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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

cry, Mr. Sayers, Mr.. Cannon, or others
whose names are prominent in Congress
sionaI annals, because their work is done
in committee. and they rarely take part in
debate, except when bills reported from
their committees are under consideration
There are rockets anr Roman candles
among the members who attend every ses-
sion Of the House, but at the same time
the man who is always a his desk S
really 1.-The man behind the gun lie may
be quiet and unobtrusive; ne may devote
his time to writing letters and TO boxing
out for individual interests of his constitu-
ents, bu he is always in his place and an
swers his name whenever party inter-
ests are at stake. Messengers are not
seeking him in committee rooms and else
where when party interests require his
presence. He studies the calendar, and is
well up in the code Of procedure. He
is the good and faithful servant, who as
sumed mis- duties conscientiously, and is
as conscientiously performing TENN. Such
men form the real strata of the house.
They listen to prosaic speeches and the
monotonous humdrum Of legislation, but
soace themselves with quiet chats with
their adjoining friends and neighbors, and
occasionally have their blood quickened
by brilliant passages at arms. No man
can tell what this strata may develop.
The soil is rich. 1t is composed mostly
of business and professional men. Each
understands his own business thoroughly,
and is equally competent 70 attend 10 the
business of the house. There may come
a day when some measure of doubtful
utility is brought to the front. No one
seems to be able to make a satisfactory
explanation at such times, and men on
both sides are in doubt as to what course
to take. Suddenly a man who has not
heretofore appeared in debate takes the
floor. He is sure of a hearing, because
he has never spoken before, and those
who listen to him are satisfied that he
would not rise without he thoroughly I'M
derstood the question at issue. Such
speeches are always the best that are made
in congress anssthey usually attract the
least attention from the outside.
This strata contains the seeds of lead
ership and an untoward situation is apt
to reveal them. Neither Conklng, Reed,
Randall nor Blaine took any active part
during his first term in congress. Conk-
ling and Randall remained entirely silent.
and none ever dreamed that either of them
would rise to the prominence which they
afterward attained. The Populists have
never had any trouble with regard to lead
ership. When their interests are at stake
a leader always appears, and his colleagues
are loyal In the Fifty-third congress
LATE Pence was a recognized leader among
them. and he was not their candidate for
speaker. In the present congress jerry
Simpson is the recognized leader, and he
was not their candidate for speaker. The
truth is that caucuses are called at the
beginning of each congress to select can
didates for speaker, clerk, sergeant-at-
arms. and other official positions, and not
to select leaders of their party in the
house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
FESTIVITIES ON THE FLAGSHIP
Sampson Entertains His Soon-to- be-
Married DauSlfer.


New York. Jan. admiral Sampson en-
tertained his daughter. whose marriage is
TO take place tomorrow, and her friends,
aboard the cruiser New York at luncheon
today. The admiral has recovered from
his recent indisposition-
II went down TO Washington said the
admiral. land caught cold. The doctors
said ii was grip, so I went TO bed. feel
now in first rate condition, though 1 still
have alittle cold The reports that my con-
dition was serious were exaggerated and
my daughters wedding will not be post
poned on account Of my own health or any
sickness in the family"
Admiral Sampson will not go on leave OF
absence as has been generally supposed
The navy department is anxious for him
to assume direct and active command over
the North Atlantic squadron and he will
indefinitely postpone taking the rest which
his friends think he needs so much. In
the course of a few weeks Admiral Samp-
son is likely TO be at sea again on the
New York. possibly in Cuban waters, al
though the program for his squadron is
not yet decided upon. The annual squad
ron exercise in evolutions and target prac-
tice will be held. if feasible. but so many
ships are now in doe; yards or awaiting
repairs and overhauling that the squadron,
after losing its European contingent, viii
be small one. Among naval officers gen.
orally it is believed that Simpsons re-
tention on sea service indicates that the
department believes there is still much
hard work to be done by the navy IN the
West Indies. SIMPSONS intimate knowl-
edge of all questions affecting Cuba, and
his tact in dealing with the Inhabitants OF
that island. have made his services almost
INDISPENSABLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
KANSAS DECEMBER WEATHER
According to Chancellor SHOWS OBJ
servatiOns at Lawrence,

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 3.-Following Is
the weather report for December. prepared
by Chancellor F. H. Snow of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, from observations taken
at Lawrence:
The month just closed was four degrees
colder than the average December. The
mercury fell below zero on one day, and
there was seventeen days having a mean
temperature below the freezing point. The
mean temperature of the first half of the
month was eight degrees below that of the
last half The coolest day was the thir-
teenth, with a mean temperature Of six
and one-half degrees. The rainfall, in
GLIDING melted snow. was below the aver
age: but the total depth of snow, eight
inches, was above the average. Only one
December on our records has been clearer.
and only one has a higher relative hui
midi-v. The maximum barometer for this
month is the highest for any month in
the past thirty-One years. The mean ba-
rometer was above the average and the
run OF wind was below the average.
Mean temperature-27.24 degrees. which
is $50 degrees below the December aver
age. The highest temperature was SIS
degrees reached on the2Sth: the lowest
was . degrees on the 18th. giving a range
of 59.5 degrees. Mean temperature at Z
a. m, 2.29 degrees; at . p. m, 81. IS de-
grees; at Q p. m. 26.S5 degrees.
Rainfall-Including melted snow. I24
inches. which Is OPS inches below the De-
cember average. The entire rainfall for
the year 1895 is 1913 inches. which IS 795
inches above the average for the thirty
years preceding. Rain or snow in meas
urable quantities fell on six days There
was no thunder during the month.
Mean cloudiness-S5.5S per cent Of the sky
the month being 1t0S per cent clearer than
usual. Number OF clear days Qess than
one-third cloudy. i; half clear Zone TO
two-,hirds cloudy. :; cloudy more than
two-thirds). :. There were Il days entire
Iy clear and entirely cloudy. Mean cloud
iness az : a. n, g. > per cent; a. p. n.
Ss.U per cent; at . p m. S-.74 per cent.
Wind-North. l time; northeast. times
east 0 times: southeast. 5 times: south. {
times; southwest. IS times: west. times:
northwest, - times. The total run OF the
wind was 10229 miles which is $50 miles
below the December average. This gives
mean daily velocity OF - 2 miles and
3 mean hourly velocity OF 12S miles The
highest velocity was Il miles an hour be-
tween s and ?. n on the 29ch
Barometer-Mean for the month - -
inches; a. a m. 2.230 inches: at o
m. 29--i5 inches at 2 ?. m. 1s-esa inches
maximum. 9o.o24 inches al : a. n. or the
9,h: minimum. 2Se17 inches az q n on
the 18th; monthly range, III inches.
Relative midijy-Mea3 for the month.
So per cent; al a n, 30. az ?. n.
ls.os. al 9 2. m. SSI3; greatest. 10. -
times during the month: least. =, az 9
n. on the 5th- There were ; fogs during
the month.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

This line is now running through chair
cars (seats freel and Pullman Drawing
Room sleeping cars. Wichita TO st. Louis
daily without change. This IS the only
line running through Pullman cars from
wichita to St. Louis. where direct con-
nection Is made with all eastern trunk
line points In the most magnificent rail-
Way station in the world. Quickest l9ns
TO all points in Southwest Missouri
Northwest Arkansas. east and southeast
This company now also have on sale
Fteamship tickets 10 all points on the
globe
For further information address
II. O. MORTIMORE
City Ticket Agent
Corner Main and Douglas Ave
l. p DELANEY, Agent Union Station
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
CAS- ORA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s1 sssss the Of lsMAzzzzu
Ouryrxv and Hawaii.

Every Americas is interested in the re-
suit of our conflict 9th Spain. and should
familiarize himself with the wonderful
achievements and possibilities of our New
American Navy-of our modern battle
ships, those terrible engines of war which
accomplished the complies destruction OF
the Spanish fleets al Mania and Santiago
1t may also be of interest - inform your
selves relative to the newly required ter
ritory of the United States, ~ee Hawaiian
Islands; learn something abou4 the nativ
ity, occupations. ETC.. of their people. A
handsome Art Portfolio. comp(Asd OF ten
books, containing beautiful photographers
of the American Navy. Cuba and Hawaii.
together with a brief but comprehensive
description of each view, can be obtained
from any ticket agent of the Frisco Line
for the nominal sum of ten cents esrh, or
a complete set for one dollar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
st. Louis and San Francisco r. r.
"FRISCO LINE"


HOMESEEKERS LOW RATES FOR 1899.
The Frisco line will sell on January 3
and II, February and q, and March Z
and 81 1899 TO all points in Arkansas lex
cept between Beebe, Conway. Pine Bluff
and PRESCOTT. Indian Territory. Oklahoma.
Louisiana Except New orleans, and west
of Lafayette, Texas, Arizona. on the San
ia Fe Pacific r. r.; on Southern Pacific,
Maricopa and east; on NJ. & P. and S. V.
r. R., via Maricopa, and on S. f. p. &
2. Ry. via Ash Fork, New Mexico; on
Southern Pacific. A T. & 5. F., Santa Fe
Pacific, and Eddy and Roswell on Pecos
Valley r. r., at the lowest standard first
class fare, plus g. for the round trip.
For further information relating to limit
of tickets. rates and route. please call or
address, II. c. MORTIMORE,
City Ticket Agent.
Office corner Main street and Douglas
avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
Th aaaieha Daily Eagle: "Wednesday 1899

this city. Is to be called TO the pastorate
OF the famous Plymouth church of Brook
Ign, as the successor of DR.. Lyman Ao-
bott in the sanctuary hallowed by the
memories of two OF the greatest clergy
men Of the century-Henry Ward Beeche-
and Lyman Abbott. DR.. Hills is a native
Of Iowa and is 10 years old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
Mrs NfnsIow,s SOOTHING srrun.

Mrs. WIDsToWs So0thing syrup.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYs
ell PAIN; CURES WIND collie and is
khe best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
n,MentY-fiXa cents q hottie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice IS hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing between the I'M
Jlersigned, doing business under the name
of the Western Grain and Storage com
pany. is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, VIM c. Little retiring from said
firm II. c. HODGES,
WIN. c. LITTLE.
Wichita. Kan, Dec 81, 1898 4O-6t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY,
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE.
la North Main Street. Wichita. Kan.
We can sell you through railway and
steamship tickets to all points in the
world.
We are agents for the following lines Of
ocean steamship companies and keep the
original tickets always on hand. so that
upon purchasing we can hand them 10 you
al once.
American line. New York to sOuthamp-
ton.
American line. Philadelphia to Liver
pool.
Anchor line. New York to Glasgow
Cunard line. New York TO Liverpool
NORTH German Lloyd. New York 70
southampton. Bremen. Genoa. Naples,
Gibraltar. Austria, China and japan
White Star Line. New York 10 Liverpool.
Cape Town. South Africa and South Am
erican points.
We also make a specially OF prepaid
ocean tickets So that anyone desiring
to pay for a ucket here 20 bring over their
friends from the old countries can do 50
safely and cheapiy. We attend TO the de-
livery OF the ticket OF the other side
4 ( BLECkLET. Agent
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Exchange Stables.

Exchange Stables a. Orlando and Still
water Make a specially Of carrying pas
Hengers between :hese points. Also DO a
general livery business. Travelling Tnen's
patronage solicited
SHIVELY, VAN WTKE & SHIVELY.
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WICHITA & WESTERN.

Arrive From West
NO. 2. Pratt and Kingman pas-i
senger daily except Sunday e. 10:
No. 4, Pratt and Eingman ac-l
commodation TUESDAY. Thurs
day, Saturday, ......- 1:
Depart West
No. ]. Kingman and Pratt pas-i
senger daily except Sunday).-l s:
No. 8. Kingman and Pratt &c
commodation, monday. We'd
nesday and Friday ...--....-....., .:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
EAGLE PRINT
OF COURSE

Good printing is not nscss'
sarily high priced. Cheap
printing is not necessarily
poor printing. Good ma
chinery is one of the princi.
pal features. The purchase
of material in car lots direct
from the mills is the greatest
factor In the Eagle being
able Il do GOOD PRINTING
CHEAP. Then you can get
the best at the prices you
pay for the poorest at the
EAGLE OFFICE If EAST DOUGLAS
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TIE REST WAY

To Colorado is over the Sanoa Pc Route
The fast train. which leaves Wichita az
$50 p. m, arrives at Colorado points the
next morning Tor information call on
or address I. r DELANEY. Agent.
Phone ISa Douglas Ave. Depot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

Parties contemplating a trip to Colo
RADIO, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana. California and Utah points should
not fail to call at city ticket office, Frisco
Line, as we now have the only line to
above states. We can save you from
to u hours to all points on Pacific coast
and from to S hours on Denver, Colo
RADIO, and Ogden. Utah. Leaving Wich-
sta at 12:45 noon, you arrive in Denver
next morning at 4:05, with only one change
Of cars Through Pullman sleepers. tour
sst sleepers and chair cars from Els
worth, at which point direct connection
IS made. Passengers can remain - sleeper
until z a. m. a Denver. For points west
north southwest and northwest Of Dem
YER direct connection is made train leav-
ing Denver Ala a. m. arriving at Port
land 7:2O a. m. Ohird day.. Seattle S:2O
p m Ohird day.. Spokane las a m. (third
day.. Butte 1:45 p. m. (second day., Hell
ena 1879 p. n. Second day), San Fran
cisco 9:4J 4. n. (tnird day..
H 0. MO2TIMORE. City Ticket Agt-
Corner Main and Douglas
THE AMERICAN NAVY. CUBA AND
HAWAII.
A oortfolio. in ten parts. sixteen views
lures of the American Navy. Cuba and
Hawaii, has just been issued by a pub.
fishing house.
The Frisco Line has made arrange
ments for a special edition for the benefit
Of its patrons. and a specimen copy can
be seen at any of the more important
ticket Offices Single parts may be had
at ten cents each. and full set one hun
6red and sixty pictures. costs but enc
dolia-. Subscriptions FOR the set may be
left will, tie gent In view OF the pres
en-: excitement regarding Cuba these pic
lures are very timely. II the agent at
your station has not been supplied with
same, you may enclose remittance direct
to B. L Wincheu. General Passenger
Agent Frisco Line. ST. Louis.
H O. MORTITORF.
City Ticket Agent.
100 East Douglas evenue, Wichita. Kan.
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ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO r. P
FRISCO LINE.

Low WINTER TOURIST RATES
Parties DESTROYS o. going 20 a winter
resort OF taxing a pleasure tip 20 south
EN- points should 10: TAI % cal on
Frisco Line city ticket agent. corner Main
street and Douglas avenue AID ascertain
rae, route ard E1It @ tickets. and any
other information To1 desire. Tae winter
resorts n tee s71rnern states haTe al
opened and are rea1y 20 accom1o1ate tns
a. va Ts-ready wzTru-cllnSate seeker % tbs
north a. ms period @ ine year. and while
the Frisco Line ls always equal . occa-
sfoas. a very Iow rate % The water -
sorts has bees pat 81 effect from Woven
be- I. Isss until April >. $50. win snaI
-sru-u Mu.it 70 JBae I ia
Il O. MORTIMORE. Cliy Tsczs; Agt
No ODDS
Where you 20 aaE When. TIE Rock Lsizzs
service e always tks best L0E rzteA.
fast tine and courteous tFsaszszG
DRAKE. =. 2 4. c. R-I&P
K y. THOMPSON. a. .. p IA
9s2Skz- k2z-
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l,rssnrnT pAcrrTc

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
I@aw-Esst 2cuuf.
Tr1fr No r. ~KarEaH m We
braHka Tsr1sss6~ Ger - Ecoiti
and g Louis 80, 49,. - ia .
Tain 10 { Kansas CITY ard ST.
LoBss Express ------..-------.--.-i 50 n
Leave Tor Eog-h azd Wex.
Tran 20 & fur Cissr~afer CC--
way spssnEa &1fn1ry. EsSEa
Eirrusa= EarNt-h fgxf1r4f
B~.!s PAS ana VIZ ! - 7az al
AatA0ay ans KieEs .--.---.-.--i SIS pz
Leave &c. Eosrh - Wss-
Train Ne , Eausas zrd Ne
SrzkEA Limited :oF H1fchfz-
eoz- PgS13a. CcscfAoo 8srs1=ni
Ass Dsavss .-..........--........--l a. az
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CFOCTAW ROUTE
Choc.aw Oklahoma e. Cuff Railroad
Company.
Condensed Time Table. effective Sep
1913
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a pessimist says that the only way %
avoid trouble. escape hardships dodge ca
lsnities and ali THAI sor5 OF thing IS 70
de young.
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THROUGH Observation-Disclosures
CHECKED

Maps. Time Tables and fun Information
about the Santa Fe Route and Frisco
Line can be obtained from their ticket
ONCE at Douglas Avenue Station. which
IS open until 1919 p. N. every day. ~
questions cheerfuIy answered
l. R DELANEY, Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04
100 East Douglas evenue. wichita, Kan.

REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE
EANTA FE ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA TO-
Kansas City in.-....... hours, ls minutes
Chicago in.-.....-.--.-.23 hours, > minutes
St. Louis In.....-......I5 hours. % minutes
Cincinnati in.........-.-24 hours. - minutes
louisville in-..-.......-.24 hours. II minutes
Arriving at Cincinnati ana Louisville
before noon
Time TO all points east and sovtheas,
correspondinSly quick
Most popular line 10 all points.
Phone I39. l. Il. DELANEY. Agent
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TAKE THE MISSOURI PACIFIC,

Leave Wichita at 20 ?. m. arriving AZ
St Louis next morning al 20. making
direct connections with all lines east No
change Of cars. Elegant service City
ticket Office IA Eorsh Main street
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D. Il. RHODES. superintendent.
Arrive Leave.

ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILWAY
Time Table Effective Nov. 2. 1897.
Trains Arrive Leave
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GOING TO KANSAS CITY,
WHATR THE Use

in losing an entire evening? You can
spend the evening with your friends az
home and take the Rock Island train at
1880 D. m, reaching Kansas City at 7:1i
a. m Pullman sleeper and chair car with
out change
f. DRAKE. D. P. A, c.. r. I. & P.
f. ". THOMPSON. A. G. p. &, T. A,
Topeka Kan.
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application -,e,,+ 70 re-
The proprfetors reserve the rlg .HIa7 ~ erts
feet and discontinue any advertls. or
contracted for either by tnenlSei'O7
their agents. 11,:obf+a as
Entered in the postoffice at W wren + 20
second-class matter and entered iob
mission through the mails as SUI GTIbrnA''
Building. New York City; Western, d The
ness office. The Rookery," Chlcd50' sole
s. G. Beckwith Spec al Agency
Agents Foreign Advertising. vorl,
Readers of the Eagle when in New me
City or Chicago, can see copies o. ths
paper at the office of our agent ~ '
address given above.
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Three Times a Week.
FRISCO LINE.

The California Limited, via Santa Fe
Route. Finer and faster than ever.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

Chicago. jar -Rev. Dr. Nexel D~lgat
Hills, pasta. % lie ceasrzl Gau-ca Z
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North and East.

~N1A Z - n A4AA Aa11A-
No. 2. Kansas City. Chi
cago and st. Louis linn
tied daily ..........-I
No. 2. Colorado Springs.
Denver and Pacific
coast daily ..........I
No. 4. Kansas City. st.
Louis and Chicago
night express daily
except Sunday ......l
No. 30. Accommodation
daily except Sunday. i
South and West.
No. ]. Fort Worth. Dali
las. Houston and CAL
weston express daily i
No. /. Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. New Orleans
and Pacific coast tdai-I
ly) =. -....-.....-.... D..
No. 3. Oklahoma. Fort
Worth. Dallas and
New Orleans expressI
daily except sunday 1
No. 3. Fl. Worth. Hous-I
ton. Galveston and San
Antonio express daily
except Sunday .......l
No. 81. Accommodate
daily except Sunday e.
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1000 am loco am
1000 am 1000 q. m
1890 pm 1880 p. m
$50 ami $50 am
SIS PM SIS p. m
SIS PM 6:3s p. m
$40 am $40 am
$40 I'M $40 am
$40 nm $40 pm
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Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepcrs from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City
without change. Also sleepers on all
night trains to Fort Worth. Houston. San
Antonio and New Orleans. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to all points north
east. south and west. Steamship tickets
sold to all European points at lowest
rates. Passenger station corner Douglas
and Meade avenues. Telephone 800
p. DRAKE. n. 2. A. C. r. 7 & =.
Y. W. THOMPSON. A. G 2. & T. a
TCpeka Kan