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the structure. The church was erected O.
the west side q Main street between
Third street ard Central avenue about
block south o. where the court house Of
sedgwick county How stands. The church
was IN manner a stoelza1e, and exceed
irgly primitive Fl all IT. parts. Ia size
Il was about is oy . feet. Tas accom-
panyins CIT Il TIE drst church. made from
a Photograph. conveys some idea CT the
ezts-isr appearance Of the caurch-
james = Mead aad decided 70 the church
q lot or Emp5ria avenue, and William
G-ireasteis che ar the corner q Market
street ard Central avenue. but they were
~ M value O. fse organ ization as L had
no means 70 bgIa On either u them, ard
the title Ess likely g. revert 20 t1e Donors.
In Isl an incident happened ard frsru
which there was set % f11t the p.s-s
into afa and activity Mrs Martin EeIlar
ard Mrs. James IL Back e this city hap
pa1e1 a. BE- al some social Eataer.rE. 5at
had never rnet before Affs- az iztro5ue-
tfoz and exchanging views. they .1aa6
taat ez-h were s.a1--a E-u,scop -ta--s
They regretted that there Vas 20 ctz-ca
o-Ea-tza -i11 81 WlcEits- ard ezpTeFzsss the
hops that taars sse1 -l.Est se- Afts- t-lz
meeting ara k-ou.s5zs = eaz5 other. they
Rod conferences a-d ente-s8 8poo faa
x1-z uL.1 zeal and determination % s1--
eses AID sacceeIe5 81 Interesting oEAsr
aides 81 the E-k a-i serzrsd tAe.- CO
operator .z carrying O. ire ssEe- Try
soeu6 what fae lat 70 Harkst s--eet- lss1-
80 p taa raz-ch - NJ G-lEsaa-esa. az4
been ss.a ~ taxes a. ec1iG zot - re-
deemed thzt tss .ot % EDV1 "a agsase
rad ass oee1 500 f9r IzEes. oz, tEat tse
purchaser wuld raEse1t 70 ~ berg rs-
zes ~ fae TaTu1ezt z 40 - g. -
stvIsE ezse-cata-1e-ts ard 1c-tlzg soeIsis
tkey sa-ceese5 81 o5safsl-E s-seeat
-nsezrs ~ ze-aen ibis eL \ Eal1 wss
O. zazlzes 81 the Episcopal -41isa NO lad
become interested n the EavE Tae -
&C. Ez727rsz aTsaze as sd fs- Eae Tas
lzE-es :. lss 60 zz1 = &c E-e@-L-zz<
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succeeded By various means IN aecumu-
iating quite little fund, 50 large that
With the proceeds OF the safe Ct the los
in question it had n IFS treasury $50
With this money the guild purchased the
lots on or near the corner Of Market and
First streets. and known as the Baldwin
property, which II afterward sold for 81
SO
Soon after 1876 the question Of building
a church ediflce began 10 be discussed BY
the ladies OF the guild. and in the fan CT
1873 the arrangements were completed and
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between First and Second streets. were Sc
cured and the contract let 20 build the
church. L was the intenJion 70 have both
a church and a rectory The building was
not large one, but neat In style and fin
ish. The cornerstone was laid on Easter
Sunday 1873. and but one man. besides the
rector, was present. and ne a stranger.
This fact demonstrates how largely The
work was accomplished by the .adies ~
the guild. soon after this church mas
built the lot Immediately south OF It. with
the house on It, was purchased and used
as d rectory, and for several years the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11
OUR VISITORS TALK.

Many fine things are being said about
Wichita in connection with the Trans
mississippi congress As an instance, the
Interviews, recently published in the Hous-
Ton Pest, with nose who participated in
The congress are given:
Mr.. B. F. Bonner: Speaking of Wichita
makes me feel good. There are several
members of our delegation who have in
the past attended conventions all the way
from the Canadas TO the gulf and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and I want
TO join in the one impression of US all
that they have never had the honor Of
being so royalty entertained as ca this
trip TO Wichita. The members OF The
Wichita Commercial club have hospitality
in its proper sense Incorporated N Their
very souls. They know just how 10 maze
Us feel as if the town and all that vas in
1t, including the Commercial club, beiorg-
ed TO us. It seemed TO be their one
whole desire to have Us feel Casy end
comfortable and I am sure that they did
not fall short in a single instance and
when the Texas delegation babe them
goodnight they even mad US believing
that the flowers were sweeter, tie ar
was purer and the girls were prett.eI
than in any other spot on earth. l am
proud to say that the members of the
Texas delegation are feeling justly proud
oS the Trans Mississippi Congress at
Wichita
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parish was happy IN its new home OF wa--
snip.
The church was without rector Gar Il
number ~ years before s1s but wa at
times visited by leciors from otA-r par
ishes. and .n this manner services were
held az irregular intervals. a- De attend
aace ~ q rector o,uid b. secured and q
suitable place 90 hold them rauid be e5-
tanned In the sprius II l.1s a can wss
extended TO the Res. Joseph Cotton. waleH
was accepted, and Dee remained with the
church about two years Alr cotton was
devoted 20 the church aad us work. ard 4e
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HISTORY OF A cHrRCH

IN Wichita, situated IN a magnificent
location, Al the corner Of Topeka avenue
and Third street. stands the magnificent
stone edifice known as 81. Johns EpIsco-
pal Church Of Wichita. The most beau
uiul church in the diocese OF Kansas
A5outS4o,ceis invested in the church prop
erty, and il is now being furnished with
antique oak peWs and furniture and all
the accomplishments Of a beautiful church
edifice and place OF worship.
The church has three distinct periods in
It's history. The accompanying cut shows
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" Cotton: The character Of the men
ia attendance upon the cons-ess "a Wioai-
b s guarantee that they recommenda-
lions WIZ nave due weight WIN tha Fed
eral congress. 1t was This congress- at Us
session at Denver that brought the apPro-
pr.a,on nj Se.sa eco for the jetties al Gal
weston. When they unite in making any
recommendation IL IS almost sure To hrius
form good results. Y5u ask what I think
the next c70-gess viii BRING Cor Houstoae
am inclined 20 believe, after talk with
a large number ~ the delegates in at
Tendance az Wichita. INA. we VII have
one ~ Iha largest congresses jim point ~
attendance next year a., houston ,hat has
ever been held. The Texas delegation
promised the members Of the congress
t1ar they would lee royalty entertained.
that chey should have "a r.5e on govern
meuJ steamer down Buffalo bayou and out
through the jettles - deep water. and,
Z time w.u permit they mos, also be s.v-
en- an excursion 20 SABINE Pass. Velasc3.
Port Arthur ana .ArauSss Pass a .args
number Ct the delegates from the noun
tain districts are anxious 20 visit the 6esp
water ports NJ Texas. and IS Houston
never does anything by halves. OF in
haf-hearted manner. am sure that all
our citizens Viii unite iu making good TIE
guarantees Of the delegates TO Wichita.
Too much cannot be said Is Ia the i'm
portance u this congress. When a meet
ing Of business men. manufacturers and
agTculturists unite in four days session
for serious consideration % business Proc
lens and thoe OF manufacturers and
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rendered enaeat s3f tn obtaining tse
means 70 build the Lawrs-ee Avea-e
CHURCH. and All ever ~ k1a.g remain
oered b. those wa4 knew r.u e.as 81
vas ia Wi-n.t8- lie Rzs 1 10
Rev J s Chsuaer. i- tas g
who staye1 With TIE s7cety about NO
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Hon James T Clarity Of Coreicana:
In my opinion the meeting of the congress
at Houston VII be Of very great benefit
TO Houston and probably succeed in get
ting what Galveston has-deep water.
II viii also be OF great benent to the
whole state, being composed of a repre-
sentative body Of men. All OF the west
and northwest viii see Texas for them
selves ana learn the wonderful extent Of
lis resources. ! imagine it VIII have the
same effect upon the delegates from
abroad that cur visit 20 Kansas has had
on some Of US. l confess that after see
Ing ae much as I have of Kansas I have
a great deal better opinion % IL than I
ever had before; l am sure thar tbs VIII
certainly be the case with those who
visit Texas Through the courtesy of
Major Quin'an. We have had most de-
ashtfu trip and received 50 much cour-
.5sy and attention from MN that we felt
IS If we were IA Texas ali the time and
enjoying the pleasures Of home life i
VAS an occasion long to % remembered
gy myself and all the other members of
the party.
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c. S. Penfeld: The Trans-AIississippi
Commercial Congress is only second in
Importance to our national congress. It is
composed of men Of the highest character
and ability, representing all OF the states
west Of the Mississippi river and IS really
impressive to contemplate. The leading
business and professional men devotng
their time and thought and care to the
conferences Of this congress, evidently
regard that the work and influence Of
this congress is OF very great Importance.
I believe that the meeting Of this Trans
Mississippi Congress at Houston viii be
one Of the most important epochs in the
history OF this city's history. 1t was
especially gratifying to the Houston peO-
pie TO see the appreciation shown by all
OF these representatives OF Houston's i'm
portance and future. I return from
Wichita with increased confidence and
higher aspirations for Houstons future
than ever.
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The New York Evening Posts sHecial
correspondent. E. V Smalley had this TO
say Of the congress: 1t was evident from
the openinG Of the proceedings that the
congress had returned 10 its first love. and
that the leading question TO be discussed
was going to be deep-watev ports on the
Cuff Of Mexico, as an outlet for the grain
surplus II the great western prairie region
which seeks markets in Europe Congress
has already Opened two such ports on The
Texas coast at Galveston and Sabine Pass.
on the urgent recommendation of the
Trans Mississippi congress, but these do
not completely satisfy the ambition of
Texas TO become the great commercial
state. Accordingly. a very large de-eSa-
ton appears here from that state 20 adj
vocate congressional appropriations for
opening a deep-ship channel from the en-
trance to Galveston bay through the whole
length OF the BAY and up Buffalo 15r71 10
Houston a distance Of over fifty mics
There * only about eight feet of water IN
the bay at present. and only three 0r four
feet in the bayou. 50 that the enterprise
IS a formidable one but the engineers saw
that with stps3o11 they vi cut TIRE char
mel. and bring large ocean steamshiU= "
20 the wharves IF Houston Three Or fcgr
other Texas ports are also c.amo-i-z fo-
congressional appropriations, bus they are
now laviag siege 70 this congress. To
Texas delegates. who are al ir favor ~
the Houston scheme. outruubsr those
from Kansas. ard TREY brought With them
a partv cf ladies barring ns-no.il slss
SONS. with which the officers of the con
gress were literally decorated
The growth II tha rew c~rn-na-c. a
movement in grain ard catt.e from the
western n-airies n Eu-a7e by way ~ the
EEK gulf ports II Galveston ar5 T-orr A.
tuu- deserves move attention tla- 4 has
yet received in New York Tre ~. EauI
from Topeka. Kan 20 $eE T1-s IS over
I.so5 miles. from Topeks % Galveston tt
g less than 20 miles; thus tha sFvs1tsge
in distance q the new EoGte are- tHs ca
one n ti5ewater s about & ne cent a
kansas fs ver- much alive 10 t1gz sivaC-
taEe. ana 81 vas asserted u ~ congress
to-day that the opening = rhe E.s-t ute
has added ? cents T. The p-cee az e-f-T
5usael u ,1-n D-c5ure5 51 -ha Ftats Ire
sryxr0zs-eE geF 5~zwtack = rEe 1rw ro-.s
Is the laek - return f-e5ghts The cars
which haul IRE corr au8 wesat ~ EEEszs.
%ebraska ard CklhoTla Dus- mostly ~
turn er1tv. because there 3 n i7cl ala
ucH sneur Il European tTaf7e. tse Gals -
turn freight heizg lumber fron ;h- fsress
region q eastern Texas TAs 1sx @5ra Gser-
ctzl movement IS fu-iy estaaiishe,', awe
sssr. and TIE psopse q Kansas e. ; --cx1x
a-e especially E-ou1 of Il sfeer rnzuv
C0niIaGe3 o. Ninth PaSA
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Colonel y. L. NILS: The session y he
Tvans-AIiss.s Si7pi congress az Wichita has
been 8 splendid one and the large number
% delegates in attendance from the states
entitled 70 representation save evidence
Of the growing Importance IN which these
sessions are held by The people The. srea,
interest shown IN anything brought before
-ae congress relative 10 the galf 0ut-e-s
and 10 Houston and deep water IN Buffalo
bayou n particular showed very plainly
1hat people nortA and west % u are fully
alive TO the benefits that wilI accrue 10
taem upon the completion OF this project.
When We see the magnificent crops OF the
country through which We have passed
and realize the surplus anounl q a. this
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H NJ. WolVerton Of Duncan, L T, vice
president at large from the Indian Terri
tory: After visiting Wichita and attend
ing the Mississippi Commercial
Congress, I am more impressed with the
Importance Of the west as The coming
commercial, agricultural and mining cen
ter than ever before. 1 think the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress IS one CT
the grandest institutions ever conceived.
l believe that the good results brough.
about By the business men Of the west
representing all the various branches Of
commeIc &c will after awhile turn the tide
of .argcr percentage of the manufactGr-
ing AID commercial Interests than they at
this time anticipate l feel especially
thankful TO the people of Wichita far the
generous and hGspitable treatment that
we have received at their hands. I am
glad tht Houston viii have the next con-
greSs which meets in 1900. Houston was
Tepres ented by q large Delegation OF prom
inent business men, representing various
branches Of cammerce. They are an en-
ergeuc, enterprising and free hearted
people. They are now working on deep
water with the view Of becoming an out
let for their gulf trade. Steps have been
Initiated in this matter, and could not
have been more wisely planned than that
which they brought before the congress
at Wichita in agreeing to bring the BUSH
ness men Of the west to see for them
selves that the plan that they set forth
is a just and meritorious one and that
they are entitled to recognition by the
congress Of the United States. I believe
that if deep water is obtained that It
will be more beneficial to the Indian Ter
Titory and Oklahoma. 1 may say that I
am unalterably opposed to statehood for
the Indian and Oklahoma Territory for a
number of reasons. II admission is in
evitabIe. however, our people viii demand
that it be done on equal terms, that an
equal division Of public officers and build
5ngs be made.
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Tom Richardson was. o. course, as busy
as an, ctfer man al the congress. and as
It's secretary from this time until the
meeting ar Houston viii be mora than any
one man responsible for its success or
failure. M Richardson was acquainted
in advance with a majority q TIE dele
gates 20 the congress and counted rs
personal friends among those present by
the hundreds. AIr. Richardson said; The
executive committee Is especially strong.
have never met q more capable exeCU-
tive officer than Mr.. Z. r. Noses % Great
Bend. Kan. VINO holds the very resPon-
sible position Of chairman q tas execg-
five committee NJ. Moses and Hon. c.
A Fellows, OF Topeka. vice president or
ihe state = Kansas, VII VISIT Houston
some months before the congress con
yelez. and I feel certain 1aat 10 guest
ever visited Houston who vii be more
thoroughly welcome VIII have 50 much
= say and - much 70 write with refer
e2oe 70 this great meeting II Houston
next year that you Wiz pardon ne for De-
ing 50 b-ief a. this time
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AR C. x. Hau; = 3ollIsr set a dele
gstaS never left the city of Houston than
those which composed the delegation 20
the Trans-A Mississippi Commercial COR
sress al Wiceita, Eo- did ever = rz-ry
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C0ntinasa o. Slasa PASA
The morning news., 1899-04-27
RAISES RHEUMATIC POTATOES.
A Stranded Shippers Prosperity In a
New Field for Curing Ills.
From the NeW York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Jonesport, Me.-The most famous man in
Eastern Washington county to-day is
Caleb Gushing Clark, a Cape Cod fisher
man, who came ashore at Bailey's Mis-
take in company with his schooner dur
ing the gale of Sept. IA, 1893 The schoon-
er landed among the rocks and alder
bushes twenty rods beyond high water
mark, and lies where she struck. Clark
discretely remained below decks until the
storm had subsidized, when he went to a
with an attack of rheumatic fever, which
kept him in bed three months. The own
er of the house where he stayed liked
him so well that he obtained employment
in the sardhe fisheries as soon as he was
able to work, making him so contented
that he has never wished to return to
ProvincetoWn.
Though Clark can place an attachment
upon Fame on account of the perils he
has seen, his chief claim to distinction lies
In the possession of remarkable breed
of potatoes, the original Seeding of which
was given him by his benefactor for the
purpose of curing rheumatism. He began
to carry this potato in his pocket in March,
1894. At that time it was larger than
hens egg, hard and full of juice During
the summer it began to wrinkle and grow
1abby, so that Clark thought of throw
ing il away for a new one, and would
have done so several times had he not
been assured that TO shift a rheumatic
potato" meant bad luck. During the next
year it had fallen away to the size of an
English walnut and become hardened ly-
ing in his pocket like block of wood
Meanwhile ClaTk's rheumatism had en-
tirely disappeared so one day in the
spring of 1895, after getting badly wetted
from dipping sardfnes, he hung his trous-
ers ON a fence to wash out In the rains
and left the esseous potato in one of the
pockets. In June the rheumatism returned
with fury, which reminded Clark of his
potato On searching his trousers pocket
for the tallsman he found 1t had sprouted
and partially decayed. Remembering the
good 1t had done him, Clark planted the
tuber in the garden and procured fresh
potato for his malady. He continued to
ache all summer until the potato which
had proved SO useful to him bad produced
its crop of tubers, when he selected a.
small one from the lot Of six and put IT
in his pocket
That was three years ago. Since then
Clark has ben propagatlng and selling
rheumatic potatoes every season. He has
soid individual tuberS for as much as 81
for single specimen, though his regu-
lar price is 50 cents. He has received or
ders from all parts of New England. and
as yet nobody has complained of a fail
ure to cure. This spring a Boston specu-
lator offered him $500 cash for his entire
stock of about two barrels. Clark laughed
at him and continued at work on his hot
beds for growing early potato sprouts.
lie intends to plant about two acres this
season.
The morning news., 1899-04-27

Mr.. Harris had confided to a more or less
penitent mate in the brig that the red
uniform was the one which he had been
wearing, but that he had traded with an
American soldier for the blue of the Unit
ed States army. And that the soldier who
had worn the blue was then wearing the
red 'if he had any blooming luck, don't
you know" For according to his story,
Mr.. Harris was deserter from the queen S
army stationed at Malta and, by the same
token, the American soldier was a desert
er, and in turn was trying to get into the
Queens service by wearing her cOfors and
answering roll-call at her barracks under
the name that MIR. Harris once bore.
The American army had attractions for
others besides Mr. Harris. More than one
Tommy Atkins came up the side of the
Sheridan. Seven of them traded uniforms
with the boys and were 'seelng how it
feels" when the English guard came
aboard and hunted them out. They were
taken away and were not heard of again.
This is how Mr.. Harris came on board.
Lieut.. Davis was in charge of the provost
guard and was gathering up the scattered
soldiers from the Malta soil. He espied the
blue uniform, found the wearer in a mellow
condition. and took him on board the ship
along with lot of other recalcitrants.
Three enlisted men were left behind One
of these was musician in the Twelfth
regiment band, one a corporal in the same
regiment, and the third a recent recruit in
the Seventeenth regiment. Lieut.. Col
Smith has made out full report on an
these cases and viii also send word back
10 the American consul at Malta. In the
meantime MIR. Harris has been turned over
10 Capt. Higgins, the ships master. and
Is now doing duty as a coat passer. For
Mr.. Harris is treated as a stowaway ana
as such he has three companions II is the
intention TO turn the Englishman over 10
the Authorities at Port Said.
All sailors know what the brig" Is. but
the soldiers were destined 10 make the dis
covery. They found il 10 bc small room,
in the after part of The ship, near which
the rudder necessarily eriuds IL s tbe
ships prison ana in IA ali disobedient ana
unrglv aailors are put. Now it serves tbo
double purpose of guardhouse and 3au.
The morning news., 1899-04-27
shipping Memoranda.

Fernandina. Fla. April 26.-Cleared,
steamship Norrland (Nor), Nilsson, Ham
burg via Norfolk.
Jacksonville, Fla, April 26-Entered and
cleared, steamship Iroquois, Kemble, New
York.
Cleared. schooner Edward G.. Hight,
Fowler. Baltimore.
Pensacola. Fla, April 26.--Arrived,
steamship Roddam (Br), Freeman, Ant
werp; ship Charles Dickens (Nor), To-
rensen, Rio Janeiro; barks Grazia QtaD,
Cafero, Rio Janeiro; Prospero and David
QtaD, Chiesa, Genoa.
Cleared. bark Premier CNoD Ommund-
sen. Buenos Ayres; schooner Wesley,
Skies, Scranton, Miss.
Key West. Fla, April 26-Arrived.
steamers Alamo. Hicks. New York. and
sailed for Havana; City of Key West,
Bravo, Miami, and returned.
Charleston, April 26.-Arrived, steamer
Saginaw, Johnston, Boston, proceeded 10
Jacksonville.
Port Royal. s. c.. April 2s.-sailed.
steamer Caledonia, for United Kingdom.
Carrabelle. Fla. April 25.-Cleared.
schooner SalIle Ion, Keys. New York.
Apalachicola, Fla. April 25.-sailed, bark
Alborga (Nor) n eilsen Hamburg; schoon-
er Morris W. Child, Murphy, Providence.
Madeira, April 21.-Sailed. steamer Ell
ton, Savannah.
Baltimore, April 25.-Sailed. schooners
Jennie Thomas. Savannah; Mary Lee
Patton Charleston.
Norrkoping, April D.-Arrived, bark
Ludwig Holberg (Nor). Kaldagen. Savan-
rah.
Dungeness, April 2}.-Passed, sondre
CNor), Kustoffersen. Savannah for Rot
terdam.
Apalachicola Fla April 26-EnteTed.
schooner Fred A. Small. Cater. Accia
Port Tampa, Fla, April 26.-Arrived,
schooners George A. McFadden. Wallace.
Philadelphia.
Sailed. schooner John c. Haynes. Ham
ilton Punta Gorda.
Carrabelle. Fla. April 26.-Cleared, bark
Victoria CSoD. Hclgesen. Calais.
Entered. bark Glengrant (Br), McGouga-
les, Londonderry.
The morning news., 1899-04-27
TOMMY ATKINS AND OUR BOYS.
They Became Sadly Mixed Up When
the Sheridan Was at Malta.

From the Chicago Record.
On Board the United States transport
Sheridan, bound for Manila. one day out
from Malta. There was something about
his accent that aroused the suspicious of
the lieutenant His uniform was right.
though a little soiled. for he was in the
brig" and the brig" is the guard hours
of the ship.
your name ?"
Private Harris, sir; C company, Seven
tecnth Infantry"
Lieut.. Davis was not satisfied. so he sent
an orderly around To C company OF the
Seventeenth. When the word came back
1t was to the effect that @ company was In
Manila.
Let him sober up in the guardhouse. +"
said tho lieutenant. az he turned away.
I'VE can get more out OF him then" And
they ieft him in che guard house
Lieut. Barnett found him sober this
morning. iie also found beautiful story
connected with Sir Harris. During his mo-
ments of WakefuiHess during the night.