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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02

ing furrow of the sea, orthe capital which
places the iron horse at their disposal.
a majority Of the railroad lines Of the
west and southwest, owing TO the low
rates for transportation, have passed into
the hands OF receivers within the .ast
few years, and the amount Of capital
which mas been sunk Is appreciated only
b. the investors who have lCst the money
that they invested.
I have always believed in what was
fair, and I think that the people OF the
Trans Mississippi states would do well TO
think twice before they are unfair. toward
the capital Invested il transportation ia
ciiities. There are millions Of acres in
the west, which would be doubled or
tre6led in value if they could have the
benefits Of railroad transportation, but it
is certain that they never can have those
benefits un.ess they are willing 10 ignore
the appeals TO public prejudice and be
willing 70 look at both sides Of the ques-
ton"
Mr.. Gresham Of Galveston said that he
had been identified with railroad business
for twenty years and studied the problem
Of freight rates. He had come 10 the
conclusion that the railroads operated
principally in an effort 10 squeeze the
little shipper. He said the railroads were
not in any manner responsible for the
prevailing privileges OF deep water at Gal
weston, but that these facilities were Sc
cured through the indomitable energy Of
the people Of the west.
Mr.. Mcdonald Of Kansas said that what
the people demanded more than any other
one thing is equitable freight rates for
the shippers. and not merely the grain
merchant and the railroad companies. He
said the products Of the mines and other
commodities should be locked after.
Mr.. Coei Of Oklahoma said he had ship
ped a car of wheat 10 Galveston and a
duplicate car TO Kansas City. both No 9
wheat Of the same weight. and the Kan
sas City car had. brought $50 more than
the Galveston car. He thought the trouble
was with merchants as well as railroads.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-02
GETS FIRST BLOOD
GOV. Murphy Of .Ariz ma Winning for
Direct CessiOn

The subcommittee Of the congress COM
mittee on resolutions agreed last night TO
report a resolution to the general commit
tee favor;rg direct cession Of arid lands 81
the federal government 10 the states and
territories. In this Governor Murphy OF
Arizona, the champion OF direct cession,
wins first blood as opposed TO those who
favor appropriations by the national con-
gress for the construction Of storage reser-
voirs for irrigation. The fight viii be car
RED to the general committee and prob
ABLY 10 the floor.
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WORKING COMMITTEES.

lowing committees for the session were
announced:
WORKING COMMITTEES
Al Yesterday mornings session the fol-
lowing committees on session congress
work were announced and resolutions by
number referred for disposition:
Territor.ez-T E. Humphrey, Indian
Territory; Z. H Greer, Oklahoma Terri
tory; \. 7. Goetz. New Mexico; w. a
Murphy, Arizona; r. T. Haus, CONNER
ciaI Travellers association.
DEVELOPMENT Of Sugar Beet and Indus
tries-A / Goetz. New Mexico; c. F.
SAVIOR, Iowa; T. H. Greer, Oklahoma; T
II. Smith, Utah; Henry Meyer, Nebraska
Merchant NIarine-Julius Kahn, Califor-
MIA; T. r. c, Pitdn, Louisiana; G. NJ.
Irwin. Oregon; Walter Gresham, Texas;
John Caulfeld, Minnesota
Irrigation-T O. O'Donnell. Montana;
IT II. Smith, Utah; II. B. Maxim, Ne
vada: julius Kahn, California; ". O.
Murphy, Arizona; T. c. Henney, Colorado.
8Iinlug-Gov. Murphy, Arizona; John Z.
Frost. Kansas: Julius Kahn, California;
II. b Maxim, Nevada; Wilsey A Stuart,
South Dakota
Coasuls 10 Foreign Lands-T. NJ. Lowe,
Missouri: Geo. r. Brown, Arkansas; c.
G. Coutaut. Wyoming; J. Z. Frost, Kan
sas; c. 7. Saylor, Iowa.
In the afternoon. Hon. J. R G. PiIkin
of New Orleans read a classic discussion
on Foreign Commerce and How 10 Pro
mote It" A copy of the address could not
be obtained. It was one of the finest ad-
dresses ever heard here.
Ex-Governor Fishback Of Arkansas
spoke on equitable freiEht rates. He said
that east and west roads east Of the Mis-
souri, were pooled 10 divert traffic from the
Gulf and that The poo secured eXtorti0n-
ate charges 70 the roads. He thought the
Trans Mississippi Congresses were valu-
able in developing sentiment. He said:
Public sentiment viii force the rail-
roads themselves. cut Of their seIt-inter-
ests to recufy the unjust and ineqUicable
rates. To do this all these states and ter
ritories must stand shoulder 10 shoulder
and act as q unit as they did in their de-
mand for a deep water har5or on the Gulf
We have the deep water hsrb2r now. at
an enormous expense in both money and
energy. shah ne nor utilize it, Shall We
permit these eastern corporations 10
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Afternoon.

FREE HOMES, Hon. D. T. Flynn, Okla
hOma.
MERCHANT MARINE, ". ". Bates,
Denver, Colo; c. G. Coutant, New
York; A. r. Smith, New York.
INHERENT COMMERCIAL SEA pow
ERS OF WESTERN WATERWAYS,
John T Cahiu, 81. Louis, La.
TRANSPORTATION; OR, HOW TO BE
SAVED, Mr.. T. c. Henry, Denver,
Colo.
INTRODUCTION OF CORN AS A PART
OF THE CULINARY DIET OF EU-
ROPE, Hon. W. L Stark. Aurora,
EeS.
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It WAS INFORMAL
Trans-MisSisSippi Congress
Given a Reception
BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Gathering and Adjournment
at Their "0wn Sweet Will"
Program for Friday. Jnne 2. 1892.

Forenoon
ANCIENT AND MODERN CANALS,
Prof. Waterhouse, St. Louis.
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY, by A s.
Goetz, Carlsbad, y. N; c. F. Saylor,
Des 1I0ines, Iowa.
GULF OUTLET, by Hon. Presley K. Ew-
ing Houston, Texas.
GOOD ROADS, Hon W. H. Moore, St.
Louis, No; Miss Reua c. HARDER,
Trenton, No.
FIvE-AuNUTE TALK. Tom AIcNeaL
HOMESTEAD LAWS, Hon. James Kirk
wood. Usage, Oklahoma.
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Evening.

IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION AS AT
FECyTTNG THE GENERAL VEL
FARE OF THE WEST, AIr. Thomas
Knight Kansas City, No.
IMPORTANCE OF THE CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION TO THE INTER
FSTS OF THE TRANSNISSISSLPPI
STATES. P. p. Holland, Texas.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Mks CALVIN AND HER CHILDREN IN THEIR pITFUL HOME

tion. The only thing that troubles me
just al present is the rent. II is s. a
month and is now nearly due. And
then / wish we could have some little
coal. We have had some fire: the chill
dren got some wood out on the street.
but coal would be better. And. again,
! wish we might have some oil. / have
been buying it by the 10 cents worth
II is nearly all gone and there is no
money left. The Catholic Ladies' Aid
Society has been good 10 us. They
have brought US potatoes and rice and
beans and tea and flour We really do
not need any meat. 1t is the rent that
worries me most" and the pale and
worn mother hid her face in the thin
coverlet and sobbed until Tommy
bawled out to keep her company.
In spite Of Mrs. Galvin's assertion
that lit is only the rent" there is much
more that she needs. II she ever eX-
poets Tommy TO look rosy and happy.
instead Of pale and thin. with blue l!ps
and purple hands. as he is now. she
Will have 10 get out Of that awful place
that she calls her home. The only way
10 explain the squalor in which the
GalVins live IS 20 say that II is as great
rs their poverty. The rooms. two In
number. are dark and the atmosphere
feud. Since the mothers confinement
little Katie has been nurse and cook
and housemaid. and little Katie exce,s
in neither Of those positions. The floors
OF the rooms are strewn with nut shells
and fruit skins and the refuse of food.
The awful heap of old clothes that is
the night covering for the little oncs
lies heaped up in one corner of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
BITTEN BY A POLICEMAN.
Joseph Kane Makes a Serious Charge
Against N. E. Rice Which Will
BE Investigated

The case of Policeman n. f. Rice. ac-
cused OF mayhem for biting Joscoh
Kane's finger Monday night during a
mix-up in front of the officers residence,
Yaker ard McAllister streets. will be in
vestigated by the Police Commissioners
at their next ueeting.
According 10 the report submitted by
Rice TO Chief Lees yesterday morning lie
had been annoyed by the vulgar language
used by the young men outside his win
dow and asked them to go away. Kane
became abusive and struck him on the
ms nth. chen there was a miX-uD aud
they fell. Rice being under. Rice was
again struck on the face and some Cne
shouted to take his revolver from him.
lie managed To free his arm and pulled
ou- his rev Oliver and placed & on his rip.
After struggling some more Rice was al
lowed to regain his feet and the young
men walked away. He denied that ne was
drunk or had been drinking that day.
Kane was around the Police Courts yes
terday 10 get warrant for Rice's arrest
on the charge of mayhem. He said ne
had taken a friend. William McCue, home
and was talking quietly TO two or three
friends. when the policeman rushed out
and threatened to shoot. He appeared u
be drunk and spelling for a fight. There
was a mix-up and Rice bit his finger 10
the bone. He got-his finger dressed an
a drug store on the corner. He did not
get the warrant, as he wanted II In Ju i-se
Conlan's court, as the Judges warrant
clerk was not In evidence. He says hs
has several witnesses who will back up
his statements.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION
P0STP0NES A MEETING
PLAN TO BLOCK KEMP's SCHEME
SUCCEEDS.

Although School Directors Kemp and
Head ar last Thursdays meeting OF the
School Board killed the motion OF Director
Nanderlyn Snow 10 thereafter hold only
special meetings. there will be no regular
meeting Of the board tonight. The object
of Slows special meeting motion was TO
shut Kemp or from putting through his
scheme 10 appoint a lot OF new school
teachers.
Director Head voted against the mo-
tlon. because he did not believe In spccial
meetings Tor the transaction Of regular
business. lie stated this nj the time bur
hs vote nevertheless resulted in tho d.
1caf ~ Slows motion.
During tho week Bcrgerot got 10 work
sno succeeded in getting seven members
ot The board, the club Five" and Direct
ors Armstrong and Gedce. TO agree TO
Stay away from to-nights meeting The
seven be secured have notified Secretary
simpson that they will not be present To-
rfht. and simpson has sent out the fol-
lowing notices.
Dear Sir; No quorum az regular meeting
"Wednesday. December %. seven r,ernbers
having notified this ONCE that they will De ab-
cent said date.
due notification ~ next meeting will be for
Narded sou after that date. Yours truly
j A. SIMPSON. Secretary.
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room. In the kitchen all the eatables
lie on the table. and flies. big black
flies, buzz thickly around it The bed
on which the sick woman lies is dirty.
and the week-old stranger is swathcd
in winding foul-smelling clothes.
Mrs. Galvin's sad plight is the nat
ural result Of misfortune. Michael Gal
vim, the husband. worked in the rolling
mills and earned 81 10 per day. His
growing family made saving an impos-
sibility. and when sickness overcame
the head Of the house matters went
from bad TO worse. To provide her
husband with doctor and medicine Mrs.
Calvin went out working by the day
But his Illness was a long and wasting
one, and finally the poor woman. no
longer able 10 pay the doctor and the
druggist. allowed her husband 10 he
taken 10 the City and County Hospital.
On the 18th of September Michael Gal
vim died. His funeral was DELAYED for
three days till his sorrowing wife could
manage TO raise the wherewithal to
bury him. Three little Galvins have
found a last resting place at Holy
Cross. Their grave was opened up and
their father buried on top Of them. The
neighbors collected IS for the funeral
expenses, and with this meager sum
the widow managed to spare the city
the expense Of interring her poor hus-
band
Mrs. Calvin. in spite Of all her many
miseries, is hopeful. She counts the
DAYS until she may once more get
around and he able 10 work. And un-
III then-its the rent that worries, and
the coal and the oil-nothing else.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
COMMISSIONS UNDER
THE NEW CHARTER

The Mayor frankly Acknowledges that
several men from whom public service
was expected have declined to accent an
pointment on any OF the commissions
provided FOR in the new charter. Nfavor
Phclon Is not Yet ready 10 take the peo-
pie into his confidence regarding his in
dividual selections. IL is doubtful II his
own n,ind is fully made up. He says
without hesitation that the Civn Service
Commission viii be named before Other
appointments are announced
There Ia no doubt that tho declfnafion
OF leading men 10 serve on the Roard
OF Public Works has disappointed IN NOT
discouraged the Mayor. Ho expected 10
bring 10 ,.le service Of the munlcinalifv
the experience and recognized business
ability OF three well-known and highly
regarded citizens. but IL H. now asserted
thar TWO or the three men that the
Mayor had In view have positively de-
clined. on account OF private business az
fairs. 10 enter the public service.
The politicians are somewhat elated
over the failure OF the Mayor 10 get The
right kind OF material outside the ranks
81 the active political workers. One OF
The. Democratic statesmen remarked: [:
Tho Mayor can find any number OF good
ana capable men who can afford 10 give
0ll their time 10 the city for the COM
pcnsatiOn ~ 5000 a year They NAV not
possess the prestige OF business success
or the fame OF wealth acquired by spec
ulation. but they will he able 20 do the
work required Of them IN a practical
manner"
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

1E HERE was an explosion on Ste
Nenson street yesterday mcrn-
ing IN the rear of Hoffman 4
Woenne's meat market aud
sausage factory. and the first impress
sion OF those In the neighborhood was
that the covering Of n bologna hal
succumbcd 10 too much internal pres
sure. The cause was not OF such n
deadly nature. \ gallon Of gasoline
had blown up and wrecked Campini ,&
Rascinis scissors and knife grinding
machine, and incidentally seriously
damaged the wagon. The owners OF
the rig have long enjoyed n profitable
trade In grinding tools. etc, driving
tnelr machine around town To the
places where their customers are To-
Gated. The grindstone and emery
wheels We're run by gasoline motor.
yesterday when the couple backed up
10 the butcher shop and sausage FAC
tory the engine had evidently not got
over the effects OF the HOLIDAYS for
OF order
While Rascini was gathering up an
armfrl OF knives Campini applied n
match 10 the place where the gas Is
generated The flame flashed through
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

I'M MOTHER and her five children,
N the youngest a baby just
u y week old. are suffering for the
necessaries Of life. The wom-
ans name is Mrs. Calvin. and the mis-
cradle place she and her little ones call
home is located in the rear OF 2l7ls
Perry street.
Three months ago the unfortunate
woman buried her husband. After his
demise she took up the burden Of earn
ing a Livelihood for her family. First
she worked in the canneries. then, find
ing the pay insufficient. the unhappy
woman went out washing by the day.
Attending 10 the washtub duties OF her
neighbors and friends netted Mrs. Gal
win 81 a day. She and her little family
managed TO get along capitally on that
small sum. and work was steady. y
week ago Saturday the woman did so
big a washing that she received 81 %
for her labor. The next day the new
baby came.
"Once the baby was here" said the
poor woman Yesterday. Il had 10 aban-
don thought Of work for at least g
month 10 come. Then. l feel. / will be
able TO set 10 work and once again
support my family. / want TO keep my
little ones together. / want Katie-she
is ll-and Wnl!e-he is 9-and Maggie.
the little 6-year-old girl, 10 go 10 school.
| can do all that when l get 10 work
once more. And then l shall manage
To get some woman to stay at home
with the baby and Tommy. Tommy is
quite baby, too-just a year ana
half old" she went on 10 explain, ana
he needs considerable care and atten-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
A Few Trite Facts.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 2s. 1899
To the Editor of the Call-Sir / take IL for
granted that upon the morn OF an important
election IL is the proper time To lay a few
trite facts before the people: that is 10 saw
ideas coming from the people. as il were
The election OF Tomorrow will tell US wheth-
er our city Is TO enter the new century as a
paragon OF progress or still remain in the tolls
OF the Sllurian.
believe in the intelligence and good iudr-
ment OF the voters OF San Francisco, and there
fore predict heavy vote for the issuance OF
bonds at both OF the coming elections
The completion OF the Park Panhandle as
contemplated would be OF inestlmable beneaf
to the Industrial classes. while IL would en-
hance property values nearly tenfold for a
radius OF miles. The experience OF other cities
stand before us as object lessons Let the neo-
pie have breathing room and II will BE- found
that the cost OF making such room will be in
significant as compared with the benefits
brought about
Bear in mind the fact that the laborer and
the poor man will not have TO pay for the
proposed improvements. Labor is 10 reap n
harvest in consequence Property must paw
for them and the big corporations will have 10
bear most ot the burden. Spring Valley the
gas and electric companies and the railroads
will contribute their proper pro rata toward
beautifyins and improving the hyglenlc condi-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

the tube and into the reservoir, and an
explosion Ike n Boer shell followed.
Campini was doubled up like a Jack
knife and flung about ten feet. aliCht-
ing on the castiron cover Of Il sewer
manhole with sufficient force TO crack
the metal and make him think that he
had telescoped his spinal column by
three inches. Upon discovering that
he was not dead. and that at least half
OF his mustache and eyebrows were
stu intact. he made wild rush to
save the outfit from destruction. An
attempt 10 blow ont the flames failed.
even the handgrenade effect of garlic
proving a failure. The whole rig was
soon mass of flames. which the Two
horses for n few moments appreciated,
the heat taking the chill out OF their
bones.
Rascini. fearing that the animals
would be roasted. sprang into the
street and cast off the traces, but the
old nags seemed to like the heat until
their skins began TO crack. and then
they became alarmed and consented 10
be led away. Meanwhile a fire brigade
composed Of cash boys In the meat
market formed and began a success
ful attack upon the buIping wagon
with lard pals filled with water. II
will cost at least 500 10 repair the
outfit.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
BYINGTON FOLDS OUT.
Win Not Accede to Demands
OF Ifle OrQ "a ID .ZaflOD

VIII NOE ACCcQe 10 demands
OF the Organization.
Publication Of tho story of his row with
the Democratic Organization" has not
swerved District Attorney Byington I'm
his determination 10 stand out against the
demands OF the McNab combination
as 10 the disposition or the patronage
Of his office. He said yesterday that his
were the appointments and that he would
insist upon having the making Of them.
even at some cost. That IS as far as Mr.
byington Will go. however: he will not
embarrass the Mayor or Mr.. McNab by
making any recommendations as To the
disposition Of the places which are pecu-
larly their own.
The inside OF the unpleasantness which
exists between the two factions came out
yesterday. 1t hinges principally upon the
insisted demands of Clan McNab
oi BNington's 5000 jobs As was
stated IN yesterdays Gail, the lead
ciS ana the rest OF the organization
have future use for the lawyer-states-
place him where he can be got at at a
moments notice. Byington considers
Afford "A rank outsider and that his ap-
pplntment would rebound in no wise 10
his own political welfare. with that
conviction Mr.. Byington has fatty de-
cllned 10 accede 10 The organizations"
,4'-AA'a4tN0 anu NAH named johnny ArtaneN
for the disputed place.
The objections of the organization TO
Greaney date back 20 the last general
election. when Grcaney flew the Demo-
cratic coop and went into District Attor-
ney Murpnys hight against Barclay Hen
ley. Henley and Greancy fought each
other IN 1884 for the Democratic nomina-
ton Tor District Attorney. Greancy won
ANA Henley, disgruntled went over 10
the Non-Partisans ana & the nomination.
His action resulted Ia so splitting the
Democratic vote that Grcaney was de-
feated and he cvened up matters al tho
last election by taking up Murphy's fight
against Henley. Now the "organization''
says Greaney is "a renegade and several
other nice things and Byington saws he
does not care a sous MARQUIS II he IS.
ne proposes 10 appoint him anyway.
The organization has also demanded
"a second place OF Ryington and named l.
'Faunteroy' jerks FOR the Job Rving-
ton, however. has named Charlie Weller
and now the organization saws Weller -
bona ildc resident Of Alameda and can
not hold a job in this city II he gets n
notwithstanding the determined stand
taken by Byington the clan McNab and
It's connections are determined TO break
the naughty Byington pride and thev
swear that the Tulare tenderfoot will land
IN his job II IL takes another election 10
DO II. ~
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

tions OF our city. while the masses will reap
the direct benefit.
II these elections should fail IN their pur-
pose then San Francisco goes back for twenty
years. and IL may take generations TO drag her
out OF the depths.
Therefore we should not turn what should b.
n public good into a public calamity. This Is
the beginning OF n new era and / have con-
fdence that our fellow citizens viii place their
votes for tho grand strides OF progress that
are close 20 view.
We are fortunate in having man OF money
and brains guiding our destiny. James n.
Phelan is advocating what he is willing 20 pay
for no matter what his share may be. and up
10 date he has not made mistake In his
youthful career. Very respectfully.
WILLIAM FAHEY.
Proprietor Cosmopolitan Hotel. Fifth and Mis-
efCp
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
RUDOLPH HEROLD DIVORCED
His Wife Secures n Decree on the
Ground of Desertion

Mrs. Elizabeth Herold was granted a
divorce from her husband. Rudolph Her
old Jr.. Harbor Commissioner. by Judge
Murasky Saturday afternoon. The de
cree was granted on the ground of willful
desertion Mrs Herold. who is a striking
brunette, Is daughter OF Recorder A. X
Grim OF Alameda County. For three years
past Mr.. and Mrs. Herold have failed 10
agree. and the result was a proceeding
for divorce filed by the wife. Judge Mu-
rasky heard the case in secret session.
and, although Mr.. Herold was represent
ed, he offered no opposition 10 Mrs. Her
olds prayer. which was granted.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
SCULPTOR'S WIFE SUES.
Frank Happersburger's Wife Asks
for Divorce on Statutory
Grounds

Mrs. Frank Happersburger has filed suit
for divorce from her husband, Frank
Happersburger. the well-known sculptor.
alleging desertion and failure to provide
as causes of action. The defendant de-
signed and executed the handsome COM
memorative statue I'm City Hall Park and
has done other notable pieces of work in
York.
The couple were married in Stockton in
July or 1887 and separated over a year
ago. An effort at reconciliation was made
without result, and the elimination is a
proceeding for divorce
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Handsome New years Presents.

The beautiful line OF medallions. water
colors in gold frames. pastels. colored pho
tographs and etchings exhibited by San
born. Vail * Co. make most desira BILE
moderate-priced presents. Their banquet
lamps, onyx tables and statuary are also
the very best I'm style and prices. Open
evenings this week.