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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
9a1ly EagR
Wichita and Bag Bag.
". VI. MURDOCH. Editor

wicita's enterprise always meet with deserV-
ing encouragement but contrary often by the
envious openly criticised rdiculed Curtis OF
the Chicago Record long imaginary detour in the
vain effort to beltte and to oblt-
crate the famous footsteps imprinted the
sands Of time These efforts begotten they of jea-
ousy or otherwise inspired by ambition smart
in falling Of their aim yet valuable in The
name of no town on its size is IA
riar than that of Wichita everywhere Of mpos
sibe ronanc of strange unaccountabe
abnormalties desiring their Wichita
month ago half the enteprisng journals country
were printing pictures Tapp descantng his
Salvation Army platform mayoralty
And thus thing another, almost every
month for years The last sensation prop
osition Of the nave managers association
at Wichita to General Funston,
give illustration practical demonstration Of his
swimming feat at Bag Bag information
the admrng people of his state. who now with
such unanmity including his name in their bedtime
prayers enterprise this bright idea,
son. linked guaranty of
way of money testimonial, rendered in the
most delicate way being characterized by certain envious
unmtigated gall disgrace to the state and
the achievements Of of its nobest
sons journals city notably jealous
of Wichita have attempted illustrations proposed
exhibition pcturng of the Arkansaw
fortified with stove-pipes guns which
up Of grangers with pitchrorks, hoes,
rakes ke foreground the peaceful
with heroes their swords
guns their mouths all swimming for dear nfe Fun
conspicuously the background the
State Fair buildings, bridge Dutch band blowing
off. pen hogs standing their hind
legs peering the the exciting
episode yet so evidently drawing card, an
genius by enemies gall
just they stlgmatized Tapp a freak,
Mississippi Congress- which Wichita
the transportation question: piece of
pure presumption.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
A Days Work,
fFrom the Detroit Free Press

Nf EOul Inc 1StFD4l Free 1IS<S-)
He was seated on the steps of the Girls
void street side Of the city hall. Tramp?
Yes
His face was rough and red and bleary
and berry. One shoe was boot-pardon
ihat-and the other boot was shoe.
The mans hat was brimless and all
crushed in on top and around his neck in
lieu OF a. collar he had twisted an old
frayed and greasy string tie. His coat
was torn and green brown on the should
ers, his trousers ragged around MS feet.
He wore no vest, and the chep neglire
shirt may have been blue-once. Appar-
entity the man was doing. His eyes were
closed. But he may have held them that
way because he was too lazy 10 wink
He breathed hard. BY and by he opened
one eye halfway and squinted at the
passers-by in the street. Finding Il not at
ali inconvenient 70 keep that eve open,
he opened the other. Il was eAsy, and
the man emitted seif-satisfisd grunt.
Looking down just then he observed 4
biz OF rsve.ing on the left leg Of his
dusty, torn trousers. He eyed that raw
cling critically. he he'd his head 20 one
side and squlnted az i. Then he he'd his
head 70 the other side and sQui1eed a. Il
again. Taking A long breath, he slipped
his hand down MS trouseT leg. His arm
wasn't Iorg enough for the hand to reach
the ravsling. The man sighed. For fully
FIVE minutes re gszsd az that DIT Of
thread Then VITA a sgperhuuan effort
he inclined MS body and reaching 6o7yn
picked on the rave.inE. Il dropped from
his fingers % the stones. ard settling
hack the man rested hss head sgaIas;
the pillar and closed his eyes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
The Ship for the North Pole.

The newspapers and magazines have had much TO say
Of late of wonderful performances of the great Ship tne
invention which in being built is accom-
plshng in its behalf This powerful
steamer which built England according TO plans
furnished Admiral Makaro recently entered the
Cronstadt. after cutting its clear through
surrounding Thence it went to Revel where 1t
opened through large and thick sheet Of ice,
thus enabled several gain the open
During the ErTnack will the Of Kara
successful there it has been in removing
the obstacles that closed the of the Baltic it will
push toward the north in the direction of the Francis
Joseph archipelago Finally, if all WE'LL the steamer
Will attempt solve the problem of the North Pole and
prove this attempt, the opinion
of who what she has already done That
she service in the Baltic is
questionable The Russian henceforth will
the entire year. spite of ice steamships will
longer be mpeded heretofore and maritime transactions
go easily in a word,
that this steamer has done and will continue do the
which viii stamp her of the most useful
sells of century,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
No rIan's Land Stovepipes.

The Eagle contained an official warning the other day
against the removal destruction government corner
landmarks in Oklahoma The Lawrence Journal. whose
editor is well acquainted with the lay in west
Oklahoma, that the warning Oklahoma set
tiers against removing destroying landmarks reminds
the Journal funny thing happened to landmarks
in No Mans Land In establishing corners the engineers
used galvanized pipe about eight across with
wide piece of the material bottom
square hole dug the ground corners to
be marked, the piece the bottom of
the hole and the hole filed with allowing the pipe to
project above the ground kind of corner
could be easily above the short buffalo grass for
long distance and locate quarter in any
part Of the foon district That was easy until the
settlers After that it wasn't They their houses
of the virgin sod and stoveppe high and hard TO
set they proceeded dig up government landmarks
and convert them into pipe Frantic efforts were made by
the government authorities TO stop the dissertation but for
the most in vain, and now above the saggin.
roof Of deserted sod shanty No Mans Lard there
protTudes half dozen government corners" tina. 7sht
to be doing duty the praes in.ended bs
the Good Lord pasture for grazing and hfa
herders"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
The Fastest Boat in the u. $. Navv.

The launching OF the torpedo boat destroyer Dahgrn
at Bath, Me, Will be made quite social de-
sroyer is be christened by Mrs Dahlgren
of the admiral and of friends will Wash
ington in private the guests Dahgren
traditional champagne over the
of the small craft she glides into the
The boat is designed to be the eetest authorized
the and is expected develop it is
Of fifteen same type now in course of
construction at various shipyards
The contract price for the hull and machinery of the
Dahgren exclusive of ordnance outfit is $4,000 The
boat is 147 feet long 6 AZ breadth
and has mean draft of feet ~ inches and IspIace-
ment of 1864
The Dahlgren fitted with two deck dischargng tubes
for Bnch Whitehead automobile torpedoes carries
battery of four onepoundr rapde guns The speed trial
of the boat will be early date after which she
will be sent to the Portsmouth navy yard to be placed in
commission
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
The Struggle for Wealth and Position.

Wealth nor position are necessary happiness There is
no happiness possible except contentment whatever the
position. The people Of no other country str,ge5
after and SO long for wealth Americans and no gen
Hton Of the past equals the present particular
large cent Of the youth Of the country imagine thar
if they possessed money they be happy There IS
no greater mistake The happTest people are not moned
people, and the unhappest be found among the
wealthy. And this is equally of position The wife
bf Count MinuOo Of the Tyro being unhappy in her mar
fed hfe and living Rome concluded TO drown rsrs -
the Tlber She evening 10 do 50 and Vs.
climbing on the parapet Of bridge when woman passing
appreended the To this woman the countess ls
her story with the result that jumping into N,
T4ber the exchanged clothes countess throwing her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
Another Pacific Island Located.

discovering Islands in the Pacific much discover
Ing new stars in the sky the dscoverer being entitled
his find Uncle Sam is liable his full share Of the
Pacific by the time the curtain goes down Some nayi
gators declared that there in remote and
dnfrequerted in the Pacific and called it Wakes
Island after the captain who reported it. Other nayi
gators denied that such place existed. Chart makers
were uncertain To settle the dispute United States
gunboat Bennington ordered to locality
and after long search found the 1t is in latitude
1917 NORTH longitude 1861 The only 20 feet
at its highest point above the visible in clear
weather eight miles Myriads sea gulls and water
fowl make Wakes Island their home. only quadru-
peds the Bennington found on the bit of solid
large numbers of enormous sze
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
The War Not Exactly Ended

understand that he is asrde of kicking and arae
with Calling and 1lauser and that ne will sta nd
no fooshness He proclaims the war IS over and
according to the terms of enlistment Colorado von-
teers must be discharged home If that is not
in Luzon what is it? Again. war where is the
danger. Peace arranged with Spain it is true but
some of SPANS former subjects keeping I'D the
war The C6orado troops have themselves with
glory while fighting in defense their flag They vm
do as much or thei soil because they Americans
first and Coloradoans afterwards They volunteered
serve in the of the United two years They
did not volunteer in Colorado arn1v for sneNa
minute Under their oaths enlistment they are soldiers
of the republic for soldiers of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

cloak give false scent to her dsap-
The disappearance happened last February and
the conclusion that countess drowned Re
Gently selling in the street at Flor
being in thus gaining livelihood than
trying along husband Her relatives have
rescue and placed in establishment for
Diseases which is by expected
% be of the romance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
Outlines of OkIahoma

That old organic act hobs up again and
| knocks the county seat elections sky
high
On May q. Reverend slutz Of Wichita
will dedicate the new Methodist church at
Enid.
Martin Christian, who confesses to kill
ing his father in Dewey county, VIII prob
| ably hang.
The Oklahoma City council has not yet
acted on the street car franchise which
is before it.
O. C. Palmer, the Rough Rider, has
| been made captain OF the Ponca City nj
litia company
Clyde ,Mattox seems to have some diff
ficulty in persuading himself 10 come in
and give himself up.
Dennis Flynn will prosecute the muir
derer of Nc of D. The trial viii begin
this week at Taloga-
The graduating class at Oklahoma City
this year consists Of nine young women
and seven young men.
The biggest thing in Oklahoma IS the
organic act. When the organic sc-
speaks its word is law.
One Of the men, Jones, charged with
being member OF the mob which burned
the Indians near Earlboro. IS on trial
H. T. t1SuHtSSe9t EtAettc III Dd4ihA Npt-
cy for Oklahoma and Cleveland counties
has removed from Norman 70 Oklahoma
City.
Judge McAtee said that Grant county
could hold & county seat election and
Judge Burford says il can't. And there
you are.
Oklahoma will feel some comfort In
knowing that The last cyclone managed
TO get over the Kansas line before Il
struck a town.
By the way. Nc Of D, who was murder
co in Dewey county, helped oI4ns up
Fred Funston. Nc worked far Fred
Funston's father.
County seat contests are possible IN
original Oklahoma. but not IN .he strip.
That Is another matter that Wi. have 10
wait on statehood.
Medford, Pond Greek and jefferson now
know how Corbstt and Fiizsinmoas fe.t
wheS 'oGvernor Culberson d Texas tod
them they couldn L
J. s. Souls OF Guthrie wants 10 get the
appointment Of agricultural statisticiaa q
Oklahoma The place Is feeeral one.
ard pays $225 a year.
Jim Du4y. who keeps a ciosA ta5 OF
ttose things. says the zeal fight against
Bill Walker i being made ~ t1e ral--
roads and the cattlenen-
Congress. when Il opened tie Che-okss
strip. may have as5 IL mind - peruaa-
re.tly locate the county sears. BIT Z
Is very doubtful 4 congress id
The electric lights a. Enid are q dls-
appointment They are TOO weak. l2a
candle power according % TIE Wave
stu. 40 candles w0u.d make cezsidsTa-
be light.
TIE othe- 6av. zasn Sheriff Se~A3ock
OF Norman tied up tire Santa Pc yards
there. jim C0,tlaghsrn. ne rysacs sttor-
ney, naaEe g dying tip % S2eca3 En-
.siue % tae scene Of TIE t-c1ols-
%exkirk. Il Is sad. wi make = aGrs
70 q SIS con Teatsoa hal scasIz
Lea O-Hornstt O Foncz C4tg Is back
from TZl-ols He Esgs the esp PICS
pets snaFs are wretcase AID ns teck
ne fastest irsln 1s eo1l1 are1 20 gsi s@ck
. okis1u1a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
sign. Of spriag


CFrou, the Philadelphia Press)
Atchoo,
The popularity os ire shad side q TIE
street
The flowers that Bloom IN buttorlao.es-
Absence OF furry garments
Open spring coats
The advent Of TIE shirs-Esis; giz-
Tire -7rSw hat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
Nhe-ts Blame.

(F'rora the AfcGtSo1 Glooe-f
When z Eiri graduates size hsAs a. aEs.o4-
rfoa 10 show tae weird SHAT 4 Eocls We-
40 with a hsen purpose 81 liies ca1
-. 81, she meets Z man and r-z-r4ss hl15-
ana soon begins 20 get that fgzlsy look
Il he- eyes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

General Gordon Rugged and kissed Mrs Jefferson Davis
at the Confederate reunion great applause II
all rlght Tor Gordon to do And that that
Hobsons fault in kissing lay principally in his youth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

The authorities at Washington intiating to Dewey
that he return home by Francisco This is one
administration that is laborng illusion that
New York America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

That country reporter at Hot Springs Virginia is a
daisy He speaks Of Lyman Cages face Frightening up
When news OF an American advance in the Philippines
told him. What if Cages face did brighten IN? what
has Gage got with it?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

friend speaking for General Miles says that the gen.
eral is not candidate presidency What relief II
will be for Major Mckinley hear this.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Ire mummy Of Tothmes I been discovered Mr.
Tothes lived in Egypt about 900 years ago in the
king business
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

The last meeting Of the Filipino congress failed to nus
the national foot-race.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Fred Funston is brave Of course but should not for
get that other Kansan John Waller who faced alone the
whole French army in Madagascar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Mrs Georges first lecture attended by fourteen
people whose suppressed by newspapers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

The Chicago dropped shadow Of one Of its guns on
the other dav and Morocco sp1;t it
trousers in paying that claim
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

The Queen Of Spain has decorated German Admiral r
pitt for Germanys friendship for Spain during the war
Why not Admiral Won Dedrch?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

There are some strikes the country But strikes
better than closed factories mines such as the
ton had under Cleveland.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Dewey has been offered special train to use as soon a
he reaches America How hope Dewey will refuse If
and have the sense comes home to refuse it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

The whole trouble that he has been TOO
much Of a general and too little Of a soldier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Fred Funston needs thing to cap his career.
kiPlng should write poem about him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

Some one should star. a subscription ist 70 buy Fred
Funston natatoriunl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-20
CUBANSsCRYING FOR HELP.
Told That the Time is Nearly Ripe
to Drive Out Yankees,

A Santiago dispatch says: A meeting
held at the Antonio Maceo Club last
night to celebrate the anniversary of the
death of Maceo developed violent pa
triotic demonstration against the Ameri-
cans.
This club represents the national party
AMI is composed of colored people. There
were 1000 persons present. One promi>
nent politician said that the time was
nearly ripe for the spirit of free Cuba to
leap from the grave of MaceO and drive
the intruders from the island.
All criticised President Mckinley S
CuOan policy, although General QCinden
Bandera made a mild speech advising
patience until the American policy had
been fully defined.
Bandera today said he feared the Gu
bans would finally accept annexation.
The local press violently cri!icises
President McKinleys message.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-20
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. Tie proDrietors of Or.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds have given away over
ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thous-
ands of hopeless cases. Asthma, bron-
chitis, hoarseness and all diseases of :he
throat. chest and lungs are surely cured
by it. Call on Dawson Drug Co. anu get
a free trial bottle. Regular size SOC. and
81. Every bottle guaranteed or price re-
funded
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-20
Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage in the
An Ordinance.

Authorizing the Dawson Telephone
Exchange to use the public streets OF
the city Of Dawson, Ga, for the pur.
pose of placing poles and electrical
conductors thereon and subways for
electrical conductors under the same.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the
general council of the city of Dawson.
Ga, that permission be and the same
is hereby granted to the Dawson Tele-
phone Exchange, lis successors and as
signs, to erect, operate and maintain
lines of telephone and telegraph, includ>
ing the necessary poles, fixtures and
electrical conductors upon, along and
over, and subways for electrical CON
ddctoIs under the public highways Of
the city of Dawson, Ca, as It's business
!, may from time to time require, provided
that all poles shall be neat, symmetrical
and painted, when required by city,
and that no electrical conductor shall be
placed less than twenty feet above the
surface of the ground.
SECTION 2. That the work of erect
ing poles and constructing subways by
, virtue of this ordinance shall be done
under the supervision of the street com
mittee, and the SAID Dawson Telephone
Exchange shall replace and properly re-
lay any sidewalk or street that may be
displaced by reason of the, erection or
construction of such poles or subways,
and upon failure of the company 50 to
do after twenty days's notice in writing
shall have been given by the city to
said company the city may repair such
portion of the sidewalk or street that
may have been disturbed by said com
pany and collect the cost so incurred
from said company.
SECTION 3. In consideration of the
rights aud privilege herein granted SAID
company Shall provide one Cross-arm on
each pole and space not to exceed one
duct in the subways Constructed by vir-
the OF. this ordinance for the free use OF
the police and fire alarm telegraph sys
tenn of the city of Dawson, Ga.
SECTION 4.-Said company shall at all
times be subject to the city ordinances
now in existence, or which may be here
after passed relative to the use or the
public streets by telephone and telegraph
companies
SECTION 5.-Said company shall in
demnity the city of DaW son, Ca, against
and assume all liabilities for damages
which may arise or accrue to the city of
Dawson, Ga, from any injury to persons
or property from the doing of any work
herein authorized or the neglect of said
company or any OF its employees relative
to the use of the streets of said city, and
the acceptance by the company of this
ordinance shall be an agreement by it to
pay to the city of Dawson, Ga. any sum
If money for which the city may bee me
| liable from or by reason OF such injury.
SECTION 6.-Said company shall fl {
with the clerk of council of the city of
Dawson, Ca, its acceptance of this ordi-
nance within sixty days from the date
when 1t shall ta' effect.
| SECTION This ordinance shall be
IN force from and after the date of it's
| passage. Done at regular meeting of the
city council of Dawson Monday, Dec 4
1899. w. B. CHEATHAM, Mayor.
L. c. HOYL, Clerk.I