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Evening star., 1899-02-06

TwO-Thirds of the Senate Assured
for the Treaty.

When the Senate went into executive ses-
sion at 2:15 this afternoon Senator Fair
banks took the floor and made a speech in
support of the Paris peace treaty.
After the Senate went into executive ses-
sion 1t was reported that Senator McLaurin
will vote for the treaty, giving So and
that one other senator was expected to
make the number 60 and enough.
AT 3:O5 pm. the bells rang for vote on
an amendment to the treaty.
The amendment was to make the Philip
pine articles Of the treaty like that relating
to Cuba.
Senators McLaurin and McEnery decided
to come over for the treaty, giving the nec-
essary two-thirds for the treaty. 1t was
agreed to vote for the McEnery resolution
afterward.
Senator Sullivan tried to secure vote on
his resolution before the treaty was voted
upon He and his friends were inclined to
think that if at the last moment the oppo-
sition felt that the result was doubtful they
would consent to a vote on his resolution.
Just before the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session Senator Stewart arrived
from the west and at once entered the
Senate chamber.
The amendment was defeated and the vote
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
This was suspension day in the House.
Some preliminary routine business was dis
posed OF. Senate resolutions were adopted
authorizing cadets from Costa Rica and
Colombia to enter Annapolis
A bill was passed authorizing the city Of
Albuquerque. n. NJ, to issue S65, 900 of mu-
nicipal bonds.
A Constitutional Amendment.
Mr.. Grow Pa) offered a resolution for a
constitutional amendment providing that
peace treaties shall be ratified by ma
jcrity of the Senate. With the simple
statement that it was very singular that
majority of the two Houses could make
war. while two-t thirds of the Senate were
required to make peace, he asked that the
resolution be referred to the committee on
the judiciary. 1t was so referred.
Mr.. Grosvenor COhio) moved the passage
under a suspension of the rules of bill to
pay James and Emma S. Cameron $40, 900
for fuel used by Gen. Rosecrans' army near
Chattanooga in 1853.
Mr.. Dockery (Mo) declared that the pas
sage of the bill would open the way to the
payment of countless claims for damages
Incident to the movement of our troops
during the civil war. The bill was defeated
-24 to &c.
Mr.. Fis her On. " moved the passage
under suspension of the rules of a Senate
bill TO authorize the President to appoint
and retire Robert Platt lieutenant in the
Junior grade. United States navy, with the
rank Of commander. 1t was lost-62 to 90
two-thirds not having voted in the afir1na-
tive.
The Census Bill.
Mr. Hopkins this afternoon moved the
passage of the census bill under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
MIR. German Speaks.

Mr. German spoke IN the Senate this
afternoon He replied particularly to Mr..
Wolcott's speech. saying that It was such
an attack as he did not expect. He said
that three elections he had obtained was
the height of his ambition. He repuaiated
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Mr.. Clay for the Treaty.

MI Clay (Ga) followed Mr.. Allen. ex-
planning his views regarding tho present
situation He said that while he would al
ways vote against the permanent retention
OF the Philippines. he felt it his duty to his
state, his constituents and himself to SUD-
port the treaty. To be faithful to his 1udr-
ment and his conscience he felt bound to
vote for ratification.
Evening star., 1899-02-06

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28

and in the petition he asked for the care
and custody Of a 6-months-old child, a
child which the wife claims he has never
seen since it was days Old, when he
deserted her. Mrs. Davis answer 10 her
husbands petition admits that they were
married in March. 1895, and that one child
was born 10 them. but denies all other
allegations of the petition Her answer
further states that Davis failed 10 sup
port her and the child and eft her when
she was sick in bed and the child was
only days old. She further states that
by reason Of his bad habits and dissolute
associates, want OF means and a proper
home he is incapable OF caring for the
child. She therefore asks the court 10
divorce her from her husband. and asks
for the care and custody OF the child and
the restoration of her maiden name OF
May Owens She also asks judgment for
the costs of the suit.
Davis is a magnetic healer and travels
about the country giving exhibitions OF
his power
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co.

THE Shadows OF a Great City" was
again seen in Wichita last night at he
Crawford Grand. The Notwithstanding
company. headed by Miss Mamie Sheri-
dan Wolford presented this stirring melo-
drama 10 a packed house and seemed 70
please the audience very much. The COM
pany was at a disadvantage IN presenting
the piece on account OF not having suffi-
cient scenery Of their own 10 produce the
play in every detail. Mr.. Henderson as
Tom Cooper was very clever Jim Farr0w,
as enacted by James O';Leary, was very
good bu- at times he overacted the part
and added much buffoonery in place Of
more seriousness to the part. The Bj1dy
Rowan Of Miss Sheridan Wolford was
good and showed some very clever char
acter work or her part. The singing Of
Miss Sailor was really artistic and above
the usual singing at repertoire perform
ancez. A decidedly new feature were the
splendid shadow pictures made by Mr.
Bertram Miller. Who is really an artist in
this line. The company has also some
new illustrated songs and views
Tonishts bill will he The Smugglers. %
2 marine -re1n-drara
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28
SIG0 90 a Month and Expenses This
summer

Trustworthy men and women who are
honest and industrious should write and
engage with the World Mfg. Co, 495
World Bldg. a reliable firm and one Of
the largest concerns in Cincinnati. Ohio,
who offer splendid inducements to sell
their Quaker Bath Cabinet and appoint
good agents in unoccuPied territory. Ex-
per;ence not necessary. for the firm fur
nish everything and teach you the bust
ness.
This Is a splendid chance 70 make
money. and the books Of this company
prove that they paid .aeir agents for last
months work S46.S34o0.
The demand fer this remarkable Cabinet
is something enormous. as there are mill
ions Of families an over This country who
have no bathing facilities. Those who
have bath tubs have discarded them since
the invention of this cabinet. for 1t is 50
much superior In every way, a. i opens
the milLiors Of pores aU over The body,
steamS out the Qois0ns that cause disease,
and gives the mos, cleansing. refreshing.
iaviEe~a.ing Turkish. hot air. and hot
vaDo- baths az home for three cents each
Il is the best blood cleanser and system
purifier known. far superior 70 poisonous
drugs. sarsaparlllas to1ics. etc * : a
regular hot springs a. your home. and
not only cures The most obstinate diseases
buf also kills The germs. eradicates them
from The system and prevents disease 4
good position IS offered those who mention
this paper and write chem a. once, giving
age. references and experience.
Mrs. 4 Seho1t and son OF = Louis, are
s1airrer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28
Gong 2nS 042

This is a gain Of over So 900 in wealth
in one year. and on the basis Of popula-
ton of $4,000 which is an estimate re-
Gently made by an official of the state,
the wealth Of the farmers is sufficient to
give every man, woman and child in the
state s146.
The tallest woman in the United States,
and probably in the world, is Miss Ella
Ewing of CORN, No, a little town not far
east of Kansas City on the Santa Fe road
This 'high-born lady" is 26 years old, ac-
cording to the family Bible, and measures
s feet 4 inches in her everyday shoes. Her
parents are well-to-do farmers, Of ordinary
stature, and her father Samuel Ewing, Is
a highly respected member of the commu-
nifty. SIS Ewing was born at CORN, ana
when u years old she measured nearly
seven feet, but kept on growing, to the
amazement of her family and the neigh
bors In her girlish years she was quite
sensitive about her height, because the
other children used to tease her, but when
she discovered that it was worth $50 a
week from Barnum's circus and museum
managers, she took another view of the
case She earned enough money to lift the
mortgage from her fathers farm, and re-
tired to private life Miss Ewing has had
several offers of marriage, but so far as
1 can learn her heart is still unpledged.
Until last year Kansas had not laid any
railroad tracks since 1890. In fact her rail-
way mileage decreased during the last de-
cade, several short lines having been aban-
doned as Improbable. According TO the
official statistics the mileage in 1890. was
S,SS2; in 1895 it was SS75, and in 1897 it was
SS43 and in 1898 it was S,SS1, but that is
greater than the mileage of any other state
except Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas.
There are 113 counties in Kansas, and all
but six have one or more railroads.
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When Travelling

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup Of
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and eff
fectually on the kidneys. liver, and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches, and other
forms Of sickness. For sale in 50-cent bot
ties by all leading druggists. Manufac
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only
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CA Toz IA.
1Ihs KAT VS. EzE hEzTs b..
ss' "a GAzIZu
WIFE TURNS The TABLE
Makes a Lively Answer to Husbands
DEyarrr Petition

Attorney T. A sullivan h4s 7ea6y r. fle
v-,h ths district slerk al answer G. Ms
May Davis n ,he petition Of 1e- husoa-za-
in Vnsca he asked FOR 3 divorce. ates-
izg against ae- the ssn q adaIsry- Tae
husbands petition Vas aled o. ApEll =.
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ONCE A RESIDENT OF WICHITA
~. a Wright Files Petition in
RankruDtPV

The Salt Lake Herald of a recent date
has an interesting article relative to
former resident of this city, which is as
follows:
w A Wight, a former resident of
Wichita, Kan, filed a. petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court yesterday. His liabilities aggregate
5000 in life insurance policies Mr..
Wights debts consist almost entirely Of
judgments obtained against himself and
three others, and the Garfield university,
an institution of learning at Wichita.
The unsecured debts amount to $ll5,-
4S0.34, his secured debts equa $1,000, and
his assets are $5,213, including policies of
insurance aggregating 5000 and personal
property, exempt from execution, valued
at 1913.
Among the heaviest Of his unsecured
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract 2
Land Company. Il. II. Dubois. Abstra
OF. Court House. Phone ~
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Charles Balance 20 Leslie Robson.
lots Is and j. Park Place ave, Hex
scv'z add OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Z
Ada NfunGy 20 Gertrude DonneT. lot
- and ~ e. Waco street Water
mans add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dean and Emma Gordon - LIZZIE
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WARMERS SAFE CURE not
only strengthens and puts in
prime order the liver and kid
neys, but also purifies and en-
riches the blood.
That is why it has gained such
a worldwide reputation for It's
remarkable curative effects.
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FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract an
Land Company. u. n Dubois. Abstrac;
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WARRANTY DEEDS
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
NOTED WAR TROPHY.
REINA MERCEDES WHICH TRIED
TO DEFEND SANTIAGO.
How She Was stationed-spaniards
Tried the Same Trick Hobson Played
with the Merrimac. but Were Not SO
Successful.
washington letter.

In all the literature of the Spanish
war there is nothing OF greater inter-
est and value than the work entitled
Battles and Capitulation Of Santiago
de Cuba" by Lieut.. Jose Muller Tejei-
70, second in command of the naval for
ces of the province of Santiago de Cuba.
a translation of which was published
some time ago by the Office of naval
intelligence of the United States navy.
To this work we are indebted for par
ticulars of the very important part
played by the Reina Mercedes in the
defense OF Santiago. says the Scientific
American.
The Reina Mercedes is a protected
cruiser of 5000 tons displacement and
] speed OF seventeen and one-half
knots an hour. She was built at Car
thagena in 1887. at a time when the
Spanish navy was being reconstructed
largely under the direction and with
the professional assistance OF Great
Britain. Her armament during the
operations of the late war consisted of
six s-2-inch Hontoria guns; two II
inch, three 2.2-inch. two 1.5-ineh, and
six l.4-inch rapid-fire guns. with two
machine guns. She carried the large
number OF five torpedo tubes. all locat-
ed above the water line. Her coal sup
ply is 600 tons. At the time of her
construction she was comparable in
speed and powers OF offense and de-
fense with the average cruiser of sim
liar displacement OF other navies-
Lieut.. Teieiro tells US that on ac-
count of the very bad condition of her
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09
!. cosrs ss MILLIONS.
,an, sam spsae in Hebsiidinr
.-.tur thn Ii. 4 y. X n

,,s sam spcnt In hrbchutnE
4 {..,,,tppins the II. = ., X r.
rs,sIyership Of the baltimore
-s,Iryad. which has Just come
~. ~ sas remarkable In many
usssrs cosen and Murray did
~. nTecedant. but vent ahead
..ss4 the property in first-elass
Irxts,d az attempting 10 main
= IN condition tEat they found
: -,erse the receivers were up
majority OF the security hold
,ha court. but the Baltimore
n, ry..fysfship marked an epoch
,r,irs that will be historical.
\. suns expeaded were put out
- 81 when trade Was AZ low
,,saey scarce. During their
fss.-stloa The receivers purchased
| ~ cars s.7sI wooden xondoia
a.8 messed steel cars. $40 mis-
~. irstEht cars. postal. express
-,rr ear equipment. al total
tff e51 e8e. The 2is locomotives
'riy txo ard ans-hait millions
~ rsil purchased amounted 70
80 costing s2,t42.tss, and
- bought over 3,oee. 600 cross
0s.inx 81. goa. .es,a. and $50 900
.r4s O, ballast amounting TO
ne neN steel bridges agsrc-
raiua $3.50. coo. aud faity As
r,5-s sas apeEt in improving the
,,rmiaals, erecting nets build
s.sasinE grades and changing tlie
-t The Ea2laiensncs OF war
o. the amount paid dIfeetly
Fzsloyed In making Improve
q he tracks. etc. In three
.as Esariy twelte millions Ok
ne total amounts 10 about
-. q vh,eh about SIS, 90 300
zv4 BE- the issuance Of Fre&ls
-stissates sEd the balance
szr truEtx. earnings from the
tt aaa from the reorganization
~ Most OF the purchases OF
sai zsa tall zere made ~hen
! vas s9E 3R pf+ee and fnanG-
"a gaarsrrs SsFs In great neeA
trf 10 keep their plants 10 OPP
s:ssI rails are worth nos from
g51 mgrs than when thr rr-
za5n their purchases. and To-
Frs save advanced from 81, Osss
as "a price The sQglpment
i purchased today. would cost
a -1gf aad the other Improve.
. ~ 95a maTs President cow-
sssgsi;F foF the statement that
company Intends spending
iol zgrs Ia Improvement in
i Es2F NJ twp.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

huinan occupant was landed on tn.
beach. The prisoner was carried a
snort distance from the water, where
ne was unceremcniously dumped out
OF his cage. He landed on his face.
ana the coarse sand and gravel cut
quite a cash on his cheek. which added
greatly TO the poor fellows sufferings
Tor in that hot climate the flies were
soon attracted by the fresh wound, and
as the poor fellows hands were still
tied down to his ankles. 1t was impos-
slble for him to drive away the pests
that were torturing him.
Our party was about the first to
land on the Kowloon side. and l can
tell you that 1t was an awful thing to
be Obliged TO witness that creatures
agony. feeling our own weakness nm
comfortably marked would have
given considerable for the privilege OF
cutting away the thongs that bound
the mans hands and feet. But we
were only lot Of plain civilians, who
had no right to Interfere with the
majesty of the law, SO We were obliged
TO content ourselves with the poor
consolation that the mans suferings
would soon be over, as IL o'clock was
the hour set for the execution. and as
rule they are pretty prompt In such
matters over there. | had fan in my
pocket. and il struck me that might
IN some way lessen the prisoners
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

might attempt to countermine them.
mounted at the lower battery of So
capa one 81 millimeter Nordenfeldt gun
and four 81 tniIlimeter Hotchkiss re-
volving guns. all OF which were taken
from the Mercedes All of the artil-
lery that had been removed from this
ship was served by the Mercedes men
During the long series of engagements
between our ships and the battery the
Mercedes was frequently struck and
several fatalities occurred among the
men. After the final sortie OF Admiral
Ceryera's fleet 1t was decided to sink
the vessel in the harbor channel in
the endeavor to prevent our fleet from
coming in. as Hobson had attempted
with the Merrimac to prevent the
Spanish fleet from coming out. In the
words of Lieut.. Tejeiro: las the in
terror of the harbor did no longer have
the safeguard Of the feet. as the BUS
tamente torpedoes had been taken up
so that the feet could go out and had
not yet been replaced, and as. finally.
the first line of mines no longer ex-
listed, the commander of marine de-
cided (Gen Torai being also OF his
opinion) to sink the Mercedes in the
narrow part of the channel Hur-
riedly-for time was pressing-the
wounded and sick from the lost fleet
were transferred to the steamer Me-
jIco. which had been converted into
hospital and had hoisted the flag OF
the Red Cross.
Important papers had been saved.
memoranda, portable arms, etc. were
taken of the Mercedes. and at s o'clock
p. M, with her commander, Ensign
Nardiz. few engineers and the neces-
sary sailors and pilots. she started to-
ward the entrance with her bow an
chor and stern spring on the cable
ready. AT 1870 o'clock the enemy
opened continuous fire on the ship,
'She was sunk at the intended place.
but. unfortunately. she did not come
to lie across the channel. because it
seems a projectile cut the spring from
the cable" During their work with
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

the batteries on shore. and while serv-
ing upon the ship herself. the person
mel suffered the following casualties:
The commander. Emilio Acosta, and
five others were killed, eleven others
of the crew were seriously wounded.
and sixteen were wounded more
slightly.
Although the Spaniards looked upon
the Mercedes as beyond salvage, she
was subsequently raised and will now
undergo reconstruction at the Norfolk
navy yard. She will be reboilered and
thoroughly overhauled, besides receiv-
ing new battery of six sixteen-inch
long caliber rapid-fire guns. firing
smokeless powder and new battery
of smaller rapid-fire guns of standard
pattern. In size and armament, speed
and coal capacity she will be practical
ly sister ship to the six new protected
cruisers which were authorized by the
last congress She will, therefore.
prove timely and seryiceable addi-
tion to our fleet as well as notable
trophy of the Spanish-American war.
The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

boilers at the outbreak of the war it
was impossible for the Reina Mercedes
to proceed to Havana. as most of the
Spanish vessels cruising in that neigh
borhood did, and it was determined to
make what use of her was possible in
the defense OF Santiago harbor. She
was anchored near the Socapa battery,
which is located on the hills west of
the entrance to Santiago harbor. Her
yards and topmasts were sent down
and her starboard side (the sne she
presented to the mouth of the harborl
was protected by covering it with light
cables. with the object of keeping the
enemy's shells from entering the tor
pedo magazine. Her boats assisted in
laying the lines of torpedoes which
guarded the entrance channel. Four
of her 6.2-inch Hontoria guns were
dismounted. leaving the two forward
guns, which are carried on the main
deck in sponsors. to protect the mine
fields.
Two of the dismounted guns were
dragged up the hill to the Socapa pat
terry, and mounted there, and two
others were taken across the channel
and mounted in the battery at Punta
Gorda, further up the entrance. These