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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
CITY IN BRIEF.

Glenn Fairchild Of Kinxman. was here
yesterday.
Henry Hooker returned from Oklahoma
City last night to stay.
The cold snap is unusual in that it
city.
T. A. Russell Of Kingman, passed
through the city last night on his way
to Geuda Springs.
S. P. Taft of st. Louis, division super
intendent of the railway mail service,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. Dickey returned to Chanute,
Kan. yesterday after a two months
lay off with a crushed hand.
Attorney VIII Ayers has been sick for
three or four days with the grip, and yes
terday was reported no better.
DR.. ]. o. Taylor reports the birth Of a
fine girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Doran, S37
North Market street, yesterday.
Lieutenant B. H. Kerfoot of the Twen-
tieth Kansas, who has been visiting in
the city for a month, has gone TO Kan
sas City.
\ radiator IS being placed in the city
court room. Clerk Ebey got tired of
rubbing his hands together in order to
keep warm
A jolly party gathered at the home Of
Mr.. A /. Mullen last evening to cele-
brate his 9Th birthday. Light refresh
ments were served.
Miss Hebron, who has been attending
business college here. returned to her
home in Enid yesterday TO remain until
after the holidays
]. J. Arnold Of this city was elected
vice president Of the auctioneers associa-
ton of Kansas which was organized at
Hutchinson yesterday.
Thieves entered the residence Of Stan
ley Hodgkinson, corner of EmDoria and
Central. the other night and ransacked
the place. The family were out of the
city.
There were many people oil the Little
Arkansas river skating yesterday. The
ice is about two inches thick and no
doubt there viii be good skating today
and tomorrow.
Jack Shields is making arrangements
to put on an opera under the auspices
OF the Central Labor union. which
promises TO be the biggest thing Of the
kind ever given in Wichita
Judge Chas Fuller OF Canadian City,
Texas. IS spending few days in the
city. the guest OF ". F. Shell Of the
Wichita Nursery Mr.. Fuller = thinking
seriously OF locating IN Wichita
A little 4-year-old girl prayed for Coun-
Gilman Volk last night She was thank
ful because he had taken her a ride be
hind his sleigh All Of the councilmen
are now thinking Of buying s.aighs.
Herbert Patterson goes 10 Cowley
county today. He has been here in the
Doran bond matter, and said yesterday
that his figures had not been damaged
during tia trial for which he was happy.
John Manning of Pir5shurE. Sen-.
organizer for the United Nine W,-S-' =
union Is in The city II the interest q the
striking miners q this district wh.c1
includes Kansas. Missouri. Arkansas ana
Indian Territory.
The funeral services OF the late Chas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
GRAIN MEN AT LAW
w. L. RedmOn Sues Haun & Higgins
for 5000 and Costs.

Messrs. Stanley, Vermilion & Evans, as
counsel for w. T. Redmon, have begun
suit in the district court of this county
against ]. w. Haun and J. NJ. Higgins
for 5000, which they claim, with inter
est at the rate of per cent from July,
1899 and for costs of this action. Mr..
Haun is well known grain man, and
has carried on an extensive business in
grain for many years. Mr.. Higgins IS
also a popular grain man of Blackwell,
O. T, and is Joined with Haun as a CO.
defendant with him. Messrs. Bentley &
Hatfield appear for Mr.. Higgins, also
Tetr!ck & Rose. of Blackwell
This IS the case in which number Of
cars Of wheat were attached in the hands
of the Santa Fe railroad yesterday, one
car of which, No. 3517, was promptly re-
plevined by Mr. Higgins, who made
Sheriff Simmons a defendant in the case.
The defendant in that case having failed
TO get a re-delivery bond, the car was
delivered to Messrs. Bentley & Hatfield,
counsel for Mr.. Higgins, and sold by
them to the Imboden Milling company.
The defendants in the case have not yet
filed an answer therein, but will do so
in a very few days. Neither Of these
cases will be reached until the January
term OF the court.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
J6odJ Saadqb7hM
LaZzaEa; I1J:rrrw

joined the church. In extremeties every
man or boy thinks of his mother. The
religion that Pierpont got is the good
religion that Pierpont got IS 'he
good kind. So yesterday he search
ed the city for bills his mothe:
had left unpaid At Mr.. Kernan's gro
Gerry on East Douglas Pierpont had about
finished the rounds and wan1e ed If t1e)e
were any other obligations. Mr.. Ker-
nan told him the county had once helped
Mrs. Pierpont, and the young man at
once set out for the court house. He
and Commissioner Wilson searched the
records and found where the county had
one winter day sent the mother sack
of -four and a sack of meal. amounting
to $1.35. Mr.. Pierpont paid the bill. He
held in his hand a large bunch of re-
ceipts representing the liquidation of his
mothers debts.
81 have become a church member, Mr..
wilson" said Pierpont, land I do not
know how I could be a Christian with
the debts of my mother hanging over
me, when am able to pay them. was
negligent when she was entitled to my
support"
Commissioner Wilson said this IS the
first example Of the kind the county had
ever had in his knowledge. 1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
EVIDENCE ALL IN
Jury in Doran Case Discharged
Till Monday.
ARGUMENT Is LIMITED
To Four Hours on Each Side
Witnesses Yesterday.

The evidence in the Doran bond de-
fault case closed yesterday at 8 o'clock
Counsel for both sides announced that
they had introduced all their evidence,
and both sides rested their cases. The
large portion of yesterday was taken up
by the evidence Of Mr.. NJ. A. Carvin, as
expert witness of the defense. Mr.. Car
win is ex-county clerk and familiar with
the books Of the treasurer and county
clerks office The rigid cross-examina-
ton on the part of the county failed to
shake his evidence in any particular.
Following this the evidence of Mr.. Lew
Dean and Harry Stewart. was also In
Produced on the part Of the defense. Mr..
Thomas H. Randall, chairman of the
board Of county commissioners up to jan
uary, 1893, was also introduced on the
part of the defense. Also Mr.. ]. NJ. AL
len who was also a member of the board
of county commissioners, from 1892 to
1895. Mr. Aliens testimony covered the
question of annual statements and the
balance struck between the county clerk
and county treasurer. This evidence was
deemed very important on the part Of
the defense. The gist OF the evidence
on the part of the ex-commissioners was
to the effect that they simply approved
the reports which were filed with them
from time to time, relying upin their be-
ing true in every sense. That is to say,
when the county clerk filed report with
them they believed 1t to be absolutely
true and approved it and then filed ii.
Other evidence was introduced that they
relied upon the quarterly reports filed
by the examiners. These examiners were
made up of the probate judge and two
men selected by the board Of county com
missioners.
At the conclusion of the evidence the
court announced that this morning a
o'clock he would hear them on any Of
the law questions regarding his instruc-
tons to the jury, and discharged the jury
until Monday at 1870, at which time the
argument will begin. The counsel for
defense announced that they wanted 40
minutes each in which to argue the case,
which was finally decided between the
court and the counsel, by limiting the
argument Of counsel to four hours on
side OF course the state will have the
same time. The real trouble will begin
for the jury at 100 MONDAY when the
lawyers argue the case. Immediately
following the temporary adjournment of
court some Of the attorneys for the de-
fense-Harris, Ferguson, Haymaker
Holmes, Wyatt and Balderston held a
conference in the probate court office to
formulate some Instructions on matters
Of law and to draft lot Of special find
ings which they will ask the court to
summit to the Jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
SHOW FAITH BY WORKS
George PierpOint AtOnes for Early
Negligence 10 His Mother.

George PierDont. a barber OF this city.
performed some good deeds yesterday
which will do for revivalists TO ten in
their stories Of actual experiences with
good effect. Four years ago Mrs, Mary
Pierpont. living at Hutchinson, met with
serious misfortunes and was rendered
very poor. George was then making good
wages but he neglected TO support his
mother in her poverty. She was COM
PEELED 10 apply for assistance from the
county commissioners. who issued her
what goods she needed at the time Mrs
Pierpont had also contracted numerous
bills in the city and was never able to
pay than.
The years passed and George Pierpont
never thought Of the disgrace and I'M
manliness Of refusing TO assist his mother
or make good her Indebtedness. a few
weeks ago a great change came about IN
Pierpont's life lie was converted and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
FIRST ANNUAL OPENING
MOrsman 4 Tunes store Crowded
Last Night

The first annual opening Of the new
sto e Of Nor n, lines & Co. took place
last night. The doors were opened at
1870 sharp. and from that time until 10
o'clock the big store was crowded with
people who expressed admiration and
surprise at the magnificent things on dis
play. The crowd was handled nicely and
confusion and mix-uns were avoided by
having both entrance and exit ways The
store was decorated most beautifully.
Evergreens were wrapped about the
chandeliers and strung in large scallops
from the dividing line Of the two first
floor rooms. An artistic creation of lat
tice work formed a court in the center
OF the room and about this lattice work
were strung holly berries and misuetoe
vines. Upstairs the cloak and suit de-
partment was very pretty. The decora-
lions here were Of pink. green and white
cloths wrapped about immense columns
and strung from the corners Of the
room The souvenirs were tasty. being
pretty pun boxes filed with delicious
candies. A fine feature ofthe opening
was the music furnished by Blumes
orchestra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16

"A Cheerful Look
Makes a Dlsha Feast. 3"

"CheeHuL looks" depend
Just as mach upon physical
gpenbemg as upon natural
disposition and temperament.
IF the blood Is disordered, the
brain is StarVed, and no
dish IS a feast, y for the
reason that the Vtalizing ete.
n1entS donot reach the proper
spot. 4 step IN the right direction is to
prrify the body BY the use of = natural
remedy. Hoods SarsaparilLa IS Natures
remedy. It acts upon the blood, and
quhether the seat of the disorder Is brain.
stomach, FVes or kidneys, the purifying
process of this medicine IS equally sure
and successful.
Pain in Back "Stone cutters Ike
myself haze pans m back, and kidney
troubles. Since Itook Hoods SarsaparaLa
I am al right and recommend IT. J." W.
F. Morton, BrozUnzDood, Texas.
Broken Down. Was broken
dozUn and IN poor health for TAO years.
Hoods SarSaparilla made me IN better
health than for years. Haze no SICK
ness nozu. 4. c. Montgomery, Henry
ollie, Mss.
~ B. Get o,1lv Hoods because
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16

W. BosIey have been postponed I'll Sun
day afternoon al I.3o. The a o. L ".
viii have charge Of the services. which
VIII be held al residence. on Marlnsoa
avenue. West Side
Rev. W Y. Burns viii 20 70 Sawyer,
Kan. Saturday morning % assist n
church dedication next Sunday. His pull
plt VIII be supplied at Il a n. D. Rev.
G. Il Mathis and az 30 >. n. b. Rev.
y. NJ O'Deu. The pastor AZ Sawyer is
Rev. 7. 3. Lawrence. who IS wei known
in this city and vicinity. His friends viii
be glad 20 hear Of his prosperity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
REVEREND LOOSELY HERE
On His Way 10 China for Mission
Work.

The many friends q Rev. =. Q. Loosely
will be pleased 70 know that he Is home
for weeks visit. Mr.. Loosely Is on his
way 70 China where he Viii take M the
work under the China Inland Mission
Mr.. Loosely IS at home to all his friends
at s0I South Lawrence avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Funeral services Of Mrs " u Del
zeu VIII b held az re Dodge Avenue
u z church. West side. a. 80 o'c,ock
Saturday December IS.
All members # tho ida Lodge No. -
7 o. Q. r. are requested 90 attend the
funeral q Sister y. Il Dslzel Saturday
morning al go al Dodge Avenue 4 =
church. Ms Y. z EaUSh. y C.
The Ministerial association wfI hold
special meeting On Mondoy December IS
2:aa ? m. !n The = u. & a garl0r. 20
ocmplete arrangements 1or The annual
banquet James a Lawrence. secretary.
Members Magic Can. ~ I1s- Royal
Neigh5ors e America. are requested %
meet az their haIl al SO = IA Saturday.
December Is. 1ssa. 70 attend rae funeral
o. Nesghbor Victoria Dslzsll Neuas-s
% East Side Camp are oor1iaiIy invited
20 attend. Mrs. K <. Frltts. craze.
Yokohama, Dec. :. via Victoria. 2 c.
Dec 14-Wlrhin a feE days 4 = sx7ec.et
that Kobe viii be declared free t.0-a tee
r-zSGe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16

Beaver, Stone Marten,
Krimmer, Otter, Seal, Muf-
fion, Grebe and every other
desirable fur in popular de-
mand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16

Sheriff simmons left yesterday tor the
penitentlary in charge OF three men who
had been sentenced. as follows. James
l.. Hall. larceny, two years. Bud Haz-
field. murder. ten years: Ioha Dunn,
pickpocketing. i've years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
NO SENSE IN 1T
L. p. Campbell Can't see why Roberts
should be Seated

I P. Campbell says he can see no good
sense. good politics OF justice in the ef-
fort Of the Democrats in congress II
seat PolygamIst Roberts, Dir. Campbell
IS dead against the Utah man.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-16
Give Him a
Chance to Strut

Men are chock full Of duplicity.
They pretend to like modest colors,
quiet patterns, subdued effects, but
whisper it low-down deep in
their inmost hearts they are fond
OF bright colorings, bizarre patterns,
striking effects. Notice how proudly
they stalk about in the ''fuss and
feathers the regalia, the trappings
of their "lodge," when occasion
offers. They'd wear plumes and
tinsel, spurs and helmets, beads and
bangles, Highland plaids and
hectic flush if they weren't afraid
you women folks" would ridicule
their display of taste. This season
Dame Fashion" says they may
wear bright colors in fancy Waist
Coats, and they're falling all over
themselves to possess one. Tickle
''his" vanity. Give chin one for
Christmas. Come here for it. Ours
are ''warm numbers" exclusive pat
terms, very bright, very stylish,
very low-priced, $3.50 for choice,
with or without collars; all double
breasted. Some samples in the
Cooper Case"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11
Morgan's Riflemen.

When Washington, one day riding
along his lines, saw the fringed hunt
ing shirts of the Virginians approach
ing, the reserve Of his naturally undem-
onstrative nature broke down. "At
the sight he stopped, the riflemen drew
nearer and their commander, stepping
in front, made the military salute, ex-
claiming, General, from the right bank
of the Potomac! Washington dis
mounted, came to meet the battalion,
and going down the line with both
arms extended, shook hands with the
riflemen one by one, tears rolling down
his cheeks as he did so. He then
mounted, saluted and silently rode on.
The rifiemen were at once employed as
sharpshooters and kept the enemy con-
tinually in hot water. Hitherto the
British outposts had been safe enough
within stones throw of the American
line, but they now found, to their cost,
that it was almost certain death to
expose their heads within 200 yards OF
a rifleman. So frequent became the
returns of officers, pickets and artil-
lerymen shot at long range that Ed
mund Burke exclaimed in Parliament,
"Your officers are swept off by the rifles
II they show their noses!" In the
British camp the riflemen were called
shirt tail men, with their cursed twist
ed guns, the most fatal widow-and-or-
phan makers in the world. Harper
Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11

Magazine. Basil Jackson, who had
frequent opportunities of seeing the
Iron duke" during the hours of tho
terrible Sunday, has recorded the in
teresting and characteristic fact that
the only sign of nervousness that he
remarked in him was that in danger
Gus CRISIS he observed him moving in
and out the folds of the powerful field
glass which he, carried and of which
he made such admirable use in this
and his other campaigns. BY the way,
English telescopes of the time were
far better than the French, and it was
looked upon as prize when one OF
them fell into their hands. In one of
Wellington's battles against Soulte he
ais intentions by his gestures to an
aide-de-camp, and accordingly took
pro:lpt measures to counteract
his plans, and years afterward, when
they were both old men, he astonished
the marshal by telling him how he had
defeated him. Capt. Shaw, later on
Sir James Shaw Kennedy, gives anoth-
er example of the dukes astonishing
GOODNESS. Near the close Of the day,
about Z p. M, he galloped up to the
duke, then directing the defense being
made by Maitland's guards, with the
momeltous news that his line, the
right center, was open for the whole
space between Halketts and Kemp
brigades. All that the duke replied
was: II shall order the Brunswick
troops to the spot and other troops be-
sides; go you and get all the German
troops of the division on the spot that
you can and all the guns you can find"
And so he did. The duke himself led
five battalions Of the Brunswickers in
to the gap, and with the charmed life
which he bore on the great day, when
those young and untried troops stag
gered under the fierce fire they en-
countered and the vigorous outset OF
the French, he threw himself among
them and by voice and gestures rallied
them into the fighting line. And then
his dangerous duty done to his right
center, he galloped back further to his
right to prepare for the storm just
about to break-Napoleon' final effort
with his guard, which he only employ
ed in his battles in some great crisis OF
the struggle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11
Burning Up a General.

81 never told you, did II" asked a
regular soldier who has not yet recov-
cred from the wound he received at El
Caney, chow near l came to burning
up brigadier-general in Cuba last
summer"
Burning him up?" repeated the SOL
dier's friend; mo, you certainly never
told me that"
"Well, the officer that came near
finishing was Gen. Miles-Col. Evan
Miles of the LIST infantry, you know,
but brigadier-general of volunteers.
Our regiment was in his brigade, and
this happened one night in June, when
/ was on headquarters guard. Head
quarters was a big name for pretty
poor place. There wasn't even tent,
and the general and his aid, lieuten-
ant, were bivouacking by fire, with
nothing but some empty boxes to sleep
on-not the softest kind of bed.
ut grows awfully cold, you know, as
soon as the sun goes down in Cuba, land
the dew chills you to the bone. That
night was cooler than usual, and l was
shivering as 1 built up the campfire.
Because of that, suppose, made 1t
good and big. Gen. Miles and the lieu
tenant lay down on their boxes, and
went to sleep, and when the fire was
well started 1 went on my post, a hun
dred yards or so away.
after 1 had been there for perhaps
half an hour, walking up and down
trying to keep warm, heard commo-
ton in the camp. Gen. Miles was
shouting, Sentry! Sentryp at the top
of his voice. l rushed up as fast as
could, but even before l got there I
saw what the trouble was. You never
laid eyes on such roaring old camp
fire. The general was kicking at the
box that had been his bed.
oh it, mani he said, as I came
up, what are you trying to do-burn
me up? You've got too much fire here
altogether!
Nobody could help agreeing with
him on that point. The end of his box
was blazing, and his clothes were fair
ly scorched. The heat had walked him
up just before he actually caught fire
himself l hustled around and stamped
the fire out where it had spread be-
yond bounds, and when got that done
l apologized as we'll as knew how.
1.-THE lieutenant was on the other
side of the fire, and the wind had kept
the blaze away from him. He was sit
ting up, with his back toward us, so
that the general couldn't see him
laugh, but his shoulders were shaking
well.
There was a funny side to it, of
course, but it might have been serious
for me. 1t looked like the careless
trick of a recruit, instead of the work
of man who has been in the army as
long as l have. The general was very
good about it, and no matter how cold
it was, l was more moderate in my
campfres after that. New York Trib-
une.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11

A. A. Alderman, lieutenant United
States navy, in Golfers Weekly: In
looking over the insurgents who are
brought in wounded or held as prison.
ers in the Maestranza, at Old Manila,
| and Fort San Felipe, at Cavite, one
cannot help but notice that they be-
long to two classes-the very young
and the old. There are numerous
gray-haired men among them. One at
San Felipe bore the reputation of be-
ing deadly sharpshooter, and yet he
was so old that his purple lips hung
loosely from his mumbling jaws, the
pupils of his eyes melted gradually in
to the whites, and his hands shook
with palsy; in fact he was very hor-
rid and wicked looking old fellow, but
apparently quite harmless. All
around him were boys from IA to 20,
small, but fairly strong in build. 1t
may be that they have followed the
practice of the Spanish in ecclesiastical
yoking strong arm and young heart
to an old head. The sergeant of the
guard Fifty-first Iowas, at the Maest-
rauza, thought differently. Said he:
"a well grown man has both the head
and the arm, or rather, the legs-they
away fast enough, and the boys are
foolish or get ratified, so they are
caught" The prisoners do not seem
to worry unless deprived of their CT
garrillos, when they become nervous,
excitable and very respondent. They
are very anxious for employment on
outside details, and when a non-com-
missioned officer appeared with an or
der for Eight big fellows" to put in
order some new quarters and move fur
niture, there was a rush to the gate,
every one hoping to be selected. They
are given few coppers, something ex-
ira to eat, or little tobacco for their
services. In each quarter there is ap-
| pointed "chief," who arranges the de-
tails for routine cleaning, cooking and
| police work. At all hours of the day
women come and squat down at the
| line drawn just across the Maestranza,
while their prisoner friends, standing
at the dead line" ten PAGES away,
| converse with them. Some of the wom-
en- take it hard and cry bitterly, others
| laugh and chat with evident enjoy
ment. All bring presents to the pris-
oners; and such presents. Many an
Iowa boy has got his fingers into queer
| ,r,h; hot h,,,,
dies. One united handkerchief and
let loose lot of sparring crabs. AT
least that's what they looked like"
said he; "but can't imagine what they
wanted them for" Among the prison.
ers were a number of Tinguiars and
REPRESENTATIVE mountaineers.
These when first captured were armed
with bows and arrows. They wore
their hair long and decorated it with
feathers, their only clothing was d.
minutive breech-ciout. They have now,
without exception, cut their hair short,
and wear anything they can get, gen.
orally shirt and stiff hat, the shape
of which is certain to recall the Ger
man comedies of the variety stage at
home. One of these, who appeared
quite intelligent, was asked why he
had come down to Manila. He replied:
ITO fight" who did you come to
fght?" He shook his head; he had
just come to fight. He did not know
who or what it was about. Undoubted-
ly these people had been enticed from
their mountain homes by the promise
OF unlimited loot.