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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-11
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Signature &H2ZIZx
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
Accept the Result as an Administra.
tiOn Victory

Washington. Nov. 9-The elections form
ed the theme that almost exclusively oc-
cupied the attention of the cabinet at a
special session held today. The session
was called to take the place of the regu-
lar Tuesday meeting. which had to be de-
ferred, in consequence of the absence of
the president and several of his official
household. The meeting was in the ma
ture of an exchange of congratulations
on the general results, and the dispatches
of the Associated Press. sent over the
special White House wires, were quietly
communicated to the cabinet room and
discussed by the members. Every one of
the cabinet present took part in the dis
cussion and individual explanations and
comments on the votes in their respective
sections of the country were made.
The feeling expressed al the meeting.
summed up, was that the election results
showed hearty endorsement of the adj
ministration and tshat. in the main. the
Republican losses in some of the cities
were attributable to the development of
local feeling following the tital wave Of
1895 in districts which elected Republi-
cans on very large majorities
There was great qualification at the out
look for the senate makeup, the opinion
as expressed, being that there would be a
republican majority Of doubtless eight.
and possibly more. in that body.
As TO the house. there was some ap-
prehension. though the belief was express
ed, based on the advices az hand. that
there would be Republican majority Of
perhaps not over three.
ated no surprise. as the race issue had
prepared the administration for the result.
1t was contended at the meeting. how
ever. that in general way the districts
Throughout: the country normally Repub-
Hcan had remained so, and it was assert
ed that the vote failed 10 show any sign
or censure OF the administration in its
war conduct The president. as well as
some OF the cabinet, was in receipt Of
private dispatches bearing on the situa-
ton.
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Our Navy and Hawaii

Every American Is interested in the re-
suit Of our conflict with Spain. and should
familiarize himself with the wonderful
achievements ana possibilities Of our New
American Navy-of our modern battle
SHIPS. those terrible engines of war which
accomplished the complete destruction OF
the Spanish fleets az Manila and Santiago.
1t may also be Of interest 60 inform your
serves relative 10 the newly acquired ter
ritory Of the United States. the Hawaiian
Islands; learn something abou. the natiy-
siy. occupa lions. eJc. OF their peopIe. 4
handsome Art Portfolio. composed OF ten
books, containing beautiful photogravureS
OF the American Navy. Cuba ana Hawaii
together with brief but comprehensive
description Of each view can be Obtained
from any ticket agent OF ,he Frisco Line
Tor the nominal sum Of Ten cents each. Or
q complete set FOR one dollar.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ssesa se: OF &zzz&1z<
,Yanans New Cabinet

Washington. Nov 1o.-The following Is
the complete list OF the new cabinet OF
Japan completed on the sth instant:
Marquis Yamagata. prime minister.
Count aMtsugata. minister OF finance
Marquis Salgo. minister Of interior
Admiral KabayauA minister OF educa-
tion-
Viscount Ooki. minister OF foreign az
fairs
General Katsura. minister of army
N.ce-AdCiral Yohsikawa, minister os
communication
Vice-AGmirsl Ysmsoto. Tniniste OF navy.
NJ. Kiyoneet. minister OF justice
Mr.. Sore. minister % commerce and az
riculture
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FRISCO LINE.

Parties contemplating a trip to Colo
RADIO, Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Mon
tana. California and Utah points should
not fail TO call at city ticket Office. Frisco
Line as we now have the only line TO
above states. We can save you from S
TO y hours to all points on Pacific coast.
and from to hours on Denver, Colo
RADIO. and Ogden. Utah. Leaving Wich-
tia at 12:45 noon. you arrive in Denver
next morning at 4:05 with only one change
Of cars. Through Pullman sIeepers, tour
list sleepers and chair cars from Els
worth. a which point direct connection
is made. Passengers can remain z sleeper
until a. m. a Denver. Fer POINTS west
north. southwest and northwest OF Den
yer. direct connection is made, train ieav-
ing Denver 4:l4 a. m. arriving at Port
land 7:2o a m. (third day). Seattle $50
p. m. (third day.. Spokane las a IN. (third
day.. Butte 1:45 p. m. (secoRd day.. Hell
ena 1880 p. m. Second day., san Fran
cisco 9:45 a. m. (third day..
II. o. MORTIMORE. City Ticket Ast.
Corner Main and Douglas.
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The AMERICAN NAVY. CUBA AMI
HAWAII

The AMERICAN NAVY. CUBA AND
HAWAII.
A eortfolio, in ten parts. sixteen views
m each part, OF the finest half-tone pic
lures OF the American Navy, Cuba and
Ha wall, has Just been Issued by a pub.
fishing house.
The Frisco Line has made arrange
ments for a special edition for the benefit
of its patrons, and a specimen copy can
be seen at any OF the more important
ticket Offices Single parts may be had
at ten cents each. and full set one hun
bred and sixty pictures, costs but tne
dolla- Subscriptions for thu set may be
left with the agent. In view OF the pres
emf excitement regarding Cuba these pic
lures are very timely. II the agent at
your station has not been supplied with
same, you may enclose remittance direct
to B. L. Winchell. General Passenger
Agent Frisco Line. St. Louis.
II. o. MORTIMCPE.
City Ticket Agent.
100 East Douglas evenue. Wichita, Kan
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Mrs. sinsIow's soothing syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. Il SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUNS. AILAYS
all PAIN; CURES WIND collie and is
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part OF the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle
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This line Is now running through chair
cars (seats free and Pullman Drawing
Room sleeping cars. Wichita 20 St Louis
daily without change This Is the only
line running through Pullman cars from
Wichita 10 ST Louis. where direct con
nectiOn Is made with all eastern trunk
line points IN the most magnificent rail-
way station in the world Quickest une
10 all points IN Southwest Missouri
Northwest Arkansas east and southeast
This company now also have on sale
Fteamship tickets to all points on tho
globe.
For further information address
". o MOPTIMOPE
City Ticket Agent
Corner Main and Douglas Ave
l. P DELANEY. Agent Union Station
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Their 5 Owed Aunr

Chicago. Nov ID Il Tendens * Co.
who save conducted a general ne-chan-
disc store a. Lamont. IL fo- che past
thirty years. assigned today 20 Frank Y.
WeIca. Assets $40 go. liabilities ah-ou,
S75.l.0- Business depression f0Il0S.z- the
completion % The drainage canal al Ia
mont and ;he consequent moving away
o. hundreds o. sOrknen IS gwen as he
cause
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LINE"
ST. LOUIS AND RETURN .rat

ST. LOUIS AND RETURN s41o
Account meeting of Good Roads and
Public improvements association Of Mis-
souri,, 20 be held in St. Louis. November
2l-25, 1895. Tickets on sale November
18th and goth. good for return passage
anti November 26th. For further infor-
NATION. call on or address,
H. O. MORTIMORE, City Ticket Agt
Corner Main street and Douglas avenue
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Finer and Faster THAN Ever

The California Limited, Santa Fe route.
solid between Chicago and Los Angeles.
Time. "a days. archaeological Three
Zines week. beginning November .
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EAGLE PRINT
OF COURSE

Good printing Is not necss-
sarily high priced. Cheap
printing is not necessarily
poor printing. Good ma
chinery is one of the princi-
pal features. The purchase
of material in car lots direct
nom the mills is the greatest
factor In the Eagle being
able t. do GOOD PRINTING
CHEAP. Then you can get
the best at the prices you
pay for the poorest at the
OFFICE III EAST DOUGLAS
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''The Gay Matinee Girl
Exchange stables

Exchange Stables a. Orlando and Still
water. Make specially of carrying pas
sengers between ;hese points. Also do a
general livery business. Travelling mems
Patronage solicited.
SHIVELY. VAN WYKE & SHIVELY.
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ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO r. r
FRISCO LINE"

LOW WINTER TOURIST RATES.
Parties DESTROYS of going 20 a winter
resort or taking pleasure trip to SOUTH
ern points. should not fail to call on
Frisco Line city ticket agent. corner Main
street and Douglas avenue. and ascertain
rate. route and limit OF tickets. and any
other Information you desire The winter
resorts in the southern states have all
opened and are ready to accommodate the
always-ready warm-climate seeker Of the
north al this period OF the year. and while
the Frisco Line is always equal TO occa-
sions. a very low rate to the winter re-
sorts has been put in effect from Novem-
Der l. 1898. until April 30. 1892 with final
return limit 20 June 1. 1s99.
II o. MORTIMORE. City Ticket Agt.
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THROUGH CKETS-BAGGAGE
CHECKEn

Maps, Time Tables and full Information
about the Santa Fe Route and Frisco
Line can be obtained from their ticke:
office at Douglas Avenue Station. which
is open until 1O:4o p. m. every day. AL
questions cheerfully answered
l. T. DELANEY. Agent
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WICHITA & WESTERN.

Arrive From west
NO. 2. Pratt and Kinsnan pas
senger daily except Sunday. =. 10,
No. 4. Pratt and kinxman &C.
commodation TUESDAY. Thurs
cay. Saturday. ............ q
Depart West
No. ]. Kngman and Pratt pas
senger daily except Sunday. SIX
No. 3. Ringma1 and Pratt eel
commodation. (Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday ........i 9:I
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Library Of Congress.

Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas
The following numbers are needed 10
complete the file in this library Of the
Eagle: April IS. 1S9S. Realizing that
agents sometimes return back num-
bers. 1 ask again for early issues Of
this year. Perhaps some subscriber could
help US out, if you would note the nbrary's
needs in your columns.
If these may be furnished, the courtesy
will be greatly appreciated. Volumes are
bound when complete. Yours very truly,
JOHN RUSSELL GENSY. Librarian.
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TIE LET NY

TO Colorado is over the Santa Fs Route
The fast train. which leaves Wichita al
$50 p. m, arrives az Colorado points ire
next morning For information call on
or address L p DELANEY. Agent.
Phone lSs- Douglas Ave. Depot
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The aa1ieha Daily Eagle Friday gorme gouember 1ses
REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
GOING TO KANSAS CITY.
WHAT'S THE USE

Ia losing an entire evening? You can
spend the evening with your friends a.
home and take the Rock Island train at
1910 p. m. reaching Kansas City at us
g. n. Pullman sleeper and chair car with
out change A. E COOPER. D. P. A,
Wichita, Kan
EBEN MCLEOD. A. G. P. & I. A..
Topeka, Kan
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NO ODDS

Where you go and when. the Rock Island
service is always the best. Low rates,
fast time and courteous treatment.
A E. COOPER. D. P. A,
EBEN MCLEOD. A G. P. & T. A,
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Leave Wichita at 2:1o p. m, arriving at
St Louis next morning at 7:20. making
direct connections with all lines east No
change of cars Elegant service. City
ticket Office ia North Main street
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North and East.
No. 2. Kansas CITY. O.

North and East.
No. 2. Kansas City. Chi
cago and ST. Louis I'm
tied daily .............
No. 2. Colorado Springs
Denver and Pacific
coast daily ........
No. 4. Kansas City. St.
Louis and Chicago
night express daily
except Sunday 49,.
No. 80. Accommodations
daily except Sunday.
South and West.
No. /. Fort Worth, Dali
las. Houston and Cal
weston express daily.
No. I. Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. New Orleans
and Pacific coast (dai-
No. 3. Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. Dallas and
New Orleans express
daily except sunday.
No. 3. F.. Worth. Hous-
ton. Galveston and San
Antonio express daily
except Sunday ....-..l
No. 81. Accommodation
daily eNcent sunday I
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CHOCTAw ROUTE
Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Company.
Condensed Time Table. effective Sen
teuhe~ Il 1sa2
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Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita TO Chicago and Kansas City
without change Also sleepers on all
night trains 10 Fort Worth, Houston. San
Antonio and New Orleans Tickets sold
and baggage checked TO all points north
east. south ard west, Steamship tickets
sold to ell European points at lowest
rates. Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 100
A. r. COOPER. n p. A,
JOHN SEBASTIAN. C. p. & T A.
Chfrago
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Paris. Nov S-The Gsulois today says.
1T i certain that the Spanish peace
commission vii maintain a. codays cen
ference the contention that al the clauses
o. the protccol must O. faithfully o1ssrv-
ed BY sh= Americans a. they have been
BY the spanish regarding Cuba ard Porto
Rico. The panlsA commission holds thar
10 division on the PhillppiESs can b.
tolerated and tha: the sovereignty o.
Spain ever those Islands sin D. main
tanned The rumors relative % comF-n-
sstion are only simple hyPo,hss-s a.
present TIE attitude % Spain n t1e
matter : cutie simple. namely. Bef9-e
admitting tne possfsi-try @ any aerss-
ne1t IN rzeard 20 th= archipelago shs
exacts that the Ualres States recognize
that her rights II ;As Philippines are
uE1Sss1izhle
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SEEKERS EXCURSION VIA
FRISCO

For the benefit OF home-seeksrs the
Frisco railway VIII sell tickets on OctO-
Der 18Th. November 1st, 18Th. December
9Th and 20th 70 points In Arkansas ex-
cept Bee5e Conway. Pine Bun and Pres
colt. al points in Oklahoma. Louisiana
Except New Orleans ana west OF Lafay-
ette}. Texas and points n Arizona on me
Santa Fe Pacific railroad. Southern Pa
ciac. NarcJ1ia and east. n {, z railroad.
and : r Y. railroad via Marcopia. and
on :. T. P. & p. railway via Ash Forl.
and all points on Southern Pacific rail-
way A.T.&S T. santa Fs Pacific railway
and Eddy and Roswell on Pscos VALLEY
railway. in New Mexico. ~ rate Of one
first class STANFORD fare plus g % for The
round trip. For particulars as 20 limit
and GATE CT returning. call on or address
II. O. MORTIMORE.
City Ticket Agent.
Corner Main street and Douglas avenue
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGE%CY.
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE
IL North Main Street. Wichita. kan.
We can sell you through railway aad
stes mship tickets TO AL points N tn.
world.
We zrs agents FOR re following lines o,
ocean steamship Companies and keep TIE
original tickets always 0a hand. 50 tAai
upon purchasing We CA hand ihen 20 y0s
a. once.
American Inc. Se~ York to soathan9-
ten
American lire. Phusdelphla 20 Liver.
pool
Anchor rn.. New York 10 Glasgow
CG1ar1 Inc. New YORK % l4r-r30o-
North German LloFt. $@E York %
soutAauDtoa. B-snsa. Ger1A $sp3ss.
G bra ar. A zstr.a- cana AID sp4u-
White star Line .Ee~ Eo-k % 4-FerTo7l.
Ca2s IsEa. South Afr-l- I'D s5s-a An
ericaa osllts-
We asa7 make = specis-ty CO preps1i
ocean ticnsts 50 that aayoas desiring
% psy Tor t4cksi here 20 b-.a= ever fAeir
f.1e1ds from :Es cd countries caa % -
ssfsly ard csez5ly. sEs Ette51 % he 60
l.very % ne ticket On re ofrer Sd
EE BLECELEE 49,.
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d II. RHODES. superintendent
Trains.

ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY
Time Table Effective Nov. n 1897.
Trains Arrive Leave
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am, loco am
1000 an 1000 a. m
1880 pm 1850 pm
$50 am $50 am
SIS .. 6:8 p N
6:55 pm SIS pm
$40 am $40 am
$40 ami $40 a m
$40 p.ml $40 pm
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JOHN BULLS INTERPRETATION
lie Says Ii Means That spain il
Twice Beaten

London. Nov. s-The comment made h.,
the afternoon newspapers here on The re-
suit Of the elections in the United Stats
IS mainly congratulations extended .
Colonel Roosevelt; on his victory II the
contest for the governorship OF New York
state.
The Westminster Gazette expresses the
opinion, however. that Democratic gains
are merely the expression Of popular opin-
ion OF the shameful acknowledgement o.
the war" and adds:
The elections viii give Spain Itt.e cause
% revive the old hope OF division among
the Americans. and the Spanish commits
sioners vii be wise y they abandon I'll
hopes that the Democratic successes vlii
prove advantageous 70 Spain
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KANSAS AND NEBRASKA LIMITED.
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NORTHBOUND
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Traffic Manager.
T.. n. POLLOCK Dispatches.
l. = WALKER. General Manager.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-24

One of the pernicious effects On
women of cigarette smoking is in
stanced in the case of Miss Genevieve
Ransom. of Midvale, Neb., who had
got only little way along in the
service that was to have made her
Mrs. Henry Keldar, when the bride.
groom shifted the air and exclaimed:
you've been smoking again."
The wretched woman made no re-
ply, and as Mr.. Keldar turned on his
heel and left the scene, fell in a
swoon amid the wreck of her we'd
ding finery. 1t seems that Miss Ran
som had been a smoker and had
sworn off, but had yielded to tempta.
tion just before the ceremony when
offered a cigarette by one of her
bridesmaids. The match is off,
Philadelphia Times.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-24
A Queens Ruse.

The story runs that Lord Compton
fell in love with the only child Of Sir
John Spencer, one of the most opu.
lent of Londons merchant princes.
proverbially known at the time as
"rich Spencer Sir John by no
means approved of the advances Of
the young courtier, and positively
refused his consent TO the marriage;
the course of true love, however,
never running smooth, Lord Compton
devised plan to outwit Sir John and
carry off his lady-loye. A bribe to
the baker enabled him to disguise
himself and deliver the loayes one
morning; as soon as the basket was
emptied the lady got in, and Lord
Compton was boldly carrying his pre-.
'--.. load down stairs when he wac
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-11-24

The musical academy OF the c.
nary breeder has its professors, the
stamp of whose style is left on the
pupils as distinctly ais that Of the vo-
cal expert influences the students OF
the conservatory. Every breeder
makes it his business to constantly
be on the lookout for old cock birds
OF repute as songsters. These are
never used for breeding, but are usu-
ally kept in small, darkened cages.
They are the masters on which the
musical education of the young birds
depends. When the nestlings are
about six weeks old, the cocks are ta.
ken away and put in large cage
until they have developed properly.
After two months they are put singly
into smaller cages, and placed in a
room with the master bird, yet SO
that they can not see each other.
Now comes the testing Of the young
voices, and the breeder listens care
fully to judge their quality and the
progress the birds are making. The
best singers are picked out and put
into what are called singing boxes. .
small wire, darkened cages, placed
inside a tin box. At one side is cur
tain, which is Withdrawn when the
bird to sing, The greatest care is
taken that the canaries never hear
an inferior bird, as they are apt
quickly to learn wrong notes, and so
spoil their song, The birds, too, are
kept very quiet, and allowed to sing
only under pleasant conditions, as it
is considered that any kind of dis
turbance or fright is likely to create
broken, jerky kind of melody. The
excellence of the song consists not so
much in it's loudness, or even in its
tone, as in varied repetitions of cer-
tain strains. Each melody has its
special name, and the birds are
classed according TO the tunes they
sing. There are twenty-five different
strains, and some birds have a com.
pass Of four octaves.
The education of the canary in
wolves six months of incessant watch.
tuDness and activity on the part Of
the breeder. When the birds have
reached seven months, they are sup.
posed TO have acquired their musical
education, although a talented pupil
is often left with the master some.
what longer, in order to gain special
tinish.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.