored divine from Texas,
was addressing a crowd on the corner of
Main street and Douglas avenue. He had
several nice compliments to the Saliva
ton Army. such as one would expect
from those who profess Christianity.
After the short talk, he and his two fe-
male vocalists, at the request of some one
in the crowd began to sing. Just then
far up the street could be heard the sal
walton Army coming down the street
with the beating of the drum, the clear
notes of the cornet, together with the
usual clapping Of hands which is part of
their usual street parade. However, when
they came within a hundred feet Of the
crowd around Rev. Griffin they ceased
their music and marched by as if it were
a funeral procession. II made most ia
vorable impression on those twho were
standing near and witnessed the act.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

until the innocent little child in all seri-
BUSINESS announced the dire warning that
the lieutenant was TO have born 10 his
household in the years 20 come just two
hundred children. The whole party gasp
ed and the young man nearly tainted as
he feebly muttered: Great Scott. Do you
suppose l am 10 be the proprietor OF an
orphan asylum?'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
sarAsHEs BOTTLES N THE CAR

According 20 the Newton Republican
there vas an exciting time o. the special
train when ran from wichita 10 Newton
after the Battle q Manila AZ the Fair
Grounds some of the visitors became
intoxicated ard burst beer bottles q fns
floors % the cars and YsEe6 ike demons
70 the CONSERVATION Of al cecsat people
aboard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
DOG HELPS PLAYA TRICK.

The IRE boys a. one q ire stations
oave q rev joke Which they arc working
and getting lots % fun cut Il u Tsey
nave & Slg black dog al the 1ose house
which Is well trained to his par q ire
plot. which Is Ehis. A boy comes along
ay the house ard one q the drezsea zsAs
hErn Z De would .ke a ulee nix dog. t1at
they have ere witch ,ney ca1aot keep
and would Ike e g.ve him aSAy- OF
course she Soy AZ ozce ACCEPTS t5ts tsl1t-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
CA11GHr HIM ASLEEP

When Colonel Bleckley was AZ Ontario
Beach. he fell 10 cumming with bath
ing suit. Soma Of his young friends
sprung the kodak on him while ne was
asleep in the curtaiied costume or the
beach and sent the colonel lot OF pic
lures. He denies the charge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
piece OF STEEL.

Fred Stuckey has an old sword that was
us4a in the war OF 1872, the Mexican war
ard the Civil war. He secured it from an
ACQUAINTANCE. The history OF the olh blade
&c mot known 10 Mr.. Stuckey and the steel
is ~ such fine quality that he IS having
razor made from the point.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
WHAT DO THEY GO FoR7

Up 10 date this season thirty-four camp
ing parties have gone from Wichita to the
Walnut river in Butler county 10 fsn.
These parties have remained from one %
two weeks. Only one party has caught
as much as fifty pounds OF fish IN tie IInlt
OF two weeks. One crowd IN two sections.
consisting OF Joe Houston. George Dick
son and c. J. Fletcher; A " Denny. r
N. Brown. Deacon Wilson. John CHAN,
caught only three pounds IL seven days
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
IT LOOKED LIKE HE'LL.

One of the popular and successful lady
teachers of the city left along with the
Wichita delegation for the National Edu-
cational convention at Washington. D. c.,
and is still in the east rusticating. One
day last week she wrote the Eagle Zone of
the staff the following spicy letter:
81 mad a very enjoyable trip and am
now storing up my energy for future use.
The green fields and running brooks. the
messy woods and shady hooks, three de-
lightful children who call me 'auntie' who
could ask for more? l am accommodating
freckles by the score, also few pounds
of flesh. I am not writing this for publ
cation in the Eagle, and this is not a
business letter. l miss the Sunday Eagle
with its fresh. delightful Home Gossip
page. I'm away for a vacation and have
to read the Cincinnati dailies or more Of
ten never look into paper at all. took
a sixteen mile drive in the country yes
terday to look over a collection of my
country cousins. I enjoyed the drive
They mostly enjoyed me. Oh say. don't
you want to hear a school story, Gust to
remind you that 1t is I'D A teacher here
in district school which I visited was ex-
planning a volcano TO her class of primary
scholars and wound up by asking one lit
tie tot what he thought volcano looked
like. He had been shown pictures Of vol
canoes with their craters of belching
smoke and flame, and also being a nice
Sunday school boy had likewise been
taught about the hereafter and the place
where bad little boys go, and his reply
was prompt and apt: Teacher, to me
volcanoes look like hen!' On yes. I saw
President Mckinley. and 1 climbed the
Washington monument didn't think that
OF me did you0 Well, did. was doing
the sights, you know"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
HOW sHoDDY CLOTHES ARE CUT.

HOW SHODDY CLOTHES ARE CUT
Sam Hess. who has just returned from
a months trip to New York, says that
the great city is buster than for many
years. A new enterprise he noticed while
there was the wholesale cutting OF suits
of clothing by machine knives. No scis-
sors were used. the operator beginning at
the top Of the stack Of cloth and working
down through it. This is the practice in
the cheap sweat shops. where Inc only OBJ
ject IS TO make cheap clothing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
A rnxrESTro CORNER

A great -nzoy wichita 7eoois Eho drive
3avlns ths dap are k@eYlng awsy from
me co-us- % MaIs saa D5szlas- TIE
rurnber o zccsiscss wa.eA occsr .asre a.
s--ess daily s. a7pti-rE- spras Gag sgans
ere ~ - kl.et ans action Es1 se tak=s
- rake ps.spse IL bsgz3as o1 fkas cerzes
mars raress.- Tne .aza has Increased IS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

business. Its streets are today buster
than they ever were before Almost every
afternoon there is a perfect jam about
Main and Douglas. II is a frequent thing
for a farmer with a Ka;hadin wagon
tongue. fancying his privileges increase
the minute he reaches town 10 ram down
some buggy wheel. The cab men OF
Wichita also feel Attle bit too privileged
and need calling down. They have no
right. under existing ordinances. TO rush
all other vehicles out OF the street. al
though they are forever trying TO DO so,
People who bring fractions horses down
TO the busiest section of the city should
be attended TO. There are plenty Of su-
hurban streets for the exercise OF horses
without sense. judgment OF any attribute
OF safety So far the ordinance to keep
TO the right Is being observed 20 some ex-
tent, but a closer attention can be given
il by several drivers. 1t was a great i'm
provement and should be extended in
other ways Al all events something
should be done to make trafic at points
Of concentration and congestion safer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN LICKED.

An original young America living in the
east part OF town one day last week called
his old pa down so hard he could only
gasp for breath. The boy asked hire how
many eggs hungry man could eat on an
empty stomach. The old gentleman care
fully figured and made estimates while
the young hopeful patiently waited for a
decision. When the possible number had
been announced the boy promptly derided
the result solemnly declaring tina, one could
only eat one egg under the conditions
named, for after that one was disposed
OF his stomach would no longer be empty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
FORTUNE TOLD BY CARDS.

At a small picnic party a few days ago
the amusement for the gay troup turned
20 fortune telling by means OF a pack Of
cards. A bright little tot Of years was
presiding as the gazer into futurty. and
one of the martial young men of the city
~as being told his fortune. All went well
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
or I>-rrp EST no LAWYERs.

Fred Bentley has made big addauon
- his library which will interest every
iou-rAr in the city. He has ordered set
OF law books containing the reports OF
Ct. 900 Federal cases.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
. WANrs AssrsrANr,r

The trolley flies OF so much in Wichita
that occasionally wnen a uotorbeer's d.
gestLon IS bad ne win turn and scowi a.
the passengers because 10 one has cour-
tesy enough 10 rush cut and put the tr0i-
ley on.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
HrAn crNNnR - DrwEY.

Young Cavanaugh. head gunner on
Dcwcy's nag ship. vas born IN sefEwiek
county nineteen years ago. lis home 10
now IN Klngashcr county. Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
HAVE CONGRATULATED RIPLEY.

K T. Rsp5ey. president q rae szusa
Te. aas received many coasra.Hlasory ls'-
ters from Wlcal,z OF -as election u a
c jobs director. Tae Arst word \ Q.
Joaes reserved Il his sisct.5u Ezs : fe.e-
gram from carries G.eezf. another Dire
TOR. Tw5 weeks ag0 MF. J3heS took = TIP
WIKI President RsPieT il his s2sesal car
20 Sew York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
AT TOP OF ST. PErER.s

No; many citizens may remember it,
but il IS al Interesting fac; that a copy
Of the Daily Eagle rsPOSes peacefully IN
the tehest pinnacle q s.. PEERS caths-
dral in Rome. The da1e Of lssue Is sooG1
June 18Th. ISL II was piseed there oy
some American tourists who. suouG ether
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
NEVER GOT TO LIKE IT.

II. G. ToIer. a horseman known all over
the United States. who has studied horses
all his Efe and managed them, never
liked to curry one and would always get
out OF the job when it was possible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
ARE DOING HARD WORK.

The Battle Of Manila Melted the ladies
Of the Wichita hospital nearly $50. NO
harder work was ever done in the city
than has been done for the new hospital
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

ing offer. A rope is fastened 10 the dog
and the boy proudly leads of his prize.
the dog trotting along apparently con-
tented with his transfer. After two or
three blocks are passed the dog suddenly
makes a terrific and unexpected dash for
liberty. jerking away from the astonisned
boy. and comes tearing back 10 the hose
house. Should the boy by any chance be
fastened 20 the other end of the rope ne
is dragged along. too. About dozen times
day this trick IS played. Gaze being used
not 10 tackle the same boy twice. The
dog IS given away so often ne has come
TO enjoy the ruse himself and seems TO
enter thoroughly into the scheme, never
refusing to start, and always at just the
right time making his break for liberty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

The following cards have been issued:
1871 1898 ::
There's a Man in the House ::
F.: Henry Myron Baker, Aged Twenty Z:
: one Years, August 4, 1898 ::
dr. and Mrs. Henry Baker announce ::
the majority Of their son. Henry. Au- /:
4: gust 4, 1898. Wichita. Kansas, ::
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

People on College Hi from the second
story windows could see most Of the
fire works at the Battle % Mania, FIVE
miles away, in the Fair Grounds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
rryrv uAv-p RpE,N sHOCKEp.

All the express and cab horses when
they come to the railroad tracks on Doug
las avenue begin TO jump and eaper- ms
inevitably happens and Is caused oy the
fact that at some time or other, netaoiy
in wet weather. they have been shocked
by electricity from stepping on rail- the
rail- being in contact with the street ran
way
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
- ID - ~.

There f. general regret aver the c.iy
because the bath house ia the new park
has been knocked ont. II was good
thing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
A THOUSAND OVER THE FENCE.

II is estimated that a thousand people
got over the fence at the fair grounds
the night OF the Battle OF Manila and es-
capped paying the admittance fee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

NEVER WORE TAILOB-MADE SUITS
some OF his brother lawyers claim that
in all his life ". r. Stanley has never
worn a tailor made suit OF clothes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07

Per Sc taaezxs f.s Eassss = -sa1 csr-
-.er rsrs raj tsss sHg esarr rea1 n
80 zsrss great Hs-k - csc rzasl sfssa
vrl.s "a - "a Eutsra s-zles ga "a
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
WHEN SKATER WAS IN WICHITA

~ y
General VIM. r. Shafter, the hero OF
Santiago, and Ben Aldrich. of this city,
were schoolmates and come from the
same town and an uncle of this Wichita
citizen married General Skaters sister.
Both Of these men We're raised and lived
together az Galesburg. Mich. and Mr..
Aldrich tells many interesting facts
about his friend whose name is now
known all over the civilized world.
Shafter is about ten years older than
Mr.. Aldrich and at the time of the civil
war was teaching school near Galesburg.
while Mr.. Aldrich was still in school. The
general only received a common school
education except a term at a normal at
Kalamazoo. He was always large good
natured, a great athlete. and respected
everywhere in his part of the state as
a boss fighter. He would take good deal
before he would fight on account of his
good nature, but when he did fight he was
invincible. Mr.. Aldrich remembers dis
tinctly when a crowd of fellows came over
from Kalamazoo to give Shafter drub-
bling and take away from him
his reputation as the bully and boss fight
er of his part of the country. They
tackled Shafter and he, single handed.
actually licked the whole outfit. Shafter
was always regarded as bright and ex-
ceedingly level headed but he was in
every. sense zone Of the boys" When the
civil war broke out he was one Of the first
to enlist ana help to raise a company of
which he was made first lieutenant and
lobe AIdrich captain Before the train
pulled out which carried the boys to the
front, Shafter, who had partaken of a
farewell cup with the boys. got on the
platform and made a speech brim full Of
humor and patriotism and promised that
he would not come home shot in the back.
The curious sequel to this was that Shat
ter was shot in the back, while at the
head of his command. a colonel, at Fair
Oaks, white in the act Of turning in his
saddle to give command Mr.. Aldrich's
uncle. Captain Aldrich. was killed before
they had been out year. Shafter was
repeatedly promoted for bravery and
came out Of the war a colonel. When he
was shot he remained in his saddle until
the battle was over. After the war Cen
eral Shafter returned to Galesburg and
remained on the farm for a short time
and was married His wife died about
a year ago. Shortly after he married he
entered the regular army, was accepted
as a captain and for some years fought
Indians in this part Of the country He
came through here twenty years ago,
when Mr. Aldrich saw him He was on
his way to Texas a the time. It is no
surprise to Mr. Aldrich that Bin Shafter
was so successful at Santiago when he re-
membered the coal headedness. bravery
and brains that his friend was always
noted for. General Shafter. by the way.
is the only major general in the army
to rise to thar position who IS not =
West Pointer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
II MADE HIM MAD

This is true newspaper story. Mr..
Charley Bigelow. who reports all that
takes place at the stock yards for the
Eagle, one cold blustery day cast March
got on the street car about o'clock in
the afternoon to go TO the yards. When
he got to the corner of Topeka avenue and
Eighteenth streets. where the railroad
crosses the car line he saw a switch engine
coming. He Immediately concluded that
it was going up to the yards 60 get some
empty cars. He got of the street car,
hoped onto the switch engine, thinking
that he would save both time and the
trouble OF walking a half mile after he
left the car. What did the switch engine
do but start back toward town at a good
rate of speed. indeed so fast did the en-
CINE go that Mr.. BIgelow was afraid TO
jump OF. Back 10 town ne came. He was
then several blocks from the Topeka ave-
nue. car line, was late and mad IS a wet
hen. He just put off and walked The two
miles, saying the incest kind OF onings
all the way up. He don't fool with switch
engines any more unless he first asks
where they are going.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-07
MAJORITY CARDS ISSUED.

The following cards have been issued
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

carries a buckeye for sore eyes. a potato
for rheumatism. a wisp OF hair from the
tail Of a black dog for pains in the back,
a voodoo charm 10 protect him against
the Vaccinations OF his enemies. and a
rabbits foot for luck. With this collection
in his pocket. he goes confidently forth
n WOO the tickle goddess Chance. But
not an cards or IN twirlng wheels or IN
any Of the devices known TO the deVotee
Of Monte Carlo does he put ms trust ana
not even the great American game OF
poker has any fascination for him. bul
in craps, played in his own remaFNenlt
way, he delights.
This game is especially adapted 70 Oh.
moods of the negro aud brings out In
minor wav the theory Of the eternal fit
ness Of things. He lives in n warm cli-
mate. most of his time is spent out oil
doors. he has no clubs or privacy al home
since he usually shares one room with
numerous family Therefore his gambling
must be of a kind that can be done be-
tween Jobs, and I'm any secluded spot
where he may chance TO ma himseii
For that reason the game or craps Is
exactly suited to his condition for ne
does not need a table in order 10 play II
or chairs 10 sit in. AL he wants Is
dark alley where he can squat ana drop
the dice upon tho ground 49,
II the negro wishes he may lay claim
10 q time-honored precedent IN the mat
ter Of fonduess FOR dice. But he mas not
resurrected any old game OF anuqul,y'
and Egyptians. Greeks ana Romans WH"
used dice centuries ago. would be alNe
puzzled If they could witness a game on
invented I
and when and where it originated no
one can say. but soon after the close OF
the war when the negro for the first time
IN his life could taste the sweets OF idle
uege-aud n delicious m0rsel u was ana
fs-this alluring device for causing coins
70 change pockets started, and II spread
Ike a CONTAGIOUS fever. To-day 1t IS play
ed all over the South, in the cotton-helds.
on the rice plantations In the piny WOODS
on the steamboats,. and in the towns and
cities And the strange jargon OF the
! game. the queer expression of the play
ers. are everywhere the same. The creeks
named all the numbers on the dice atter
! gods. goddesses and heroes. the lucky
! number being called Aphrodite ana the
negro likewise has a name FOR every posi-
/ bic combination Of numbers althoush MS
I are not so classical as those OF the cul-
! tufcd creeks. lnIt' nc No4'o '~Nt
| Little Joe" five Phoebe" six, Jimmy
I Hicks" nine. Liz" and ten. big Tom %
In the South II IS now considered as
! much a matter OF course that a negro
will shoot craps" as that he will eat
watermelon. and no one except the haro-
hearted guardian OF the law attempts 70
interfere with his favorite pastime. In
the cities you will ind group OF negroes
squatted upon tho ground In alleys. in
the rear OF stores and every out-of-the-
way nook whore the ubiquitous policeman
4 is not likely to obtrude himself. while
| piskaninnies. stationed as ssntinels. are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
THE TTRsT FORT CAPTURED BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS

III and by the aqueduct Of Vento. The
former is a small ditch that can DE
easily destroyed. IL conveys water from
the River Almendares into Havana, the
source Of supply being about six mics
out. II would be short work 10 cut ll
off.
The Vento aqueduct, which was oulil
only four years ago. draws lts supply "l
water from the Springs of Nento. hiteen
miles out of Havana. one small cart
ridge of dynamite. exploded near the res
ervoir or the springs, viii make Ha-
vana as dry as a bone I'm thirty minutes
the other supply having been stopped quite
as readily
The Generalization that viii prevail
in the city when its inhabitants ina
themselves not only without pure water
to ouench thirst. but without amy water
supply with which 20 fight the many
ares that occur during siege, can Wen
he imagined The explosion Of single
American shell in Havana at this stage
might lead 10 a cOnflagratoa when Wouid
turn the town into a furnace
The Queen Regent announced 20 Sa-
gasta and the Cabinet the other day That
In case Of a protracted siege. she would
send her torpedo feet to blockade the
harbor Of Boston and starve Boston into
submission. In Madrid. Boston is well
known IL Is considered the oldest ana
heaviest standby of the American ports.
and it has long been the desire Of the
Weylerites TO lie off Boston harbor and
give the Cape Cod molks taste Of star
walton.
Immediately upon the receipt Of tho
starvation news from Minister Wood
ford. the ram Katahoin. was ordered 10
Provincetown TO strengthen the defense
Of Boston harbor although this for such
purposes would have been unnecessary.
II is impossible to siege any Of the ports
OF the United States. We are the great
est food producing country I'm the world.
The fact that we supply Great Britain
with her apples. her wheat and many
Of her choicest fruits. Influenced queen
Victoria i'm her appeal to ms 10 avoid war.
I'VE would feel the blockade Of the port
Of New York" she wrote. And, indeed.
Germany. Russia, and France as well az
Great Britain would feel the blockade
Of the port of New York.
As for starving out" the United states
no one at an familor with its conditions
would dream of such thing. but DID
Madrid they do not know New YORK. I'D
Spain they do not know the United
States. They think we are little hand
full Of people wild and nprepared-a
score Of people shat can be ~sesyly terror
lied into surrender. At the time Of the
Worlds Fair the leading paper in Spain
advised Spanish tourists 10 remain in
New York city during the Exposition
"Rv sleeping in New York you will avoid
the crush of Chicago" said this highly
| intelligent newspaper. land each morning
Won can take the train for Chicago. and
after seeing the sights OF the World S
! Fair return to New York at night for